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Letter from the Editor: The agony of a writer
By Mia Brounstein Editor-in-Chief Sometimes I wonder why writing never seems to get easier. Every time I sit down to draft a letter from the editor, I find myself agonizing over what I can possibly say, what will resonate with readers and express something authentic and important. I undoubtedly fail in one or more of […]
Letter from the Editor: Prudent consumption of the media
Edyta Wolk Editor-in-Chief “Prudence is the knowledge of what to seek and what to avoid.” – St. Augustine. As someone who works in media, I am constantly discerning the best way to engage in this field while remaining uncompromising in my pursuit of virtue. Many recent events have brought this challenge to the forefront of […]
A trifecta of tips for thriving on the hill
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Welcome and welcome back, Troubadour readers! There is such a freshness in the air right now, can you feel it? With the new semester, new students, new president and new chances to glorify God daily, the world looks bright. Yet with all the newness this semester promises, some things will never change. School is […]
Letter from the editor: Letting go of a season
ALLEGRA THATCHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Welcome to April: the time of the semester when the weather is finally warm enough to enjoy and everyone is far too busy running around to enjoy it. The seasons have shifted from winter to spring. When they shift from spring to summer, some pretty drastic changes will take place — the […]
Letter from the Editor: Gratitude for printer pains and snowstorms
ALLEGRA THATCHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF It’s a strange thought that Franciscan University students after this year’s freshman class won’t know the pain of having to walk all the way up to the academic buildings to print something out. Now, they can just print papers in their dorms (theoretically). This year’s seniors are the last class to know […]
Letter from the editor: A crisis of integrity
ALLEGRA THATCHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Franciscan University community is experiencing a crisis of integrity. There are two definitions of integrity, and I’m referring to both: morality, as well as being whole and undivided. We as a community have been hit with the same shattering blow to our unity that the Church as a whole has experienced […]
Editorial: Boxing up holiness
ALLEGRA THATCHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Are you traditional or charismatic? What’s your Myers-Briggs type? As a senior, I’ve heard my fair share of funny and bizarre conversations around campus. I’ve participated in quite a few. Myers-Briggs was fun for the first year or so until it became obsessive. And it’s commendable to debate hot topics if everyone […]
Letter from the editor: Be still and rest
HANNAH CRITES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF We are halfway through the semester now. This print for the Troubadour is the third of six, midterms are rapidly approaching, seniors working on their theses are realizing that their summer research wasn’t sufficient enough. It’s amazing how quickly it passes by, but I’m realizing that in the midst of all the […]
Embrace not fitting into the ‘Frannie’ mold
LAUREN RAMSEYER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF There are so many “lasts” that have been accruing as a senior at Franciscan University making my way toward the graduation finish line. Trying to find a topic for my final editorial has been very difficult. How did I want my final contribution to this paper for which I have spent so […]
The beauty of life in suffering
LAUREN RAMSEYER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In this culture of death in which we find ourselves, it is hard to stumble on something that actually surprises me in our morally depraved society. That sounds jaded, and perhaps it is, but once you come to realize that people actually want to murder their children in the womb, euthanize people […]