Stories

Brace for Courage

By Ally Wall Lily Bennet, age 15, lives every day with limited use of the right side of her body. She struggles to put on shirts, to button her jeans, to unscrew the cap to her toothpaste and water bottle. She struggles tying her shoes,…


Apathy within College Students

By Gwen Nowaczyk You can see it on the internet and hear it from professors, about how apathetic or “lazy” this college generation is. They speak about how we play on our phones all day, rotting our brains to mush and wasting our time with social…


From Sit-Ins to Swim-Ins

By Casey Niebuhr | gargoyle@flagler.edu A day at the beach or a dip in the pool is one of Florida’s great pastimes. However, in 1960s St. Augustine, swimming could have you faced with violent oppression. Before the rise of chain hotels dominated American skylines, local inns…




Native Art Defies the Stereotype at Crisp-Ellert

By Danielle Filjon Totem poles, feathers, and buffalo art, all stereotypical definitions of “native art”. These stereotypical ideas are what Native Art Department International (NADI) set out to change, that ‘Native art’ can be anything, and rise above its stereotypes of what we think of…



Phi Alpha’s Local Efforts Amid COVID-19

By Sydney Gorak Flagler College Phi Alpha Omega Executive Floor of Representatives. Photo by Phi Alpha Omega COVID-19 has altered the ways in which individuals can give back to the local community, whether it be virtually through a donation or helping out in person. For…



One-click Activism: Performative Allyship Online

By Jess Zsiga With so many emotionally charged tragedies happening in the past year, it’s natural for communities to cry out for change. Real allyship, or the support of critical social justice or human rights issues by non-marginalized individuals, has been found in the conversations…