Outdoors Club
Outdoors Club finds adventure and peace in nature with Jefferson Lake Hike
VERONICA ECKART STAFF WRITER Sunday morning, members of the Outdoors Club left Franciscan University of Steubenville’s campus to hike the hills surrounding Jefferson Lake and to enjoy the beauty of God’s creation. The group of almost 20 students carpooled to the scenic Jefferson Lake State Park, only a half hour’s drive from campus. There the […]
Hike helps students see beauty in nature and people
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR Sixteen students and one friar gathered to combat the freezing temperatures in a hike at Tomlinson Run state park’s trails on Nov. 11 at 9:00 a.m. Sponsored by the Outdoors Club, the hike was in honor of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who was an avid outdoorsman. Four cars left the university […]
Talk recounts life and wisdom of Blessed Pier Giorgio
EDYTA WOLK STAFF WRITER Speaker Sarah Harmon addressed dozens of students in the Gentile Gallery on Nov. 10 to discuss the life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. The talk, which started at 6:30 p.m., was put on by the Outdoors Club and organized by two of its students as a Center for Leadership project. Harmon, […]
FUSG reallocates funds for Outdoors Club, YAF
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Franciscan University Student Government passed four bills on Oct.11, which included the reallocation of funds for the Outdoors Club and Young Americans for Freedom. Fall Bill #26 called for $750 to be reallocated for the Outdoors Club’s Oct. 15 spelunking trip to Laurel Caverns. The money had been originally allocated […]
Hike connects students with earth, encourages humility
KETRINA CLEMONS STAFF WRITER At 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, approximately thirty college students, accompanied by Bishop Jeffrey Monforton, ventured forth to hike the trails of Raccoon Creek State Park. The hike started an hour and a half later than intended because his Excellency got lost while trying to find the park. Due to his […]
FUSG meets to allocate funds to two clubs
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Franciscan University Student Government (FUSG) met March 8 to discuss the allocation of funds to two clubs. Due to the absence of Vice President Clare McCallan, Chief Justice Ben Idzik ran the business meeting, as called for by the bylaws. Treasurer Danny Butters was also absent from the meeting, so […]