High school students from the Donahue Academy joined Bishop Frank Dewane and 200 other people at a vigil outside Planned Parenthood in Naples Wednesday to mark the start of 40 Days for Life. Photo by Charles J. Smith
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 Ave Maria University has announced the signing of two football recruits, one of whom, Josh Ambeau (right) is discerning for the priesthood in his home diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The other, Sebastian Woods-Mariano, is a standout from the Orlando area.
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In the wake of Ave Maria University President Jim Towey's announcement that AMU is suing to block the federal government's contraceptive mandate, a panel of scholars will discuss the issue in an event open to the public Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m. on the AMU campus. Titled "Bad Policy: The Legal, Economic, and Ethical Implications of the HHS Mandate," the panel will include author and theologian Michael Novak and AMU professors Seana Sugrue and Joseph Burke.
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Members of the Ave Children's Theater Company are putting the final touches on their performance of the musical Annie, which will play March 2-3 at the Ave Maria University student union ballroom.
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Ave Maria University announced Tuesday that it is suing for relief from the U.S. government's mandate that all insurance plans cover contraceptive services at no cost. The suit is being filed on behalf of AMU by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which has previously filed suits contesting the mandate on behalf of three other religious organizations.
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Mary Ladewski and Roman Samuels won a national competition by Follett's higher education division and each earned a 10-week internship at the company's Chicago headquarters.
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 Ave Maria University, paced by a game-high 25 points from Sandy Jenkins (right), won the Sun Conference Women's Basketball title Saturday with a convincing 72-51 win over St. Thomas at the Golisano Field House. The women are ranked 19th nationally in the NAIA and will be the top seed in the Sun Conference tournament next week.
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 Remarks by Rick Santorum to Ave Maria University's fall colloquium in August, 2008, are drawing attention because of his references to the role of Satan in American culture.
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An 84-suite condominium resort hotel is being planned for the Ave Maria town center, across from Publix. The project is a joint venture between Barron Collier and Sunstream Hotels, which operates seven other similar properties in southwest Florida. Planned opening is early 2014.
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Sculptor Márton Váró , who carved the Annunciation bas relief on the Ave Maria Oratory, now has possession of sculptures that he sued his former business partner, Naples gallery owner Michael Windfeldt, to have returned. The judge has ordered mediation in the lawsuit. Above, Mr. Váró with some of his sculptures that he is working to clean up and sell.
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Many Ave Maria residents were among hundreds of people who lined US 41 at Pine Ridge Rd. Sunday afternoon to protest the U.S. government's mandate that insurance covers free contraceptive services. Above, Del Webb resident Carlos Figuruoa with Collier County Commissioner Jim Coletta.
Ave Maria University Founder Tom Monaghan is encouraged by the start of his new hamburger delivery business Gyrene Burger, but says there is still much to do to bring the concept to the rapid growth stage he envisions. He shared his thoughts with The Ave Herald on the start-up, and on the year that has passed since AMU hired its new CEO, Jim Towey.
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AMU President Jim Towey says the school's board will discuss legal options Monday following a revision to the federal government's mandate on provision of free contraceptive services. "We subsidize these health plans, so the question is whether university resources are underwriting this," Mr. Towey told the Washington Post. "I still don't think President Obama gets it," he added. Many other prominent Catholics also expressed reservations.
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A rally is planned for Sunday in Naples to protest the recent directive from the federal department of Health and Human Services that organizatioins such as Catholic colleges and hospitals must provide health insurance that covers free contraceptives.
Chase Llewellyn (center in photo) took home the trophy for the fastest car in the Ave Maria cub scouts' first pinewood derby Sunday. Other winners pictured are (l-r) Joseph Burke, Bradley Imbus, and Michael Buccheri, with den leaders Joseph Burke and Bradley Ritter.
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Work has begun to clear land and put in the infrastructure for Arthrex's manufacturing plant at Ave Maria. Arthrex Vice President Scott Price says the company hopes that work on the structure can begin in three or four months. (photo is a rendering of one possible design for the Arthrex building)
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Ave Maria University President Jim Towey says in a video released by the university that AMU will not comply with the madate by the federal department of health and human services that requires health insurance plans of Catholic universities to cover free contraceptives.
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County Commissioner Jim Coletta met more than 100 Ave Maria residents at an ice cream social Saturday outside The Bean. He answered questions about Arthrex, Oil Well Rd. and the future of Eastern Collier County. "He's a great friend of Ave Maria," said Chelsea Allan (above, with her baby Mary Grace). Mr. Coletta is running for re-election this year.
 "We'd love to come back and make this our home," said Chicago Fire Head Coach Frank Klopas (right) as his team decamped after two weeks of training in Ave Maria.
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The Chicago Fire defeated Florida Gulf Coast University 3-0 in an exhibition game Wednesday night that drew a large, enthusiastic crowd to North Park in Ave Maria. Above, Marco Pappa who scored one of the Fire's three goals.
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