By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu Marine mammals like dolphins, whales and other large aquatic species receive most of the attention when it comes to favorites of the sea. However, a smaller, harder and completely motionless “rock” is responsible for sustaining the lives of such large,…
By Jordan Puyear | gargoyle@flagler.edu For some, college is just a continuation of education that ultimately leads to a monotonous career, full of rigid nine to five shifts and coffee-filled thermoses. While there’s nothing wrong with that journey, others choose to use college as a…
By Jessie Rowan | gargoyle@flagler.edu My mouth was wide open, eyes pinned to the screen as it dissolved to black, tears drying on my cheeks as I wiped away my mascara. I was still picking at my fingernails and my heart was beating out of…
By Sarah Smith | gargoyle@flagler.edu On Sunday night, four Flagler College students and a local pastor laid on the ground in downtown St. Augustine to remember the shooting of Trayvon Martin. “We’re here to lie on the ground from the time that the 911 call…
By Tiffany Coelho | gargoyle@flagler.edu After the U.S. Presidential Election in November, millions felt like America’s democracy had failed them. I, like many others, took Hillary Clinton’s loss as a true obstruction of the freedom, feminism and the overall progression of human rights that the…
By Ethan McAlpin | gargoyle@flagler.edu Walking the streets of St. Augustine, hip-hop isn’t the first thing you’d hear. But local hip-hop artist and community activist Cash Williams is ready to change that. Beginning the writing process with poetry in school, then making hip-hop songs nearly five years…
By Roxanne Steward | gargoyle@flagler.edu For some, starting yoga can be intimidating. I started doing yoga when I was 16 and have quit a few times between then and now because of my own intimidation. I came back to it over and over again, though,…
By Julie Householder | gargoyle@flagler.edu It’s not every day a lethargic 400-pound turtle makes its way into the St. Augustine Municipal Marina. Named Edie, the loggerhead turtle was estimated to be 60 to 100 years old when she was found in the marina last month….
By Amanda Kraus | gargoyle@flagler.edu As the “Oldest City in America,” St. Augustine’s history is vast, covering generations upon generations. Tour guides and museums try to cover everything as best they can. However, one part of the city’s history seems to be hidden from plain sight: its…