editorial
Speak up
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Well, lovely readers, this is not how we expected our semester to go. I am sad, frustrated, confused, angry, disappointed, uncertain. This is my last semester, and so much was left unfinished. I’m sure that even those of you who are not seniors feel this way too. Teachers and faculty as well, we are all sad beyond words at […]
Not tomorrow, but the present: Transferring time to what is weighty
VERONICA NOVOTNY ASSISTANT EDITOR I chose to stay in my dorm writing this editorial instead of going out sledding with friends. Yes, it was a choice. Yes, it was not necessarily my favorite decision I have ever made. I could have chosen to write this editorial as well as complete other assignments earlier in the […]
Why I don’t drink Pepsi
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF As many of you probably know by now, I am from the great state of Georgia, the heart of Coca-Cola country. If you go into certain restaurants near me and order a soda, your receipt will simply say “Coke.” Imagine, then, my difficulty upon coming to Steubenville, Ohio, and being surrounded by Pepsi. Needless to say, it was not an easy transition. Over […]
The commitment of a pen
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF This summer, I pulled out all my old notebooks from my freshman through junior years at Franciscan in hopes of finding information useful for my thesis. I opened up notebook after notebook — written unabashedly in pencil — and I was disappointed. Not because I couldn’t find information for my thesis, but because the notes I had taken […]
Letter from the Editor: The crosses we bear
RACHEL MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR Have you ever thought about Simon of Cyrene? I wonder about him sometimes, how he felt as he helped Jesus carry the cross to Golgotha. How strange, really. Think about it. We know there were crowds gathered watching all that transpired, friends and foes alike, but when the soldiers decided to […]
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: Joy and freedom in the routine
ALLEGRA THATCHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF If I asked you where you’d like to be right now, I doubt you would answer “in class,” “in the library studying” or even “on campus.” If you’re anything like me, especially after fall break, all you want is to be somewhere else, doing something besides school. You’ve tasted freedom from school […]
Letter from the editor: To whom much is given…
RACHEL MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR “Everyone to whom much is given, of him much will be required” (Luke 12:48). I was sitting at my desk the other day, filling out my absentee ballot, when these words came to mind. It was a strange moment, and I became uncomfortably aware of the weight of the pen in […]
Editorial: Adapting to change: a response to God’s call
RACHEL MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR This calendar year, I feel like my life has been a string of change and adaptation followed by more change and adaptation and so on. Last semester, I was in “Austria,” meaning that I was hopping around from England to Romania, switching my focus back and forth from school assignments to […]
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 […]