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News September 18, 2009

Garden crops up in Lincolnville

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.

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Opinion September 18, 2009

Non-traditional student sweats out first day

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.

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Arts & Entertainment September 17, 2009

Kulture features local music

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.

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Sports September 17, 2009

Flagler club scene gets windy

Kiteboarding club is in the works at Flagler, awaiting SGA nod

By Gian Louis Thompson | gthompson@flagler.edu
Photo contributed by Katie Davis

The Flagler College club program looks to expand with the addition of a new kiteboarding club.

Led by Flagler freshman Chaz Lawrence, the new club expects to bring kiteboarding to Flagler students.

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News September 11, 2009

Flagler confirms two more Swine Flu positive students

By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu

Flagler confirmed two more student cases of H1N1 (swine flu), bringing the total confirmed cases to three.

Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs Yvan Kelly confirmed the two additional students with H1N1 are off campus residents. Kelly also said there are 10 students exhibiting flu-like symptoms now.

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News September 10, 2009

Other colleges dealing with H1N1 outbreaks

By Alicia Nierenstein | anierenstein@flagler.edu

Flagler College isn’t the only school in the region with a sweeping fear of an H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak.
Seven cases of H1N1 popped up at Stetson University in DeLand since the beginning of the school year.

“Seven specimens have come back H1N1 positive since the beginning of this school year, but the kids who have had it are back in class after 3-5 days,” said Stetson’s Health Services Director Debbie Cassidy. “At the beginning of the school year we expected a surge of the flu, and that is what happened.”