Professional soccer wins at Flagler
By Matthew Osterhouse | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Around 500 fans flocked to see professional soccer in St Augustine on Friday night.
If you missed the match, there will be another chance.
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Local schools find good and bad in FCATs
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Ketterlinus Elementary School first-grade teacher Pam Hubler thinks the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test is outdated and unfair.
“Some kids are horrible test-takers,” she said. “They [the Florida Department of Education] base too much on the [FCAT] test.”
The Florida DOE rates schools and county school systems on a letter grade system ranging from A, the highest scores, to F, a school or system that needs significant improvement. Each school is also broken down into subgroups by race, income and students who speak English as a second language.
Six long years…
By Lauren Belcher | CBelcher@flagler.edu
People still ask me to this day, “How did you not know?”
Well, denial is a peculiar feeling. I would know; I experienced it from age 11 to 17 years old. For six long years, I ignored what was happening to my body and tried to continue my life as normal as possible.
Professional soccer coming to Flagler
By Matthew Osterhouse | gargoyle@flagler.edu Flagler College is hosting some of the best teams, players and coaches in women’s soccer. The Atlanta Beat, an expansion team in Women’s Professional Soccer, will play the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team on March 19 at 7 p.m. The…
Church provides free rides home from Hattie’s
By Erin Miller | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Steve Meehan, Flagler College junior and college ministry intern at Good News Church, goes to Panama Hattie’s every Thursday night to drive people home.
Meehan and Andy Hirko, College Director at Good News, began taking the church van to Hattie’s, a popular drinking spot for locals and college students. They go from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Thursday, commonly referred to as “Sink or Swim” night.
Get the most out of your tuition: campus services
By Erin Miller | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Around campus, there are free services available for students that, according to many campus employees, aren’t getting used.
Flagler College Administrative assistant, Marsha LeDuke, would like for more students to take advantage of the counseling center’s free services.
Musician profile: Mandy Sloan
By Desiree Hahn | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Mandy Sloan has a unique, beautiful voice that captures interest in her pop/folk music.
Sloan plays at Flavors Restaurant Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and at Caddyshack Restaurant on Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Two students weigh in on FRAG cuts
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Jillian McClure knows the true value of the Florida Resident Access Grant.
Two juniors, McClure and Carla Valor, working through Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, were chosen to be the Presidential Fellows representing Flagler College.
Conch House hosts reggae sunday
By Jaclyn Miklos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Grab your sunglasses and dancing shoes, the Sunday ritual for Flagler College students has officially returned.
On March 7, Reggae Sunday at the Conch House Marina and Resort was filled with attendees. The sun was shining, music was playing and people were dancing to the hip sounds of reggae music.
Movie review: Alice in Wonderland
By Liliana Cerquozzi | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The movie that everyone has been waiting for finally arrived March 5th at midnight.
Expectations were pretty high for Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” to match former adaptations of the book by Lewis Carroll. Some say they were disappointed, but it was love at first sight for me.