Homecoming
Homecoming festivities flood Franciscan with spirit of St. Francis
SARAH KADERBEK AND JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITERS Despite Saturday’s fickle weather, students and their guests and families enjoyed the festivities of Franciscan University of Steubenville’s 2018 homecoming weekend. On Friday, Oct. 5, homecoming weekend opened with the Exc!te Talent Show as the student performers filled Finnegan Fieldhouse with song, dance and laughter. Hosted by Masters […]
Coming home celebrated with flair
FLANNERY MCGOVERN AND MARY BROGAN STAFF WRITERS Friday Homecoming 2017 started off in the most Franciscan way possible: with the Household Life Mass. It was held in the Finnegan Fieldhouse at 4:45 p.m. on Friday afternoon. Each of the 53 households was represented, as a few of their members processed in with banners. As the […]
Franciscan homecoming 2015 unites students, alumni and family in faith and fun
BY RACHAEL WHITMAN AND MARGARET BOYLAN STAFF WRITERS Despite the rainy weather, students, alumni and their families came together to celebrate in the spirit of St. Francis for the 2015 homecoming weekend at Franciscan University. The festivities started Friday, Oct. 2 and ended Sunday, Oct. 4, the feast day of St. Francis. As is the […]
Barons play against Barons in unexpected scrimmage
BY MATT EBBERWEIN Staff Writer Parents’ weekend, though mostly a success, came with a small disappointment on Saturday as Franciscan University Rugby was interrupted by an unexpected cancellation. The Barons finished their regular season home campaign without opposition as their scheduled opponent, Point Park, forfeited due to unknown reasons. Franciscan was the favored team in […]
Lady Barons win exciting homecoming match
BY ERIN MADDEN Staff Writer The Lady Barons pulled out a close conference match against Medaille College in front of a large homecoming weekend crowd, winning in four sets 24-26, 25-20, 25-19 and 25-23. “The big crowd is awesome, and I will take the big crowd any day,” Head Coach Kelly Hermann said. “For my […]
Prayer, sports, music at St. Francis Festival this homecoming weekend
BY RACHEL DELGUIDICE Catholic Values Columnist Franciscan University of Steubenville celebrated another homecoming weekend of festivities on Oct. 3-5 filled with prayer, food, sporting events and music. Prayer The weekend kicked off with a household life Mass held in the Finnegan Fieldhouse celebrated by the Rev. Gregory Plow. Plow mentioned at the beginning of the […]