Stories

Active Minds new presence on campus this semester

Students work to further understanding of mental illness and disorders

By Julie Hirshan | jhirshan@flagler.edu

At club night this semester, there was a new table for Active Minds. The group works to remove the stigma associated with mental health issues present on campus.

“We started getting stories,” Kat Daniel, co-president of the group, said. Students came and talked about family members and personal experiences with mental illness.


Intervention team established

By Julie Hirshan | jhirshan@flagler.edu

With concerns growing nationwide about mental health issues and incidents related to alcohol abuse, Flagler College created a Behavioral Intervention Team. According to the BIT website, www.flagler.edu/BIT, the purpose is to ensure safety of students, faculty and staff, and prevent disruptions to the college’s mission.


Crippled by apathy, not compassion

The rising tide of homelessness in St. Johns County

By Cal Colgan | gargoyle@flagler.edu

It was a chilly Tuesday night as I fed the hungry men and women who came to Food Not Bombs. They quickly gobbled up the stir-fry and noodles as I sat down next to Troy, a newcomer to the homeless individuals who gather for the meal. Troy was a professional welder before his economic situation caused him to be turned out onto the street. As we thumbed through photographs of his family, I realized he had not been homeless for that long. Troy is a casualty of poverty, and the growing menace of homelessness in St. Johns County.



If you don’t need your car, get it out of my way

By Rory Fish | gargoyle@flagler.edu

I start most of my school days swearing. Not because I’ve woken up late, not because I dropped my blow dryer on my foot (OK, maybe this one is true some days). No, I am swearing because I cannot find a parking spot to save my life.

With the wonder that is the St Augustine Parking Garage, why does practically everyone who lives on campus with a car have to keep said car in an on-campus lot? What daily, immediate need do you have for your car?


Art: the latest economic victim

Local art dealers and Flagler art students react to gallery closings

By Holly Elliott | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Mary Elizabeth Fair

PHOTO CAPTION: Like many local art galleries, Mullet Beach Gallery now offers larger discounts and is open for more hours each week in hopes of picking up business.

Summer 2009 brings the deaths of Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. The deaths of their prominently displayed art movement, that is.

During the summer of 2009, one of the leading modern art venues, The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., will permanently close its doors to the public. This means that many of the pieces will be auctioned off to private art collectors.


Bubble Room set to blow us away

New restaurant on St. George Street could brighten up local scene

By Katy Bass | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Mary Elizabeth Fair

PHOTO CAPTION The Bubble Room, located at 100 St. George Street, will open in mid-March. The downstairs gift shop is already open.

St. Augustine prides itself in being the oldest city in the United States, but this doesn’t mean there isn’t room for a little “new” in town.

The creative minds behind the successful Bubble Room on the west coast of Florida decided St. Augustine needed a little something different and eclectic in its restaurant scene.



Rhythm & Ribs fest downtown

By Gargoyle Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu

From April 3 to 5, the Annual Rhythm and Ribs Festival will be held downtown.

Come out and see why it has been voted Best Festival for the last eight years. Lots of food, entertainment and arts and crafts will be provided all weekend. Dogs and other pets are not allowed.