Young Americans for Freedom leads trip campaigning for Virginia pro-life senate candidate
RACHAEL WHITMAN STAFF WRITER Franciscan University’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) brought 25 student-volunteers to Virginia over the All Saints break in order to promote the pro-life cause in the November election. Students traveled to Roanoke, Virginia, to canvass in support of Nancy Dye for the Virginia senate. The volunteers were given a […]
Midnight Madness kicks off Franciscan basketball season
RACHAEL WHITMAN STAFF WRITER Students packed the Finnegan Fieldhouse on Oct. 24 for Midnight Madness, an event that celebrated the kick-off of the women’s and men’s basketball seasons. The new head coach for men’s basketball, Georgo Vargo encouraged fans in attendance to come out to the basketball home games, saying they can help the teams with […]
National News Briefs: Paul Ryan running for Speaker of the House, Hillary Clinton faces 11-hour Benghazi hearing, Aurora theater shooter assaulted by another inmate
SAMANTHA PANGRAZIO STAFF WRITER Congressman Paul Ryan running for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is widely expected to succeed John Boehner and win the election for House Speaker in the upcoming week. The House of Representatives faces a budget deadline in December. If it fails to pass a budget, the government will face shutdown […]
Franciscan volleyball falls short on Senior Day, in a 4-way tie for second place in conference
ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University volleyball could not find an answer to the University of Pitt.-Bradford, losing in four sets 25-21, 21-25, 21-25 and 17-25 on Senior Day, the team’s last home game of the year. “It was disappointing for our seniors,” said Head Coach Kelly Herrmann. “They want to win every match but […]
Student-directed ‘The Jeweler’s Shop’ presented by Franciscan students
KATIE CADIGAN STAFF WRITER “The Jeweler’s Shop” by Karol Wojtyla, who later became Pope St. John Paul II, was performed by Franciscan University students in the Gentile Gallery on Oct. 23 and was met by hearty applause. Some were moved to tears while the character Anna, played by freshman Emily Flood, was on stage. Student […]
Campus security to begin putting car boots on unregistered vehicles
JOHN GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER Franciscan University’s office of campus security will be implementing a new campus-wide car policy in an effort to uphold its mission statement, which says that campus security seeks to “provide a safe and secure learning, working, and living environment.” As of October 23, campus security will begin applying a restrictive car […]
Enough with the participation trophies
ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR I used to play a lot of sports when I was younger. Peewee soccer until fourth grade. Volleyball from fourth through eighth grade. Tee-ball all the way up to “big girl” fast pitch softball. Heck, I was even a cheerleader for eight years, receiving two varsity letters for cheerleading (and yes, […]
Franciscan volleyball beats Altoona in 2014 title rematch
RACHAEL WHITMAN STAFF WRITER The Lady Barons volleyball team won in straight sets against Penn St.-Altoona on Sept. 29 in the two teams’ first meeting since last year’s championship game. Last year in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship, Penn St.-Altoona was winning 2-0 when the Lady Barons came back strong to win the last […]
9/11 flag memorial calls to mind lost souls, American values
MARIA SULZAN STAFF WRITER Over time, memory folds into history; history folds into age, and age folds into myth. In preparation for the memorial of Sept. 11, 2001, Franciscan University’s Young Americans for Freedom club gathered late Thursday night to plant a garden of 2989 flags in the St. John Paul II Library courtyard for […]