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Presidential election ends in tie, senate breaks tie by one vote
By Peter Baugher Staff Writer Franciscan University Student Government (FUSG) resolved a tie in the 2023 presidential election during its April 19 meeting. On April 18, Franciscan students voted for class senators, student body president and vice president for the 2023-2024 academic year. The vote for presidency ended in a tie between Stefan Fianderio and […]
Presidential Candidates Interview: Stefan Fiandeiro and Ryan Kay
By Peter Elijah Lim Staff Writer 1. Your campaign slogan is “Bridge the Gap.” How do you plan to embody this slogan and how did you create it? Stefan: The ‘Bridge the Gap’ mentality came from the experience Ryan and I had transferring here in Fall 2022. We got involved in the campus life through […]
Presidential Candidates Interview: Elise Langlois and Nick Smith
By Peter Elijah Lim Staff Writer 1. How do you plan to embody your slogan and how did you create it? Elise & Nick: Instead of a slogan, we decided to go straight with our four main campaign points and those are advocacy, approachability, athletics, and fun. 2. What’s your experience working with Student Government […]
Presidential Candidates Interview: Gabe Denley and Celine Najm
By Peter Elijah Lim Staff Writer 1. Your campaign slogan is “Make Beauty Visible.” How do you plan to embody this slogan and how did you create it? Denley & Najm: We wanted our slogan to communicate that there is beauty at Franciscan, it’s just not always visible. We plan to embody this through our […]
FUSG funds harmonium, provides updates on Prager talk
By Peter Baugher Staff Writer Student Government passed bills to fund election day events and the Harmonium Project, in addition to providing updates on Grad Week and the Dennis Prager event at its April 12 meeting. Spring Bill 29, titled “Allocation of Funds to FUSG for Election Day,” originally allocated $993.25 to provide the presidential […]
Budgets assigned to clubs, organizations by FUSG
By Peter Baugher Staff Writer Franciscan University Student Government (FUSG) passed a budget bill for twenty student clubs and organizations during its meeting on Wednesday, April 5. In the weeks prior to Wednesday’s meeting, club leaders had been working with their Student Government representatives, the FUSG Budget Committee and the rest of Student Government to […]
Solemnity celebrated with food, trivia
By Peyton Voorheis Staff Writer Free food and Marian trivia were the highlights of March 25’s Annunciation Fest, the second part of a back-to-back weekend of feast day festivals in the J.C. Williams Center. Student Government and Brotherhood of St. Francis men’s household collaborated to sponsor the Annunciation Fest. The festivities began at 6:30 p.m. […]
Student government funds social work club
By Peter Baugher Staff Writer Franciscan University Student Government funded the recently resurrected social work club during its weekly meeting on March 8 at 11:00 a.m. Spring Bill 17 allocated $210 to the Social Work Club, which has not been active for a number of semesters. Students in the social work program wish to restart […]
FUSG restores FATAL Funding
By Peter Baugher Staff Writer Franciscan University Student Government (FUSG) passed Fall Bill 16 at its March 1 meeting, restoring some funding to Franciscan’s FATAL ultimate team. On Jan. 25, 2023, FUSG allocated over $900 to FATAL under Fall Bill 2. However, FUSG repealed Fall Bill 2 on Feb. 1 with the impression that FATAL […]
Student government debates water situation
By Peter Baugher Staff Writer Clean water and accountability dominated the conversation during the Franciscan University Student Government (FUSG) meeting on Wednesday at 11 a.m. During comments for the good of the order, freshman Sen. Andrew VanDevere said that he believes the university administration is not keeping the student body informed on the cleanliness of […]