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Dubuque mourns loss of legend by KAYLA THOMPSON | news editor
Loras College lost an influential member of the institution’s rich history when former president, Monsignor Francis Friedl, passed away on Monday, Sept. 18. His final moments were spent at Stonehill Care Center here in Dubuque. He served as Loras’ 20th president from 1971-1977. His involvement in the Dubuque community earned him the Telegraph Herald’s First Citizen Award in 2008. In 2013, when Loras began its largest fundraising campaign, Monsignor Friedl presented the institution with $175,000. That was $1,000 for each year Loras has been an institution. This action helped kick start the campaign, its end result raising over $100 million. Monsignor Friedl first got involved with Loras as an undergraduate student until his graduation in 1939. He had a hard time making ends meet as a young man since he was one of nine in his family. Stories told that he would often have to hitchhike to get photos SUBMITTED back to Dubuque. Yet, Loras made sure to Above: The Lorian covers Monsignor Friedl’s new position as Loras College President in 1971. Below: Monsignor Friedl taken a make tuition affordable, even back then. He couple years before he passed away never forgot that and it drove him to present He served so well that he was designated one of most important parts of the Cathothe large $175,000 donation back in 2013. lic Mass experience. After graduating Loras, he entered the emeritus status for each role.” “He was a prolific author, great homilist Monsignor Friedl seminary at Mount and terrific pastor,” President Collins said. was the pastor of two St. Mary in Norwood, more parishes in the “Mostly, he loved people, his Catholic faith, OH. Almost a year area and the chaplain and Loras College.” after being ordained Msgr. Friedl was a great Loras “I remember him well,” Fr. Gene Kutsch on four cruise ships a Catholic priest, he man and priest. He served before retiring from of the Stonehill Care Center said. “He was was assigned to Nafaithfully as faculty member, t h e p r i e s t h o o d i n very well-liked and had an amazing reputativity Parish here in tion as a professor.” 1987. academic dean, president and Dubuque before joinMonsignor Friedl died at age 99, two Even in retirement, ing the Loras College regent at Loras. He served so he was still very ac- months shy of his 100th birthday and was a staff in 1947, and well that he was designated tive in the Dubuque priest for 74 years when he passed. On Monthen being a part of a r e a a n d w i t h t h e day, Sept. 25, his visitation was held at St. emeritus status for each role. the Loras staff for 30 L o r a s c o m m u n i t y . Columbkille Parish in Dubuque. years, including the Jim Collins His funeral Mass and burial was held He wrote 14 books last six as president. Loras President throughout his life- later that afternoon at Mt. Calvary Ceme“Msgr. Friedl was a time including “The tery in his hometown of Waterloo, IA. His great Loras man and Loras College Sto- books are available for sale online. All mepriest,” current Loras College President, Jim Collins said. “He ry – 150 Years,” which was published in morials should be sent to the Archdiocese served faithfully as faculty member, aca- 1969. Many of the others have a theme of of Dubuque Seminarian Education Fund to demic dean, president and regent at Loras. preaching, as he believed the homily was help young men follow in his footsteps.
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Artist gives Loras a ‘peace’ of his mind by TROY GORDON | staff writer
Sept. 17-23 was Peace and Justice Week. Award-winning photographer John Noltner was invited to campus to share his experience and “Peace of My Mind” multi-media project. Noltner travels the country to interview people from all subcultures of the American melting pot, taking pictures of his subjects to document his experiences. These pictures are used as the background for inspirational quotes from the interviewees and are published in his book. His first book, “A Peace of My Mind,” was published in 2011. Currently he is working on his third book, which may include images of people he met in Dubuque and their perspectives on how to facilitate peacemaking
at all levels of society. His goal is to make peace, not only for the individual, but also for the country and the rest of the world. On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Noltner set up his project on the Alumni Campus Center concourse. Between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Noltner invited students, faculty and staff to come have their picture taken and share a time when they saw peace in their lives. Participants filled out a form answering the question in 25 words or less. Throughout the day, 77 people stopped by to share their stories. “‘Peace of My Mind’ was such an inspiring program to have on campus because it allowed people to recognize that God grants everyone peace throughout all aspects of life," said sophomore Erica Timmerman. The next day, Wednesday, Sept. 20, Noltner spoke about his experiences that led him
to his project. Noltner held an interest in photography far before it became his profession. When he was nine years old he would play with his parent’s camera, taking pictures of what he considered to be beautiful. This helped him develop an eye for the right scenery needed for a great shot at a young age. In college, he became interested in storytelling through film, photo and text. He majored in journalism at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and eventually got a job at a daily newspaper after graduating. He worked for that newspaper for two years, then moved on to photography in studios of Fortune 500 companies and other publications before starting his “Peace of My Mind” project in 2009. One of Noltner’s biggest influences, in terms of his profession of photography, was Studs Terkel, a radio personality airing from 1952 to 1997. Even though Studs wasn’t a photographer, Noltner was interested in how Studs used his media and radio broadcast to tell a story. When Studs wrote a book on the Great Depression, he didn’t focus on the statistics like income, debt, and so on. He interviewed people in his community and abroad to collect candid interpretations of the Great Depression and how the interviewees were affected. Noltner mentioned during his presentation that any medium can be used to tell a story. That is exactly what he has done through his “Peace of My Mind” Project. The quotes, pictures, and videos catch one’s attention and portray people of all walks of life to paint a
more diverse picture of the American people. When asked about what he believes millennial in particular should do to create peace, he had a few ideas. “You have already taken on the idea that peace comes from taking personal responsibilities for the worlds around us, but we need to take it further,” Noltner said. According to Noltner, one key to doing that is eliminating bias. He claims everyone has biases. To get past them is to embrace everyone whether they are gay, straight, in the military, black, white, Asian, bisexual, or of any other subculture. And that has to be done beyond the worlds of Twitter and Facebook. It has to be done in the real world, listening and sharing stories so that fairness and equality prevail instead of ignorance and bias, in the U.S. and beyond.