BY KURT MARTONE, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure University is taking a different approach when it comes to illness. In an email update last week, the university outlined new policies for students when dealing with minor illnesses such as the common cold, or flu. Tom Missel is the chief communications officer at the university, and…
By Vanessa Donadio, News Editor St. Bonaventure University’s Health and Wellness Center is a place for students to find the mental and physical help they need on campus. To make it easier for students to provide information and use its services, the Wellness Center recently introduced a patient portal on its website. From now on,…
For those who’ve spent more than a semester at St. Bonaventure University as faculty or as a student, there always comes a point in time where it seems as though everybody on campus is getting sick. This concept has garnished an unfortunate and exaggerated nickname amongst the students: “The Bona Plague.” To be clear, while…
By Amber Levias Staff Writer The Wellness Center introduced a new way for students to get medicine on the go. The new self-service station, located in the wellness facility, provides free medication for students across campus. “Students can obtain over-the-counter medicines to treat minor illnesses and complaints without waiting to be seen by a nurse…
By Alexis Young Staff Writer “Most men use the first half of their lives trading their health to gain wealth, only to turn around in the second half and use their wealth to try to regain their health.” Dr. Adam Miller, founder of ARISE MD, opened the Resilient seminar by discussing his work in Malaysia,…
St. Bonaventure University appointed Tom Delaney, Ph.d, as the interim director of the wellness center for the 2016 spring semester. The former director, Roger Keener, Ph.d, resigned from the position in December. Delaney worked with for the university for 40 years as a part of the school of education, and said he is happy to…
By Alexis Young Contributing Writer Wednesday, the Wellness Center hosted its annual flu clinic from 2 to 6 p.m.. The flu clinic was open to students, faculty and staff, along with the surrounding community as a part of the Cattaragus County Health Department’s public health and prevention initiative. “The mission is to help the general…
By Lauren Zazzara Features Editor To address the illness, anxiety and injuries that can hit students during the school year, this semester the Center for Student Wellness, otherwise known as the Wellness Center, changed its hours. According to Roger Keener, director of the Wellness Center, the Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Editor Flu season is slowly creeping inside the Bona Bubble. It’s that time of year when tissues always seem to be running low, frantic students use gallons of hand sanitizer before every class and people hit the snooze button more times than they can count. Despite the high concentration of germs…
Seasonal illness is very much like sub-zero temperatures and slushy sidewalks: difficult to avoid and not fun in the slightest. And nothing’s worse or less fun than spreading the sufferings of the flu to the St. Bonaventure community. Though the Center for Disease Control says the widespread flu epidemic which has been harassing the United…
By Kristie Schiefer Assistant News Editor Two new counselors joined the St. Bonaventure University Wellness Center staff to take over for counselors who left to pursue other interests. The leave of Stacey Farris and Mary Buono created a scramble for the Wellness Center to transition the other counselors in, Keener said. “Some students were unhappy…
By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Editor Since Health Services and the Counseling Center combined last year to form the Wellness Center, Director Roger Keener has been brainstorming ideas to bring greater wellness to the campus. “Last year I had the idea to do some of these things, but it was the first year,” Keener said. “I…