The art of burlesque
By Sarah Jackson | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Angelea Sakai, better known as “Midieval Fantasy,” has no reservation about shocking her audience with the unexpected.
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Film panel offers advice at Flagler’s COM Week
By Matthew Goodman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler College’s recent Communication Week featured a film panel from the Jacksonville area that provided a reality check for students interested in a career in television and film, but also encouraged them to chase their dreams.
The show must go on: Ringling Bros. Circus protested in Jacksonville
By Sarah Williamson | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photos by Sarah Williamson
Nearly 50 animal rights activists greeted circus goers this past weekend in protest of the Ringling Brothers arrival at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
Students, local activists and law professors lined the sidewalk silently, allowing their signs to gain people’s attention: photos of elephants locked in moving trailers, bulls being dragged and beaten by “bull hooks” and tigers behind bars.
Farm cultivates new life for disabled veterans
By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
Photos by Robert H. Heinrich
Down a long dirt road on the border of Duval and Clay counties, where the open air is clean and the sun just begins to peek through the clouds, is a farm that houses organic fruits, vegetables, livestock, honeybees and other commodities.
But for Adam Burke, founder of Veterans Farm, this farm is far from ordinary. The disabled combat veterans who work the farm during a six-month fellowship are more valuable than the goods they produce.
“I am very selective in [the veterans] I choose,” Burke, a U.S. Army veteran, said. “This is not about a paycheck. It’s about tranquility, peace in life, people who are looking for a change, to grow in their lives.”
News Brief: Jacksonville to host Republican debate
By Frank Mahoney | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The First Coast will be in the spotlight of the political world soon. CNN and the Republican Party of Florida will be hosting a republican primary debate on Jan. 26. The time and place for this event will be decided shortly by CNN.
Events coming up for Florida-Georgia weekend
By Stephanie Seltzer | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Most students on Halloween weekend are thinking parties, costumes and candy, but if you’re a college football fan the only thing you have on your mind is the Florida-Georgia game.
Katie Price a junior said, “The history, greatness and tradition of the event makes me really excited. Especially to go and see the bulldogs win!”