BY MATTHEW VAN WAGENEN Distribution Manager Franciscan University administrators have plans in place to respond to the unthinkable. Throughout the past decade alone, there have been dozens of shootings and acts of violence on school campuses, including colleges, high schools…
Author: Matthew J. Van Wagenen
Back from Austria, students ready to compete
BY MATT VAN WAGENEN Distribution Manager The Lady Barons got a boost after several athletes returned from studying abroad in Austria and rejoined the ranks of the women’s swimming and diving and women’s basketball teams. Returning from Austria in December…
Sports Column: Farewell to campus, hello Gaming, Austria
BY MATT VAN WAGENEN So this is the last sports column of the year, and as of now the last column I will write for the Troub. No, I’m not graduating, but I’m headed to Gaming this fall, so I…
Bill Jones headed to National DIII track finals
BY MATT VAN WAGENEN Franciscan runner Bill Jones will represent Franciscan University at its first appearance in the NCAA Division III national Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship on May 24-26, 2012. “The 10k is looking like it will be…
AFROTC has Adventurous Field Training Exercise
BY MATT VAN WAGENEN Air Force ROTC Detachment 730 successfully completed its Field Training Exercise on March 30-April 1. Detachment 730, which is based at the University of Pittsburgh, hosts cadets from Pitt and a number of cross-town schools, including…
Sports Column: Fishing. Oh, how I love fishing.
BY MATT VAN WAGENEN Fishing is an activity which has been around, well, since the early time of mankind. Civilizations have used fishing for thousands of years to feed themselves, and fishing lasts today as a major commercial operation worldwide.…