Finnegan Fieldhouse
FUSG passes bills for boxing gear, athletic competition
By Peter Baugher Distribution Manager Franciscan University Student Government (FUSG) passed funding for boxing gear and an athletic competition at their Nov. 8 meeting in the J.C. Williams Center. According to senior Sen. Peter Sammons, the finance committee tabled Fall Bill 29 but amended Fall Bill 30 and Fall Bill 31 before sending both bills […]
Fieldhouse roars as households compete for dodgeball glory
CECILIA ENGBERT STAFF WRITER The Prodigal Sons’ Return and Stella Mariae households were the champions at Franciscan University of Steubenville’s annual household dodgeball tournament in the Finnegan Fieldhouse Sunday at 7 p.m. The packed fieldhouse roared as over 45 men’s and women’s households gathered to compete. Booming music set the tone for the evening, blasting the spectators’ eardrums but keeping the mood alive. Many people […]
Vocations fair exhibits diversity of religious life
MAGGIE KNOELL STAFF WRITER A multitude of religious communities made the trek from around the nation to Franciscan University of Steubenville for the Vocations Fair Friday, Oct. 11 in the Finnegan Fieldhouse. The fair featured more than six rows of tables laden with prayer cards for just about every saint imaginable, information brochures on various forms […]
Gaming Fest feeds Austrian nostalgia with food, music
MAGGIE KNOELL STAFF WRITER Gaming Fest, a special dinner held yearly in the Finnegan Fieldhouse, celebrated and featured Austrian food and culture Monday, Sept. 30, drawing a large crowd of reminiscers. Gaming Fest, named for Gaming, Austria, where Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Austrian campus is located, began as a Center for Leadership senior project years ago. Since then, the university […]
‘Today, Jesus makes you his own’: Five TORs ordained transitional deacons
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUE COLUMNIST Hundreds gathered in the Finnegan Fieldhouse Saturday for the diaconate ordination of five TOR brothers who are members of the Franciscan University of Steubenville community. As onlookers sang the Litany of Saints, Brothers Daniel Maria Klimek, TOR, Matthew Simons, TOR, Zachary Burns, TOR, Rufino Corona, TOR, and Stephen Mary Waruszewski, […]
New Student Retreat ushers in faith-filled academic year
MAGGIE KNOELL STAFF WRITER On Saturday, Aug. 31, fresh-eyed Franciscan students began the academic year with a focus on faith and community at the New Student Retreat held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Finnegan Fieldhouse. The retreat involved praise and worship music, speakers and games designed to welcome the freshmen and transfer students into their new family at Franciscan University […]
Hundreds of women are reaffirmed in dignity at BeLoved Event
KENDAL HUNSTMAN STAFF WRITER Women’s Ministry’s annual BeLoved Event, themed “Remember who you are whose you are,” brought over 400 women on Feb. 10 to the Finnegan Fieldhouse to experience healing and served as a reminder to the women of their identity. The event began with mass at 6 p.m. in the Finnegan Fieldhouse, celebrated […]
Finnegan Fieldhouse adds women’s only workout program
MELISSA SOLANO WEB EDITOR Franciscan University’s Finnegan Fieldhouse gym has added a new exercise program designed especially for women. Women on Wellness was developed in response to women who were consistently mentioning to student trainers that they were intimidated by the weight racks and were unsure about how to use some of the equipment. “A […]
Finnegan Fieldhouse renovations nearly complete
BY SARAH ALLISON STAFF WRITER With the opening of the second floor of Franciscan University’s Finnegan Fieldhouse, the campus gym’s renovations, with the exception of the Baron Lounge, are nearly finished. Students have flooded in to take advantage of the new spaces and services offered in the renovated Fieldhouse. The fitness center focuses on mind, […]