Stories
Big changes in Career Services
New director hopes to make four-year planning easier
By Ronda Grayson
The Career Services Department has undergone several changes for the new semester, including a new director, Jenny Preffer.
Preffer, who is expecting her fourth child next month, moved to St. Augustine from Virginia Beach, Va. in September 2006, and had no intentions of working.
However, when she came across the newspaper advertisement for the soon-to-be vacant position, she was curious.
CD Review: Gwen Stefani
The Sweet Escape
By Ashley Emert
“Disarmingly catchy” is the best phrase I can think of to describe The Sweet Escape. As much as the little music elitist in me wanted to hate it (In fact, when I was assigned the review, I said “Whomever told Gwen Stefani that she could leave No Doubt should definitely be fired.”), I mostly just found myself bobbing my head along with the beats.
CD Review: Guster
Ganging Up On The Sun
By Ryan Day
Guster’s Ganging Up On The Sun is the work of a band that matters. If there’s nothing else I can stress, it’s that this is a band that cares and shows its listeners with each and every album that they care about putting out genuinely good music.
CD Review: Lil Scrappy
Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live
By Nick Massie
It’s time to throw your G’s up with the release of Lil Scrappy’s first single debut album, Bred 2 Die Born to Live. This album truly brings “money in the bank.”
This album has an all star line up of collaborations. Scrappy, of BME and Lil Jon fame, has also joined up with 50 Cent and G-Unit to make this album an eclectic mix of a Southern crunk vibe twisted with the catchy, mainstream beats that are G-Unit. Collaborating with the likes of Yung Joc, Young Buck, Olivia, 50 Cent, Three 6 Mafia, Bo Hagon, Young Dro and Lil Jon, how could Scrappy possibly go wrong?
CD Review: Switchfoot
Oh, Gravity
By Ryan Day
The “American Dream” has changed dramatically in the last half-century. Shifting from a desire to construct the “nuclear family” (a husband, wife and 2.5 kids) in the 1950s, America has now branched out into literally thousands of ideals, beliefs and points of view on how the “American Dream” should look.
Molly’s will relocate to student center
By Daniel Goodson
When the $11.6 million student center opens next fall, Molly’s Café, one of the College’s two dining options, will also relocate to the new site. The café will receive a new name and menu in addition to the change in location.
According to Mark Stamper, director of food services at Flagler College, the café will be a “food court-style concept” with separate deli, grill and Starbuck’s coffee stations. The center of the shop will also have a section of convenience store items.
Johnson uses sabbatical to finish two book projects
By Emilie Pembroke
Usually when people hear the term sabbatical, they think of relaxing vacations. However, Timothy J. Johnson, chair of the Liberal Studies department, spent his semester long “vacation” writing and researching.
Johnson was given the opportunity to be the Father Joseph A. Doino Visiting Professor of Franciscan Studies at St. Bonaventure University,
Language lab receives update
After 16 years, the Flagler College language lab has received a much needed update.
The college’s new American Sign Language equipment was installed last fall and is the second of its kind in the United States, the first being in Indiana.
Artists wanted for SIFE Avant Garbage
From Staff
Flagler College Students in Free Enterprise is presenting Avant Garbage, an eco-friendly art exhibit on Friday, March 2, at 5 p.m. on the West Lawn.
Artists and wanna-be artists are encouraged to create art for the Avant Garbage Art Show using reused products for their construction. The Avant Garbage exhibit will coincide with First Friday Art Walk.