Columns & Opinion
Which Penitent Personality Are You?
As soon as Lent rolls around, the season of penance coaxes entirely new personalities out of Franciscan students. When repenting for their sins, most Frannies fall into one of five categories. Curious about your tendencies? Here is a complete guide to the Five Penitent Personalities. THE FAT TUESDAY FANATICS On the vigil of Ash Wednesday, […]
Advice Column: How to Snag an Engagement Ring
Dearest and most prudent Miss Tokar, I have a crisis. It’s already four weeks into the semester, and my ring finger still lacks a sparkly diamond. You see, I’m a senior, and I’m counting on my boyfriend to propose in time for graduation. Most of my household sisters have already bagged a fiancé, and […]
The Dearest Freshness Deep Down Things
St. John of the Cross distills the foundation and entire dynamism of the spiritual life into one cry of the heart: “Where have you hidden?” We recall that first precious encounter in John’s Gospel, pregnant with meaning and mystery: “What do you seek?” “Rabbi, where do you dwell?” For the heart that is […]
Pros and Cons: Beards or No Beards?
To beard or not to beard? That is the question. I have always disliked beards, though I don’t have a strong reason for doing so. I simply believe that men look better without them, and not having a beard is probably more convenient. However, since arriving at Franciscan University, I realized that many men here […]
Grandfather Aristotle on Being a Dramatic Christian
You tell me you are weary with life. I will tell you … We are all made for the stage. All grow up wanting to be a star – and rightly so! We grow envious of the actors, not because they are actors – nothing so vain – but precisely because they are not. To […]
If Thou Wilt Weep My Fortunes…
In the humble opinion of this proud man, the greatest scene of extrabiblical literature is the closure of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, “King Lear.” We follow the titular character’s sad steps, watching him stripped and stretched slowly out upon the rack of this tough world: a tragic king humbled unto the absolute, prepared for death–made humble, gentle […]
Bear VS The Baron Mascot
By: CECE RAZO Columnist Deep within the Ohio Valley, amidst the trees, leaves and greens, a beast awakens to the smell of a delicious meaty substance. The smell dances around his snout and coerces this 900-pound monster out of his cave. One paw at a time, he leaves his home in search for the promise […]
The Wait of a Heart
Anonymous Satire Column In a certain kingdom, in a certain valley, a small settlement atop a hill, Steubenvillage, was alive with people of all manner; one of whom is of particular interest to our tale: Francis Underhill. Francis was an honest and straightforward young man; he liked people to be straightforward and honest with him. […]
How the prolonged continuation of films has negatively impacted Marvel
By Daria Okruta Staff Writer Since the rise of comics in the 1960s, superheroes have been a common household name — ask anyone, and, odds are, they can name at least one of Marvel’s superheroes. In more recent years, the popular comic industry switched to film, creating more fans to enjoy these stories. However, Marvel Studio […]
A Practical Answer
Anonymous My heart sinks each time I rush from class to the cafeteria only to find hundreds of students beat me to it, making a line longer than a tenured professor’s tangents. After waiting far too long in the cold, I make it past the ID scanner and then am forced to endure the cacophony […]