residence life
Live music on the lawn sparks excitement, engages community
Photo by Linsey Flinn Francesco Pinque Staff Writer Saturday evening, students gathered on the grassy field outside Finnegan Fieldhouse to enjoy live music, hot apple cider and various lawn games at Live on the Lawn. The entire area was buzzing with activity. Some groups of students formed teams for cornhole, ladderball, spikeball, kanjam and ultimate […]
Residence director takes stage with band at World Youth Day
ALLEGRA THATCHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Playing drums for World Youth Day 2019 wasn’t on Residence Director James Roman’s radar when he ended the fall 2018 semester. Yet when he got a text from a friend in the FOCUS Collective Band with a plea for a drummer, he wasn’t about to pass up the opportunity. Roman, the second-year […]
‘It’s a ministry’: Resident assistants serve Franciscan University students
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Sitting at his desk in Sts. Louis and Elizabeth resident assistant office, David Romero twirled a pen with his fingers as he tried to describe what it means to be a resident assistant at Franciscan University of Steubenville. “It’s a way to help out the residents who live here,” Romero […]
Patron’s Fest Coffeehouse honors saint with diverse performances
TERESA DULAC STAFF WRITER Starting at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, the J.C. Williams Center was filled with music during the Residence Life Patron’s Fest Coffeehouse held in honor of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. The coffeehouse, hosted by James Roman, Resident Director of Sts. Louis and Elizabeth Halls, featured eight performers in total, ranging […]
New residence director rejoices in campus’ Christ-centered focus
VERONICA NOVOTNY STAFF WRITER From Missouri to Italy to Gaming, Cole Bestgen, newest residence director of Franciscan University’s Trinity Hall, took a journey around the world before he finally landed in his current home of Steubenville. “I’m happy to be here; I’m excited to be here,” said Bestgen. “It’s interesting how I got here; it […]
Authentic femininity discussion touches on empowerment and maternal strength
JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER A cozy group of half a dozen women congregated in the common area of Sts. Kolbe and Clare Halls on Monday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. to dive deeper into what it means to be a woman. Sophomore Resident Assistant Holly Radke started the night off by introducing the topic with […]
‘It takes a village’: RDs raise babies in university residence halls
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST When Ian Gill and his wife, Eleni, returned to St. Junipero Serra Hall after the birth of their first child, they were amazed at the support awaiting them. “Father Gregory Plow came right out of his office and said, ‘I have to give your daughter her first blessing,’” Ian Gill […]
New residence director engages and builds community
SARAH KADERBEK STAFF WRITER Cheerful, genuine and kind, the new residence director on campus, Mary Waldow, is bringing her own sunshine to St. Thomas More Hall. Laughing, Waldow confessed, “I want it to be the best dorm … but best in the terms of, like, we’re all growing in our faith and we’re all striving […]
Students celebrate the ’80s with totally tubular dance party
THOMAS BODOH STAFF WRITER On Sept. 15, students wearing colorful mismatched clothes and oversized sunglasses crowded the J.C. Williams Center, all jamming to music under colorful flashing lights. The ’80s Dance Party, sponsored by Residence Life, began at 9 p.m. and lasted until almost midnight. Most students dressed up for the dance, decked out in […]
New resident director excited to join Franciscan community
BY LACEE RAINS STAFF WRITER “The fruits from (Franciscan) are great ones,” said Mary Catherine “MC” Jadlos, the new resident director for Sts. Louis and Elizabeth Hall. The upstate New York native, who had heard about Franciscan through friends who had attended, is excited to be a part of the Franciscan community. “The mission here […]