BY ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University’s women’s basketball team hung tough on the road in their first-ever conference tournament appearance against a veteran Pitt.-Greensburg team, losing by a final score of 70-59. “Tonight we ran into a team lead…
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Student Government discusses shuttle programs, FATAL Frisbee
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BY DANIEL KIM AND ELIJAH SIMON STAFF WRITERS Franciscan University Student Government passed four bills Feb. 25 concerning shuttle transportation for students over spring break, reallocation of funds for Students for Life and funding for the Franciscan ultimate Frisbee team.…
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National news: Homeland Security funding, Virginia Eugenical Sterilization Act, second chance for immigrants
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BY SAMANTHA PANGRAZIO STAFF WRITER Department of Homeland Security avoids shutdown with 7-day funding extension Congress passed a bill to provide funding to Homeland Security for another week after coming close to a partial shutdown of the department. The GOP-dominated…
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International news: Jihadi John, blogger murdered, Putin critic shot
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BY MELISSA SIEGLER STAFF WRITER ISIS militant who beheaded captives identified The man known as “Jihadi John,” who viciously beheaded captives in several different videos released by the Islamic State, has reportedly been identified as Mohammad Emwazi. A Fox News…
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Pope Francis encourages faithful to repent, turn to God with tears
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BY RACHEL DEL GUIDICE CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Pope Francis is encouraging Catholics to return to God with tears in this liturgical season of Lent. In his Ash Wednesday homily, the pope asked Catholics to pray for “the gift of tears…
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Franciscan professor offers insight into Ukrainian struggle, wants Americans to be grateful
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BY OLIVIA SIELAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “Every single day here in Ukraine is anything but boring; it’s a struggle,” said Alexander Sich, a Franciscan University professor and Fulbright Scholar currently living in Ukraine. “It’s academically interesting, existentially interesting, it’s fearfully interesting, it’s…