Four faculty members receive awards at ceremony
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor Four Franciscan University of Steubenville faculty members were honored at the 2022 Faculty Awards Ceremony Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Finnegan Fieldhouse. Ron Bolster, who holds a doctorate in education, received the Excellence in Teaching Award for “his teaching practices that aim to introduce students to Catholicism, not just as a […]
FUSG senate ties vote over decision to fund post hole digger
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor The Franciscan University Student Government (FUSG) senate tied in a vote to amend a bill that allocated $653.28 to the Catholic Agrarian Club to purchase a post hole digger and other supplies at its Wednesday meeting. Spring Bill No. 100 originally requested the allocation of $3,329.18 to the Catholic Agrarian Club […]
Seminars bring Biblical knowledge to students in all majors
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor Franciscan University of Steubenville students of any major of study have had the opportunity in the past academic year to participate in 10-week seminars on biblical study. The St. Jerome Fellowship, an initiative of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, has hosted a successful two semesters of biblical study and […]
Letter from the Editor: Don’t be afraid to try something new
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor There’s a last time for everything, and the time has come for my last editorial in the Troubadour. I shouldn’t be sad. Consistently, I get to my deadline with a blank page and no inspiration, banging my head into the table and wishing it wasn’t my job to write something for […]
Punk rock band brings new vibe to campus music
Photo by Lizzie Wagner Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor Two household brothers were on a video call over summer 2021, playing music to each other, when one of them started playing “Superman” by Gold Finger. That’s when they had an idea to start a band based on playing that song. “We never played that song, but […]
Hollywood film to highlight redemption story of former Franciscan student
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor A Christian biographical drama starring Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson, set to release April 13, tells the story of a former Franciscan University of Steubenville student. “Father Stu” is the dramatic retelling of the life story of the Rev. Stuart Long, a boxer, bouncer and unsuccessful actor who experienced a conversion […]
Johnson, Rider win 2022 FUSG presidential election
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor Juniors Jared Johnson and Caleb Rider won the 2022 Franciscan University Student Government (FUSG) president and vice-president positions with their Life in Abundance campaign Tuesday, April 5, in a 517-379 vote. Johnson and Rider ran against juniors Amelia Brennan and Noelle Van Horn on a platform focused on strengthening unity, building […]
Letter from the Editor: The Troub needs your help
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor In the copious amounts of spare time that I like to pretend I have, I recently found myself looking through some old Troubadours, which used to be called The Baronette. In the very first issue of the student newspaper, published in February 1947, I read about how Father Egan called upon […]
Constitutional convention addresses student concerns; updates amendments
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor Franciscan University Student Government held a constitutional convention March 25-27 to discuss its mission, address student concerns, discuss student origination partnerships and draft updated constitutional and bylaw amendments. Senior President Alex McKenna said one of the convention’s biggest outcomes was a greater understanding of where student government is failing and what […]
Men’s household holds carnival to celebrate St. Joseph
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor Music, games and peanut butter and jelly filled the lower J.C. Williams Center Monday evening at a free carnival held in honor of St. Joseph. Students filtered in and out from 7-11 p.m. to play games and make crafts. Apprentices of St. Joseph (ASJ), the men’s household that hosted the event […]