Sports information director shares enthusiasm of working at her alma mater
KELSEY SLEMP STAFF WRITER The sports information director at Franciscan University spreads news of students athletes while being a living example of the Christian faith and spreading joy across campus. Mary Raskob, a 2009 alum of Franciscan University, has been working as the sports information director of Athletics Department of the university for the past […]
Summit encourages preparation for faith journey
KELSEY SLEMP STAFF WRITER The 2017 Leadership Summit hosted in the Gentile Gallery on Jan. 21 offered students advice on how to lead with their faith clearly in mind using the past, present and future as their guides. A capstone project put on by the Center for Leadership, the 2017 Leadership Summit lasted from 8 […]
Local nutcracker village brings Christmas spirit
KELSEY SLEMP STAFF WRITER Downtown Steubenville is coming together this winter to celebrate Christmas and community with its annual Nutcracker Village and Advent Market. For the entire Christmas season, from November 22 to January 10, the village of beautifully hand-painted nutcrackers will be on display at Fort Steuben Park. The village website says that they […]
New evangelization understood in light of mercy
KELSEY SLEMP STAFF WRITER Knowledge of God’s mercy for humanity is the key to the New Evangelization, said the speaker at the opening of the Pope Francis Symposium on Thursday. Ralph Martin, who holds a doctorate in theology and teaches the subject at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, spoke to students and visitors at […]
Visiting professor speaks on wealth and inequality
KELSEY SLEMP STAFF WRITER Poverty, not wealth inequality, is the real economic issue that needs to be addressed, and maybe not by the government, said a professor of economics on Monday in Egan Hall. Mark Hendrickson, who holds a doctorates in economics, is an adjunct professor of economics and social policy at Grove City College. […]
Pharmacy doctorate program provides new opportunities
KELSEY SLEMP STAFF WRITER Franciscan University and D’Youville College are now working together to offer a doctor of pharmacy degree that will give students degrees from both institutions, beginning this fall semester. Participants in the program will spend three years studying at Franciscan University for a bachelor’s degree in either chemistry or biology. After completing […]
Homecoming weekend successful with festivities, entertainment, prayer
KELSEY SLEMP STAFF WRITER This year’s Homecoming Weekend was full of family, entertainment, faith and festival in which visitors to campus and returning alumni were able to participate in a number of activities. The weekend started with the second Household Life Mass of the semester on Friday. The Mass took place in the Finnegan Fieldhouse, […]
Biblical scholar gives insight into Ecclesiastes
KELSEY SLEMP STAFF WRITER An expert on the Hebrew language and culture discussed the book of Ecclesiastes and how he believes it should influence Christian thought on Wednesday. Robert Holmstedt delivered a talk entitled “Why Take Advice from a Curmudgeon?” in the Gentile Gallery. Holmstedt, who holds a doctorate in Hebrew and Semitic Studies, is […]
Philosophy professor shares insight into friendship and sexuality
KELSEY SLEMP STAFF WRITER The crowd gathered in the Gentile Gallery on Monday night was called to higher levels of friendship by understanding its relationship to sexuality. “Friendship is a treasure,” began John Cuddeback, who holds a doctorate in philosophy, in his talk entitled “Challenges in Friendship Today.” Cuddeback spoke on three main areas: what […]
Household Life Week kicks off school year with Mass, Olympics
KELSEY SLEMP STAFF WRITER The semesterly Household Life Week kicked off the year for household commitments. As usual, it began with the men’s and women’s household fairs, on September 7 and 8, respectively. Each of the many households on campus set up their tables in the J.C. Williams Center from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]