Stories

Saint Augustine Beach: Before and after Hurricane Matthew

By Nikki Ross | gargoyle@flagler.edu Before Hurricane Matthew, St. Augustine Beach was covered in dunes and soft white sand. After Hurricane Matthew, the beaches are lacking the once beautiful dunes, the sand is dirty and packed down and it’s littered with tree branches. There were no…


Voices on Election Day

Students and others at Flagler College expressed a wide variety of opinions about today’s historic presidential election. Below is a sampling of those views.                             Student journalists contributing to this report include: Colton Andre,…


Darth Vader for president

By Jewell Tomazin | gargoyle@flagler.edu Dissatisfied with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, some voters are taking matters into their own hands. Flagler College student Christian Purser just couldn’t bear to fill in the bubble for Trump, Clinton or a third-party contender. “I was trying to…


Millennials are feeling the pressure

By Brianna Kurzynowski, Troy MacNeill, Becky Spreitzer and Ariel Thomas | gargoyle@flagler.edu ST. AUGUSTINE – Election Day has finally come for a nation torn in two and residents of the Nation’s Oldest City are watching the results closely. A key factor in this election is…


Presidential race divides voters on Election Day

By Courtney Knudson | gargoyle@flagler.edu ST. AUGUSTINE – Voters headed out in droves this morning to cast their ballot in one of the nation’s most controversial presidential elections in history. Once the votes are counted, one thing is certain: The president of United States will…


When Crave met Kookaburra

  By Sarah Glynn | gargoyle@flagler.edu St. Augustine is home to many unique, small businesses. A few standouts include Crave Food Truck and The Kookaburra Coffee Shop. These two businesses have joined forces to provide the people of St. Augustine with great coffee and healthy eating…


Theatre Arts department performs ‘God of Carnage’

By Julie Householder |gargoyle@flagler.edu Moving past interruptions from Hurricane Matthew,  “God of Carnage” hits Flagler College’s stage this week. The Tony award-winning comedy, written by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton, focuses on two parents who meet after a confrontation between their sons.Their cordial…



Beach erosion poses large obstacle for sea turtles

By Susannah Hayward | gargoyle@flagler.edu If you’ve been out to St. Augustine or Vilano Beach lately, then you’ve seen the drop off. A cliff of sand has formed due to the compression of sand from both foot and vehicle traffic, cutting the tide off from the…


Stigma surrounding mental illnesses endures

By Ariel Thomas | gargoyle@flagler.edu Depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses are common among college students, yet the National Alliance on Mental Illness found that only 60 percent seek help. Reasons vary as to why this age group is reluctant to get help, but some…