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Veritas Society decides Lord’s Days should be abolished
By Thomas Schmiesing Staff Writer After an intense debate with many excellent arguments from both sides, the Veritas Society passed the motion to “Abolish Household Lord’s Days” 46 to 32, with seven constituents abstaining at 7 p.m. in the Gentile Gallery. Joe Prendergast, a senior philosophy major, and Ian Jaskolka, a sophomore computer science major, […]
Students Vote that Catholic Teaching Allows for Belief in Aliens
By Emma Davis Staff Writer The proposition of “Catholic Teaching Allows for Belief in Aliens” was passed in a vote of 32 to 21 at the first Dumb Ox Debate of the semester, arranged by the Veritas Society. Members of the Veritas Society and individuals in attendance gathered to voice their opinions on this motion […]
Dumb Ox Debate votes to shut down AI tech
By Eleanor O’Hagan Staff Writer In a vote of 37 to 22, the motion “This house believes that the creation of artificial intelligence should be shut down now” was passed at the semester’s final Dumb Ox Debate, hosted by the Veritas Society. Both members of the Veritas Society and those in attendance had the opportunity […]
Students, professors debate Harry Potter and children’s reading
By Eleanor O’Hagan Staff Writer Students voted 68-53 at the Veritas Society’s Dumb Ox Debate to affirm the house’s motion that “You shouldn’t let your kids read ‘Harry Potter’” on March 26 in the Gentile Gallery. Arguments that J.K. Rowling’s books promote disobedience to authority, witchcraft and lack of morals led the majority of those […]
Franciscan Students debate the morality of being a Billionaire
By Liam Roddy Staff Writer Franciscan students gathered to debate whether billionaires should be allowed to exist at the semester’s first Dumb Ox Debate on Jan. 29 in the Gentile Gallery. This parliamentary style debate, put on by Franciscan University’s Veritas Society, posed the question of whether or not it is moral and in agreement […]
20th Dumb Ox Debate decides that you should delete your Instagram
Photo by Mary-Grace Byers Estelle Mandeville Staff Writer On Sunday, Sept. 20, the Dumb Ox Debate, which was the first of the semester and the first in Finnegan Fieldhouse, decided that you should delete your Instagram account. The motion the house presented was, “This house believes that you should delete your Instagram.” It won by […]
Capitalism under attack at closest Dumb Ox Debate in history
CHRISTOPHER DACANAY DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Orators and spectators vied closely for argumentative supremacy on the evening of March 1 in the Gentile Gallery during the 19th Dumb Ox Debate. The debate’s motion, “This house believes that American capitalism undermines the Catholic view of society,” generated plenty of spirited opinions from a relatively smaller crowd. Senior Alex Denley, affirming, clarified […]
Dumb Ox Debate wrangles with theory of Darwinian evolution
CHRISTOPHER DACANAY DISTRIBUTION MANAGER A battle of biology, faith and history erupted during the 18th Dumb Ox Debate over the motion: “This house believes that Darwinian evolution is the best explanation for the diversification of life on earth,” Sunday night Feb. 16 in the Gentile Gallery. Speaking first in affirmation of the motion was Derek Doroski, who holds a doctorate in biomedical engineering. Doroski preceded his stance […]
Dumb Ox debate stirs up issue of modernization in the church
CHRISTOPHER DACANAY STAFF WRITER Opinions clashed over the state of the Catholic Church at the 14th Dumb Ox Debate Sunday night in the Gentile Gallery. Drawing a hefty attendance of nearly 200, the debate’s motion stated, “This house believes that the crisis in the church is due to modernizing the church.” First to speak was freshman Nate Lamansky, affirming the motion. Lamansky […]
Traditional schooling versus homeschooling divides Dumb Ox Debate
CHRISTOPHER DACANAY STAFF WRITER Students clashed over what style of schooling is superior as the Gentile Gallery became a house divided against itself Sunday night, Oct. 20 during the 13th Dumb Ox Debate. The event treated students to a lively parliamentary-style debate over a divisive motion: “This house believes that homeschooling is inferior to traditional schooling.” Attendance […]