letter from the editor
Letter from the Editor: The greatest lesson Franciscan taught me
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF We all know the phrase, “Academically excellent, passionately Catholic” that stands as the face of Franciscan University. No doubt that is what it is, but it is so much more than those four words showcase. It’s about the friend I sat next to first day of class as a freshman who is […]
Editorial: Breaking down walls of our self-consciousness
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR Probably most Franciscan students have either said or heard that what makes our university unique is the community. When we visited Franciscan, people reached out to us, and during freshman orientation our heads were swimming with names and faces, some of which went in one ear and out the other. What […]
Letter from the Editor: Lent as a spiritual springtime
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF What is going on with this weather? One day the sun is out, it’s 70 degrees, and the next it’s blizzarding snow and ice. Granted, the latter half is definitely more appropriate this time of year, but I feel more people appreciate the warmth. Anyway, enough about the weather; let’s talk Lent. […]
Letter from the Editor: Social media challenge
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR It recently came to my attention that I would like to see more “everyday” moments on social media. I’d like to see more of my friends who aren’t getting engaged, graduating, starting new relationships or having huge milestones about finding God in their “everyday” lives fill up my social media. What […]
Letter from the editor: The present moment
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “O present moment, you belong to me, whole and entire, I desire to use you as best I can.” For many seniors, the end of our college career hit them back in September. For me, it didn’t hit until January. Ringing in the new year in 2018, I realized some very big […]
Letter from the editor: Exploring new things
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR It’s funny what we tell ourselves we can’t do. There are many occasions, especially in college, when we say, “I can write that paper in one night,” or “I can study the night before.” The outcome of these I’m sure depends on the person. Yet the fact is that behind all […]
Letter from the editor: God’s presence in times of calamity
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A little over a week ago, our country remembered a tragic event. Sixteen years ago, a devastating act of terrorism hit New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., that shook the country. Over the past two weeks, we have seen natural disasters come crashing in on the southeastern states with the devastation of […]
Letter from the editor: Looking ahead
MARGARET BOYLAN ASSISTANT EDITOR Maybe it’s just me, but I feel as if I’m unprepared to be a senior. Yeah, I’m jumping the gun, the semester isn’t over quite yet. But as we’re wrapping up, and I’m getting ready to go through finals week and say goodbye to friends, I’m realizing that I won’t see […]
Letter from the editor: The hardest goodbye
HANNAH CRITES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” There is a lot of debate online about whether this line appears in A. A. Milne’s “Winnie the Pooh.” Regardless of where it came from, it is a quote that has been on my mind a lot as I […]
Letter from the editor: The simple things
MARGARET BOYLAN ASSISTANT EDITOR A cold March wind blew through the tall grass. A hawk circled overhead. I breathed in a deep breath of actual fresh air, not Steubenville air, and opened my eyes. I was home. I didn’t go on mission for spring break. I didn’t go on any crazy road trips to Florida […]