Election 2016
NATIONAL NEWS: Apple works to reverse iPhone court order, GOP debate gets heated, College students fake hate crime
RACHEL RANDER STAFF WRITER Apple works to reverse court order to break into iPhone Apple is asking a court to reverse the rule given by the FBI to create a backdoor into the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook, reported the BBC on Feb. 25. Though the rule was ordered specifically for the […]
Conservative Column: Catholicism should impact everything, even one’s politics
KATE CLARE CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST Should your faith be an influence on your voting? I’m confused and concerned that we’re even asking this question. Catholicism should, maturely considered, influence every aspect of one’s personal life. The way we eat, the way we work, the way we enter relationship (filial, too!), the way we treat our cashiers […]
Liberal column: How far does faith’s reach in the public square extend?
JOSH MERLO LIBERAL COLUMNIST Voting. For some, it’s a civic duty; for others, it’s a burden that follows from a tiresome slog of campaign ad after campaign ad; for others, it’s a meaningless exercise because of how their particular district historically leans ideologically; and for some others, it is a part of living their religious […]
The problem with politics and how we have the power to change it
MELISSA SIEGLER STAFF WRITER The Washington Post recently published a controversial cartoon of Ted Cruz’s daughters depicted as monkeys doing his bidding. Donald Trump has made many headlines for rude attacks on his opponents, including Carly Fiorina, telling Rolling Stone magazine, “Look at that face! Would anybody vote for that?” He even insulted Iowa voters, […]
Catholic Values Column: 5 tips to make the most of election season
RACHEL DEL GUIDICE STAFF WRITER Let’s face it. Election season can, for some, be one of the most culturally detested seasons in the country. The outcome of what happens in November will determine if we are to remain a free nation or begin the path to becoming a socialistic state. On the Republican side, there […]
Young Americans for Freedom host voter drive for presidential primaries
MICHELLE FORTUNATO STAFF WRITER Franciscan University’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) sponsored an absentee ballot drive at the beginning of February in order to encourage students to vote in the November presidential election as well as the primaries. Iowa kicked off the presidential primary season with its caucus on Feb. 1. Primaries will […]
CONSERVATIVE COLUMN: Stop Treating the Presidential Candidates like they’re the Second Coming
KATE CLARE CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST One day, a presidential candidate will arise who will make the nation great again. One who promises that a political revolution is coming. A presidential candidate, maybe, who says she will be the champion for everyday Americans. A candidate who will heal, inspire, revive! One who will deliver new possibilities and […]
Young Americans for Freedom host debate watch party, encourage voting in primaries
MICHELLE FORTUNATO STAFF WRITER Franciscan University’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) hosted a Republican presidential debate watch party in Gentile Gallery on Jan. 28. Before the debate began, Adam Josefczyk of Forge Leadership Network encouraged students to apply for the Forge Leadership Summit. Students were animated as the debate began. They ate pizza […]
NATIONAL NEWS: Iowa Caucuses, Hillary Clinton, Social Media Ban on Gun Sales
BY RACHEL RANDER STAFF WRITER Republican presidential candidates square off in last debate before Iowa caucuses Fox News and Google held a GOP debate Jan. 27 in Iowa. Missing from the debate was frontrunner Donald Trump, who boycotted the debate due to issues with Fox News and moderator Megyn Kelly. Trump instead held a veterans’ […]