IDEAS
FUSG spends 22% of contingency on U.N. conference, gym equipment
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Just over $17,530 remained in Franciscan University Student Government’s contingency fund at the start of Wednesday’s meeting. By its end, that amount had dropped roughly 22 percent. After the three allocations approved by the Senate that day totaled $3,933.99, the amount in contingency was reduced to around $13,600 with ten more weeks left in the semester, not including Grad […]
Club combats culture of death on public stage
NOEMY BANUELOS STAFF WRITER During a time of great spiritual and political trial, when belief is tested and morals are attacked, there is one club at Franciscan University of Steubenville that stands out with a purpose of defending Catholic moral and social teaching on the world stage. The Intercollegiate Defense of Equality and Solidarity Club, […]
FUSG elects new senators
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Four senators were elected to Franciscan University Student Government on Feb. 14 after several resignations left positions unoccupied. Sophomore Patrick Bouchard and seniors Alex Hyland and Loren Shillinglaw faced no opposition for their seats, but several people vied for the sole junior senate seat. Joseph Starcher won the election, which […]
Speaker gives insights on methods in women’s health
HANNAH CRITES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In response to the cultural norm of using immoral modes of birth control, Franciscan’s chapter of the Intercollegiate Defense of Equality and Solidarity (IDEAS) sponsored a talk introducing a new method of monitoring women’s health. Weronika Janczuk, the regional director of Fertility Education and Medical Management, spoke to a crowd of mostly […]
Franciscan University’s chapter of the Intercollegiate Defense of Equality and Solidarity returns from trip to United Nations Headquarters
During spring break, seven members of Franciscan University’s chapter of the Intercollegiate Defense of Equality and Solidarity (IDEAS) spent their time working with the Statistical Commission on sustainable development goals. The United Nations recently created a list of 17 global goals that it wants to achieve by 2030, such as eradicating poverty and ending gender […]
New Franciscan club visits United Nations, advocates pro-life, pro-family values internationally
BY GRACIE WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER IDEAS, a new Franciscan University club advocating the pro-life cause on an international scale, hosted its first official event April 7 at 9 p.m. to present on its trip to the United Nations over spring break. Working together with several nongovernmental organizations (NGO), the club offers support as youth on […]