ROTC
Halloween costume run rallies ROTC, early risers
CHRISTOPHER DACANAY STAFF WRITER Participants donned their Halloween outfits for a two-mile costume run hosted by the Franciscan University ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) program at 6 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30. About 30 runners converged on Finnegan Fieldhouse early in the morning for the jog. Most of the participants belonged to the ROTC, but a handful were […]
$800 allocated for mariachi band transportation
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Franciscan University Student Government, during its Oct. 23 meeting, allocated funds from a now-defunct Marian club to cover a mariachi band’s travel expenses for an event celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe. Fall Bill #29 called for $800 to be allocated to Latinos for Christ to pay for the band’s travel. Sen. Patrick Bouchard, finance committee […]
Franciscan ROTC cadets participate in summer leadership training
STEPHEN SHAW CONTRIBUTING WRITER Franciscan University Army ROTC cadets participated in Cadet Summer Training at several locations throughout the country and around the world. The rising seniors (MS-IV cadets) were required to attend the Cadet Leadership Course at Fort Knox in Kentucky. Advanced Camp (CLC) involved a month of intensive leadership training and a rigorous […]
ROTC: earning a degree and training to serve
BY KAREN BISGES STAFF WRITER Life after high school is unknown; there are many other paths to take that do not involve college, yet one path combines the advantages of earning a degree, being relatively debt free and having a career after graduation. Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a way for people to make […]