Politics
Ohio Secretary of State visits Franciscan, urges students to vote
Photo by Mary-Grace Byers Edyta Wolk Editor-in-Chief Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose came to Franciscan University of Steubenville the morning of Thursday, Oct. 1, to speak to students about voting in the upcoming election. About a dozen students filled the Fireside Lounge for the event, and LaRose asked all of the students to introduce […]
Students gather for debate watch party during unexpectedly uproarious night
Photo by Mary-Grace Byers Francesco Pinque On Tuesday night, the Gentile Gallery was filled to capacity with students watching the first presidential debate of 2020. Matt Murphy, president of Students for Life, explained the idea behind the debate watch party. “Our mission statement is to be involved in the political sphere and to make […]
Conservative Column: CPAC: Where Trump’s personality meets Washington, D.C. networking
JEREMIAH POFF CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST Most of my previous columns have centered on policy proposals and directives, but this time I wanted to speak a little bit about my own experience in the political world. Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to take the Franciscan University YAF chapter to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference […]
Speaker calls for commitments from Christian lawyers
MAGGIE PAWSEY STAFF WRITER At 11 a.m. on March 21, the dean of the University of St. Thomas School of Law lectured on “Christianity and the Law” in Egan 113 to educate students on the need for Christian lawyers in a secular world. Robert Vischer’s lecture focused on key commitments for Christians approaching legal studies. […]
News Briefs – National and International
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST National Shooter Kills 26 in Texas Community Church An Oct. 5 shooting at a community church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, has left 26 people dead and dozens more wounded. Witnesses said that a man later identified as Devin Kelly, 26, walked towards First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs firing an assault […]
Conservative leader on how to argue social issues
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Conservative leader David Azerrad delivered a highly anticipated talk on March 30, discussing how to argue social issues with Liberals and Libertarians. Azerrad, who holds a doctorate in politics, spoke for almost an hour, pacing across the stage in the Gentile Gallery, all the while keeping the crowd engaged with […]
“Red, White, Blue, and Catholic” urges students to be informed voters
SARAH WOULFE STAFF WRITER An expert on Catholic social teach and contemporary political issues spoke at Franciscan University about integrating faith with politics in the midst of the upcoming election. Stephen P. White delivered the talk hosted by the philosophy department entitled “Red, White, Blue, and Catholic.” The lecture, based upon White’s recent book with […]
Catholic Values Column: Religious and political leaders should tread carefully
RACHEL DEL GUIDICE CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST We all know that election season brings a veritable flood of accusations, untrue claims and “fudged” phrases. However, it is important to note when such phraseology is made in reference to the faith. Some might be aware of the recent meeting Bernie Sanders had with Pope Francis on April 16 at the Vatican. […]
Conservative Column: The dangers, reality of modernism
KATE CLARE CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST If I can leave you with one thought, it’s that our political life is failing because our communities and homes are failing. America’s bedrock principle, “one nation under God,” isn’t being treated as such. A Romanian economist insinuated that the destruction of the American economy is paralleling the destruction of the […]
Young Americans for Freedom sponsors student trip to CPAC
RACHEL DEL GUIDICE CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST A select group of the Franciscan University chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 3-5. CPAC is a gathering of thousands of socially and politically conservative leaders, legislators and citizens, who meet each year to make […]