Pro-Life Activism
Pro-life Mass dedicated on the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children
VERONICA ECKART STAFF WRITER Christ the King Chapel was filled with students, faculty and over a dozen religious early this past Saturday morning to celebrate Mass in remembrance of all the children who have died from the tragedy of abortion. During the homily, the Rev. Shawn Roberson, TOR, called the congregation to remember and reflect […]
Film producer shares experience in pro-life movement
ELOISA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER On April 10 at 9 p.m., Franciscan University of Steubenville hosted author, film producer, humanist and self-proclaimed anthropologist Jason Jones. While some attendees were attracted by the free Chick-fil-A sandwiches, dozens left the Gentile Gallery with their spirits fuller than their bellies. Renowned for his work in the pro-life movement, Jones […]
Hundreds of Franciscan students join the March for Life
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Walking among the hundreds of thousands gathered in Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life, 800 Franciscan University students united as a single voice to send a powerful pro-life message. The March itself, which after a rally on the grounds of the National Mall proceeds down Constitution Avenue and ends […]
Speaker discusses effects of culture on abortion rates
SARAH WOULFE STAFF WRITER A pro-life activist gave a talk on the effects culture can have on abortion rates on the evening of Oct. 3. Ifoema Anunkor, of the Human Life Reviewer, spoke on “Changing the Culture that Creates Racial Disparity in Abortion Rates.” Anunkor worked as a child advocate in Harlem, and discovered that […]
President of national pro-life group offers students tips for activism
RACHAEL WHITMAN STAFF WRITER The president of Students for Life of America encouraged Franciscan University to take action and to be active for the pro-life cause during a talk Wednesday, March 16 in the Gentile Gallery. Kristan Hawkins gave the talked titled, “Pro-life Activism: What you can do as a college student RIGHT NOW.” Hawkins […]