STUDIO G: The Noisemakers Episode 6
By Matthew Boyle and Sarah Locke | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Co-hosts Matthew Boyle and Sarah Locke interview musician and Flagler College student Brent Knight about his recent recording contract.
Stories
Intruder gives security a scare
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Mary Elizabeth Fair
PHOTO CAPTION: College security responds after Christopher Tackett, a man from Georgetown, Ky., punches a security guard after stealing a loaf of bread.
Assistant Director of Security at Flagler College Allan Howard had not experienced criminal violence since his retirement from an almost 30-year career from the Newark, NJ Police Department until Friday, Feb. 13.
“I’ve been here for 14 years and never had anything happen like that before,” Howard said.
Tuition increases in response to economy
The cost for the fall 2009 semester will be raised $390, to a total of $6,650
By Erica Eding | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Tuition increases as Flagler rides out the economic storm
Flagler College’s tuition will rise by about 6 percent for the fall semester, which is not a dramatic increase by most standards.
However, the tuition hike comes at a time when many students are struggling financially. The cost for the fall ’09 semester will be $6650, compared to $6260 this semester. It’s a $390 increase.
Locals feel what cannot be told in statistics
By Haley M. Walker | hwalker@flagler.edu
Joyce Campbell said she cannot give much more.
Campbell is the owner of the Native Traditions Gallery on Cordova Street in downtown St. Augustine. For the first time in 10 years, the business is running on 25 percent of its normal sales. The economic decline has forced Campbell to make changes to keep her doors open.
Flagler celebrates 40th anniversary
By Gargoyle Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler College will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the college during the week of March 23 through 27. The title of the celebration is “Founded on history, focused on the future.”
On Monday, there will be a birthday party for Flagler with cake in the Ringhaver Student Center at 3 p.m. Tuesday’s events will include the horror film, “Night of the Living Dead” at 8 p.m. on the West Lawn.
Faculty Senate promotes participation
Group advocates for concerns of professors and students
By Stacey Palmieri | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Changes are happening at Flagler College as the faculty senate emerges as a school-run form of government.
The Flagler College faculty senate was first proposed in Dec. 2006 and approved the following January. It started as a faculty idea that quickly earned support from the college’s president and deans.
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.
My future isn’t planned out, and that’s alright
By Katie Crabb | gargoyle@flagler.edu
All throughout high school, the constant question was asked, “What are you going to do after you graduate?” For me it was simple. College was expected in my family, and in today’s world that’s no surprise. And for someone bookish like me, it was the obvious next step.