Beauty
Physical plant staff explains university’s recycling practices
By MJ Cadman Staff Writer While daydreaming in class, a student peered out of his classroom and into the hallway, where he became interested in the actions of the student custodial worker outside. This worker came to empty the trash. He opened the container that had different sections for trash and recyclables. First, he emptied […]
Women’s panel answers questions about vocational calling
Photo by Elena Mirus Jen Hantz Staff Writer A panel of ladies lined the front of the Gentile Gallery while young female students filled the tables at “Beauty and the present moment: Your future vocation and singlehood” event Thursday at 9 p.m., intended to teach students how to live out their singlehood while awaiting their […]
President’s Perspective: Beauty
FR. DAVE PIVONKA, TOR I still look out my office window. It’s beautiful, but it’s just so … so wrong, weird, different, not sure the right word. The trees are all budding, the ends of each of the branches are deep red, and every day more of the trees come alive. The yellow daffodils are popping out all around campus. And there are those little […]
Travel Log: Medieval Spain, a lesson in all beauty
WILLIAM SPINNENWEBER FINE ARTS COLUMNIST Sir Roger Scruton’s recent and untimely death inspired my new philosophical hunt into matters of aesthetics and beauty. After all, real beauty is a fine art unto itself. Scruton said once, “Beauty has fallen into disrepute … There has been a huge cultural shift, an almost deliberate attempt to expel beauty from the place in […]
Fine Arts Column: Beauty and the human person – Palestrina in Rome
WILLIAM SPINNENWEBBER FINE ARTS COLUMNIST True art is an expression of the beauty of God, and man, who is created in his image and likeness, participates in this divine economy through his custody of the created world. Without arts – especially literature, poetry, and music – man loses vital mediums to portray his miseries and joys. “Gaudium et Spes,” the Vatican II document on the Church in […]
Austria Column: A new perspective
EDYTA WOLK AUSTRIA COLUMNIST Here in Gaming, everywhere we look is absolute craziness. 5 a.m. starts and 1 a.m. nights, missing trains and running to catch one-minute connections, waking up 10 minutes before class on Monday and realizing that you forgot to do your homework during your weekend in Paris… Honestly, it can get pretty […]
Theology on Tap speaker emphasizes the power of beauty
NOEMY BANUELOS STAFF WRITER Franciscan University of Steubenville’s inaugural Theology on Tap for this fall semester was held on Thursday, Sept. 20 at Froelich’s Bar and Dine at 7 p.m. The topic for the event was beauty through the channels of faith, hope, and love. Speaker Jennifer Holmstrom intrigued the roomful of eager graduate and […]
Guest speakers from household affirm women in dignity
ELOISA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER Mulieres Clarae Dei household presented messages to women concerning their intrinsic feminine dignity, turning to Our Lady for inspiration, at Franciscan University’s Women’s Ministry on Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Titled “The Scope of Femininity: your unique feminine identity, rooted in Mary,” the talk was held in the Fireside Lounge and […]
Critic’s Corner: The age-old book and movie debate
ALLEGRA THATCHER CRITIC’S CORNER COLUMNIST Books or movies is a question commonly asked in “would you rather” type games. You can probably guess which side I go to on principle. But does it have to be a choice? Too often, we get caught up in comparisons. In the book, that didn’t happen. In the movie, […]
Fine Arts Column: Remake or mistake?
PATRICIA VOIGT FINE ARTS COLUMNIST Many of you may know that the Theatre Department’s main-stage play this semester is the radio show “Merry Christmas, George Bailey.” Some people have approached me asking about this “remake” of the movie, and the question always trips me up, because it’s not a remake. Or is it? How often […]