Stories


Euphoria: Portrayal of Addiction

By Emily Morales HBO’s hit, original series Euphoria embraces more than just the pain a drug addict goes through when trying to overcome addiction: one person’s addiction is capable of consuming multiple lives. Forms of media often brush through their portrayal of addiction, focusing solely…


Dingers and Determination: The Anna Dumovich Story

By Jordan Fauci After a solid freshman year in 2019, Anna Dumovich was ready for an even more successful sophomore campaign. However, a simple arm injury turned into the discovery of a strange lump.“I thought I just pulled something. I went to so many doctors…


If The Price Is Right: Compulsive Buying Among College Students

By Mattison Hansen As the pandemic drags on to its third year, college students are growing more concerned about their physical and mental health. A survey by TimelyMD reveals that out of 1,700 students, 54% of respondents were experiencing stress and anxiety of COVID-19’s impact…



A Quick Fix: Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms in Response to Stress

By Julia Corrie College students are put under an overwhelming amount of stress on a regular basis. Whether it be from academic or social pressures, the feelings are sometimes never ending. There are plenty of resources and programs in place on college campuses to manage…


An Immigrant’s Journey

By Gabby Alfveby 2022 marks the 55th anniversary of when Isabela Alonso boarded a freedom flight to Miami to escape her communist home country of Cuba. Born in San Antonio de los Banos, as an immigrant Alonso had to find her way by paving her own…



Flagler College Professor Speaks Out Amid Critical Race Theory Concerns

By Casey Niebuhr | gargoyle@flagler.edu Late last month, Flagler College professor Dr. J. Michael Butler was scheduled to lead a teacher training seminar for Osceola County K-8 teachers to help better contextualize the civil rights movement into their curriculum and to incorporate source materials into…


Phi Alpha Omega to Host 33rd Annual Bachelor Bid

By Kendall Broglio Do you think you have what it takes to impress an audience in 30 seconds? For 33 years at Flagler College, participants of a bachelor bid have backflipped, danced and skateboarded in an attempt to woo the crowd. The nature of the event is…