Theater mainstage to demonstrate power of beauty, art with plenty of comedy
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor The constructions of an underground sewer prop, a creepy doorway to hell and a French café are busily underway in Anathan Theatre as the Franciscan University of Steubenville theater department brings a spring production full of drama, tragedy and comedy in post-World War II France to the mainstage. Written by Jean […]
Students get the beat at all night dance fundraiser
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor Students danced and sang the night away at a 12-hour dance-a-thon in the J.C. Williams Center atrium 8 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday. The Franciscan Beat, a university TV/News station, claimed the lower section of the J.C. for its first fundraiser, an all-night “Bring the Beat Back” dance event, with […]
Physician explains fertility care, charting app
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor A family physician and expert in fertility health care said many women experience premenstrual syndrome (PMS) unnecessarily and explained cycle charting and PMS treatments to a crowded classroom Friday evening in Saints Cosmas and Damian Hall. Brian Burke, a 2007 graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville and a physician who practices […]
Letter from the Editor: Don’t be scared of boredom
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor I think, as a whole, we are all terrified of being bored. Faced with the prospect of an empty Friday night, most college students desperately reach out to all of their nearby contacts, looking for someone to do something with them and protect them from the desolation of their own company. […]
Franciscan takes unique student life experience online
Photo provided by Fiona Hill Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor As college degrees of all levels are becoming more available online at universities and colleges nationwide, Franciscan University of Steubenville has been expanding both its undergraduate and graduate programs and building an online student life presence. Franciscan offers online master’s degrees in catechetics and evangelization, business […]
Students share musical talent at Veritas event
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor Five students entertained several dozen audience members with cello, violin, harp, flute and piano performances at a Veritas Music Series event in the Gentile Gallery Friday. Junior Celia Mergen began the evening with a performance of several movements from Johannes Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1. Junior Sam Salyer then performed […]
Professor leads students in discussion on gender roles
Photo by Veronica Novotny Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor A philosophy professor discussed gender roles with students Wednesday evening, saying that when men and women understand their roles within the family, they better understand their roles in society. Robert McNamara, who holds a doctorate in philosophy, opened the “Philosophy on Tap” event by explaining to the […]
75 students study in Austria despite COVID uncertainties
Photo provided by Emily Rodriquez Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor If there were one word to describe the Franciscan University of Steubenville Austria study abroad program this semester, it would be “uncertainty” as COVID-19 continues to bring ever-changing restrictions to international travel. But, according to Franciscan’s manager of Austrian enrollment, Megan Boland, uncertainty is a normal […]
Friars host night to share appreciation, advice with students
Photo by Elizabeth Wagner Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor Franciscan University of Steubenville friars met with students Jan. 18 in Finnegan Fieldhouse to discuss university updates and offer advice for spiritual growth. Due to limited space, over 600 women attended a session at 7 p.m., and over 200 men attended a similar session at 8:30 p.m. […]
University plans to launch 75th jubilee celebrations before end of semester
Cecilia Engbert Assistant Editor Franciscan University of Steubenville will kick off a year-long celebration of its 75th jubilee Dec. 5 and 10 with special Masses, the unveiling and blessing of a new mosaic on the J.C. Williams Center exterior and an Advent festival. While the official kickoff date for the jubilee celebrations is Dec. 10, […]