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Your vote is your voice
Leo Brian Schafer Independent Voter The last time a United States presidential election was won by a candidate not representing the Democrat or Republican parties was 1848. The last time a “third-party” candidate won the popular vote of a single state was 1968. The last time a “third-party” candidate won more than 5% of the […]
For: Voting third party is a waste
Francesco Pinque Staff Writer In this upcoming election, every single vote counts. The term “counts,” in this case, is not meant in a merely quantitative sense, but rather in a very qualitative way. A choice between the two candidates implies a choice between two wildly different sets of values. Each vote, then, has a telos, […]
RCIA program fosters community for the newly Catholic
MAGGIE PAWSEY STAFF WRITER The Easter Vigil is always exciting for Franciscan University, but for seven students in particular, it would mark the first day of the rest of their lives. The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) group on campus presented seven students to be welcomed into the Catholic Church this year. Three […]