The Gadfly Vol. XV, Iss. III
“To persuade and reproach” - Socrates, The Apology
October 18, 2011
The Seven Unknown Wonders ofFranciscan University Franciscan University has more secrets than it lets on. It is not the open, nothing to hide school it lets on to be. Mysterious myths have been passed on through the classes and generations of students over the years. Stories of hidden hot spots and tall tales about wise old beings make their way around campus. You may think you know everything there is to know about the port, right? It’s a replica of the real Portiuncula in Assisi. But have you heard of the myth that comes with it? Here are seven of the secret wonders of our dear old Franciscan campus.
mense beauty and value to the Franciscan heart. One, because it is a nature reserve for the time being, filled with cute squirrels and birds and helps the visitor get in touch with his inner Franciscan. Another reason: it acts as a remedy for those who are home sick for the hills of Gaming. They just have to put on a their dirndl and go frolic in the grass singing the Sound of Music at the top of their lungs. Just be careful you don’t sing so loud you scare the wildlife!
2) Egan Dungeon - You can hear a dun-dun-dun theme song in the background as you creep 1) The Golf Course - Yes it’s that down to see your advisor in the big overgrown field behind the ground floor of the Egan Acaphysical plant, which holds imdemic Building. Skulls from the
Anthropology department watch you from their glasses cases at the bottom of the stairwell. They observe everything that moves and stare hard as if to warn you of certain quirky beings beyond. Pictures of ten nuns holding legit rifles and a life size painting of a man dressed in Shakespearian garb welcome you. Seeing the papered windows and doors of the offices, you wonder if there is a living soul brave enough to work behind them. But should you be courageous enough to brave the gloom and dark, you will discover professors with some of the most brilliant minds and keenest senses of humor you can find! Continued on page 5
Why are we Hiding from Sex? Throughout the course of this turbulent life of mine I am often smacked with the realization that other people think differently than I do. Recently it occurred while I was musing through class. Advertised in one corner of the chalkboard was an upcoming talk by Damon Owens, entitled “God Sex and Manhood.” I first noticed it because the mandatory comma was missing*, and I was forced to stare at this grammatical blaspheme all through class (the professor seemed to favor standing near that end of the chalkboard). Natu-
rally, I edited it on the way out and returned class later in the week, looking forward to seeing my handiwork, anticipating the satisfaction of grammatically correct pride. However, I found to my distaste that while the new comma remained, someone had carefully erased the word “Sex” from the board. This upset me of course, firstly because “God, and Manhood” is incorrect, secondly, because there isn’t any reason why the word “Sex” should not be in plain view to a room full of mature Catholics. So I was forced to edit the advertisement
again. But low and behold, I return for the next class to discover “Sex” missing again. I can come to but one conclusion: someone really does not want to see this word, and more so does not want to reflect upon the subject. I can come up with three reasons why any individual would not want his peers to look at the word sex, all of which point to the same end—that we are supposed hide from sex. The first reason is the notion that somehow sex is wrong, that it ought Continued on page 6