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 Dustin Fletcher | gargoyle@flagler.edu In week five, the NFL’s best offense and defense will come together in Kansas City in what should be a premier matchup of the season. The Chiefs are led by an explosive offense run by 2nd year quarterback Patrick Mahomes. This…
By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu Barbara Westfield was making beds at her in-home daycare when her uncle called and asked if her husband, John, was working at the firehouse that day. When she said yes, she was met with silence. Turning on the television to…
By Dustin Fletcher | gargoyle@flagler.edu The Jags offense was flying again as Blake Bortles had a career game and the defense had a field day against rookie quarterback Sam Darnold and company. However, there are a few sources of concern, especially Leonard Fournette’s hamstring. Fournette…
By Caleb Olds | gargoyle@flagler.edu It’s no secret – people with mental disabilities are often ignored by society. The average person might be kind to them, but many still do not want to spend any abundance of time in the company of a person with a mental or…
By Dustin Fletcher| gargoyle@flagler.edu Last week’s game against the Titans angered me and I’m sure plenty of other Jags fans as well. It was another Jekyll and Hyde performance from Blake Bortles and the offense, and it was a tale of two weeks for them…
By Isobel Haynes | gargoyle@flagler.edu I’m generally a very stressed-out person. It’s hard not to be these days when it feels like the weight of the world is constantly on my shoulders. So, when summer break 2018 rolled around, I knew it was time for a vacation….
By Angalyse Keyock | gargoyle@flagler.edu As the fall season approaches, the northern United Stated begins to see a change in color from the leaves before they fall to the ground. However, as the fall season approaches in Florida, that is far from true. Transferring from East Stroudsburg…
By Dustin Fletcher | gargoyle@flagler.edu Defense does not always win championships On Sunday against the Titans, the Jags defense was phenomenal. They gave up less than 10 points, and not a single touchdown. They gave up only 223 yards of total offense, and less than…
By Dustin Fletcher | gargoyle@flagler.edu This Sunday, the Jacksonville Jaguars will face a division rival against the banged-up Tennessee Titans in a great chance to start the season 3-0. Last week, Blake Bortles outdueled all-time great Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. This week,…