It’s been awhile since I’ve shown my face around here…so here are some random thoughts I’ve had from this week in sports:
• I feel bad for the WNBA, but what does it say for your sport if the team that won your first four championships closes up shop? What would we think of the NFL if the Green Bay Packers did the same?
By Alicia Nierenstein | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The phrase “giving back to the community” is often not associated with college students in the eyes of the older crowd.
If people with this opinion took a look at the Flagler College campus, however, they would see that some of the clubs give new meaning to community service.
By Erica Eding | gargoyle@flagler.edu
A Palatka man who enslaved homeless people on his labor camp is scheduled for a re-sentencing on Jan. 26.
Ronald Evans Sr. was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in 2006. His wife and son were also convicted.
By Tara Ricks | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The holidays can be a stressful time for all of us, especially college students. When it comes to money, most of us don’t have a lot to throw around buying presents for everyone.
“I feel guilty because I can’t afford to buy gifts for people I feel deserve them the most,” said Sarah Locke a senior at Flagler College. “In times like these I have to get creative.”
By Laura Croft | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The St. Augustine Amphitheater hosted a special ice-skating holiday event for the students, faculty, staff and friends of Flagler College.
One dollar of each skate rental went to benefit the Flagler College Annual Fund.
Jeffrey Davitt, Director of the Annual Fund, explained it as a general fund that the college has to help offset the costs tuition, room and board don’t cover.
By Julie Hirshan | gargoyle@flagler.edu
This holiday season, Flagler College students are helping to bring joy to children and families around the world.
Student groups give back to the community all year long, and certainly don’t stop as the end of the semester approaches. Some religious groups on campus are participating in programs especially geared towards Christmastime.
By Gargoyle Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler College will hold its fall commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 13. Approximately 186 students will receive diplomas.
The commencement speaker will be Roy Dean Cannon, Jr., a member of the Florida House of Representatives, District 35.
Commencement begins at 9 a.m. Guests must have a ticket for admission.
By Gargoyle Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College Security Office will be conducting a test of a new emergency alert system on Dec. 17 at 11 a.m.
This system uses speakers placed on one of the towers of Ponce Hall and the FEC Residence Hall buildings on Malaga Street to issue coded alerts to the campus.
By Julie Hirshan | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Every year, as the holidays approach, I always hear lots of people around campus talking about “Christmas break,” and organizing countless “Christmas parties” for their clubs and organizations, as well as among their groups of friends.
Each time I witness one of these politically incorrect statements, I try to casually interject that a more appropriate name might be “holiday party,” or that I am actually looking forward to “winter break.”
By Erica Eding | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The holiday season can be an argumentative time of year. I’ve seen customers confront store clerks when they wish them “happy holidays” instead of a “merry Christmas.” I know parents who refuse to lie to their children about Santa Claus, and see him as a symbol of greed and capitalism.
Personally, I’ve found something else to be offended by. What’s with the geographical discrimination? All this talk of snow ball fights, sleigh rides and Frosty the Snowman leaves us Floridians feeling left out.