Stories

Receiving a degree in procrastination

By Harbor Partin All my life I’ve heard from teachers, principles, parents, and clergymen that if you write your goals down you’re something like twice as likely to reach them. I still haven’t gotten around to doing that. That’s because I am a procrastinator. It…


Guess who’s coming to dinner now?

By Adrienne Sakyi In Florida this week, a proposed bill is stirring up controversy. You may ask yourself, “What is this controversy? Does it have to do with the War in Iraq (or on Terror or The Long War or whatever it is being called)?…


Just around the river bend

By Eric Waldron I’m always amazed at how unaware people are of others in the Kenan Hall elevator. I stand in the corner – arms crossed, opaque Gucci sunglasses uninviting any potential conversation – waiting for the time capsule of an elevator to slowly creep…


What’s really out there?

By Amy Lands Florida may soon become the first state to make students choose a career in high school. The Florida House passed a bill that would require freshman in high school to declare a major in subjects as “humanities, English, communication, math, science or…


Don’t mess with Oprah

By Eric Waldron James Frey has had a pretty rough couple of months. First, the author of the best-selling memoir, A Million Little Pieces was exposed by The Smoking Gun website to have made up a lot of the alleged tales of his life as…


Surf Spotlight: Rincon, Puerto Rico

By Michaela McNamara The ideal getaway for a tropical holiday filled with relaxation and the pursuit of serenity can be found on the island of Puerto Rico. The island’s crowned jewel of beach towns is Rincon, where emerald hills kiss the golden beaches and crystal…


Final words from the Church Of Music

By Rev. Travis Burdick This shall be a final word from your good Reverend T and the Church of Music. I have been called upon and put here before you with the intention of washing away the sins of boredom, in hopes of guiding you…


Let it be

By Ray Jarvis Throughout the world, in every culture, humans mold and shape the land as needed. Whether it is to produce food, enable transportation or create shelter, the Earth’s resourses provide us with all the necessary ingredients. One of the world’s most renowned surf…


Gypsy Cab Co. has something for everyone

By Chelsea Parker When I came to St. Augustine to go to Flagler, I knew I wasn’t moving to the most metro area. What I didn’t realize was that “downtown” meant shell shops, chocolate fudge and tourist traps. Even though I’m not from a big…