By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
The state of Florida raised minimum wage from $6.79 per hour to $7.21 per hour on Jan. 1.
“When you look at minimum wage law and legislation, you almost think, ‘This is kind of a slam dunk,'” Flagler College Instructor of Economics and Law, Robert Berger said.
However, minimum wage law and government intervention in economics has long been a heated topic of debate.
By Josh Wolonowski | gargoyle@flagler.edu
St. Johns County resident, Ann Cook thinks that the “Come Together” event, held in the downtown plaza on Inauguration Day, was life changing. Jan. 20 marked the beginning of a new era in American history for individuals around the world, including the citizens of St. Augustine.
By Haley M. Walker | hwalker@flagler.edu
I have always been a worrier. Things that would normally never shake anyone can usually send me spinning. Even insignificant events like forgetting to pay a bill on time, being late to class, not finishing a book or having unorganized notes are all sources of an embarrassing amount of fret to me. While I recognize that these little things do not affect everyone, I have become aware of a much more significant and wide-reaching situation that might become a shared worry to us all.
By Julie Hirshan | jhirshan@flagler.edu
It seems that in today’s society, young people can be reluctant to define their roles when it comes to romantic partnerships. I haven’t had any psychological or sociological training in this area. I’ve gathered these thoughts from my own experience and observations of my friends, family members and acquaintances.
By Erica Eding | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler College’s plans to hold the April 25 commencement ceremony at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre were thwarted by an unusual culprit: the Beach Boys.
The spring graduation will be held in the college’s gymnasium, which is the usual location. Graduates will receive five tickets for the ceremony, as well as two tickets to watch the event simulcast in the auditorium. The Virginia Room of the Ringhaver Student Center will also be available on a first-come basis.
College officials made extensive plans for the ceremony to be held at the amphitheatre.
Editor’s note: Lundyn Davis, a 2006 alumna who majored in political science, traveled to Washington D.C. for Obama’s inauguration.
By Lundyn Davis, ’06 | gargoyle@flagler.edu
I feel so privileged that I was able to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The experience was one that I will never forget.
By Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Mark Murray, Deputy Political Director for NBC News, started the spring segment of the Flagler College Forum on Government and Public Policy on Tuesday, Jan. 27 with a discussion titled “The Future of the Republican Party.”
His lecture in the Flagler College Auditorium was the first of a series of four guests who will visit the college over the course of the semester.
By Kathy Novak | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With the Saints men’s basketball team just eight games away from the end of season, the team is still pushing for a positive outcome.
By Emily Hoover | gargoyle@flagler.edu
As a play, “Doubt: A Parable” earned much praise, including a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony or two. However, as a film, the piece loses something crucial, despite its unquestionable brilliance as a story. It is a story, like so many others, that simply does not transition to film; it belongs on the stage.
“Doubt” is set in the Bronx in 1964. Mostly populated with Irish and Italian families, St. Nicolas School admits its first black student, Donald Miller (Joseph Foster). Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a compassionate and charismatic priest, preaches forgiveness and strives for a change in the system, which has existed for years on the basis of fear. The person who perpetuates this system by advocating severe discipline and strict rules, is the school principal, Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) – an iron-maiden who epitomizes fear for all students.
By Clayton Coffman | ccoffman@flagler.edu