food
Students taken to Austria in cuisine experience
Jen Hantz Staff Writer Warm food, live music and Austrian raffles filled campus from 4:30-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4. Festivities were held outside of the upper J.C. Williams Center and Austrian food was served in the cafeteria. Folk music and classic hits blared from the local band outside of the J.C. “They were playing Glen […]
Italy comes to Steubenville over the weekend for Italian Fest
Photo by Elizabeth Wagner Maggie Knoell Staff Writer A small piece of Italy came to the campus of Franciscan University of Steubenville over the weekend through the Festa d’Italia, a free Italian dinner planned by students, for students, 7 p.m. Saturday. Italian food was packaged to-go and there was Italian music and decor for […]
Disordered eating and God’s gift of food
KRISTINA MCNAMARA STAFF WRITER A Catholic author and Franciscan alumna spoke to students about overcoming disordered eating through a better understanding of theology on March 4 in the Gentile Gallery. Emily Chapman spoke to students about her struggle with anorexia. Chapman explained how God’s love and the realization that her “most intimate relationship with Jesus is when I eat him” […]
Latinos for Christ host annual Brazilian Carnival
JOHN MACDONALD STAFF WRITER Over 70 students filled the lower level of the J.C. Williams Center for the annual Brazilian Carnival hosted by Latinos for Christ on Saturday evening. The carnival started promptly at 9 p.m. and featured music, dancing, photos and refreshments. The lower J.C. was fully decorated with vibrant tablecloths, banners, flashing lights and papel picado — colorful squares of […]
People in pajamas party in public at Pajama Rama
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Many pajama-clad students braced the snowy cold Friday night to unwind with friends and fun activities at Pajama Rama in the J.C. Williams Center. The J.C. was transformed into a pajama party that pleasantly wrapped up the school week with something for everyone there. Students came decked out in their silliest pajamas or […]
Our Lady of Guadalupe dance brings cultural experience to campus
NATALIA RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER A live mariachi band and celebration of Latin culture drew students to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Dance in the J.C. Williams Center the night of Nov. 16. The event was decorated with vivid streamers and balloons that canopied the atrium, which was crowded with both students and families alike. Guests […]
Women’s ministry discusses food as foundation for community
KENDAL HUNTSMAN STAFF WRITER On April 11, Women’s Ministry hosted graduate students Chiara Van Voost and Emma Lindle to lead a discussion about the importance of glorifying God through the theology of food. Entitled “Life After the Caf: Theology of Food & the Art of Cooking,” the talk included Van Voost and Lindle’s experience with […]
Austria Adventures: Italy and assorted updates
MICHELLE FORTUNATO AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT I am writing this from a train to Rome. Specifically, I am writing this from the middle couchette in a sleeper cabin. A husband and wife have the beds above me; three others (in the beds next to me and below me) bounced at Florence at 6:30 this morning. Roland is […]
Light shed on the closing of Sandella’s
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF What might have felt like an unexpected closing in August of the popular Sandella’s restaurant at the bottom of the hill was not so unexpected on the part of Franciscan University. David Schmiesing, vice president of student life, said the plan had been to close Sandella’s in close proximity to the opening […]
Fall festival gives students a chance to de-stress
KETRINA CLEMONS STAFF WRITER On Oct 13, the aroma of bonfires and burnt leaves filled the air surrounding the fields outside the J.C. Williams Center. As students gathered to ring in the fall season, the Exc!te team was putting together tables and pouring apple cider to ensure that the evening was as comfortable as possible. […]