Dr. Dog plays at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Oct. 18
The Philadelphian natives are back with a new album, “B-Room”, which drops Oct. 1st. The band collaborated more on this album than any other album that’s been released so far.
Florida
Gov. Scott marks future with the past at Flagler College
By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Gov. Rick Scott’s visit and cabinet meeting at Flagler College on April 2 honored teaching efforts throughout Northeast Florida, as well as marked the upward climb in the economy.
St. Augustine Film Festival returns for its third year
By Ashley Goodman | gargoyle@flagler.edu The St. Augustine Film Festival is celebrating its third year this month. The film festival will showcase eclectic films from all over the world and is not only open to Flagler College students, but to the public as well. The…
Nubs
By Eliza Jordan I shook his hand and looked into his eyes. Deep, cloudy colors stared back at me. He smiled a simple smile and showed me how many teeth he had left. None were in the middle of his mouth. I stepped back to get a better…
Election 2012: Volunteering for Obama
Through the lens: Hastings human peace sign
By Sarah Williamson | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photos by Sarah Williamson and Walter Coker
About 114 people joined hands to form a human peace sign at W.E. Harris Community Center Field in Hastings, this past Friday in celebration of International Day of Peace. The organizer Malea Guiriba, 55, said, “it’s a cool thing, seeing everyone out here in a rural town [like this] … just spreading peace.”
My week at the RNC
By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With the DNC under a spotlight, it’s easy to forget that just last week Tampa, FL hosted the safest national convention in the history of America.
Video: Saints basketball highlights
Higher teacher pay will bring quality education
By Lindy Almony | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Americans speak often about investing in the future with K-12 education. President Barack Obama said during a speech in February that, “Education is an investment that we need to win the future.”
How much, though, do we really invest in education in this country? And how much does the success of our education programs depend on the teachers?
The easy way out of a tough spot
By Caroline Young | gargoyle@flagler.edu
New Florida Gov. Rick Scott has always said that he knows what is best for Florida education. His new law, the Student Success Act makes standardized tests the main evaluation tool for teachers’ abilities. And, he says it weeds out the fruitless ones.
Contrary to Scott’s belief, this law is everything but the best choice for our state’s suffering education system.