TOR apostolate and alumna shares experience in musical therapy
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF While many people have heard of music therapy, one apostolate of the TORs has spent her time after college investing in this field. Anna Goedtke, a graduate from the University of Minnesota with a bachelors in music therapy, spoke to students and faculty on Wednesday about her profession as a music therapist […]
Letter from the Editor: The greatest lesson Franciscan taught me
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF We all know the phrase, “Academically excellent, passionately Catholic” that stands as the face of Franciscan University. No doubt that is what it is, but it is so much more than those four words showcase. It’s about the friend I sat next to first day of class as a freshman who is […]
Year-long catechetical mission in Alaska opens doors to evangelization
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Franciscan University students are familiar with spending a week over spring break in a place like Haiti or Arizona doing various mission work such as visiting the sick, bringing fresh water to those in poverty and teaching the faith. Very few ever consider a full-year mission trip, and even fewer think of […]
Media and Faith Conference provides tools to communicate truth and beauty
MARGARET BOYLAN & ALLEGRA THATCHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & ASSISTANT EDITOR The weekend of April 6 and 7 saw the edification of many future as well as current media makers through the Media and Faith Conference that took place on Franciscan University’s campus in SS. Cosmas and Damian Hall. Hosted by the Communications Department and the Troubadour, […]
The man who tells the story of Franciscan through various mediums
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF sEven after 20 years of working the same job, the public relations manager in the Marketing and Communications Department said the variety of the job is what keeps him coming back. Tom Sofio began working at Franciscan University in the fall of 1998, moving from Spokane, WA, so he would be closer […]
Talk explains how healing in suffering causes individuals to grow
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “No one wants to talk about pain,” said director of the Department of Psychology to students gathered for the second talk of the symposium of suffering, sponsored by the Counseling Center. Regina Boerio, chair of the Department of Psychology, spoke to Franciscan University students on Feb. 27 in a talk entitled “The […]
Lady Barons lacrosse team victorious in first AMCC game
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Lady Barons lacrosse team registered a 14-9 win over Hilbert College on March 23. The Lady Barons maintained the lead for the entirety of the game, scoring two goals in the first five minutes. Franciscan kept the lead into the end of the first period by a score of 6-3. At […]
Letter from the Editor: Lent as a spiritual springtime
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF What is going on with this weather? One day the sun is out, it’s 70 degrees, and the next it’s blizzarding snow and ice. Granted, the latter half is definitely more appropriate this time of year, but I feel more people appreciate the warmth. Anyway, enough about the weather; let’s talk Lent. […]
Letter from the editor: The present moment
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “O present moment, you belong to me, whole and entire, I desire to use you as best I can.” For many seniors, the end of our college career hit them back in September. For me, it didn’t hit until January. Ringing in the new year in 2018, I realized some very big […]
Various breaks in water pipes due to age affect the city and the university
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “School closed, classes canceled due to water main break,” was a message many Franciscan students received last fall. In the beginning of January, as staff at Franciscan prepared for a day’s work on a cold Monday morning, they were also given a similar message. “School closed due to water main break.” Many […]