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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 […]
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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 […]
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Ohio abortion clinics not meeting regulations
BY RACHEL DELGUIDICE Life News reported on Aug. 29th that all Ohio abortion facilities are out of compliance with Ohio law, yet these clinics continue to perform abortions. Thanks to stricter laws, the numbers of abortion clinics in Ohio have been trickling down. Today, eight abortion clinics remain in Ohio. Cincinnati.com reports that the Columbus […]
Household Olympics faced scheduling, weather challenges
BY SAMANTHA BAILEY-LOOMIS On Saturday, Franciscan University hosted their annual Household Olympics in the Finnegan Fieldhouse. Students of all grade levels participated in the games through each household. The students banded together representing each men’s and women’s household by dressing in household colors, participating in team bonding, and most notably, competing in games against other […]
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Cease-fire between Ukraine and Pro-Russian rebels
BY MELISSA SIEGLER Ukraine and the Pro-Russian rebels have agreed to a ceasefire that will end almost five months of fighting. The New York Times reported that negotiators representing all involved parties said that the ceasefire was to begin on Friday, Sept. 5, at 6 p.m. local time (11 a.m. Eastern time). However, it was […]
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Many fear another attack this 9/11
BY MELISSA SIEGLER As we approach the 13th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001 and the second anniversary of the terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, many are worried that another attack is imminent after 11 airplanes went missing from a Libyan airport, reportedly at […]
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ISIS kills second journalist, threatens a third
BY MELISSA SIEGLER On Tuesday, Sept. 2, a video surfaced of the terrorist group ISIS killing 31-year-old journalist, Steven Sotloff, who disappeared in Syria in 2013. The ISIS militant who beheaded Sotloff warned that if the U.S. “continues to strike our people, our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people.” This statement […]
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Obama has delayed action on immigration
BY JEAN-MARIE BRALLEY President Obama will not act on immigration until after the mid-term elections in November, said White House officials Saturday. They said this decision was made in an effort to avoid politicizing the immigration issue and causing potential harm to a future overhaul. In June, the president said he would act by the […]