Stories




The stigma of help-seeking

By Casey Niebuhr | gargoyle@flagler.edu About a year ago, I was standing at a landing with a guy I had considerable feelings for, arguing about our relationship. In this gross back-and-forth of ad hominem attacks, he looked at me with a concerned face and said…



Minor Setbacks for a Major Comeback

By Sydney Gorak | gargoyle@flagler.edu For Flagler College baseball player Codie Lunday, stepping back onto the pitcher’s plate after surgery was an exciting moment. But for the junior pitcher, he also experienced something else — fear. “I was really nervous I was going to injure my…


New nationwide tobacco law makes a local impact

By Maiya Mahoney | gargoyle@flagler.edu Sitting with freshman Molly Shay in front of Kenan Hall, a student walks by using a JUUL, an electronic cigarette, Shay reaches out, “Hey, can I hit that?”  Walking around Flagler’s campus, many college students can be seen using JUULs, vapes,…


Rethinking Climate Activism

By Jared Olson | gargoyle@flagler.edu It was a sense of unease that I couldn’t seem to shake off. We had gone to St. Augustine’s iteration of the Global Climate Strike last September. Several hundred sign-waving people gathered at the Bridge of Lions to shout volleys of…


Our Purpose

By Ally Wall | gargoyle@flagler.edu They were born on the brink of death, fighting through Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Stanford Children’s Health describes it as a group of problems a baby experiences when withdrawing from exposure to narcotics. They both suffered from seizures and one of…