By Barbaraliz Ortiz | gargoyle@flagler.edu The city of St. Augustine has endured 453 years of rich history since its founding in 1565. Plastic straws have been a part of that history for about 48 years, since their invention in 1970. An easy to produce and…
By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu West Augustine resident Jaime Perkins knows how steep a hill it will be to the District 17 Florida House of Representatives seat. The last non-Republican state representative in the district left office in 2004. St. Johns County voters are more…
By Liz Browning | gargoyle@flagler.edu Sometimes, shopping for clothes can be overwhelming. It seems like finding a perfect outfit that not only fits properly, but is also the right price is nearly impossible. Well, as someone who has an eye for style and could seemingly…
By Dustin Fletcher | gargoyle@flagler.edu Each week, sports writer Dustin Flectcher will recap the Jacksonville Jaguars game from the weekend. Here are three takeaways from this week’s matchup with the New England Patriots, which the Jaguars won 31-20: Yeldon is a more than competent backup;…
By Dustin Fletcher | gargoyle@flagler.edu This Sunday, a clash of two titans will occur in Jacksonville. Emotions will be on high as the Patriots visit the Jacksonville Jaguars in what should be a heated rematch of the AFC Championship game last January. One major factor…
By Dustin Fletcher | gargoyle@flagler.edu Leonard Fournette is the real deal; Yeldon fills in well Leonard Fournette came into the pre-season in great shape and dropped nearly 20 pounds from last season. This showed in a solid season debut. After putting together a solid rookie season in which he totaled 1,040 yards rushing in just 13…
By Jared Olson, photos by Adriana Cabezas | gargoyle@flagler.edu Just past 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9, protesters gathered in the sweltering late summer heat before the Hamilton Correctional Institute Annex—a remote prison complex in the pine woods near Jasper, Florida, seven-and-a-half miles south of…
By Dustin Fletcher | gargoyle@flagler.edu This season, the Jaguars will be earmarked as a leading contender to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl this year behind their “Sacksonville” front seven and their ground and pound rushing attack with Leonard Fournette and an improved offensive…
By Jared Olson | gargoyle@flagler.edu This past summer, Gargoyle writer Jared Olson was awarded a reporting grant by the Pulitzer Center to pursue a solo journalism project in Chiapas, Mexico. Olson reported on the Zapatistas, a movement of indigenous Mayan campesinos. You can view the…
By Jared Olson | gargoyle@flagler.edu This past summer, Gargoyle writer Jared Olson was awarded a reporting grant by the Pulitzer Center to pursue a solo journalism project in Chiapas, Mexico. Olson reported on the Zapatistas, a movement of indigenous Mayan campesinos. You can view the…