COVID
Some (more) good news
John Krasinki’s “Some Good News” YouTube series was an instant hit this past spring. At the time this article is being written, the former star of “The Office” has 2.59 million subscribers and over 78 million total views on his channel, which features just 13 videos. “Even indoors in the weird world of isolation, good […]
Franciscan’s COVID-19 response: Dean of students discusses guidelines, future for campus life
Francesco Pinque Staff Writer Social distancing, mask wearing and sanitizing: these three concepts, once innocuous and relatively unknown in the public sphere, have suddenly come to the forefront of Franciscan University of Steubenville’s attention in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. To say that the effects of the pandemic and the three aforementioned concepts have […]
Students debate modesty of tight-fitting face masks
Anonymous Students debate modesty of tight-fitting face masks Proving once and for all that controversy rests for no global crisis, Franciscan University of Steubenville students took to Facebook this Thursday to engage in what may go down as the most important debate of 2020 — does a form-fitted face mask have the capacity to lead […]
Sports amid a global pandemic
Teresa Dulac Sports Editor As a new semester of school begins in the midst of a global pandemic, we begin to see the major changes made to our usual busy school schedules. One of these major changes is the absence and changes made to the sports on Franciscan University of Steubenville’s campus. As the Presidents’ […]
The Absence of Sports
Teresa Dulac Sports Editor After six months of spring break, it’s refreshing to start a new semester of school. But even coming back to school hasn’t allowed us to escape COVID-19 restrictions. One of these restrictions has been the absence of sports, and for many student-athletes, this is a devastating blow. The absence of sports […]
University president meets with students at inaugural town hall meeting
Veronica Novotny Assistant Editor The Rev. Dave Pivonka, TOR, met with several dozen students to discuss all aspects of university life – ranging from spiritual life, mental health and COVID precautions – in a town hall meeting Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 8:30 p.m. Pivonka started the night by dispelling rumors that the health department has […]