By Emily Coughlin Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s tennis teams will be travelling to Florida for the Atlantic 10 Championships, which they have been preparing for all season, the team said. The team uses every practice and every match to better its weaknesses and improve its strengths, said head coach Michael… Keep Reading
By Dave Malchak Staff Writer On offense, senior midfielder pair Scarlet Jaworski and Taylor Fallon led the St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team this season. One of the largest areas of difficulty for the team was scoring goals on offense. However, these two seniors were steadfast and consistent with their contributions. The Bonnies are currently… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Advisory Editor Tuesdays are busy for Dr. Carl Case. The days consist of a mix of classes, meetings with clubs he advises and updates on summer study programs he organizes. But by a little before 6 p.m., he’s changed out of his work clothes and has begun warmups with his Special Olympics… Keep Reading
By Alfonso De Falco Staff Writer Every year in the spring, the St. Bonaventure University rugby team and alumni set up a weekend where current and past players come down to the school to participate in an alumni game to connect with past and current rugby players. The game this year will take place on… Keep Reading
By Vanessa Hulse Staff Writer For the past semester, I have been working on a project for the Honors Program here at St. Bonaventure. Part of my project was to learn about what it is like to live in poverty. Part of that was volunteering at the Warming House, another part was engaging in conversation… Keep Reading
By Vanessa Hulse Staff Writer Don Watkins has been volunteering at the Warming House for over three years. He began volunteering in the kitchen with the dishes and progressed to helping make the meals. After retiring, this gave him something to do with his free time. “It gave me a place to be, it gave… Keep Reading
By Jessica Dillon News Assignment Editor The results of the 2017-2018 Student Government Association (SGA) election, announced last Friday, had multiple vacancies. The winning ballot, published via the university Notice Board, revealed ten of the 32 existing positions had not been filled. The vacancies prompted some to question why levels of involvement in this year’s… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Editor-in-Chief April showers have arrived on campus, and so has Earth Month. The Campus Conservationists planned a month’s worth of events to celebrate and educate. The Campus Conservationists, an organization derived from the prior land use subcommittee, centered the events around both the upcoming Earth Day and Arbor Day. However, their event… Keep Reading
By Cameron Pettrone Staff Writer The annual Spring into Bonaventure event, which took place Friday, March 31, introduced incoming freshmen and their parents to all that St. Bonaventure has to offer. The event consisted of group tours of the school and a number of talks for parents presented by staff members. Constance Whitcomb, the director… Keep Reading
By Alexis Young Staff Writer Want to ‘turnip the beet’ with a summer filled with community service and personal growth? Farm to Table happens to be serving quite the dish. “When students are taking finals, there is still a need in our community, when students are on break there’s still a need in the community,”… Keep Reading
By Vanessa Hulse Staff Writer The Olean Food Pantry, supplied by the Food Bank of Western New York, is the main location in Olean that members of the community who are in need can go to get food for the month. Unlike the Warming House, the Olean Food Pantry supplies food for those who have… Keep Reading
By Cameron Pettrone Staff Writer St. Bonaventure’s Caribbean Association for Student Action group, or CASA, reached a peak number of student members this year. According to Todd Palmer, Ph.D., a professor in the school of business and the head of the group, CASA now has about 40 student members at Bonaventure. “We’ve been doing an… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny Photo Editor The Center for Law and Society is offering a Legal Ethics Speaker Series to interested prelaw students through the month of April. Steven Nuttall, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, said he opened the speaker series to those beyond his legal ethics course so that interested students can better understand the practice… Keep Reading
By Amber Levias Staff Writer With Lent already half over, University Ministries will continue to keep the spirit of Lent alive throughout the St. Bonaventure community. “The Lenten journey is really to prepare us to celebrate Easter Triduum,” said Fr. Francis DiSpigno, O.F.M., director of University Ministries. “We really separate these 40 days knowing we’re… Keep Reading
By Jessica Dillon News Assignment Editor More than 45 members of the St. Bonaventure University community participated in Wear a Hijab Day, an event hosted by Muslim Students and Allies and SGA to raise awareness about the cultural, religious and traditional values of veiling. After months of planning and preparation spearheaded by sophomore journalism and… Keep Reading
By Vanessa Hulse Staff Writer Ellen Piper, a senior theology major, is currently a coordinator of the Warming House and has been one for about two years. In addition, she was a part of the Farm to Table community, a summer opportunity for students to work at the Warming House and Canticle Farm, during the… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Editor-in-chief The Health Care Access Coalition presented “My Community, My Health” on Saturday, March 25, at Christ United Methodist Church, bringing serious health care issues to over 50 concerned members of the community. A panel of speakers discussed the current issues of prescription medication prices, sugar consumption and addiction with a local… Keep Reading
By Vanessa Hulse Staff Writer Dr. Chris Stanley, a theology professor, works as a coordinator for the monthly faculty/staff day at the Warming House. Stanley has been involved with the Warming House for a total of almost 18 years. Around three or four years ago, he began coordinating the faculty/staff day. He said he began… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Advisory Editor As part of the university’s second annual giving day on Feb. 23, an alumnus challenged the St. Bonaventure community to add 60 new donors to the online fundraising day’s growing total. If at least that many members donated in the next 60 minutes, the alumnus, who wished to remain… Keep Reading
By Jessica Dillon News Assignment Editor An award-winning biographer, journalist, essayist, fiction writer and “sometimes poet” will arrive Saturday to begin his term as the spring 2017 Lenna Endowed Visiting Professor. Michael N. McGregor, professor of English and creative writing at Portland State University, will spend his 16-day visit at St. Bonaventure lecturing, meeting with… Keep Reading