Lady Barons basketball takes early lead, rides winning wave to victory
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Lady Barons basketball team celebrated Kuzma Day by defeating its opponent, the Pitt-Bradford Panthers, by double their score, 71-36, in a record-setting match at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Lady Barons started the game strong and scored their first two points 20 seconds into the game. The Panthers responded […]
Long-time SWOP specialist retires, leaves legacy of love
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “For 29 years, I’ve been doing SWOP (Student Work Opportunity Program),” said Sandy Buccafurni, Student Work Program specialist, who is retiring this December. The year was 1990, and the bank Buccafurni worked for was cutting back hours. Going out on a limb, she sent her resume and cover letter to Franciscan University of Steubenville. About half a year later, in March 1991, they reached […]
Well-versed Scripture scholar, professor shares story of ongoing conversion
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “Franciscan’s not something I foresaw, but it’s been a fantastic blessing to teach here for 15 years, and I wouldn’t want to teach anywhere else,” said theology professor John Bergsma. Scripture scholar and father of eight, John Bergsma holds a doctorate in Christianity and Judaism in antiquity from the University of Notre Dame, […]
Three tips guide students to grow in and for relationships
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A national speaker and university alumna called on students to know themselves in order to be better prepared for romantic relationships in her laughter-inducing talk Sunday night in the Gentile Gallery. In her talk entitled “Date Like You’re Catholic: 3 Secrets to Sinning Less and Loving More,” Marriana Leach-Duncan shared three practical tips for […]
Goats and God: A Franciscan family’s tale
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF How did the Walker family end up at Franciscan University of Steubenville? It all started with a Google search. In 2015, Matt Walker — who is now a senior at Franciscan — was looking into colleges. His father, John Walker, helped him search. Since Matt was interested in theater, John found Franciscan’s […]
I am certainly uncertain
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Why do we have an entire channel devoted to weather? I was reading a section of Lisa Cron’s book, “Story Genius,” earlier, and she pointed out the strangeness of this concept. “We have an entire channel devoted solely to the weather, so we’ll know if we should take a sweater when we […]
Volleyball team finishes last home game of season with win
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Lady Barons volleyball team beat the La Roche Red Hawks 3-1 in its last home game of the season Wednesday evening. After originally leading but eventually losing the first game, the Lady Barons fought hard for a comeback and subsequently won the following three games, thus ending their last home conference match victoriously. Following an […]
Angelic devotion brought to new light in student talk
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Students became more attuned to their guardian angels Sunday afternoon through a talk entitled “Everything You Need to Know About Guardian Angels.” “So, look around. There’s about 60, maybe 70 people in here — at least 140 persons,” said Bryan Calligan, senior history major, referring to each person’s guardian angel. Calligan studied angels over the past few years […]
Barons volleyball falls to Lions in first home match since September
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Lady Barons volleyball team came out strong but ultimately fell to the Penn State Altoona Lions 3-0 in its Tuesday night match. The Lady Barons came back to their home court with energy after over five weeks of away games. After an initial back-and-forth which brought the score to 3-3, the Lady […]
The commitment of a pen
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF This summer, I pulled out all my old notebooks from my freshman through junior years at Franciscan in hopes of finding information useful for my thesis. I opened up notebook after notebook — written unabashedly in pencil — and I was disappointed. Not because I couldn’t find information for my thesis, but because the notes I had taken […]