Debate
Dorm Visitation Policies are fair.
By Peter Baugher Staff Writer “Lady in the Hall…. Man in the Hall” All of us here at Franciscan University have witnessed the school’s visitation policies, whether or not we are dating. These policies may sometimes seem annoying or inconvenient. However, they exist for a reason and are perfectly fair and responsible under Christian moral […]
Against absurdly fussy visitation policies
By Bethany Doudna Staff Writer I acknowledge that a good Catholic campus, such as ours aspires to be, must obviously have a code of conduct relating to dorm visitation. However, there are quite a few particulars of Franciscan University’s visitation policies that I find unreasonable. St. Junipero Serra Hall, for example, holds Open House Hours […]
Veritas Charity Debate teases households in raucous night
Photo by Mary-Grace Byers Francesco Pinque Staff Writer Sunday evening, the Veritas Society held their first Dumb Ox Charity Debate of the semester in Finnegan Fieldhouse, a tongue-in-cheek discussion of households. The motion was “This house believes that your household shouldn’t exist.” While the structure of the Charity Debate resembled other Dumb Ox Debates with […]
Dumb Ox Debate questions if faithful Catholics must vote for Trump
Christopher Dacanay Distribution Manager Over 200 students filled the Finnegan Fieldhouse the evening of Oct. 11 to witness the 21st Veritas Society Dumb Ox Debate regarding the Catholic vote in the upcoming United States presidential election. The debate’s motion was “This house believes that faithful Catholics must vote for Trump in the upcoming election.” Before […]
FUSG debates advisory resolution advocating for use of patens at campus masses
Edyta Wolk Editor-in-Chief At its meeting Wednesday, Sept. 30, Franciscan University Student Government voted to table a resolution concerning the use of patens after it was debated on the senate floor. Fall Bill 20, sponsored by Sen. Bridget Whoriskey, submitted to the senate an advisory resolution asking for the use of patens at all […]
Debate rules praise and worship music permissible in liturgy
CINDY WOLFE STAFF WRITER One hundred and seventy-five students gathered in the Gentile Gallery on Sunday, April 14, to debate whether praise and worship music should be used in the liturgy. Speakers presented diverse opinions regarding the motion: “This house believes that praise and worship music should have a place in the liturgy.” The motion […]
Comedic debate rules immature men cause dating scarcity
CINDY WOLFE STAFF WRITER Over 350 students eagerly crowded the chairs, floor and any open space in the Gentile Gallery on Sunday, March 31, to attend and participate in a debate on the cause of the claimed lack of dating at Franciscan University of Steubenville. The motion that evening, “This house believes that the lack […]
Veritas Society confronts modern secular world with apologetical zeal
NOEMY BANUELOS STAFF WRITER In today’s world, moral relativism abounds, and society is crowded with questions of whether God even exists. In spring 2018, a group of young idealists set out to prepare Franciscan University of Steubenville students to combat modern dilemmas presented by the secular world with a strong, faith-filled approach. Thus, the Veritas […]
Veritas Society debates Christendom College counterpart
JACOB WATSON LIBERAL COLUMNIST From Friday, Feb. 8, to Sunday, Feb. 10, Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Veritas Society visited Christendom College for two debates with Christendom’s Chester-Belloc Debate Society. In the fall of 2018, the Chester-Belloc Debate Society (CBDS) invited the Veritas Society to Christendom College for two debates. The Veritas Society accepted the invitation, […]
Club seeks to defend truth through new debate style
ELOISA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER The St. Justin Martyr Forum, a new avenue for practical and formative debate training at Franciscan University of Steubenville, debuted on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m. Unlike any other debate club, the St. Justin Martyr Forum presents its members with an original style of debating, temporarily dubbed “Theory Application Debate” […]