PA State Police “Building Bridges” Event Informative for Attendees

PA State Police “Building Bridges” Event Informative for Attendees

Lindsey Slebodnik, Associate Editor September 27, 2023

The Communications and Criminal Justice Department hosted a “Building Bridges” event in JFK Lounge on Sept. 19. At the event, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Joseph Dunsmore discussed a variety...

Physical Therapy Department Hosts “Baby Day”

Physical Therapy Department Hosts “Baby Day”

Julia Breneman, Staff Writer September 27, 2023

The Physical Therapy Department hosted its annual “Baby Day” on Sept. 22. Twenty babies/young children ranging in age from 4 months to 4 years old visited with students in the PT Program’s Pediatric...

SSOB Student Making a Name for Himself on National Stage

SSOB Student Making a Name for Himself on National Stage

Madison Perry, Editor September 27, 2023

Damian Tobias, a sophomore Finance and Global Business major from Elizabethtown, has successfully competed in various national competitions and is making a name for himself as an entrepreneur. In these...

Historic Bell Finds Its New Home

Historic Bell Finds Its New Home

Ava Dzurenda, Features Editor September 27, 2023

At the beginning of multiple hours each day, members of SFU’s campus community hear church bells echoing amidst the pine trees. While the sound of these bells has become familiar to students and faculty,...

NFL Fans Give Their Take on Their Teams Through Two Games

NFL Fans Give Their Take on Their Teams Through Two Games

Alex Crocco, Sports Editor September 20, 2023

With two weeks of the 2023 NFL season now in the books, I asked some fans here at Saint Francis how they felt their teams were doing so far. “Fire Matt Canada,” said Nate Anderson, a sophomore Environmental...

Bat Visits Fishbowl Lounge in Christian Hall

Bat Visits Fishbowl Lounge in Christian Hall

Ava Dzurenda, Features Editor September 13, 2023

A group of Christian Hall residents had an unexpected encounter with a little brown bat in the second-floor fishbowl study lounge on the evening of Sept. 2. The bat was safely captured by a student...

University Announces Closure of Ambialet Study-Abroad Program

University Announces Closure of Ambialet Study-Abroad Program

Lindsey Slebodnik, Associate Editor September 8, 2023

Saint Francis officials recently announced that the longtime study-abroad program in Ambialet, France, is no longer available to students. The University has been informed by the leaseholder of the...

Gamers Always Ready to Celebrate National Video Games Day

Gamers Always Ready to Celebrate National Video Games Day

Kody Krug, Staff Writer September 8, 2023

National Video Games Day is Sept. 12 and the SFU community is prepared to celebrate their love of video games. On this holiday and every other day of the semester. Video games have enjoyed a strong...

New Faculty Member Brings Unique Background to SFU

New Faculty Member Brings Unique Background to SFU

Ava Dzurenda, Features Editor September 8, 2023

When Michelle Stehman reflects on her time as an anatomy and physiology lab instructor at Springfield College, one memory sticks with her. A student in her lab who was retaking the course confided to...

University Welcomes Class of 2027 to Loretto

University Welcomes Class of 2027 to Loretto

Ava Dzurenda, Features Editor September 8, 2023

Students in the Class of 2027 have officially started their college journey. Over the past two weeks, SFU welcomed 398 first-time freshmen to Loretto. While 29% of these students are from Blair and...

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SFU Grad’s Play Will be Performed in Fall Semester

Colette Costlow, Staff Writer September 7, 2023

Students and faculty in the Fine Arts Program are in the initial stages of their preparations for the University’s fall play, “Ekphrasis.” It will be performed at the Southern Alleghenies Museum...

Welcome Back to Loretto!

Welcome Back to Loretto!

Isaac Johnsen, SGA President September 7, 2023

There is something special about returning to Saint Francis in August. Driving to campus, you likely saw the green forests waiting to shed their leaves, fields of tall corn and the occasional patch of...

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