science
Letter to the Editor
We were not entertained by the Joshua Judges Ruth article of Thursday, Sept 24. entitled, “Franciscan student cures COVID-19 by ignoring it entirely,” although its placement in the entertainment section was correctly chosen. The article, clearly a work of fiction, supports a commonly held sentiment that the response to the COVID-19 pandemic is overblown and […]
Derek Doroski: Baby names and doppelgangers
JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER Mild-mannered embryology professor by day, three-quarter ambidextrous left handed juggler by night, Derek Doroski finds fascination in life through faith, facts and fun. Doroski holds a doctorate in biomedical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. His love for integrating faith and science led him to the campus […]
Franciscan brother, professor presents scientific study behind Marian apparitions
VERONICA NOVOTNY STAFF WRITER Over a hundred students crammed into the Pugliese Auditorium on Oct. 26 to hear a leading expert’s presentation on the scientific studies of Medjugorje apparitions. Brother Daniel Maria Klimek, TOR, who holds a doctorate in spirituality from the Catholic University of America and recently published “Medjugorje and the Supernatural,” opened his […]
Education department hosts speaker to explain effects of childhood trauma
MAGGIE PAWSEY STAFF WRITER Dr. Judith Romano educated students on how to help people dealing with the physical and psychological effects of childhood trauma in a presentation in the Gentile Gallery on Oct. 5. Romano, the national speaker on children’s issues and director of Wheeling Hospital’s Center for Pediatrics, spoke on Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs), […]
Franciscan Institute for Science and Health Research Presentations
BRADEN FELLINGER LIBERAL COLUMNIST On Oct. 6 students gathered in Sts. Cosmas and Damian Science Hall for the annual Franciscan Institute for Science and Health, or FISH, summer research presentations. The purpose of FISH is to provide real-world experience and research training for undergraduate science, math and pre-engineering majors at Franciscan University. The presentations served […]
Fine Arts Column: Major arts are all connected
PATRICIA VOIGT FINE ARTS COLUMNIST In doing some reading for my thesis, I stumbled across a portion of a lecture from the 1960’s in which the speaker goes into some comparisons of the seven major arts: poetry, sculpture, dance, painting, architecture, drama, and music. He says that he makes that distinction for any who are […]