Stories


Hurricane Matthew meets the oldest city

By Mallory Hopkins and Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu As storm surges up to four feet rushed through downtown St. Augustine, turning streets into rivers, severe destruction seemed as if it were the only possible outcome. And while some did face damage to their homes and businesses,…



Rising concern about concussions in sports

By Troy MacNeill | gargoyle@flagler.edu BOOM! All you can hear is a ringing sound in your ears. You feel the ground spinning. Your head is aching. The lights are on, but nobody is home. If you ever played contact sports growing up or were around…


Should dating apps ask HIV status?

By Courtney Knudsen | gargoyle@flagler.edu Those who use dating apps may be able to find out their potential partner’s HIV status as easily as their age or location. Grindr, a dating application for gay users, provided a survey aiming to find out how their users…



The Exercise for the Exercise Hater

   By Jordan Puyear | gargoyle@flagler.edu There I was, in a large open room with my best friend on my right, a group of young girls to my left, and the instructor in front of me. My heart started racing and my face was already sweating,…



Soul searching through a cartoon horse

By Skyler Manley | gargoyle@flagler.edu Identifying with a character in a television show is common. Within the Netflix Original Series “Bojack Horseman,” the world the audience and the main character find their identity in the unreal. The unreal world becomes very real the further the…