BY KURT MARTONE, NEWS EDITOR Election season for the 2022-2023 Student Government Association is underway. This year, the SGA president, vice president, secretary and treasurer are running unopposed. This year, Connor Raine is running for SGA executive board president. “This is an extremely important time in the history of our university. After this academic year…
By Meghan Hall News Assignment Editor Several clubs will be moved out of their offices in the basement of the Reilly Center in the coming semesters. Though the changes will not be immediate, the university is repurposing the basement of the RC for increased athletic space. This comes as part of a master plan created…
On Tuesday, the Student Government Association’s voting members selected the students’ recommendation to present to the board of trustees regarding the name change of the “Paladino House.” Though there were originally four resolutions one was retracted late last week and another early Tuesday. Two resolutions were voted on: Resolution one, being to change the name…
By News Staff Thursday’s Student Government Association meeting opened with updates on the discussion of the planned revisions to the organization’s current constitution. Danette Brickman, the advisor to the Constitutional Revision Commission (CRC), said senators on the committee will present suggested amendments to the entire senate on Feb. 16, and the senate will vote two…
Members of Student Government Association (SGA) heard proposals for a new primary charity at its meeting on Nov. 12. According to senior marketing and political science major and SGA member Michael Padlo, six new charity organization proposals were brought forth at the meeting, including Goin’ Bald for Bucks, Miracle Network Hospitals, Embrace it Africa, Alex’s…
By Ethan Kibbe And Julia Mericle Sports Editor and News Editor Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul visited campus last Friday to discuss New York State’s Enough is Enough initiative, held in conjunction with Title IX training to combat sexual assault on college campuses. The state’s website describes the initiative as “a new, uniform sexual assault policy…
By: Lian Bunny Photo Editor A group of St. Bonaventure students, faculty and staff gathered today at 11:45 a.m. to take a photo to show Bonaventure supports students of all color, especially those at the University of Missouri. Bonaventure’s sign of solidarity stemmed from the protests at Mizzou after university officials failed to address specific…
By Lian Bunny Photo Editor After St. Bonaventure clubs prepared for another budget decrease for the 2015-2016 academic year, a university gift of $42,000 allowed the Student Government Association (SGA) to raise students’ expectations and club allocations. SGA President Rose Brown said the group was told the funds were a “university gift.” The university did…
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-In-Chief Although university officials have yet to release official enrollment numbers for the 2015-16 academic year or finalized club budgets, new Student Government Association (SGA) President Rose Brown said a budget decrease is likely to continue. However, she added she is confident university officials will do everything possible to ensure the continuation…
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor Beginning next fall, St. Bonaventure University will no longer provide free cable service to individual student residence spaces. Instead, Bonaventure will be more than tripling its Internet bandwidth strength. Bandwidth is the transmission capacity of a computer network. “The reality is, as students are self selecting to receive video…
By: Brando Fields Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University community has a new Student Government Association (SGA) lineup. SGA is a group of students elected by their peers who work together in order to better the campus. Each member is involved with the decision making process. The mix of students for this upcoming fall semester…
By Julia Mericle Assignment News Editor The Student Government Association (SGA) cancelled The Bonadieu, St. Bonaventure’s yearbook, for the 2014-2015 academic year. According to Rob DeFazio, director of the center for activities, recreation and leadership, college-level yearbooks have been declining in popularity. “With the advancements in social media and instantaneous feedback and pictures from smartphones…
By Amelia Kibbe Managing Editor St. Bonaventure University administrators and the Student Government Association (SGA) hosted the 2015 Spring Awards Ceremony Tuesday in the Rigas Family Theater of The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, honoring students and employees who have made a difference in the university community. Richard Trietley, vice provost for student…
By Lian Bunny News Editor St. Bonaventure’s Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) found another way to promote safety in the local community: the SafeTeen Coalition. Alex Gu, a senior biology major, invented the idea of SafeTeen and applied for a State Farm grant to create the program. As the chief of MERT and an emergency…
By Amelia Kibbe Managing Editor The St. Bonaventure community will gather Tuesday, April 7 in the Rigas Family Theater in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts to recognize the 2015 recipients of the Fr. Joe Doino, O.F.M. Honors and Awards at the annual Spring Awards Ceremony. According to Ann Hurlburt, executive administrative assistant…
Approximately sixteen St. Bonaventure University students attended the 2015 Western New York Student Leadership Conference (WNYSLC) at the University at Buffalo on Saturday, Feb. 21. The theme of this year’s conference was Cultivate Your Leadership: Grow Your Legacy. The conference included several guest speakers, including representatives from various universities throughout New York State, including…
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant news editor St. Bonaventure University hosted a presentation workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 3 to encourage students to subscribe to free digital access and further explore The New York Times website. Laura Reino, an education specialist from The New York Times, presented on ways to use the publication for academic work, how…
By Lian Bunny News Editor After low funding for St. Bonaventure clubs in the fall of 2014, the university’s board of trustees donated $50,000 to the Student Government Association (SGA) to distribute to campus clubs and organizations. The board of trustees funds were donated by an anonymous alumnus. Tom Missel, director of marketing and media…
By Julia Mericle Assistant News Editor The Student Government Association meeting on Sept. 24 held a vote for Chief Justice of the judicial branch, unanimously electing Steven Kibbe, senior political science major, to the position. “I put a lot of trust in Steven to do what he thinks is best at interpreting what we wrote…
By Julia Mericle Staff Writer The Student Government Association (SGA) meeting on Tuesday focused on what each class is bringing to St. Bonaventure during the Spring 2014 semester and what the Campus Activities Board (CAB) plans to accomplish with a reduced budget. CAB is in full swing this semester, with plans to bring musician Teddy…