Stories

‘Couture for a Cause’ Panache salon does fashion

By Jennifer Ware

Ever think of wearing a skirt made of old ties, or a dress made from shower curtains? Aveda’s network is putting on a fashion show on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, to raise awareness for the Gulf Restoration Network. The network subcontracts people to clean up the Gulf of Mexico, especially after hurricane Katrina.

Panache, a distributor of Aveda products, is putting on the eco-friendly fashion show, with the help of its employees and other local designers. Most of the models are clients or friends of clients who want to be involved with the cause. Amy Kautz, manager at Panache in St. Augustine Beach, is running the show.


Coffee is a culture in St. Augustine

There are plenty of good cafés in town for caffeine addicts to enjoy

By Kristen Shea

Drinking coffee is a ritual that millions of people indulge in every day. Luckily, St. Augustine is full of locally-owned coffee shops so fanatics don’t have to suffer from drinking Dunkin Donuts. There are many regularly traveled cafés located in the downtown area like Rockin’ Bean on Charlotte Street and St. Augustine Coffee Company on Granada Street. But there are several others in town you might not know.


Dr. Robbins to publish book of poetry

By Jennifer Ware

Dr. Liz Robbins, an English instructor, is in the midst of publishing her first book of poetry, Hope, As the World is a Scorpion Fish. Robbins teaches Intro to Poetry Writing, Advanced Poetry, American Literature Survey, Modern Poetry, World Literature and English Composition classes.

Robbins has already been published in a number of individual journals. “That’s how the poetry [world] works. You have to prove yourself in the smaller journals first,” she said. Her work has been published in journals such as The Chattahoochee Review and Natural Bridge.


A final session with Ty Williams

By Ryan Brower

Students graduate from Flagler every year who inspire others and show students that if you set your mind to something and want it bad enough you can make it happen. In case you didn’t know, Ty Williams will be graduating at the end of this semester, and certainly fits under the headline of an inspirational person.


Review: ‘The Girl on the Bridge’

By Ericka McThenia

French film La Fille Sur Le Pont, translated The Girl on the Bridge, tells the tale of an unconventional job and an even more untraditional love story.

This award-winning 1999 movie (with English subtitles) stars Daniel Auteuil and Vanessa Paradis.

Adèle (Paradis) has had a long run of bad luck and falls victim to handsome, sexually aggressive men. Tired of her failures and inability to choose the “right guy,” she plans to drown her sorrows and herself in the Seine River.


Rosa Loves goes Hollywood

By Alison McCauslin

Rosa Loves is a local clothing label created by Flagler alumnus Mike Fretto. The shirts have designs relating to the cause that they’re supporting, including St. Augustine residents, Mexican students and a South African surfing program. Though Rosa Loves has only been around for a little over five months, it has already gained national media attention.

Recently, the founders of Rosa Loves went to the Oscars. American Apparel donated 300 promo T-shirts for them to give away, which they used as conversation starters. They have been in touch with several media contacts since, but nothing has solidified yet.

The Closet, on Cordova Street, sells the Rosa Loves line.


March Madness

By Jeff Little

After a disappointing end of winter, March and the start of the spring season delivered consistently fun waves for nearly the whole month. While the Northeast and Mid Atlantic regions of the East Coast may have scored big and epic conditions, St. Augustine remained rideable enough to keep even the most unmotivated of surfers in the water. On top of that, nature did all it could to warm the water up to a comfortable 72 degrees and allow surfers to retire their wet suits until next winter. Daylight savings time even took place in March this year, offering a couple extra hours of time in the water a day.


A session with Ben McLeod

By Ryan Brower

St. Augustine local Ben McLeod has been surfing since he can remember. Certainly one of the local standouts, he is just finishing up his freshman year at Flagler. He is a gifted surfer who makes things out in the water look so easy and his surfing has a natural flow. He’s really looking forward to the upcoming years here at Flagler.


Saying goodbye to the Bill of Rights?

By Bill Weedmark

Would you know it if you were under constant surveillance? Would you know if someone monitored your phone calls, or if the media were telling you the complete truth? If “Big Brother” were truly watching you, would you have any idea? Probably not.

If you’ve ever read George Orwell’s masterpiece 1984, then you know that these ideas are all touched upon in the novel. The government of 1984 is one which sees and hears all, which filters the news to reflect administrative “truth” and in which individual rights are almost non-existent.


My outrageously unrealistic predictions

By Glenn Judah

Since this is the last issue of The Gargoyle for the year I thought I would look ahead to next year. This will be the completion of my third year at Flagler. So far all signs show I’m going to graduate in four years. How is everyone else doing? That’s good, or hey, don’t get discouraged (insert either answer that applies).

I’ve grown up a lot in these last three years and so has Flagler College. Just take a walk on campus and look around at all of the construction, but try not to get hit by a piece of falling debris from the art building restoration.