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Leo Brian Schafer Catholic Values Columnist Domestic News: US to execute first woman since 1953 Lisa Montgomery, convicted in 2004 of the double-murder of a pregnant woman and her unborn child, is scheduled for execution on Dec. 8, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Montgomery will become the first woman to receive capital punishment […]
Franciscan University welcomes its largest freshman class ever to campus
Edyta Wolk Editor-in-Chief After months of planning a safe and socially distanced return to school, the Franciscan University of Steubenville welcomed over 700 new students to campus this fall, breaking its record for largest incoming class. The fall 2020 undergraduate freshmen and transfer students add up to a total of 730 new faces on […]
News Briefs – National and International
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Kavanaugh confirmation vote postponed pending FBI probe The confirmation proceedings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hit another roadblock as the Senate requested an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh. President Donald Trump ordered the investigation on Friday, saying the investigation was to be “limited in scope […]
News Briefs – National and International
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST Following the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, calls have grown for legislatures across the country to take harder stances on gun violence, especially gun control. In addition to the usual Democratic supporters of gun control, some prominent conservatives have come out in support of […]