By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu Few college presidents can say they’ve witnessed the growth of their school from its crucial formative years through to present day. It’s likely even fewer can say they’ve attended every graduation ceremony in school history. In President William Abare’s 45…
By Courtney Knudsen | gargoyle@flagler.edu Northeast Florida women have a new way to call for backup when a date goes wrong, and it is as simple as ordering a drink from the bar. St. Johns County eatery Saucy Taco has started serving ‘angel shots,’ which aren’t…
By Jared Talbot | gargoyle@flagler.edu For Colombian soccer player Juan Calderon, making it on to the field for the Flagler College Saints has been a longer journey than for most players. From a life of privilege in Colombia, Calderon had to leave everything behind because of…
By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu To the underage drinker with the fake ID: your idea of a good time could mean the end of someone else’s livelihood. Fake IDs are everywhere and unquestionably easy to come by. But with adolescents’ rising desires to start the…
By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu “The kids are too young to understand what it means,” stated an anonymous officer when asked what his family thinks of his occupation as a detective for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The detective was glowing with pride at the…
By Mallory Hopkins| gargoyle@flagler.edu ‘Fast fashion’ has taken the industry by storm. The fashion industry used to have four seasons; now there are 52, a new season for each week of the year. Ethical fashion is the idea of getting clothes from companies that do…
By Jared Olson | gargoyle@flagler.edu Lew Barnes, 62, eases back into the wicker chair, sipping coffee in the frigid morning wind, and informs me matter-of-factly about how the new government will soon be leaving him to die. Barnes, a surfboard maker and former businessman…
By Katherine Lewin | gargoyle@flagler.edu Two years ago, Jose boarded a plane departing from Havana, Cuba. To the Cuban government, Jose was simply going on vacation to Ecuador. But for Jose, the plane’s wheels leaving the tarmac brought more relief than a break from work…
By Mallory Hopkins | gargoyle@flagler.edu This is what Democracy looks like,” “My body my choice,” “Love trumps hate,” were among some of the phrases chanted on Saturday, Jan. 21 in Downtown St. Augustine. 670 women’s marches occurred internationally that weekend, inspired by the march in…
By Roxie Steward | gargoyle@flagler.edu With graduation on April 29, the reality of beginning a career is starting to sink in for some Flagler seniors. Although walking across that stage and receiving a diploma means the end of all the hard work involved in the…