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DID YOU KNOW . . .

. . . that if you stretch a standardSlinky out flat it measures 87

feet long?Leo Gallagher

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VOLUME LXII No. 5

Thursday, September 27, 2007

TROUBADOURThe student newspaper serving Franciscan University of Steubenville

Don't you wish there were a

knob on the TV to turn up the

intelligence? There's one marked

'Brightness,' but it doesn't work.

In order to help everyone

in their academic endeavors,

wireless internet access via

ResNet is now available in the

J.C. Williams Center and the

JP II Library, said Kevin

Sebolt, Director of the Office

of Information Technology.The strongest signals are

available around fluorescent

tags, indicating an FUS

Wireless Zone, said Sebolt.

In addition, wireless access

bleeds out into the courtyard

of the JC Williams Center, and

students can sit on the bench-

es outside the library and still

get a signal.

Before last Monday, many

students found only erratic and

unreliable wireless access in

these locations. OIT had been

testing the new service, and itonly became officially avail-

able last Monday. Students

should now find much greater

ease and regularity in obtain-

ing wireless access.

To log into wireless

ResNet, students should use

their university-assigned login

name, and their chosen pass-

word. Faculty can log in using

the Novell page.

Common problems experi-

enced when accessing wireless

internet are caused by the same

things as wired ResNet.

Students need to have anti-

virus software installed ontheir laptops, or the network

will reject them. Also, peer-to-

peer file sharing can get stu-

dents booted from the net-

work. An automated system

monitors traffic to and from

each computer, and high-vol-

ume traffic is usually a red flag

for illegal file sharing.

Students frustrated by

blocked websites should bring

their concern to student life.

OIT utilizes a blacklist of

inappropriate sites, which is

updated almost daily. The list

is fairly proactive, said Sebolt,

and usually if a site is blocked,it is for a good reason.

Still, some students remain

frustrated by how the internet

is always retarded, as Allison

Chrystler said. Sebolt said that

students with problems should

call the OIT help desk at

extension 7033, and that his

office greatly appreciates any

feedback from students.

Sebolt also said that he

would like to know what the

students want. Students are

welcome to share with OIT

how the wireless is helping

them and where else they

would like wireless on cam-pus.

Sebolt said that wireless

access in more locations is

almost certain for areas in need

in the future.

Pro-life activist andOperation Rescue XX leader

Randall Terry visited the

Steubenville area last week,

spreading his message - andgiving rise to considerable

controversy and discussion -

on the Franciscan campus in

the process.

Terry, leader of the now-

revamped Operation Rescuemovement, is no stranger to

opposition. With a Web site

boasting 70,000 arrests from

1987 to 1994, Terry's rescue

tactics - which have included

blocking the entrances to abor-tion clinics and chaining res-

cuers to clinic structures - have

drawn criticism from both pro-

abortion organi-

zations and pro-

life leaders.

Terry has

announced his

return to the

spotlight of the

abortion debate,

and his organiza-

tion, now under

the name

O p e r a t i o n

Rescue XX forthe twentieth

anniversary of itsfounding, is

planning a rally

in Philadelphia

this November to

commemorat e

the occasion.

The organiza-

tion's Web site

and flyers

include an endorsement from

Fr. Frank Pavone, Director andPresident of Priests for Life, as

well as a picture of Terry with

the late Pope John Paul II.

Terry also found support

among Franciscan students

and faculty during his stay inSteubenville.

He seems to really be tak-

ing the call to end abortion to

heart, which is good, said

Rocco Ambrosio. He's very

motivated to end abortion.

Still, other student organi-

zations had reservations about

Terry's visit.

Rhapsody Halm, president

of Students for Life, spoke out

on why the organization did

not sponsor Randall Terry last

week.

We are concerned that stu-

dents are not hearing all of theinformation they need to have

good discernment regardingways in which to be involved

in the pro-life movement,

Halm said. We must make

sure all of our work is rooted

in love, otherwise it will bear

no fruit.

At an informal event at

Froelich's Classic Corner on

Wednesday, Sept. 19, Terry

took the chance to address an

audience made up of both sup- porters and skeptics. Starting

with a brief history of

Operation Rescue dating back

to 1987, Terry made his reason

for coming to Steubenville

clear.I'm on a mission to recruit,

train and unleash the next gen-

eration of activists, said

Terry.

If you want to be a part of

those who make history

then come, he added, making

reference to his pro-life event

to be held in Philadelphia.

In addition to speaking at

off-campus events, Terry also

had the chance to address stu-

dents on the University cam-

pus in a more formal setting:

the classroom. Dr. Eugene

Gan, professor of communica-tion arts, was asked by Terry if

he could speak to a class onThursday, Sept. XX. Gan

agreed to let Terry speak about

the importance of communica-

tion and media to his mission.

He recognizes the power

of media, said Gan, saying

that Terry was interested in

what students could offer the

pro-life movement with their

studies.

He's seeking others in themedia to help him publicize

his events, said Gan.

Terry and Operation Rescue

XX was also the subject of

several campus forums held

outside the classroom.Households Soldiers Under

Command and Stella Mariae

sponsored a panel discussion

with Terry on Saturday, Sept.

22 in the Gentile Gallery for

students wishing to hear

Terry's views.

Brien Brockway, a member

of Soldiers Under Command,

felt it was important that stu-

dents be able to form their own

opinions.

We're not endorsing his

method of doing things, said

Brockway. We were sponsor-

ing an opportunity for a differ-ent view of the pro-life move-

ment to be presented on campus so that people can make

their own informed opinions

about Operation Rescue XX

and Randall Terry, and not just

listen to hearsay.

OIT brings wireless internet to JC, libraryByKEVINMOHAN

Staff Writer

ByPHILLIPROVNAK

Editor-in-Chief

Spending a summer sweat-

ing in the humid Iowa sun,

bumping down old country

roads in buses and shouting

political slogans until your

throat is as coarse as August

corn husks is not the internship

most students dream of land-

ing.

Yet for 14 Franciscan stu-

dents determined to see

Brownback place in the Iowa

Straw Poll, this is exactly thesummer they had in mind.

Because most of these stu-

dents attended the

Conservative Political Action

Conference in Washington

D.C. this past March, they

understood the importance of

supporting Brownback in Iowa

this summer and garnering

votes for him.

The Iowa Straw Poll, they

knew, was not a simple barn

dance. The Poll was started in

Ames, Iowa, in 1979, with the

hopes of delineating the ever-

mysterious sway of voters.

Subsequent presidential elec-

tions have relied just as heavi-ly upon the Iowa Straw Poll as

they did the first, knowing that

for a presidential candidate,

every win countsespecially

when the media is involved.

This year, 33,000 people from

across the state attended and

voted Brownback in third, a

success that would not have

been possible without the help

of these Franciscan students.

Though this success at the

Straw Poll was the immediate

ending goal for many of the

students, there were many

other things to be done in the

meantime. Elizabeth Martin, a

senior legal studies major from

Pittsburgh, Penn., was one of

the interns.

Her duties as field represen-

tative, she said, included a lot

of grassroots and turn-out

organization. Though this was

different than what Martin

expected, Martin said she

enjoyed the challenge that the

flexible job description neces-

sitated.

The interns were basically

the backbone of the

Brownback campaign, Martin

said.

Mike Moehlenhof, a senior

accounting major, also interned

this summer with the

Brownback campaign.

Though Moehlenhof said thathe chose to work on the cam-

paign because he strongly sup-

ported Brownback, he also said

that he learned the importance

of supporting the political

world as a whole.

We Americans need to be

more involved in the political

life, said Moehlenhof. To

just go to the polls twice a year

is sort of like going to Mass on

just Christmas and Easter . . .

being involved in politics day

in and day out is making sure

that there are the right people

doing the right jobs.

Martin said, The political

world is hard, however, instead

of turning me away, this sum-

mer has made me more excited

to graduate and join the politi-

cal world.

As many students know, the

Straw Poll was not the end for

a few Franciscan students.

Terry Schilling was among

those students who chose to

stay back in Iowa this semester

in order to promote

Brownbacks cause. Having

just been promoted from head

of youth outreach to field

director of Iowas second dis-

trict, Schilling chose to stay

with Brownback because of a

sense of duty.

I feel like a lot of times inthis country people dont earn

their citizenship, Schilling

said. We take so much for

granted, we dont earn any-

thing. And since I have a huge

passion for the unborn, I want

to earn my citizenship by help-

ing them. Nonetheless, Schilling

knows that he has been lucky

to be working with a candidate

such as Brownback.

I love this, but you have to

be die-hard, Schilling said.

You have to really care about

your candidate, and so its beena real blessing to work with

such a good guy as

Brownback.

ByLAURAHANLEYStaff Writer

Students continue work with Brownback campaign

Troubadour Archives

Sen. Sam Brownback, who addressed a crowd in the

JC Williams Center last October, brought several stu-

dents on to his campaign over the summer months.

Photo by Steve Pokorny

Pro-life activist Randall Terry

addresses students on his national

tour for Operation Rescue XX.

While the political interests

of students at Franciscan

University tend to lean toward

Republican party, last weeksstudent debate over health care

in the United States brought

out a balanced number of sup-

porters for both the

Republicans and the

Democrats.

The Pugliese Auditorium in

Cosmas and Damian Hall was

nearly full on Thursday, Sept.

20 for the debate between the

College Republicans and

Democrats for Life. The crowd

mainly consisted of students,

but there were also some facul-

ty members present, including

David Schmiesing, vice presi-

dent of student life.

Dr. Gillham, professor ofsocial work, moderated the

debate.

This university is really

about analyzing critical issues,

and this is a timely topic,

Gillham said.

Each side had an initial 15

minutes to speak, time for

rebuttal and then there was

time for questions from the

audience. Democrats for Life

won the coin toss to begin. The

timekeeper was sophomore

Adriana Medina.

The representatives for

College Republicans were

President Mary Novick and

Executive Director MikeWester, both sophomores.

Representatives for Democrats

for Life were PresidentChristian Ambroson and Vice

President Jon Lucci, both sen-

iors.

The United States needs to

join the rest of western civi-

lization and convert to a uni-

versal healthcare plan, said

Ambroson.

The Democrats stressed the

difference between current

systems of socialized medicine

in other countries and univer-

sal healthcare, which is being

proposed for the United States.

Ambroson also cited the 47

million Americans who are

currently without health insur-

ance, as estimated by the cen-

sus, to be a strike against

human dignity.

The main points of empha-sis were the need for every per-

son to have health insurance,

and that easier access to regu-

lar doctor visits can help pre-

vent more serious illnesses.

The problem in the United

States is not the quality of

healthcare, but the accessibili-

ty and the cost.

The current system is

about profits; actual healthcare

takes backseat, said

Ambroson. We have the

potential to be the best and

most efficient in the world, but

the most vulnerable in our

country have been overlooked

Campus

political

groups

debate

health careByMAUREENDUNN

Staff Writer

See DEBATE

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OPINIONThursday, September 27, 2007

2The Troubadour

Campus

CalendarThursday, Sept. 27

Barefoot Wine Tasting 8 p.m. (GGAL)

Friday, Sept. 28

Classics Society Latin Rosary 11 a.m.

(MTRM D)

Grad/Non-Trad Meeting 2 p.m. (FSL)

S.O.S. Sadie Hawkins Dance 9 p.m.

(ATRIUM)

Saturday, Sept. 29

Students for Life Informational

Meeting 1 p.m. (GGAL)

Acceptance With Joy Euchre

Tournament 6 p.m. (GGAL)

Sunday, Sept. 30

Fine Arts Society Irish Dance 2 p.m.

(GGAL)

Brothers Swing Dance 10 p.m.

(GGAL)

Monday, Oct. 1

Women on Weights 7 a.m. (FFH)

Students for Life Meeting 11 a.m.

(ITL)

Career Services Workshop 11 a.m.

(FSL)

Tuesday, Oct. 2

Financial Peace Seminar 7:30 p.m.

(MTRM A)

Spring 2008 Austria Pre-Departure

Meeting 9 p.m. (PGL)

Wednesday, Oct. 3

Women on Weights 7 a.m. (FFH)

FUSA Meeting 11 a.m. (MTRM A)

Communion and Liberation Meeting 11

a.m. (C/D 305)

Transitus 7 p.m. (CHAPEL)

Bible Study with Scott Hahn 7 p.m.

(C/D 206)

Spring 2008 Austria Pre-Departure

Meeting 9 p.m. (PGL)

Tolkien Society Meeting 9 p.m.(MTRM A)

If you were a drink atJazzmans, what

would you be andwhy?

I would be aJazzmans cup ofcoffee because Imold and stale.Peter Vadala,Senior

I would be achai tea becauseIm sweet andspicy.ChristinaAmbrose,Sophomore

I would be amocha blastbecause I am ablast!David

Poindexter,Sophomore

I would be anearl grey teabecause Id be thewisest of all!Bobby Balzarini,Senior

Photos by Erica Cornavaca

Man on the Street

The first question you prob-

ably have reading this column

concerns the three little let-

ters of its title. Ill keep you in

suspense for a little while

more, because there are some

very pressing issues to address:

you, and me. In fact, not just

you and me, but the entire

Catholic community. The fact

of the matter is, were one of

the reasons that theres so

much wrong in the world,

strange as it might sound. Of

course, thats an ironic fact,

because the Church is also

responsible for much good in

the world.

Why do I say that Catholics

are to blame for so much evilin the world? Certainly,

although some of us may be

hypocrites, most of the mem-

bers of the Church do follow

their faith. They go to Mass, go

to Confession, profess a belief

in God and accept the leader-

ship of the Pope. This, howev-

er, is actually where the prob-

lem arises. We do all of these

things ... and then we stop. It

brings to mind Edmund

Burkes words, The only

thing necessary for evil to tri-

umph ... is for good people to

do nothing. The greatest

threat to Catholics and to the

world is apathy. When the

Catholic community settles

into its comfortable rhythms

and doesnt go above and

beyond the ordinary, it faces a

new breed of evil, the evil of

powerlessness.

The only reason that evil is

not more prevalent in the worldis the three little letters that I

mentioned. More accurately

speaking, its the way of life

that those three letters stand

for. This way of life is the way

of life that takes the Catholic

Faith seriously, that seeks to

not just get by, but to live the

faith, spreading it to the four

corners of the world. I call it

being a hardcore Catholic, but I

like to use those three letters:

RXC. Most of you wont

understand how I got those

three letters, so a little explana-

tion is in order. Those three let-

ters are based off of the abbre-

viation HXC, the abbrevia-

tion for hardcore. To be

hardcore is to live with an

intensity unlike that of any

ordinary person, to feel and

become what you believe. It is

a lifestyle of a type of passion,

of a focused energy, of fire-

tempered steel.In the same way, we have to

approach our faith with this

sort of intensity. You have to be

on fire, a fire that is focused

into action, into a new way of

being human. Its a type of

intensity that can be found in

that three-letter abbreviation,

in the center letter, the X.

While this is a letter, its also a

symbol well-known to

Christianity: the cross. What is

the cross? Its the ultimate real-

ization of this intensity of faith.

Christs sufferings on the cross

are more intense than any suf-

ferings that most of us endure,

the completion and fulfillment

of all sufferings that we face.

To be a hardcore Catholic is to

follow the Cross to its fullest,

to be transformed and tried by

fire, until through trials we

transform the world. Its time

to get up and do something, to

take a stand and become RXC,until our apathy isnt the rea-

son that so many bad things

happen.

ByANDYHAUGEStaff Writer

Three little letters: living the faith

As most students have prob-

ably heard over the past couple

of weeks, the pro-life advocate

Randall Terry is back in the

spotlight as he plans an event,

entitled Operation Rescue XX

(the XX standing for the 20th

anniversary of the original

Operation Rescue).

In the earlier days of the

pro-life movement, Operation

Rescue took off. Thousands of

Americans were arrested for

obstructing the doors to abor-

tion clinic entrances. As a

result, President Bill Clinton

signed the Freedom of Access

to Clinic Entrances Act in

1994, enforcing stricter penal-

ties for those who engage in

such activities.

According to the FACE Act,

Whoever by force or threat of

force or by physical obstruc-

tion, intentionally injures,

intimidates or interferes with

or attempts to injure, intimi-

date or interfere with any per-

son entering or associated with

an abortion facility may serve

up to 10 years of jail time and

pay thousands of dollars of

fines.

So what does OperationRescue XX have in mind for

their rally this November?

In studying the flyers sent to

me, I was most bothered by

these words, nearly last in a list

of ways in which pro-life advo-

cates can stand for life: By

and please forgive our blunt-

ness by making life hell for

the murderers of the innocent

the entire of abortion industry.

We must protest, expose, con-

front, challenge, stigmatize,

and humiliate them in every

legal and non-violent way pos-

sible. We treat abortion mills

as they are: death camps; the

portals of hell; and we refuse tolet them commit their foul and

grizzly deeds in peace.

This was an interesting

statement, in light of some

words of Pope John Paul II in

his magnificent encyclical,

Evangelium Vitae, as well as

the United States Council of

Catholic Bishops document,

Living the Gospel of Life: A

Challenge to American

Catholics, in which they

wrote, Pope John Paul II has

reminded us that we must

respect every life, even that of

criminals and unjust aggressors

Our witness to respect for

life shines most brightly when

we demand respect for each

and every human life, includ-

ing the lives of those who fail

to show that respect for others.

The antidote to violence is not

more violence (#21).

It doesnt seem right to seek

to defend the unborn by humil-

iating and making others mis-

erable, regardless of their

activities. Simultaneously, Icannot image that a person will

think kindly toward those who

are making their lives a living

hell. In fact, I would surmise

that such behavior would alien-

ate those in the abortion indus-

try even further from embrac-

ing life.

In her article, Ex-Abortion

Workers: Why They Quit,

which was first published in

the spring/summer 2000 issue

of Human Life Review,

Mary Meehan explored why

people enter the abortion busi-

ness and why they leave. The

article is available at

http://www.meehanreports.com/quit.html.

Meehan said that religious

conversions were a large rea-

son for abortionists leaving the

industry. She quotes one for-

mer abortion worker, Judith

Festrow, who recalls the time

that she found the resolve to

leave the clinic: I started

down the driveway towards the

Christians, because I wanted

out. I wanted to not be there

anymore. And one of the

Christian women noticed me

and started shouting,

Murderer! The blood is on

your hands! The other

Christians started shouting the

same thing. It felt like someone

had kicked me in the stomach.

I went back inside the clinic,

and I went back to work.

Festrow continued, talking

about her later encounter with

a sidewalk counselor named

Steve: He told me his name,

and he asked me my name. He

talked to me about how cold he

was standing out in front of the

clinic in shorts. He gave me a

tape by Carol Everett [a former

abortion provider]. He invited

me to go to church with him;

and when I said no, he invited

me to have coffee with him.

And although Steve did not

condone my sin, he offered me

unconditional acceptance. It

took some time; it took enor-

mous dedication; and it took

the patience of a saint. But over

several weeks we developed a

friendship across the lines,

based on trust.

This is the kind of extraor-

dinary love we are called to

show everyone, even the abor-

tion providers. They are lovedby Christ just as much as pro-

life advocates, and who are we

to decide who deserves our

love, when He showers it on

all?

Another major issue with

the advent of Operation Rescue

XX is the mystery behind the

November rally, the culmina-

tion of Terrys current speaking

engagements. While Terry stat-

ed during his time in

Steubenville that a Rescue

would not occur, there are

seemingly no guarantees for

the future.

I have great respect for

those who engaged in rescuesat the commencement of pro-

life action. In fact, many of my

college professors spent brief

stints in jail because of their

work with Operation Rescue.

At that time many thought that

abortion would be a short-term

matter in our country.

Thirty-four years later,

however, we know that abor-

tion is not going to end tomor-

row. Even if the laws were

changed, the hearts of those in

America would still waver

between a culture of death and

a culture of life.

I believe that abortion will

end one day, but I believe that

the actions we take today must

take into account their effect

on tomorrow.

During my involvement in

the pro-life movement, I have

heard many express a sigh of

relief when they learn that

praying outside of an abortion

clinic can be peaceful and

prayerful. They have heard sto-

ries about blocking doors and

being arrested, which often

preclude their active involve-

ment with the pro-life move-

ment. However, today, side-

walk counselors gently

approach women to offer them

assistance.

There are more pregnancy

resource centers in our nation

than abortion clinics. These

centers counsel women and

offer baby items, a shoulder to

lean on, and tools to help them

raise their children.

Monsignor Reilly, founder

of Helpers of Gods Precious

Infants, in his 20 years of

work, has closed more than 40

abortion clinics in the NewYork City area and has saved

more than 20,000 babies. This

work is highly effective.

I was trained to sidewalk

counsel by Sr. Dorothy Rothar,

who worked closely with

Reilly. She emphasized that in

sidewalk counseling we must

first be concerned with the

conversion of the mother. The

babys life will follow if the

mothers heart is converted.

If a door is blocked, pro-

hibiting the mother from enter-

ing the abortion clinic, it may

result in her not having an

abortion today, or going to a

different clinic, or not havingan abortion. But next time she

is pregnant, if her views have

remained the same, she will

continue the same lifestyle and

once again face considering an

abortion.

The mission of Helpers of

Gods Precious Infants and

similar organizations goes to

the root of the problem, which

in the end not only results in

hearts converted and lives

saved, but also society

changed.

In the end, more babies can

be saved by our peaceful,

prayerful witness than by sit-

ting in prison for several years.

As one friend succinctly

explained his view of

Operation Rescue, Bad press.

Bad history. Bad future.

Let us pray that we can join

together in a prayerful defense

of the gift of all human life in

order to one day celebrate the

flourishing of a culture of life

in our society.

ByEMILYBISSONNETTEGuest Columnist

Overcoming evil with love:Why a peaceful, prayerful approach is

effective in the pro-life movement


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The Troubadour

3Thursday, September 27, 2007

FUSA went one for one in

bill passage last Wednesday,

Sept. 19, as FUSAs first for-

mal meeting since the most

recent and final appointmentsto fill out the executive and

judicial branches came to a

close.

FUSAs newest members

were sworn in right after soph-

omore Sen. Patrick Smith led

the group in prayer.

The first bill discussed was

Senate Bill F#2007-003, a pub-

lic relations proposal. The bill

had been informally introduced

on the preceding Monday, and

met with formidable opposi-

tion from many senators. In its

original form, the bill would

have required all FUSA-spon-

sored organizations to include

FUSA loves YOU on all of

their advertisements. Junior

Sen. Patrick Mansfield said

that it was a terrible slogan,

while grad Sen. Margaret

Martin said that it would betray

the mutual respect between

FUSA and the many organiza-

tions which it subsidizes.

Sophomore Sen. Mike Wester

also said that the slogan would

not be fitting for all of the

events which FUSA sponsors,

citing the serious and even

somber nature of some events.

The bill, written by senior

Sen. Mike Switzer, was then

revised and re-presented on

Wednesday, changing the man-

date from a requirement to a

request, and changing the slo-

gan to FUSA is about YOU.

Senior Sen. Sally Blair was

still against the bill on

Wednesday. Blair motioned to

table the bill, pointing out that

it didnt really do anything at

all, since the Public Relations

Liaison does not need the sen-

ates permission or approval to

request of subsidiary organiza-

tions whatever he sees fit.

Therefore, the bill, having been

amended into meaningless-

ness, was tabled.

The second bill presented

on Wednesday morning,

Senate Bill F#2007-004, fared

better than the first. The bill,

sponsored by Grad Senators

Tom Huck and Martin, request-

ed an allocation of several hun-

dred dollars to subsidize 100

tickets for the Pirates/Cardinals

baseball game on Friday, Sept.

28. Sen. Mansfield, who pre-

viously opposed the bill, sup-

ported it on Wednesday, com-

paring it to a recent bill he suc-

cessfully passed, and pointing

out the more-tickets-for-less-

money dynamic in play. He

also advised that freshman

should be made aware of the

fact that rides will not be pro-

vided.

Mansfield also asked FUSA

Adviser David Schmiesing

about the liability involved

with giving out $5 food vouch-

ers, due to the possibility of

students spending them on

beer. David Schmiesing said

that liability is always present,

but that this situation repre-

sented a reasonable amount of

liability. Internal Auditor

Jason Gast drew on his aca-

demic background in account-

ing to add his 2 cents: $5 can

not buy enough beer to get in

trouble. The Senate voted on

and passed the bill.

Both bills had been some-

what strongly opposed at the

informal meeting, but support

had been gained for the

Pirates-Cardinals bill by

Wednesday.

President Lauren Pettit con-

gratulated the newly sworn-in

members of FUSA and

expressed her excitement to

work together in service for the

good of the student body.

David Schmiesing likewise

congratulated all of FUSAs

new members. Schmiesing

counseled the senate to keep

the seven-fold purpose of

FUSA in mind when voting on

legislation, and cautioned the

senators against allowing

FUSA to become an activities

club. Instead, Schmiesing sug-

gested that FUSA continue to

empower and enable other

clubs, unless there is a need

which FUSA could fill tem-

porarily.

FUSA approves baseball subsidy, considers sloganByKEVINMOHAN

Staff Writer

again.

It is true that taxes would

initially have to be raised, but

once these proposed systemsare settled into place, the coun-

try could save $320 billion in

the next 10 years.

Jon Lucci explained the

proposed healthcare plan of

Democratic Presidential hope-

ful, John Edwards. It is consid-

ered the best of the Democratic

plans by economists, and

would cover all those below

the poverty line and providegreater preventative care, said

Lucci.

Lucci also appealed to

Christian charity and moral

obligation of making sure

everyone is provided with nec-

essary healthcare.The general approach of

the Democratic party is to help

those who cant help them-

selves, said Lucci.

Protecting life doesnt stop

at conception.

When the first sides time

was up, the College

Republicans began their pres-

entation. The problem with

the industry is that there is notenough competition, said

Novick.

The Republican Partys

plan is to pursue a consumer

driven healthcare plan and

develop health savings

accounts to empower the con-

sumer. Privatized programs

would give consumers options

and an incentive to make betterchoices with healthcare funds.

One of the Republicans

main concerns about universal

healthcare is that caps would

be placed on the amount of

care an individual would

receive. Under healthcare

plans in other countries, patients are denied intensive

care after surgery, leading to

unnecessary deaths. If the uni-

versal healthcare plan goes

through, there are concerns

that it could create a virtual

euthanasia.

Wester asserted that the 47

million cited by Ambroson

should only be 11 million

because of illegal immigrants,people in job transition at the

time of the census and those

who can afford healthcare but

choose not to purchase it.

In their rebuttals, Lucci

appealed to the Churchs call

for a free market system tem-

pered by mercy, which the

Democrats do not believe is

working in healthcare.Wester pointed out that in

Canada, which has universal

healthcare, seven of the 10

provinces send cancer patients

to the United States.

We have amazing cancer

research, but that doesnt mean

anything for the 11 millionwho are uninsured, said

Ambroson.

DEBATE

From 1

This is extremely, extreme-

ly powerful, said Rhapsody

Halm, president of Students for

Life. Halm knows what she is

talking about because there are

already results.

A Planned Parenthood clin-

ic in Aurora, Ill. was supposed

to have opened this week, but it

didnt.

Why?

Because the people of

Aurora and the surrounding

area of Illinois prayed and fast-

ed for 40 days.

This expensive, 22,000square-foot building took over

a year and a half to construct. It

was built under the assumption

that it was being used as an

office building for Planned

Parenthood. However, upon

further investigation, its true

purpose as an abortion clinic

was discovered. As a result of

Planned Parenthoods dishon-

esty, a judge denied the permit

it needs in order to open.

This is just the beginning of

the battle.

If the people of a city like

Aurora can make such a criti-

cal difference, how much more

of an impact could hundreds of

people in 89 different cities, in

33 different states make?

That is the goal of 40 Days

for Life.

This nationwide, ecumeni-

cal, pro-life campaign begins

on Sept. 26 and continues

through Nov. 4. The students

of Franciscan University havethe opportunity to join the

movement.

With the help of Dan

Coveyou, Erin Wilson and

Allen Alexander, Halm will be

overseeing the involvement of

Franciscan students in the

nationwide effort to save the

lives of babies and shut down

abortion clinics across

America.

Were trying to get stu-

dents excited to make commit-

ments and help out, said

Halm.

There are three compo-

nents: prayer and fasting,

peaceful vigil at the downtown

Pittsburg clinic and community

outreach.

The Pittsburgh vigil will

take place at 933 Liberty

Avenue. Volunteers who sign

up for the vigil agree to terms

and conditions set out by 40

Days for Life, including the

promise to only pursue peace-ful solutions to the violence of

abortion, not display any

graphic signs of aborted

babies and show compassion

and reflect Christs love to all

Planned Parenthood employ-

ees, volunteers, and clients.

Halm said that the

Pittsburgh campaign needs

people of faith and courage to

rise to the occasion. Every day

for all 40 days, two-hour shifts

of at least two people per shift

start at 6:30 a.m., continuing

until 8 p.m. However, Halm

said the coordinators of 40

Days for Life are encouraging

everyone to go through the

night if they can.

Right now it is really cru-

cial that people sign up for

times, said Halm, We are

hoping as it goes it will gain

momentum.

As of right now, we dont

have enough people to fill up

the time slots. So, we are goingto be advertising a lot on cam-

pus to get people to sign up for

times.

Students who want to get

involved can visit the national

website,

http://www.40daysforlife.co

m and sign up for a specific

day and time in Pittsburg

through the webpage.

Were encouraging stu-

dents to get a group of friends

and take a shift downtown,

said Halm.

Halm stressed the impor-

tance of getting involved now

because shifts are not even

filled up for the first week.

However, it can be difficult

to make the time commitment,

especially with all the extra

driving time to and from down-

town Pittsburgh. Because of

this, Halm said Students for

Life is also coordinating a 24

hour continuous prayer vigil on

campus at the Tomb of theUnborn Child. This is an ideal

way for students to support the

40 Days for Life campaign if

they are unable to make the

drive to Pittsburgh but want to

be involved through rein-

forcement prayer.

Sign-ups for this campus-

centered prayer vigil are in the

Students for Life office in the

Atrium of the J.C. Williams

Center.

Halm said, If this gets off

the ground, not only will God

bless this, but people who have

never been in the pro-life

movement will be getting

involved. Ninety percent of the

people have never been

involved before.

This is an incredible num-

ber that is creating a huge

surge of momentum through

prayer and fasting that will

make this campaign success-

ful.

When asked what wouldhappen if the time slots were

not filled, Halm had a simple

answer.

Its going to happen, God

is going to make it happen.

Students participate in nationwide vigil to end abortionByREBECCAKUBISCH

Staff Writer


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5/6

CAMPUS

The Troubadour

5Thursday, September 27, 2007

Mother Teresa is not to be

admired from a distance, but

imitated, said Fr. James

Swetnam, SJ, during his talk on

Wednesday, Sept. 19 night on

the holy woman of Calcutta.Swetnam, a scholar of

scripture at the Pontifical

Biblical Institute in Rome,

spoke to a large group of stu-

dents in the Gentile Gallery at 9

p.m. about his memories of

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.

Swetnam has worked with the

Missionaries of Charity, of

whom Mother Teresa was the

founder, since 1971.

I dont want to pose as

someone who was very influen-

tial with Mother Teresa,

Swetnam said.

Despite his professed lack of

influence, he shared a great

many memories of her.

Swetnams first meeting

with Mother Teresa occurred

while he was saying Mass for

the Missionaries of Charity.

There was Mother Teresastaring me in the face, said

Swetnam.

Having the famous mission-

ary watching him intently

throughout the Mass was a

very unnerving experience

Swetnam said.

After Mass, Swetnam had

breakfast with the sisters and

became better acquainted with

Mother Teresa. Swetnam said

that Mother Teresa believed

that much can be learned from

the poor.

She had a romantic, ideal-

istic view of poor people, he

said.

Mother Teresa acquired this

idealistic view even while

working on the streets of

Calcutta, one of the poorest

cities in the world, literally car-rying the dying in from the

streets.

Swetnam worked in

Calcutta for fives weeks at one

time. He was amazed by the

work Mother Teresa was doing.

She looked so delicate - she

was as tough as nails, said

Swetnam.

In December of 1973,

Swetnam was asked to preach

at a retreat for the Missionaries

of Charity. Shortly before the

retreat was to begin, Mother

Teresa showed up.

Father, Mother Teresa said,

theres one thing I would like

you to stress in this retreat.

Swetnam said, I dont like

being told what to preach. If

they dont want to hire me,

thats their business. Onceyouve asked me, I decide what

to preach.

However, since he was talk-

ing to Mother Teresa, Swetnam

said that he replied, Yes,

Mother, what should I say?

Swetnam said that he was

expecting her to say charity,

since her order is the

Missionaries of Charity.

Mother Teresa said, For

this retreat, I would like you to

stress humility, because my sis-

ters are here to serve.

Swetnam said, That was one

of the most profound lessons

she ever taught me.

Swetnam learned another

lesson in his hometown of St.

Louis, Mo.

Swetnam said that Mother

Teresas sisters wanted to buy ahouse, but they didnt have the

$7,000 needed for the purchase.

One day, a young couple

walked up to Mother Teresa

and gave her their life savings

$7,000.

She had a great, active

belief in the force of Divine

Providence, said Swetnam.

Mother Teresas work took

her to some interesting places,

including communist China.

Mother Teresa, we are athe-

ists, Swetnam said the

Communist leaders told her.

We do not believe in God.


Teresa replied simply, You are

all children of God.

Near the end of her life,

Mother Teresa spoke to a doc-

tor friend of Swetnams.Your family life is the center

of your service with God, said

Mother Teresa.


Teresa believed that all have

their own vocations in life, and

do not have to be Missionaries

of Charity to do charitable

works.

Mother Teresa has caught

the imagination of the world,

Swetnam said. She is a sym-

bol of service.

Fr. Swetnam shares memories of Mother TeresaByMEGANDIAL

Staff Writer

In fall of 2005, five

Franciscan University women -

- Jeanne Sause, Margaret

Martin, Janelle Chapman,

Elizabeth Traill, and Stephanie

Kerchinski - came together and

formed the Catholic

Womanhood Mission.

These women brought

together what is now known as

the Capture My Heart retreat,

a highly popular and anticipat-

ed retreat for women of the

University. This retreat focuses

on the eternal desire of women:

to love and be loved by God.

This years Catholic

Womanhood Mission Leader,

senior Jackie Jamison, said,

We want to lead women to

come to know the Song of

Songs, that I am my beloveds

and His desire is for me.

For most, this is a new con-

cept. God is usually seen as

either a father figure or brother

figure, but in the Capture My

Heart retreat, women are

opened up to seeing God as

their eternal spouse and love.

We want to show girls real-

ity, that God loves us for who

we are, and to see ourselves as

God sees us, beautiful and

beloved, said Jamison. A lot

of women dont see themselves

as God does, therefore they

dont live out their beauty, and

the standard for the culture is

lowered when women settle for

less.

Jamison went on to discuss

two other aims of the retreat:

the Blessed Virgin Marys

fiat and her Marian virtues.

Marys yes in her fiat is

essential to the retreat because

she said yes throughout her

entire life, said Jamison. Day

by day, she trusted and surren-

dered, and this helped her to

become the woman she was

supposed to be.

Jamison also spoke of the

importance of true womanhood

and its effects upon the man-

hood of men.

True women are very

scarce, but we need to become

true women, so men can be

men, said Jamison. Were

not competing with them. We

want to better understand them

and give them the freedom to

be men. We need to live in

healthy, beautiful relationships

with them. Its the height of

glory.

Marys virtues are at the

center of the retreat as well:

ardent charity, divine wisdom,

total mortification, continual

mental prayer, surpassing puri-

ty, angelic sweetness, heroic

patience, profound humility,

blind obedience and lively

faith.

Jamison said, We want

women to remember Fulton J.

Sheens words, The level of

any civilization is, to great

extent, the level of its woman-

hood because when a man

loves a woman, he has to

become worthy of her. The

higher her virtue, the more a

man has to aspire to be worthy

of her.

Prayer is another essential

focus.

Pray about what youre

scared about, said Jamison.

Pray for courage, pray for

trust, pray for vulnerability.

Already know that God has a

lot in store for all of us at our

different stages in life.

This is the purpose of

Catholic Womanhood Mission.

We want women to know

[that] God wants to transform

each of our hearts, said

Jamison. We want the sinners

and the depressed and the lone-

ly, and those who already know

a lot. We love to have them and

let God love them. Love con-

quers all, but sometimes its not

overnight. We just want to

facilitate growth and healing,

to plant seeds so that they

unfold slowly.

Catholic Womanhood

Mission has sponsored other

events and looks forward to

bringing other womanhood

talks to the University.

Were looking to sponsor

more events on different

aspects of womanhood, mod-

esty, intimacy with Christ and

how to be a woman, but for

now Capture My Heart is a

lot, said Jamison.

Each semester, 45 women

are accepted into the Capture

My Heart retreat. Registration

is now open at CTK Chapel.

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Brockway also said that

he felt the event was benefi-

cial to students, and that

many students' preconcep-

tions were, in the end, unjus-

tified.

I think it went very

well, said Brockway. It

was very civil.

Mario St. Francis, a cur-

rent Franciscan student

through the distance learning

program and representative

of Randall Terry, also spoke

to students on Saturday, Sept.22. Hosted by Sts. Louis and

Elizabeth Halls, St. Francisspoke about Terry's mission

while offering clarification of

his views.

Stephen Lenahan, a Sts.

Louis and Elizabeth Hall res-

idence assistant, felt that the

event was extremely helpful

to students who had only

heard rumors about Terry and

his views the week before.

The whole purpose of the

program was just to create aninviting atmosphere for peo-

ples questions to be

answered, and just to clarify

any rumors that might have

been spread on campus, said

Lenahan. I think it was also

successful at taking an unbi-

ased approach. People didn't

feel at the end that the were

swayed either way, it was just

'this is the way it is.'

Lenahan said that about

45 students attended the

panel, an impressive number

given the short notice stu-

dents were given of theevent.

In the end, Brockwayshared his final thoughts on

the matter, a sentiment which

seemed to be shared by many

in the student body.

I really don't see what the

big problem was, said

Brockway, offering his

thoughts on the matter. The

campus blew it all way out of

proportion.

TERRY

From 1


6/6

It was the clash of two titans

Monday night as two remain-

ing undefeated Mens AA

teams, Hurricane Ditka and

Old School, battled out on the

gridiron. Old School won the

toss and chose the wind, so

Hurricane Ditka obtained the

first possession of the game.

It didnt take long for their

offense to ignite, as quarter-

back Tyler Rynard hit star wide

receiver Jared Gillam for a 37

yard gain to Old Schools two

yard line.However, on the ensuing

play he threw an interception,

and Old School began their

first drive of the game.

Quarterback Alex

Krajewski connected on a long

pass in their first play, and sec-

onds later they were in for the

first score of the game.

The missed the extra point,

yet still claimed a 6-0 lead.

Rallying around captains

Andrew Prickel and Patrick

Ferriter in the huddle, the

Hurricanes began their next

drive with a renewed intensity

which was destined to last the

remainder of the game.Within two minutes they had

scored an answering touch-

down and connected with a

two-point conversion, stealing

an 8-6 lead.

Then, on the very next play,

Alex Krajewski was picked off

by Jared Gillam (who played

CB as well as WR), who then

ran the interception back all

the way.

Although the score was

afterwards revoked due to a

hurdling penalty, Hurricane

Ditka scored anyway on a

guard release touchdown pass

from Tyler Rynard to Andrew

Prickel. With yet another

two-point conversion (Rynard

to Gillam), the Hurricanesentered into the half with a 16-

6 advantage.

A rapidly gathering dust

cloud flew through the air as

the playerscleats trampled the

dry field, somewhat obscuring

the setting sun as the second

half commenced.

For a while both teams

played hard, but neither was

able to move the ball with

much success.

However, this scoring

drought was ended when

Rynard completed his third

touchdown pass of the game

deep in the corner of the end

zone, securing a 22-6 lead.

However, despite the large

deficit they faced, Old School

refused to give up. With less

than five minutes left they

began to drive downfield.

One particularly notable

play occurred when wide

receiver Matt Glassman made

a spectacular behind-the-back

catch over the outstretched

arms of Jared Gillam.

Gillam quickly returned the

favor, however, as he picked

off Alex Krajewski for the

third time a few plays later.

Rynard added one last

touchdown pass to his total

when Andrew Prickel caught a

pass that has been dropped by

one of his teammates.

This score gave Hurricane

Ditka a 30-6 lead, which

became the final score as the

mercy rule came into effect.

As the final whistle sound-

ed, both teams shook hands in

an exemplary display of

sportsmanship and huddled

together to pray.

B a r o nB a r o n S p o r t sS p o r t s

Thursday, September 27, 2007

SPORTS

6

Kloska brings fall ball to Vaccaro

The Barons began their

inaugural season of tryouts

under NCAA Division III

with a single-day pair of wins

against Carnegie Mellon

University at the Kloska Day

of Baseball on Saturday,

Sept. 22.

The day honored the late

Robert Kloska (1929-1993),

athletic director, coach, and

longtime friend of the

University.

Terry Kloska (wife of late

Robert J.), along with her two

daughters Anna Marie and

Jackie, attended the event in

honor of their father who

died 1993 after a battle with

cancer.

The Kloska event in previ-

ous years was a two-day tour-

nament consisting of four

teams.

This year, due to NCAA

regulations and limitations on

off-season play, the event

consisted of a one-day, dou-

ble-header.

The Barons made a strong

showing in their opening

game, easily downing the

Tartans 10-3 in seven

innings. The Barons made an

offensive showing scoring 10

runs off of seven hits and

committed a lone error in the

third inning. The Tartans

scored three runs off of three

hits while committing six

errors.

In game two, the Barons

again took an 11-4 win over

CMU. The Barons had 11

runs off of eight hits with no

error. The Tartans had four

runs off of six hits and three

errors.

With eight incoming

freshmen, Coach Dr. Bob

Marrow is optimistic for the

spring season.

Theres a lot of talent

with the guys we have. I hope

to see a lot of them stay

with the team for the

spring, said Marrow.

The Baron baseball team

will spend the remainder of

the fall season in training

preparing for their inaugural

full season of play under the

NCAA Division III. The

spring season kicks off in late

March of 2008.

Swift-moving batter, David Dupray, hits a pop-up during Saturdays Kloska Tournament.

Lady Barons pull out 3-1 victoryThe Lady Barons volleyball

team bounced back from a

two-game losing streak with a

thrilling 3-1 win Friday night

over the Ohio State- Newark

Titans.

OSU Newark took a com-

manding lead for most of the

first game, leading by six or

seven throughout most of. It

looked as if FUS would lose

when the Titans were ahead

23-17.

However, after calling a

time-out, the Lady Barons

charged back, led by Ali

Aeschlimans spike and a pair

of aces. Great focus and deter-

mination capped off the first-

game comeback, as the Lady

Barons looked more composed

than the Titans. FUS took a 1-0

lead in the match with this 30-

27 victory.

FUS led for nearly the

entire second game. The con-

vincing 30-21 win was spear-

headed by Meghann

Maccouns aces and focus by

the entire team to withstand

long rallies. Taking a 2-0 lead

in the match, the Lady Barons

seemed poised to sweep the

Titans in three games.

OSU had other plans, for

they took the lead early in

game three and never gave it

up.

Leading early gave the

Titans confidence that spurred

them to victory. A sequence of

miscues doomed FUS, along

with losing a couple of long

rallies; OSU went on to win,

30-14.

The fourth game was an

exhilarating contest marked by

long rallies, lead-changes, and

lots of emotion. The score was

close the entire game, and the

Lady Barons really got the

crowd excited after taking a

20-19 lead.

When OSU took the lead

back at 27-26, FUS took a time

out. They then scored four

straight points to dramatically

win the game, 30-27.

Key players in the 3-1 vic-

tory were Ali Aeschliman,

Meghann Maccoun, Paddy

Scott, and Teresa Marcotte.

After the satisfying win,

head coach Kelly Herrmann

said, Were starting to know

where the offense is going, and

were showing maturity and

mental toughness. Herrmann

also noted that the home-court

advantage and improving

defense also contributed to the

win.

Lady Barons next home

match is Saturday, September

29 vs. Chatham College.

Intramural

Schedule

ByFINNEGAN

FIELDHOUSE

Wild

weekendon the

gridiron

September 275:05, Bad News Lions v.

Guadalup Troops

The Flowers v.

The Immigrants

6:05, The Spartans v.

HOFotc

Lambinators v. Tipi Loschi

Photo by Morgan Anding

September 285:05, Those FreakinGuys v.

Hurricane Ditka

Too Fun, Too Fast v.

Youre Killing Me Smalls

6:05, Goliath v.

Disciples of the Word

Tigres Beauties v.

Giannas Girls

September 2912:05, Our Ladys Men v.

Calves Like Rocks

Old Skool Beauties v.

Too Fun, Too Fast

1:05, Stearic Acid v.

Soldiers Under Command

Stella All Stars v.

Emus International

2:05, Money in Da Bank v.

The Spartans

This past weekend, college

and professional football was at

its best, serving up unbeliev-

able upsets, heart-stopping fin-

ishes, and dominating perform-

ances. In case you missed any-

thing, here are the great

moments of the weekend, andmy fool-proof, indisputable,

and completely unbiased (hah!)

power rankings for college and

pro football.

Week four in the collegiate

ranks saw some fantastic

games. For starters, there were

the upsets. Toppling high-pow-

ered Louisville (ranked 18th at

the time) were my Orangemen

of Syracuse, 38-35. Im still

trying to figure out how

Syracuse, beat Louisville at

Louisville. They barely showed

up to play in three straight

home games, so how were they

going to get it done on the road?

Another great upset was

Michigan defeating tenthranked Penn State. Running

back Mike Hart scored a crucial

touchdown, carried the ball

forty-four times, and is carrying

Michigan back into power.

As amazing as those two

contests were, they dont boast

the thrilling finish that my

game of the week had. This

was a good ol southern battle:

Georgia at Alabama. After

Bama tied the game late in the

fourth quarter, Georgia had a

chance to win with a field goal.

The kick sailed wide as time

expired, so the game went to

overtime as the score was knot-

ted at 20-20. The Bulldogs

defense held Alabama to a field

goal, and proceeded to win the

game with Mikey Hendersons

first career touchdown catch.

In conclusion, my top ten

power rankings for college

football are as follows: (1)

USC, (2) LSU, (3) Oklahoma,

(4) West Virginia, (5) Florida,

(6) California, (7) Texas, (8)

Ohio State, (9) Syracuse, and

(10) Notre Dame.oh, wait, I

forgot theyre 0-4.

The National Football

League offered its share of sur-

prises, close games, and state-

ment gamesthis weekend also.

Five games were won by three

points or less, and two of thosewere decided by last-second

field goal attempts. Two pairs

of undefeated teams squared off

in Pittsburgh (vs. San

Francisco) and Houston (vs.

Indianapolis). However, my

game of the week is Green Bay

vs. San Diego

At Lambeau Field, the

Packers continued to surprise

with a dramatic win over the

Chargers. Brett Favre added to

his legend by throwing three

touchdowns, which tied him

with Dan Marino for the most

career touchdown passes.

Down by four with two minutes

to go, Favre threw a long TD to

Donald Driver, which put

Green Bay up by three. San

Diego was about to recapture

the lead when Nick Barnett

intercepted Phillip Rivers. A

short TD run followed, which

sealed the deal. Final score:

Packers 31, Chargers 24.

On prime-time Sunday

Night football, the Dallas

Cowboys put a hurting on the

Chicago Bears, tearing them up

34-10. Dallas made a statement,

showing that it deserves recog-

nition as the best team in the

NFC. Another statement game

was in Philadelphia where the

0-2 Eagles beat the Lions 56-

21; after getting off to a slowstart, the Eagles are now soar-

ing.

Hurricane Ditkas offensive line (blue) is poised and

ready for the Old School defensive rush. Hurricane

Ditka was ready all night as they were able to crushOld School 36-6 in intramural action Monday night.

Photo by Morgan Anding

ByDANOBRIEN

Sports Writer

Together with the womens

team, the FUS mens soccer team

visited St. Vincent College on

Saturday looking for a win on the

road. The game marked the first

meeting between the St. Vincent

College and FUS Mens Soccer

teams. St. Vincent proved to be

the dominant team on the field

for the day sending the Barons

home with a 4-1 loss.

Franciscan University of

Steubenville now holds a 1-5

record for the 2007 season while

St. Vincent College improved

their season record to 4-4-1. Both

teams played a physical and

defensive game but the Bearcats

came out fast in the first half.

St. Vincent scored three goals

in the first half while FUS could

only matched one of those goals.

The Barons knew they had tocome out fast in the second.

Junior goalkeeper Billy

Herrmann was able to save a

game total of 10. FUS out shot

St. Vincent 17 to 14 in the game

and 10 to five in the second.

Sophomore Matt Taylor

scored the only Barons goal in

the twenty-fourth minute of the

game. The unassisted goal was

enough to motivate the team for

the second half but was not

enough to stage a comeback.

We started out slow in the

first half, and played really well

in the second said FUS

Assistant Coach Ward Rogers,

for some reason we just could

not come together during the first

half. We regrouped for the sec-

ond and put on as much pressure

as we could, however we just ran

out of time.

Hurricane Ditka rolls through Old SchoolByDYLANEHLE

Sports Writer

Menssoccer

outshot by

St. Vincent

CollegeByFINNEGANFIELDHOUSE

STAFF

ByDANOBRIEN

Sports Writer

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