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Photo by Emily DeLoach

Flagler College sophomores Laura Galioto and Mary Budd attended the first Keep a Child Alive College meeting which was held in New York City.

The Keep a Child Alive College division brings awareness to Flagler

By Emily DeLoach | edeloach@flagler.edu

Flagler College sophomores Laura Galioto and Mary Budd have a passion for compassion, and it has led them to get involved in Keep a Child Alive College, which is fighting AIDS in Africa.

Galioto says that she came upon KCA when she saw a television special on AIDS in Africa. She went online to see what she could do to help and found KCA.

“I was feeling like my life is so hard, and I didn’t want to deal with the everyday stuff,” Galioto said. “I saw the KCA Web site and it opened my eyes to how hard other people’s lives are.”

By Haley M. Walker | gargoyle@flagler.edu

In the poll of Flagler students, the war, the economy, and health care were the top three subjects of concern. Thirty-nine students of the 100 polled said the war was important to them, and 30 students said the economy is a point of interest as well.

Also, several students cited health care as being important. In addition to these three major topics, other issues brought up by students in the survey included gun control, the environment, same-sex marriage, foreign policy and immigration.

Realizing the power and concerns of the youth vote, several candidates in the current election have begun to steer their campaigns toward this demographic.

By Eli Nuzzi | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Joseph Provenza is helping to decide on a way for the new FEC buildings to receive fiber optic cable across property Flagler College doesn’t own.

Provenza, chief information officer of Flagler College, is set on running the cable 15 feet underground using a process called “directional boring” to avoid contact with other underground utilities.

From Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu

All Flagler College students will have the opportunity to express their opinions this month through two electronic surveys.

Both surveys will be sent to students during the month of February from survey@flagler.edu.

Seniors and freshmen will be surveyed with the National Survey of Student Engagement.

By Julie Hirshan | gargoyle@flagler.edu Flagler’s Legacy is now accepting entries for the Third Annual T-shirt Design Contest. Students, faculty, staff and alumni are eligible to enter until Feb. 15. A committee of faculty, staff and students will judge the entries. The top three entries…