Sirilla-Harrold wins SG election in landslide
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST A hectic and almost completely virtual Franciscan University Student Government election season came to a finish Friday, when Athanasius Sirilla and Clement Harrold were elected its next president and vice president. The Sirilla-Harrold campaign ran on a platform including 20 policies the pair said they would advocate for if elected to office. They defeated Emma Vansuch and Patrick O’Brien’s campaign, which had made mental health […]
FUSG Election 2020: Vansuch-O’Brien
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Emma Vansuch isn’t letting a lack of formal Student Government experience stop her from running to be next year’s president. Vansuch, a junior resident assistant in Sts. Louis and Elizabeth Halls, has teamed up with fellow RA Patrick O’Brien to form one of two tickets running to be next year’s Student Government president […]
FUSG Election 2020: Sirilla-Harrold
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST For juniors Athanasius Sirilla and Clement Harrold, serving as Franciscan University Student Government’s president and vice president means one thing above all: to be the voice of the students. “The mission of Student Government is to represent students to the administration and the administration to the students,” said Sirilla in a phone call Saturday. […]
Contingency concerns addressed at FUSG meeting
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Worries about Franciscan University Student Government’s contingency funds arose again at Wednesday’s formal meeting. The previous week, many senators grasped the situation — that only $13,600 remained to fund the rest of the semester, including Grad Week — for the first time when they realized they had spent 22 percent of their contingency funds on a […]
News Briefs – National and International
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Sanders becomes Dem. frontrunner after Nevada primary Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders emerged as the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination after a commanding performance in the Nevada primary Saturday. Sanders received 46 percent of Nevada’s county delegates, 26.4 percent more than the runner-up, former Vice President Joe Biden. Previously, Sanders had finished a […]
‘I’m a fruit of Franciscan University’: Grad appointed New Zealand bishop
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST When the phone rang toward the end of 2019, the Rev. Michael Gielen was in Rome, preparing to return to his homeland of New Zealand after a three-month sabbatical. Over the past several weeks, Gielen had visited the Holy Land for the first time, studied at Oxford in England and […]
Catholic Values Column: Jean Vanier and the problem with ‘living saints’
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST The legacy of another so-called modern–day saint went up in flames Saturday, when it was revealed that Jean Vanier, a proponent for individuals with disabilities who died last May, lived a public life of deceit. Vanier, seen by many as a saint during his 90 years, manipulated at least six women into having […]
FUSG spends 22% of contingency on U.N. conference, gym equipment
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Just over $17,530 remained in Franciscan University Student Government’s contingency fund at the start of Wednesday’s meeting. By its end, that amount had dropped roughly 22 percent. After the three allocations approved by the Senate that day totaled $3,933.99, the amount in contingency was reduced to around $13,600 with ten more weeks left in the semester, not including Grad […]
Filipinos for Christ club recognized by FUSG
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Franciscan University Student Government approved a new club celebrating Filipino heritage during its formal meeting Wednesday. Spring Bill #13 called for the recognition of Filipinos for Christ as an official Student Government club. According to club president Brother Mike Sibal, MIC, the club is open to all students. About 50 people […]
Memento Mori: A call to martyrdom?
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST “Frater, memento mori.” “Brother, remember your death.” This phrase can be traced back to a group called the Hermits of St. Paul in France, who were known to begin each conversation with it – a constant reminder of their impending demise and a call to be prepared for it when the time comes. What a thought, isn’t it? Just imagine recalling a […]