JEN HANTZ AUSTRIA COLUMNIST Dear Homebound Frannies, you know how a picture can never capture the real thing? Leading up to this semester, I kept seeing pictures of the Kartause: the chapel,Continue Reading
ELOISA GUTIERREZ AUSTRIAN CORRESPONDENT It’s Parents’ Week here at the Kartause! Busloads of parents and siblings arrived a few days ago. Our Kartause community has gotten to share so muchContinue Reading
MICHELLE SAMANO AUSTRIAN CORRESPONDENT The new semester has begun, and the Kartause has come to life with the arrival of new students. We all got here jetlagged but excited forContinue Reading
MICHELLE FORTUNATO AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT This past weekend, I had the opportunity to go on a silent retreat. When I first saw the signs advertising the retreat back in October, myContinue Reading
TONIANNE ZOTTOLI STAFF WRITER On Oct. 5, Franciscan hosted its annual Gaming Fest, which featured Austrian food, drinks, music and culture as experienced by students in the Austrian Study AbroadContinue Reading
BY MELISSA SOLANO AUSTRIA CORRESPONDANT As I am writing this column, we have just officially wrapped up orientation week here in the Kartause. If I were to sum it upContinue Reading
BY HANNAH CRITES AUSTRIA CORRESPONDANT I am flying home in 28 days. All my traveling is done and the only thing standing between me and home are four papers andContinue Reading
BY HANNAH CRITES When there are over 100 students living in close quarters, students are forced to share. We share common spaces, bathrooms, classrooms, Wi-Fi and sicknesses. After two weeksContinue Reading