Performances of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ draw Praise
Shelby Bowen, Contributing writer
April 8, 2016
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The Department of Fine Arts presented a retelling of “The Diary of Anne Frank” in four showings at JFK Auditorium on March 31-April 2. The story explores the life of Anne, her family and other Jewish citizens living in hiding in the German-occupied Netherlands at the height of the Nazi regime. Hayden Elliott played the l...
Saturday’s Mock Convention: a preview of “raucous” GOP event to come?
Matt Conrad, Contributing writer
April 7, 2016
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A Saint Francis tradition looks to demystify the world of presidential politics and make the election year a little more interesting for the University community. The 2016 Mock Republican Convention will be held in the JFK Student Center on Saturday, April 9. Since its first iteration in 1960, the...
The Diary of Anne Frank completes four-show run
March 31, 2016
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Directed by F. J. Hartland Cast Anne Frank………………………………Hayden Elliott Otto Frank……….………………………...Luke Haskins Edith Frank……….…………………..…Colleen Naeger Margot Frank…….…………………...….Jamie Houston ...
SFU Students to Make Pilgrimage to Washington, D.C.
Emma Catalano, Contributing writer
March 21, 2016
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A group of SFU students will travel to Washington, D.C., on April 2 to visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the Saint John Paul II Shrine. “You don’t have to go a thousand miles to go on a pilgrimage,” said Paul Girardi, SFU’s associate director of Campus...
Full Slate of Events During LGBTQ Awareness Week
Amanda Schiavo, Editor
March 19, 2016
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Saint Francis University’s first Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Awareness Week took place during the week of March 7. The events, which concluded on March 11, were sponsored by the School of Arts and Letters. “This is a Catholic university, but it is a Franciscan university,”...
Panel Addresses LGBTQ Issues on Campus
Shelby Bowen, Contributing Writer
March 18, 2016
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A Franciscan priest, faculty members and student served on an LGBTQ panel and led a discussion on this topic on March 11 in Padua Hall. The panel discussion was part of LGBTQ Awareness Week, which included four days of events. Approximately 20 students attended the panel discussion. Panel members ...
Norovirus Hits Campus Hard
Janiece Morton, Contributing Writer
March 18, 2016
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Just days before students at Saint Francis University (SFU) left campus for Spring Break, an aggressive virus infected a number of students. After waiting a week for test results to come back, it was confirmed that the Norovirus had hit the University. Students who contracted the virus suffered...
Spring Break Means Service for Volunteer Group
Brandon Behe, Contributing Writer
March 1, 2016
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A number of Saint Francis students are spending their spring break providing medical and social services to disadvantaged residents of Jamaica. The Helping the Underprivileged by Giving our Service (HUGS) group, which consists of 24 students and three faculty members, is providing medical care for...
Guitarist Captures SFU’s Got Talent Crown
Angel Creek, Contributing Writer
March 1, 2016
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After four consecutive Fridays of intense competition, “SFU’s Got Talent” crowned its champion Feb. 19 at JFK Auditorium. Andrew Garcia, a rock-and-roll guitarist, wowed the audience and earned the most votes for his two performances of the night. In his second act, Garcia brought back-up...
SFU Band Conducts Sweet Frog Fundraiser
Christi Villareale, Contributing Writer
February 24, 2016
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The SFU Bands held a fundraiser at the Sweet Frog in Altoona on Feb. 20. The fundraiser was for the String Theory School in Philadelphia, which iis looking to expand its program and is in need of more equipment for its students. Guest instructor for SFU Bands, JoAnn Wieszczyk, currently works at the inne...
SAO Hosts Bongo Ball and Bubble Soccer Event
Rebecca Larkins, Contributing Writer
February 23, 2016
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The Student Activities Organization (SAO) hosted a Bongo Ball and Bubble Soccer event Saturday in the Stokes Center’s Auxiliary Gym. Participants shot each other with potato guns and foam balls on one side of the gym. On the other side, participants played soccer from inside inflatable bubbles....
American Sign Language Students Headed to Jamaica
Matt Crawford, Contributing Writer
February 23, 2016
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"The kids are always the best part," said sophomore, strategic communications major Shelby Bowen. "They have such a simple outlook on life and they make it all worthwhile." Bowen is one of 14 students who will be participating in an immersion trip to Jamaica during SFU’s Spring Break Week. She ...
