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Leo Brian Schafer Catholic Values Columnist Domestic News: US to execute first woman since 1953 Lisa Montgomery, convicted in 2004 of the double-murder of a pregnant woman and her unborn child, is scheduled for execution on Dec. 8, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Montgomery will become the first woman to receive capital punishment […]
Dumb Ox Debate questions if faithful Catholics must vote for Trump
Christopher Dacanay Distribution Manager Over 200 students filled the Finnegan Fieldhouse the evening of Oct. 11 to witness the 21st Veritas Society Dumb Ox Debate regarding the Catholic vote in the upcoming United States presidential election. The debate’s motion was “This house believes that faithful Catholics must vote for Trump in the upcoming election.” Before […]
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Leo Brian Schafer Catholic Values Columnist National News: President Donald Trump tests positive for coronavirus In a shocking announcement, the White House declared Friday, Oct. 2, that President Donald Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, had tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement comes just days after Trump debated Democratic candidate Joe Biden on […]
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 […]
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Leo Brian Schafer Catholic Values Columnist US News: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87 Liberal hero and feminist icon Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died in her home in Washington D.C. on the evening of Sep. 18. She was 87. Only the second woman to serve on the U.S.’s […]
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National US tops 6 million COVID-19 cases Amid a return to school for much of the country, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States surpassed 6 million, with 183,000 deaths, on Aug. 31. By Sept. 6, these numbers had already increased to 6.26 million cases and 188,000 deaths. This coincides with new information […]
Liberal Column: Speaker Pelosi, build up this wall
JACOB WATSON LIBERAL COLUMNIST With the recent gridlock in Congress, the partial government shutdown has lasted over a month now. No matter which side you are on, this is not right. While federal spending should be brought under control and national security maintained, suddenly withholding employees’ pay is not the solution. However, this is the […]
Speaker offers suggestions for solution to “modern crisis”
KENDAL HUNTSMAN STAFF WRITER The Hildebrand Project provided a different perspective on the role of Catholics in the 21st century in a lecture on Tuesday evening titled “Catholic Social Doctrine in the Age of Trump” in the Gentile Gallery. R.R. Reno, editor of “First Things” magazine who holds a doctorate in religious ethics from Yale […]
Liberal Column: Your position of power is not an excuse for your behavior
BRADEN FELLINGER LIBERAL COLUMNIST Harvey Weinstein has been the focus of a huge investigation for multiple counts of sexual harassment and rape. With the Harvey Weinstein revelation, there has been a domino effect with many people opening up and accusing different celebrities of sexual assault. Anthony Weiner also went to prison this week, and Paul […]
Students react to election night results
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in an incredible upset victory this past Tuesday, defeating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Witnessing the event at Franciscan University were hundreds of students across campus, many of whom were gathered in the J.C. Williams Center at the election night […]