Art exhibit of Franciscan alumna opens with lecture about the artist’s vocation
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER On April 9, the Gentile Gallery was transformed into the art exhibit of Franciscan alumna and current Artist in Residence Blair Gordy Piras. Around a dozen of Piras’s drawings and the painting are hanging in the Gallery and will be on display for some time. Linus Meldrum, who holds a master […]
Visiting member of Aid to the Church in Need, speaks about Middle East
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER On Wednesday night, speaker Joris van Voorst spoke on the dire situation of the persecuted Christians in the Middle East at 7 p.m. in the Gentile Gallery. Van Voorst is a member of the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need, or ACN. ACN is an international organization with 23 […]
New bagel shop, Brooklyn Bagel, a local-run family business
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER In Franciscan Square, a couple new shops have been popping up, and one of them is Brooklyn Bagel. The shop is owned and run by the Carpellotti family. Locals to Steubenville, the family has been part of the community for a long time. They also own the other businesses that are […]
New club on campus seeks to share black culture
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER Anyone on Franciscan University’s campus can agree that the student population isn’t exactly ethically diverse, and there is a lack of representation from many cultures that populate the United States. But how aware are students of the backgrounds from which they each come? Earlier this month, a new club was approved […]
Women’s ministry focuses on authenticity and self-awareness
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER “To fall in love with God is to become fully yourself,” said Karina Montague in Wednesday night’s Women’s Ministry event on the topic of authenticity on Feb 21. The title of the event was “Who are you when you are alone?” The event took place in the Fireside Lounge. It was […]
Notre Dame philosophy professor gives talk on Franciscan philosopher
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER On Feb. 10, the annual St. Edith Stein lecture was given in the Gentile Gallery at 3 p.m., this year discussing the importance of Blessed John Duns Scotus’s interpretations. The St. Edith Stein lecture is the biggest lecture put on by Franciscan University’s Philosophy Department and was a part of the […]
Arizona mission evangelizes by example and presence
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER In hot and sunny Douglas, Arizona, the Loretto Catholic School is the destination of the Franciscan University’s Arizona mission team. Just like the other mission teams, the group, headed by Julie McConnell and Scott Reaume, will head down south over spring break. The team of 16 missionaries, including a chaplain and […]
Urban Dance, a new culture coming to Franciscan
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER Mysterious posters have been appearing all over campus for the last few weeks with the heading “Urban Dance Workshop.” Miles Dumanig, a freshman pre-nursing student, is the mastermind behind them. Dumanig says he has been asked several times what urban dance is, and he defines it as “a style of […]
Household fair advertises an opportunity for close community
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER On January 23rd and 24th, the men’s and women’s household fairs were held on the bottom floor of the J.C.Williams Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both events were fairly well attended with curious students looking to see if they felt drawn to a particular household, as well as students […]
New household welcomed and inducted into the Franciscan family
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER On Jan. 27, the spring semester Household Life Mass was held in the Finnegan Fieldhouse at 4:45 p.m. The room was packed as people excitedly gathered together with their household brothers and sisters. Along with the general excitement that always accompanies the Mass, there was reason for added excitement, which was […]