JOSEPH FUSSELMAN STAFF WRITER This past Friday, hundreds of students, faculty, staff and families filed into Finnegan Fieldhouse for an evening of food, beer and lederhosen. At Gaming Fest, the food and culture of Austria were brought to the Franciscan…
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 for our new adventure in Europe. I lost a full night…
JACOB WATSON AUSTRIAN CORRESPONDENT Since my last article, our 10-day break has come and gone. Some people went on mission while others explored parts of Europe. For my trip, I wanted a mix of both. Therefore, I split it in…
JACOB WATSON AUSTRIAN CORRESPONDENT My last few weeks have seem colored by two prayers: “Dear Lord, help me” and “Thank God that worked out.” While many say this in passing vainly, they were real prayers when I encountered the stress…
JACOB WATSON AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT A month has passed since my last article, and a lot has happened. I have experienced so many things, great and small, while here and traveling. However, through it all, I have been praying over something…
JACOB WATSON AUSTRIAN CORRESPONDENT Flight delays, cancelled trains, overpriced taxis, talking to a Muslim about the reason for my faith, paying £12 for a pack of smokes, being offered cocaine, drinking terrible beer and being asked by some drunk pillock…
JACOB WATSON AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT I am here, and I am not sure what I expected. I spent about six hours on a plane next to a Spanish “tipo” (who I can only describe as smelling like a “botellón“), everyone in…
JACOB WATSON AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT “Perfection is the enemy of progress.” As I have been preparing for Austria, this has gone through my head and guided me. This preparation for Austria will be my main focus, because — at the time…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER During its business meeting on Monday, Franciscan University Student Government narrowly passed the allocation of $11,650 for the purchase of a climbing wall despite significant objection. One of the most heavily debated bills of the…
MICHELLE FORTUNATO AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT We have hit the halfway point of our semester in Gaming, and we have just arrived back from our 10-day break. I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Lourdes, France for mission with 12 other…
