By Matthew Flail | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Owen, the newest addition to the Flagler Surf Team, is a freshman from Haddonfield, N.J. Owen surfs and lifeguards along the Northern Jersey Shore in the summer and snowboards in the winter. He is an energetic guy with a quirky humor that shows in both his surfing and daily activities. Even though Owen is a black belt in both Judo and Karate, don’t hesitate to talk to him.
By Ben McLeod | bmcleod@flagler.edu
Let’s put it this way: Phil Collins is the man. No song gets me psyched for a surf session more than “In the Air Tonight.”
This song is five minutes of bliss because of Phil’s soothing, yet haunting vocals. And yes, you are right, it was in the Tom Cruise movie, “Risky Business.” Is the train scene ringing a bell?
The slow drum machine and ’80s-style guitar makes the song unique, but the best part is the climax. Right when those drums kick in, I say to myself, “This song is dope. I’m going surfing!”
By Taylor Toothman | ttoothman@flagler.edu
“Sweeney Todd” is more than a musical. Way more. It is a slasher flick and epic gore fest with wicked songs and a waltz thrown in.
Johnny Depp has come a long way since “21 Jump Street,” and proves his acting – and singing – worth once again as the titular demon barber who picks the scariest place on earth to have a barber shop. In traditional Tim Burton fashion, this film exceeds expectation in his usual realm of the fancifully sinister. This is by far the most disturbing, dark, and psychotic movie he’s ever made.
By Jennifer Swift | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College Auditorium was almost filled to capacity for Friday night’s reading by award-winning novelist Dennis Lehane.
Friday night’s event marked the end of Lehane’s visit to Flagler as the most recent Writer-in-Residence.
Lehane read from his upcoming novel, The Given Day, and took questions from the audience afterwards.
From Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu United Way of St. Johns County is holding its 2nd Annual “Walk 5K for United Way” fund-raising event on March 1. On-site registration is at 9 a.m. and the walk starts at 10 a.m. The route is a scenic stroll through…
By Jennifer Swift | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Last semester, “Tailgate for the Troops” became the DOW Advantage Public Relations Group’s most successful fund-raiser to date, raising $500 to benefit U.S. troops stationed overseas.
The money raised was first intended to help finance a Super Bowl party for troops in Kuwait, until the group’s contact in Kuwait advised them the money could not be used for its original purpose.
“My contact in Kuwait felt the money would not be used to its full potential there,” Bailey Toombs said. Toombs, a senior at Flagler, originally developed the idea for “Tailgate for the Troops.”
By Haley M. Walker | gargoyle@flagler.edu
I know that the Internet is a great apparatus for information, research and communication. I know this because I use it for each of those things often.
However, I think that I have been incredibly naïve to the fact that this instrument that we use every day can be used as a medium to display some of the most barbaric and inhumane portraits of society today.
Recently, I have been made aware of something called “Bumfights” on the Web, and I feel like it was noteworthy and berserk enough to share with you.
Hopefully, you will be as disgusted as I am by this so called “trend.”
By Danielle Marsh | dmarsh1@flagler.edu
Roommates. You either hit the jackpot, or wake up to find out someone has given you a new hair style. I have personally been blessed to have the roommate I do.
Despite the fact she is from the U.S. Virgin Islands, we have a lot in common, especially our taste for adventure and sick sense of humor.
We have had so many adventures together, there is no way of putting a number to it. Let’s just say in the past two years we have done so many insane things, even Britney would step back and gasp.
By Brittany Hackett | bhackett@flagler.edu
It’s no big secret that college students will procrastinate like it’s their job.
In my four years at Flagler, I have said, “I’ll do it later,” more times than can be counted, and I don’t think I’ve ever written a paper before the night before it was due (sorry to all my professors who thought I was a better student than that).
Some would say it’s apathy, others might call it laziness, but I argue there’s just too much else to do. My time cannot be wasted by being productive, that would just be too logical.
So, instead of working on assignments for class I’m going to help all of you out there be as un-productive as possible with my “Top Ten Ways to Procrastinate.” You know you’re psyched.
By Jeffrey Mensch | gargoyle@flagler.edu
A mass e-mail was recently sent out to all students with a headline reading: “While it may seem an accepted practice here in Florida for passengers to ride in the bed of pickup trucks it is illegal.”
It turns out you can ride in the back of a pick-up as much as your heart desires.
There is no actual written law in Florida stating it is illegal.