Stories

Growing up with divorced parents

By Julie Householder | gargoyle@flagler.edu  “Monday, Tuesday, Dad’s house. Wednesday, Thursday, Mom’s house. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, switch.” This is the statement I said to myself and others probably over a hundred times. A sentence seemingly branded onto my life and carved into my lips. It was…


Trump rallies in St. Augustine during final campaign stretch

By Katie Garwood| gargoyle@flagler.edu With just two weeks until the general election, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has ramped up his campaign schedule, especially in Florida—a pivotal swing state—making a stop in St. Augustine on Monday afternoon. Hundreds of people lined the sidewalk along State…


Throwing away less, Caring More

By Julie Householder | gargoyle@flagler.edu While aimlessly scrolling through Facebook earlier this summer, I came upon a video about a woman who can fit her trash from the past four years into a mason jar. Lauren Singer, an environmental studies graduate from New York University, lives…


Why the way a professor treats a student matters

By Jared Talbot | gargoyle@flagler.edu College level classes can be extremely difficult. Of course they aren’t meant to be easy, otherwise everybody would have a degree. Classes can take patience, late nights combined with coffee and energy drinks, stress and a lot of hard work….


Matthew’s aftermath rekindles spirit of giving

By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu Since she was 10 years old, one thing has been constant in Missy Gibson’s life: volunteer work. Whether it be with her family or on her own, providing Christmas to migrant families or hosting a coat drive for children, helping others…


Scuba “Dumpster” Diving

By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu To coexist with life on the ocean floor is an experience incomparable to anything else on this earth. Swimming amongst a school of fish, exploring coral reefs and ship wrecks, discovering sea life, becoming a part of a completely different ecosystem…


Balancing Senior Year and Wedding Planning

By Caitlyn McCrea | gargoyle@flagler.edu As I was sitting in the library, finishing up homework for the week I got an odd email. My wedding venue wanted to know when I could come pay the $300 deposit. After my 12:30 class, I drove to the Fountain…



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,…