At the beginning of this week, I fashioned a quaint little article full of quips and satirical references highlighting the issues I see in the Opinions section of the BV—mainly that it’s such a “He-Man, Woman-Hater’s Club.” However, as much as I wanted to say, “men are better seen and not heard,” and as much…
By Rachel Konieczny Co-Photo Editor Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi participants had less time than usual to prepare for the annual campus celebration this year. Timothy Walter, freshman philosophy major and Transitus narrator, said participants in previous years had several weeks to prepare for the event. “Time was so crunched that we pulled it…
By Jessica Dillon Contributing writer Francis Week, a celebration honoring the life and legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment, began Wednesday. The celebration is meant to take students’ perceptions of St. Francis beyond the birdbath, said Fr. Francis Di Spigno, O.F.M., executive director of University Ministries. “We can…
By Lauren Zazzara Features Editor Before this year, no student has graduated from St. Bonaventure University with a Franciscan studies minor. Now, four seniors, biology majors Dennis Kurian, Jeffrey Georgiades and Lori Kim, and psychology major Melissa Misenheimer, plan to graduate with the minor. Jean François Godet-Calogeras, a professor of Franciscan Studies who has been…
By Lauren Zazzara and Kailyn Jennings St. Bonaventure has multiple St. Francis statues, yet none of St. Clare, said Jean François Godet-Calogeras, professor of Franciscan studies. He added there should be a statue of Clare on campus. “The Franciscan movement would be incomplete without Clare,” he said. “Clare brought the women into the movement to…
By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure is in the process of developing “The Gospel Vision of St. Francis,” a massively open online course (MOOC). A MOOC is a course that will be offered to an unlimited amount of people online and is not restricted to Bonaventure students. Michael Hoffman, associate provost and chief…
By Jason Klaiber Staff Writer The month-long break from classes is approaching, the first half of which sees people across the country heavily concerned with holiday shopping. Sr. Margaret Carney’s presentation “God’s Embrace of Our Humanity,” which took place in the University Chapel on Dec. 2, shined a light on a different perspective toward the…
Jason Klaiber Staff Writer The Franciscan Center for Social Concern will conduct its first-ever garage sale for old furniture items over the span of two days. The event will be hosted in the garages behind Doyle Hall from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on…
By Amelia Kibbe Features Editor The St. Bonaventure community will gather this evening in the University Chapel in Doyle Hall, celebrating the life and death of St. Francis. Students and ministry leaders will take part in a narrated reenactment of St. Francis’ journey from life to death. The student-led performance begins at 6 p.m. and…
By Nicolette DiMura Contributing Writer In honor of Franciscan Week, the Chattertons organized a poetry reading that focused on Franciscan beliefs, figures and values. The event was well attended by mostly the freshmen class and some upper classmen. “It’s a great week to just remember St. Francis,” Fr. Francis, one of the friars at the…
By Chris Gilbert Contributing Writer After another weekend of splitting its matches, the men’s soccer team will look to earn a victory in this weekend’s only game Sunday Oct. 6 at 2 P.M. at St. Francis. Last weekend, they started to put it all together with a win against Binghamton. According to Coach Mel Mahler,…
By Julia Mericle Contributing Writer As Francis Week approaches, University Ministries is preparing a variety of events to get the campus involved. The festivities run from Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 5, with the Feast of Saint Francis taking place on Friday, Oct. 4. “Francis Week is a celebration of our Franciscan identity on campus,” Julianne…
By: Kevin Cooley Staff Writer Saint Francis’ followers opted to join him as he travelled and spread his wisdom. They chose to do so without Francis having to threaten them or force them to participate — such a policy would undo the culture of humble servitude that it sought to create. The Student Government Association’s…
By Samantha Berkhead Managing Editor As St. Bonaventure’s vibrant student body rushes past in ephemeral bursts of energy each day, stoic white figures frozen in stone stand watch across campus. These statues, while easy to overlook in their silent stillness, symbolize the university’s spiritual and historic heartbeat. “One of the things that I noticed when…
By Chris Spiker Contributing Writer The men’s tennis team defeated St. Francis (Pa.) 5-2 and the women lost two matches to Navy, 7-0, and St. Francis (Pa.), 5-2. The men and women host Robert Morris on Friday with matches starting at 1 p.m. The women host Slippery Rock on Saturday at 1 p.m. Robert Morris…
By Kiara Catanzaro Contributing Writer Mario Pirovano held his first North American performances of “Francis, the Holy Jester” on Tuesday in the Rigas Theater in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Italian Pirovano was born in Pregnana, Milanese, and he has been performing “Francis, the…
By Steve Marcus Contributing Writer After spending the first three weeks of the season on the road, amassing over 19,00 miles, including stops in Ohio, Virginia, Hartwick and Buffalo, the men’s soccer team is still winless. During last weekend’s Mayor’s Cup Invitational, the Bonnies lost to host Hartwick College 5-1 on Friday and lost to…