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Insights with Emily: An Open Heart
By Emily Salerno-Oswald Columnist January is almost over, and we are approaching February … the month of Valentine’s Day. I myself am currently on my way to a friend’s wedding. In this season of love, I contemplate the relationship between love, uncertainty and fear. How do you know when you love someone? One thing I […]
Human nature & dating apps
By Samantha Apanasewicz Columnist Our current culture is living in the aftermath of the sexual revolution of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Contrary to popular belief, however, this free love movement originated long before the 20th century. The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau invented the basis for this ideology in 1755 in his essay “Discourse on the Origin […]
A poem about grief and attachment – by Shamaya “Sha” Smith
SUBMITTED BY FR. MATT RUSSICK, TOR Each day I awake to a new heart A heart more willing to let you go And I hate it I wanted nothing to change between us Want nothing to change between you and me But it has changed It must change That is the hardest part of life […]
‘Inconceivable!’: The stupidity of Buttercup
SARAH KADERBEK CRITIC’S CORNER COLUMNIST I recently encountered a rare joy: showing a friend “The Princess Bride” for her first time and experiencing her first reactions, mostly “What?!” *laughter*; “Is EVERY quote from this movie?”; “Buttercup is stupid.” To all three: “Yes.” So many fantastic characters and then … Buttercup. She is so much a damsel in distress […]
Chastity speaker gives hope of renewal for women
VERONICA NOVOTNY STAFF WRITER “You have no idea the treasures he wants to give you, the treasures of heaven he wants to give you,” said well-known chastity speaker Crystalina Evert in a talk entitled “Women Made New.” Evert, founder of Women Made New, co-founder of the Chastity Project and mother of 10, spoke on April […]
Jason Evert delivers talk on marriage preparation through chastity
ELAINA BRUGH STAFF WRITER Renowned chastity speaker Jason Evert shared tips with Franciscan University of Steubenville students on Sept. 4 through his talk, “How to Save Your Marriage Before Meeting Your Spouse.” Evert began speaking at 9:05 p.m. after a brief delay due to an alarm which was set off about 15 minutes before and […]
Online Franciscan community faces crisis of charity
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Students are saying that the Facebook group “Frannies Talk to Each Other,” has gone rogue. According to the group’s description, it exists so that, “All questions, comments, and concerns regarding dat franny lyfe (sic) may be placed here.” However, over the past semester, the group has increasingly featured heated arguments, […]
“She Loves Me” brings real life love story to campus
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR In the words of director Patrick O’Brien, Franciscan Musical Theatre’s newest production is “a really beautiful hidden gem of musical theatre.” This semester, the Troupe is presenting “She Loves Me,” which was revived on Broadway in 2016. O’Brien, a junior also playing Kodaly, said, “We were looking for something that would […]
Student Sports Column: For the love of love
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR I hate love. Can’t stand it. I can safely say that I have not conditioned, trained, studied and invested in order to experience love. In fact, I know that I speak for every tennis player on the face of this entire planet when I say that if given a choice, none […]
Letter from the editor: The power of a smile
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR IN CHIEF “Everytime you smile at someone, it is an act of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” The above is a quote from Mother Teresa, and I think it sums up perfectly the type of evangelistic lifestyle we as Catholics should live each and everyday. I feel as […]