Construction updates around Franciscan’s campus for Fall 2023 and onward
By Peter Lim Staff Writer Joe McGurn, executive director of Physical Plant, discussed the plans for construction at Franciscan University of Steubenville. “One of the major areas everyone will see as they come onto campus is the construction of Christ the Teacher Academic and Event Center,” said McGurn. “The building is being built by RyCon […]
Household hosts coffeehouse for feast of the archangels
By Peter Lim Staff Writer The Michaelmas Coffeehouse was hosted by the Seraphic Valor household on Sept. 30 from 9 p.m. to midnight with homemade desserts, drinks and live music performances in the J.C. Williams Center atrium. The event opened with the Chaplet of St. Michael at 8:45 p.m. It was followed by a live […]
Knights of the Holy Queen host pink shirt party
By Peter Lim Staff Writer The Knights of the Holy Queen household held their Pink Shirt Party on Sept. 22 from 8:30 pm to midnight in the J.C. Williams Center atrium. The entrance fee was $3 for a single person, $5 for a couple and $2 for people in a household. A photo booth was […]
Students Gather for Annual Gaming Fest
By Peter Lim Staff Writer The Gaming Fest was hosted in Finnegan Fieldhouse with music and community engagement on Sept. 28, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Timothy McNamara, founder of the Gaming Fest, launched the event with Brother Kolbe Spencer, TOR, and Ann Marie Lata in 2016 to bring together students, faculty, and staff […]
Students enjoy spaghetti, rock tunes at household fundraiser
By Peter Lim Staff Writer The household Servants of the Savior served spaghetti and hosted a rock performance at its Spaghetti Warehouse event in the J.C. Williams Center atrium on Sept. 15. The Spaghetti Warehouse was a play on coffeehouse events, at which attendees pay an entrance fee and then get to enjoy food and […]
New residence hall welcomes three men’s households
By Peter Lim Staff Writer Blessed Solanus Casey Hall, a new men’s dorm on lower campus, has been a popular topic of discussion among students this semester. The dorm, which was formerly a Sleep Inn & Suites, was purchased by Franciscan University over the summer. A chapel was added to the building shortly after its […]
Disciples party night away at annual Crazy Dance
By Peter Lim Staff Writer The first academic week of the fall semester was concluded by Disciples of the Word’s Crazy Dance in the J.C. Williams Center on Sept. 2 from 9 p.m. to midnight. Decorations filled the building’s atrium, from red and blue streamers draped across the pillars and rails to a strip of […]
German Club teaches first crash course
By Peter Elijah Lim Staff Writer Students got the chance to learn basic phrases in German at the German Club’s inaugural crash course on April 21 in the Language Learning Cafe on the second floor of Egan Hall. Freshman and club president Sean Wagner taught the crash course, beginning with German introductions, prayers and basic […]
St. John Paul II Library makes room for new study spaces
By Peter Elijah Lim Staff Writer The staff of the St. John Paul II Library is clearing out shelves and removing outdated books to make room for more study spaces in the coming academic year. The side of the library that faces Sts. Cosmas and Damien Hall will be freed up by shifting the library […]
Presidential Candidates Interview: Stefan Fiandeiro and Ryan Kay
By Peter Elijah Lim Staff Writer 1. Your campaign slogan is “Bridge the Gap.” How do you plan to embody this slogan and how did you create it? Stefan: The ‘Bridge the Gap’ mentality came from the experience Ryan and I had transferring here in Fall 2022. We got involved in the campus life through […]