Sports4Kids Day Draws Crowd to Stokes Center
Brandon Behe, Contributing Writer
April 7, 2016
Saint Francis hosted the 10th annual Sports4Kids Day on April 3 at the Stokes Athletics Center. The event is named in memory of former Red Flash volleyball player Alicia Richardson, who died in January 2007. Sports4Kids Day allows area students in kindergarten through sixth grade to play multiple...
When employers come looking for you–Job & Internship Fair set for Thursday
Kayla Rice, Contributing writer
April 5, 2016
Filed under Academics, Showcase
SFU will host its annual Job/Internship Fair Extravaganza (JIFE) on Thursday, April 7, at the Stokes Center.Courtesy SFU Office of Marketing & Public Relations Students will have the opportunity to interact with more than 100 prospective employers, and members of the SFU Career Services staff highl...
Full Slate of Events During LGBTQ Awareness Week
Amanda Schiavo, Editor
March 19, 2016
Filed under Campus Life, Showcase
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,”...
Was U.S. founded as “Christian Nation”? SFU’s Examined Life Conference Features author’s talk, student presentations
Jordan Gorsuch, Contributing writer
March 17, 2016
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John Fea, a professor of American History at Messiah College, will deliver the keynote address for SFU’s annual undergraduate conference in the Liberal Arts, “The Examined Life.” Fea’s presentation is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, March 18, in the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art. It will...
Tau Kappa Epsilon’s Polar Bear Swim raises money for St. Jude’s
Matt Fraley, Contributing Writer
March 16, 2016
Filed under Greek Life, Showcase
The SFU fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) hosted the Polar Bear Swim Friday, March 11 to raise money for St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital. Dressed in costumes or random assortments of clothing, the TKE brothers charged into Lake Saint Francis at 4 p.m. Zachary Georgevich, vice president...
NEC Player of the Month Gervais looks to play pro tennis upon graduating
Dani Gryckiewicz, Contributing Writer
March 16, 2016
Danielle Gryckiewicz Gervais started playing tennis at 13 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He trained at Academie Menard Girardin, one of the largest training facilities in Canada. The academy is known for producing players who compete on WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) and ATP (Association of Tennis Pro...
Saint Francis University Welcomes First Water Polo Player
Danielle Gryckiewicz, Contributing Writer
March 7, 2016
History was made at Saint Francis University (SFU) this spring with the enrollment of the school’s first women’s water polo player. Krysta Ponek is a second-semester sophomore who transferred from Utica College in New York state, where she also played water polo. She plans to major in Environmental...
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
Filed under Campus Life, Showcase
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...
The future of business is coming to Schwab Hall
Matt Fraley, Contributing Writer
February 25, 2016
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The modernization of Schwab Hall has begun. It will become the home for the School of Business, providing a contemporary learning environment for its students. In its current state, the building is just over 50 percent finished. The project is still expected to be finished for classes this coming fal...
Students’ Photography on Display for SFU Community
Emma Catalano, Contributing Writer
February 25, 2016
Filed under Academics, Showcase, The Arts
Three SFU students’ photography efforts were recognized on Feb. 18 as part of the “3 Women, 3 Visions” exhibition in the lower level of the library. The three students who contributed to the art exhibit are Stephanie Connell, Sydney Shearer and Grace Smith. They each presented around 20 photographs. The...
SAO Hosts Bongo Ball and Bubble Soccer Event
Rebecca Larkins, Contributing Writer
February 23, 2016
Filed under Campus Life, Showcase
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....
