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BY JEAN-MARIE BRALLEY ISIS numbers estimated to be up to 31,500 The CIA said Thursday that the Islamic State fighters now number between 20,000 and 31,500, up from an estimated 10,000. ISIS numbers are growing due partially to an influx of foreign recruits. The foreign fighters hail from several different countries, including Western nations like […]
NEWS BRIEFS: National news
BY MELISSA SIEGLER Rare respiratory virus has been confirmed in several states
Daughters of Divine Mercy dance raises money for household retreat
BY ALESSIA SCOCCIA The Daughters of Divine Mercy hosted a dance at Franciscan University on Friday at 9 p.m. in the J.C. William’s Center. The theme of the household dance was Cowboys and Indians. Many students that attended the dance dressed in plaid and overalls. The Daughters of Divine Mercy hosted a dance last year […]
Students, locals join in national remembrance of aborted children
BY SAM BAILEY-LOOMIS Franciscan University Students for Life invited a large group of people to process to the tomb of the unborn on campus to observe the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children on Saturday after the 10 a.m. mass. A large group of students, locals and religious were present at the ceremony to […]
Festa d’Italia a success among students
BY MELISSA SOLANO Sept. 13, was filled with laughter, dancing and great food thanks to the Student Life’s Festa d’Italia. The annual event, which began at 7 p.m. in the Piazza di Santi, contained all the same elements that students have enjoyed about the event in years past. There was certainly no shortage of free, […]
Sacred Music honors St. Francis
BY ADRIANA PERRY Beautiful choral tones reverberated through the air in Christ the King Chapel for the St. Francis of Assisi Musical Tribute on September 4th. Eli Tamar, a composer whose music has been featured in various places such as Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburg, Prokofiev Museum and Jurgensen Chamber Hall in Moscow, as well […]
Waterline break near J.C. causes flooding, water shut-off
UPDATE BY ADRIANA PERRY Staff Writer Bright red and yellow caution tape encloses the remaining mound of dirt from the waterline break outside of the J.C. Williams Center on Friday. Physical plant workers did most of the work on Friday to fix the break that caused flooding and a water-shutoff to the J.C. While Physical […]
Editor-in-chief of Magnificat: ‘How to be a Pilgrim of the Absolute’
BY ERIN MADDEN “We are all pilgrims of the Absolute,” said the Rev. Peter Cameron OP, editor-in-chief of the prayer aid, Magnificat, on Tuesday evening in the Gentile Gallery. Around one hundred students were in attendance for the talk entitled “How to be a Pilgrim of the Absolute.” “I started to wonder if anything really […]
Student Government discusses budget, other concerns
BY MELISSA SOLANO AND ELIJAH SIMON Franciscan University’s student government met on Wednesday to discuss logistical items for the semester as well as to begin their first allocation of money to clubs. The treasurer’s report was given by Internal Auditor Billy Himpler. The treasury, after all prerequisites, totals at $12,330.33. The finance committee announced that […]