Stories

Bill targeting refugees fails

By Lindsay Tahan | gargoyle@flagler.edu A controversial state bill aimed at establishing additional screening for Syrian refugees has failed to advance in the Florida Legislature. Before the bill’s demise, Florida Rep. Lake Ray, R-Jacksonville, had complained that some media outlets had been putting out “misinformation” about…



Pagan advocacy club fights religious intolerance and ignorance

By Dulce Ros | gargoyle@flagler.edu Dakota Niswonger waits for everyone to get comfortably seated and signed into the mysterious, medieval-style log book. “This is a safe haven,” the charismatic president of Pantheon, Flagler College’s official Pagan club, reminds everyone. “One where you can freely state what you…



Social media detox

By Sarah Glynn | gargoyle@flagler.edu On most mornings I wake up around 8 a.m. to the sound of my alarm, unlock my phone to silence it and open up Snapchat or Instagram. I check up on people I used to be friends with in high school,…


Journalism panel lends advice to communications students

By Brianna Kurzynowski | gargoyle@flagler.edu Flagler College’s Communication Department and PRSSA hosted the 11th annual Communications Week during the week of March 14 through 17. Held on Tuesday the journalism panel emphasized the importance of being a self-starter while working at internships and in future…


Sea level rise: A looming threat

By Ariel Thomas | gargoyle@flagler.edu Most of downtown St. Augustine and much of the nearby coastline will likely be underwater by the year 2050, according to a three-year study of the Matanzas River basin. “It’s not a question of whether it will rise, but when,”…


Presidential primary set for Tuesday

By Ariel Thomas | gargoyle@flagler.edu More than 30,000 people voted early or by mail in St. Johns County in advance of the presidential primary scheduled for Tuesday. Republican Donald Trump is favored to win in Florida, polls show. The St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections reported Sunday…


Saints Continue to March Through Opponents

By Jeffrey Batt and Wesley Wilcox| gargoyle@flagler.edu Saturday, February 27th something special happened in the Nation’s Oldest City. An NCAA school record was set and a loud triumphant upset occurred at the Flagler College Tennis Center. The Flagler College Women’s Tennis program knocked off No….


Touching lives with history

By Julie Householder | gargoyle@flagler.edu  Each day hundreds of visitors flood through the Castillo de San Marcos’ gates itching to be immersed in its history. On the other side of the drawbridge awaits Caroline Parson, a current sophomore studying public history at Flagler College, eager…