By Caroline Young | cyoung1@flagler.edu
Jim Wilson stepped up as vice chair of the Faculty Senate and will be responsible for making sure the faculty has a voice on campus.
The most crucial part of his job, he said, is running the constitution committee, a group that makes sure all of the bylaws of the Senate are followed and updated.
By Ben McLeod | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo contributed by Adam Ace Entertainment
Comedian Adam Ace gives college students a chance to turn their brains off, laugh and get back to their schoolwork with a smile.
Ace tours the U.S. with stops at more than 400 colleges.
He said he tries to use comedy where students don’t have to think much. “I want them to be able to stop thinking about stresses from school and just turn their brains off and laugh,” Ace said.
By Jill Houser | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Jill Houser
Sailor Cher is not afraid of losing her job.
She curses and struts around in a mini skirt and stilettos, proudly displaying the colorful ink all over her body. At age 57, Sailor Cher has such a confident and vivacious personality that is hard not to stare in wonder.
By Kaitlyn Teabo | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Maggie Strassel
A new Baja Mexican style taco shop opened on Saint George Street early September.
The Taco Shop’s owner, Nicolas Kimball, said he learned most of the recipes featured on the menu in fourth grade on “bring your mom to work day.” He grew up with food and wanted to have a place where others could share his love for tacos.
By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu
Student Government Association President David Matulewicz announced three open chairs on his leadership team.
The positions – first chair for Green Committee, second chair for Publicity and Parliamentarian – are all positions of officer standing.
By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photo by Paige Denkin
Flagler junior Victoria Priester plans to fight for environmental justice by starting a Greenpeace chapter at the College.
“I’m incredibly passionate about the environment and conservation, and I feel that there’s not enough activism on campus,” said Priester, 21.
By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle
Cash McVay is finally seeing his group’s idea come to fruition.
McVay, 39, is one of the directors of CitySprout, a local organization dedicated to promoting energy conservation by planting community gardens in St. Augustine. This August, CitySprout finished building the perimeter fence and laying the dirt for the Lincolnville Community Garden, a 900-square foot plot located at the Eddie L. Vickers Recreational Facility in Lincolnville.
By Michael Strasburger | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo contributed by Jackie Werboff
While the semester is settling into a routine for most students, one Flagler student is breaking from tradition and getting her education on the high seas.
Vietnam vet, full-time student Michael T. Isam fights nerves in return to school
By Michael T. Isam | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle
Dark o’clock is a term pertaining to the hours between sundown and sunrise. As my eyes flew open milli-seconds after my alarm went off at 4 a.m., I recognized my old friend, dark o’clock. We meet regularly in the confines of my bedroom.
By Emily Hoover | gargoyle@flagler.edu
As the economic recession takes its toll on St. Augustine, the local music scene is bouncing back. On Friday, Sept. 11, local band Geny Pigs united with international guitarist Dixie Duncan for a concert at Kulture Hookah Lounge on West King Street.