10 Feb, 2026
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Symposium talk addresses dating culture at Franciscan with tips from the trenches

ELOISA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER Over a hundred students flocked to listen to a talk on dating and marriage, part of Franciscan University of Steubenville’s annual Gift of Human Sexuality Symposium, on Thursday, Sept. 11. With standing room only in the Gentile Gallery, Matthew Breuninger, who holds a doctorate in psychology, commenced his presentation, “Advice on […]

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Talk raising issues of dating at Franciscan

ANTHONY BATALLA STAFF WRITER “What are we doing wrong?” This question was a serious concern for the multitude of students present at in the Gentile Gallery on Wednesday night. The gallery was filled up to standing room only for the event titled “Under Pressure: On the Tensions and Challenges of Dating at Franciscan” on April 18. […]

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Speaker encourages students to break Franciscan dating stereotypes

TERESA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER “I hate dating and I hate dating at Franciscan,” announced Franciscan’s counselor Matthew Burris on Thursday night in the Gentile Gallery. His talk, “Prudent Pursuing: A Faith and Reason Approach to Dating,” was part of the Metanoia Series aimed at providing the tools necessary for single persons and couples to utilize […]

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Corpus Christi hosts Love Games, puts couples to the test

RACHEL MILLER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Franciscan University students were greeted by pink and purple balloons and tables covered in rose petals as they streamed into the Gentile Gallery this past Saturday night, Feb. 11, to watch five hopeful couples compete in a series of challenges during Corpus Christi’s third annual Love Games. The event was […]

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Anscombe Society speaker advises students not to abandon friendship in dating

ALLEGRA THATCHER STAFF WRITER The adviser for Franciscan University’s branch of the Anscombe Society said that people place too much emphasis on marriage as the natural end of something as simple as a casual date when he spoke Feb. 18. Brandon McGinley’s talk, titled “Courting, Casual Dating, Hook-up Culture, Obsession with Discerning,” took place in […]