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‘It’s a ministry’: Resident assistants serve Franciscan University students
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Sitting at his desk in Sts. Louis and Elizabeth resident assistant office, David Romero twirled a pen with his fingers as he tried to describe what it means to be a resident assistant at Franciscan University of Steubenville. “It’s a way to help out the residents who live here,” Romero […]
‘It takes a village’: RDs raise babies in university residence halls
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST When Ian Gill and his wife, Eleni, returned to St. Junipero Serra Hall after the birth of their first child, they were amazed at the support awaiting them. “Father Gregory Plow came right out of his office and said, ‘I have to give your daughter her first blessing,’” Ian Gill […]