ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Franciscan University Student Government allocated $70 during its Wednesday meeting to hire a student to remove outdated signage over the remainder of the semester. Spring Bill 45 originally proposed to pay sophomore John Selle $150…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National All–male draft unconstitutional, says Texas court A federal judge in Texas ruled on Friday that the all-male military draft is unconstitutional. In the ruling, U.S. District Judge Gray Miller wrote that today’s women could…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Franciscan University’s future, its recent brushes with scandal and how it will retain its Catholic identity were just a few topics addressed during a hearing on Monday with the university’s “Key Three” administrators. The congressional-style…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Last Saturday morning, the first thing I saw online was the news that Ted McCarrick, former cardinal and disgraced archbishop of Washington, D.C., had become the first American bishop and cardinal to be defrocked, or…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Franciscan University of Steubenville’s newest professor of sacred music believes each person plays a unique part in the story of creation. “Being a Benedictine monk, we tend to take a comprehensive view on things, that…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Return of shutdown looms ahead of deadline The likelihood of another government shutdown increased on Monday as bipartisan negotiations broke down just days ahead of Friday’s deadline. The center of contention between Republicans and…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Last month, I was able to attend the first Extraordinary Form Mass of the semester in Christ the King Chapel. I was immediately struck by the beautiful sounds of the university’s liturgical choir, Schola Cantorum…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Franciscan University Student Government approved six allocations and welcomed five members into new roles during its business meeting Wednesday, Feb. 6. Spring Bill 21 allocated $612 to the IDEAS club for its trip to the…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Government shutdown temporarily ended After a record-setting federal government shutdown, approximately 800,000 government workers returned to work on Monday. This comes after President Donald Trump agreed to sign a three-week spending package that will…
ELISHA VALLADARE-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST “Disgraceful” and “a waste of time” was the verdict of last week’s all-student strategic planning meeting, as expressed by members of Franciscan University Student Government during its formal meeting Jan. 23. The meeting, which was…
