By Amber Jurgensen | gargoyle@flagler.edu
One night last month, Tom Holland heard gunshots in his quiet neighborhood.
The retired policeman said he heard them twice. “It was definitely a semi-automatic and it was definitely coming from this parking lot over here,” Holland said.
The Gargoyle took second place for Best Independent Online Student Publication in the Society of Professional Journalists 2010 Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards. In addition, Gargoyle Co-Editor Cal Colgan won first place for Online Opinion and Commentary and third place for Online Feature Reporting, while Co-Editor Caroline Young took third place for Online Feature Reporting.
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Walking through the beautiful Flagler College rotunda I was on a mission: I was not going to move out of anybody’s way. While I was walking briskly with my head held high I spotted a tourist. He was an old man with a light blue sweat shirt and navy blue baseball cap walking right into my path. I braced myself for contact but at the last minute he saw me and in a startled manner jumped back out of my way.
I did it! I didn’t move.
Photographs and story by Phillip C. Sunkel IV
Located at 39.5 Cordova is a St. Augustine culinary secret.
The Tasting Room To Go is hidden just behind the restaurant the Floridian right next to the Flagler College Communications building. But just because it is hidden doesn’t mean it should be overlooked.
By Caroline Young | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flashback to 10 years ago — I was 12 and succumbing to preteen ignorance. I constantly purchased and read articles about how to, basically, have a boyfriend — as if I really needed a boyfriend at 12-years-old. “How to get him to fall head over heels,” “What does his posture mean about his feelings?” and “How to flirt with your hottie” are the titles of some articles I remember trashing my brain with.
By Victoria Hardina | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Trouble managing life, easily distracted, impulsive, forgetful, always late? Sounds like the perfect cocktail for college kids, right?
By Jacqueline Dautel | gargoyle@flagler.edu Fashion and music will collide at the Drop Show on April 9 at Push Push Salon. The event begins at 8:00 p.m. at the Push Push Event Hall located at 299 San Marco Ave. The Drop Show will feature a…
By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
For Flagler College junior Joshua Weaver, TOMS shoes are more than casual and comfortable shoes that complete every outfit and represent personal style—they promote a worthy cause that affects everyone, from the first world to the third.
“I first heard about TOM shoes when I was a senior in high school [in 2008],” he said. “I had a friend in a band that was sponsored by TOM shoes. I read their mission statement, loved their style and the one for one business model. I thought: ‘I love that idea. I’m going to buy them.’ ”
By Caroline Young | gargoyle@flagler.edu
It was the only time in my life I actually thought I wanted to die. I crawled from the bottom bunk in my tiny Georgetown dorm I was sharing with another girl for two months last summer. I grabbed my cell phone and dialed the one person I call when I do not know what to do – my mother.
By Jason Bell | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Without even thinking, I pick up a Monster Energy drink to do homework or even before I go out for the night. Much like sleeping, it’s almost a necessity to life. With school work and a social life to upkeep, energy drinks have become a regular staple in my diet. As I look on the side of the can it reads, “Tear into a can of the meanest energy supplement on the planet, MONSTER energy.” This makes me think “What the heck am I putting into my body?”