Stories

Mercury Poisoning: A living miracle

By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu Denise Alexander had been experiencing unusual symptoms for a year that doctors could not diagnose. She moved to Florida to live with her parents because she, a grown woman, could no longer take care of herself—her symptoms had worsened. Finally, a bittersweet…


Dominican wave splashes on St. Augustine

By Gabrielle Garay | gargoyle@flagler.edu In the upstairs room of a church, a group of people are working. Grinding cinnamon sticks down in a mortar in pestle, mixing lye and soap, churching the concoctions, while sweet aromas fill the air. Stacks of colorful soaps sit…


Who, What, Why: North Korea and Trump

By Joseph McCann | gargoyle@flagler.edu My mother is a high school history teacher and always talked about the historical origins of the issues we have today. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, so I’ll be doing exactly that which my childhood-self detested. We see North Korea portrayed in…


Two old friends reunited as Flagler Basketball teammates

By Jared Talbot | gargoyle@flagler.edu As Flagler College Men’s Basketball gets into its new season, two players have reunited. Damerit Brown joined the Saints as a sophomore and transfer student from Shorter University, and although he is trying to get used to an unfamiliar city…



The Man In the Mural

  By Katherine Lewin | gargoyle@flagler.edu Connell Crooms is the man in the mural. It’s nearly impossible to miss him. He is 150 feet tall, depicted in black and white beside a fellow activist, Palestinian-American Sara Mahmoud. They are each painted on their own massive…


The curtain rises for Kuberra

By MC Bell | gargoyle@flagler.edu A successful show full of lights, qualified actors and an entertaining script can be enough for some directors. For others, like senior theater and psychology major, Rylee Kuberra, applied theater means more than simply entertaining the audience – it’s about being a…


Marinas and marine life: the unnatural habitat marinas provide

  By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu Marinas house a variety of vessels, from dinghies to sailboats and yachts to pontoons. They provide a number of services to each of these unique boats, as well as the owners, that range from a laundromat, electricity and water…


Flagler College jury scam: when technology is used for evil

By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu Technology has become a pillar of modern society and has made most tasks quick and simple with the touch of a button. It has also made people more susceptible to cyber-attacks and phone scams. Several Flagler College students received phone calls in…


Obscura: A local’s take on minimalistic design

By Jordan Puyear | gargoyle@flagler.edu When you first hear the word minimalism, what comes to mind? Is it only wearing black t-shirts everyday, not owning a television, sleeping on the floor, or being able to fit all of your belongings into one suitcase? While some…