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President’s Perspective: Newness, names and no place like home
FR. DAVE PIVONKA, T.O.R. PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE COLUMNIST It looks like I am going to be writing a little column for the Troubadour each week. My thought is that it would give me another place to meet you and share some of my reflections. Sometimes it may be serious while other times maybe not. It won’t be long, and hopefully it will be worth your time. It will be […]
Gaming sister program evangelizes the East
RACHEL MILLER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST “Gaming is like a gateway: a gateway east to west and west to east,” said Bobette Huzovic, co-director of the Language and Catechetical Institute (LCI). Franciscan University’s study abroad program is unique in many ways, especially in its community structure. The Kartause, home to the study abroad program, houses other […]
“She Loves Me” brings real life love story to campus
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR In the words of director Patrick O’Brien, Franciscan Musical Theatre’s newest production is “a really beautiful hidden gem of musical theatre.” This semester, the Troupe is presenting “She Loves Me,” which was revived on Broadway in 2016. O’Brien, a junior also playing Kodaly, said, “We were looking for something that would […]
Intramural sports sponsor community among students and athletes
KETRINA CLEMONS STAFF WRITER The Finnegan Fieldhouse echoes with sounds in the evenings, and the fields are full of students who are not competing in the NCAA brackets. Why? Because it’s intramural season. Intramural athletics is an individual experience to each athlete that participates. For one athlete who does not feel fit enough for a […]
Graduate shares three pillars for faith-filled life after college
RACHEL MILLER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Many students crowded into the Gentile Gallery on Oct.24, captivated by the topic,“Life After Franciscan.” Franciscan alumnus Tim Glemkowski shared his post-college experience in his presentation that lasted just under an hour. Glemkowski began by consecrating the night, the talk, all the listeners and their futures “fraught with anxiety and […]
North Dakota: humility on the mission field
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Forty-five minutes from the Canadian border, winter conditions certainly aren’t ideal, not according to North Dakota mission’s own Clare Kennedy. “You go out in the middle of nowhere, it’s freezing cold, and it’s not what you’d expect for your spring break,” the senior nursing major said. Still, it’s nowhere near enough […]
Letter from the editor: Don’t just survive
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR I recently saw a meme on Facebook that said something like, “Me when I wake up at 6 a.m.: I can’t wait to go to bed tonight.” As a college student, I naturally laughed at this because it rings true. I have definitely thought this multiple times when my alarm goes […]
Hahn, YAF encourage students to invest in city
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER City of Steubenville Councilwoman-at-Large Kimberly Hahn spoke Wednesday at 9 p.m. in the Gallery on several new initiatives that are in motion to boost the Steubenville economy. Hahn began by looking back on her own time as a university student attending Grove City College. Hahn said that during her stay […]