By Sean Corey Staff Writer Investors will remember the first quarter of 2014 by the Russian-Ukraine conflict and the harsh winter in the United States. Energy companies benefited the most from these events. Both the harsh winter and the conflict in Eastern Europe caused the prices of natural gas and oil to rise. Our… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor Investigative journalists Joshua Pribanic and Melissa Troutman showed their documentary “Triple Divide,” revealing some of the issues with the oversight of hydraulic fracturing, a controversial method of extracting natural gas at St. Bonaventure this week. The documentary was shown in the Dresser Auditorium of the John J. Murphy Professional… Keep Reading
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor St. Bonaventure’s female student-athletes and staff are set to host local high school female athletes and their coaches to participate in 28th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Tuesday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event, sponsored by the school of education,… Keep Reading
By Emma Zaremba Features Editor Simple, woven hemp bracelets continue to weave wishes for the people of Bethlehem, Uganda. This week, St. Bonaventure’s Embrace it Africa organization has been selling woven hemp bracelets in the Reilly Center. The sale will continue today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each bracelet, priced at… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor Robinson and Falconio Halls aren’t the only spots on campus changing for next semester. Along with the dorm facelifts, some clubs will be shuffling their office spaces and a computer lab will shut down. Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) will be moved from Falconio 128 to Robinson Hall next… Keep Reading
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor President Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., hosted several campus briefings regarding the strategic alliance between St. Bonaventure and Hilbert College. Sister Margaret held the talks on Wednesday, April 9, at the University Club, Tuesday, April 15, and Tuesday, April 22. She will host one final briefing on Wednesday, April 30, at… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor Students from St. Bonaventure women’s studies group are advocating for WS-101, Introduction to Women’s Studies, to count as credit for either CLAR-105, Inquiry into the Social World, or CLAR-208, World Views. The idea originated from a discussion in WS-499, Colloquium in Women’s Studies. Angela Kim, a senior… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon News Assignment Editor The faculty of the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication named senior Madison Thieman the 54th annual Mark Hellinger Award recipient. The award is presented to a senior journalism and mass communication major who displayed excellence in academics and great potential in their field… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Staff writer Clubs discussed their plans for the rest of the semester at the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting Tuesday evening. The Chattertons Slam Poetry Society, formerly the St. Bonaventure Slam Poetry Club, announced its name change. Club President Kevin Cooley, a senior English and sociology major, explained the name change allows… Keep Reading
By Emma Zaremba Features Editor After a long year, it’s time to pump up the volume and let loose. Spring Weekend, the highly anticipated end-of-the-year celebration, will arrive in just a couple weeks. The kickball tournament and weekend-long festivities are usually enough to get students amped up, but this year, the two-man DJ… Keep Reading
By Madeleine Faircloth Staff Writer St. Bonaventure University’s ENACTUS team made it to the top 16 in the ENACTUS USA National Exposition in Cincinnati, Ohio. The expo takes place once a year with student, academic and business leaders from across the nation in attendance with a field of more than 200 schools from across the… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor Students explored the controversy of religion and media during a lecture given by Judith Buddenbaum, professor emerita in the department of journalism and technical communication at Colorado State University. The lecture titled, “Religious Scandals: Can People Do Whatever They Want in the Name of Religion?” was given in the… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Staff Writer With Spring Weekend just a few weeks away, planning for the event among university faculty and student groups is charging forward. The festivities will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 25 and continue through Saturday, April 26. Nichole Gonzalez, executive director of residential living, encouraged… Keep Reading
By Sean Corey Staff Writer U.S. stock markets have been rising nearly every day for the past week. The S&P 500, an index of 500 stocks from large companies, reached a record high on Wednesday closing at 1,890.90. The SIMM long fund had its best week of the year, and only two of… Keep Reading
By Andrea Fernandes Staff Writer “Mean girls” from North Shore High hopped over to Bonaventure this week. Laughter and skillful dancing filled the Rigas Family Theater in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Tuesday and Wednesday as the St. Bonaventure Hip Hop Team presented “Bona’s is Full of Mean Girls,”… Keep Reading
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor Several organizations at St. Bonaventure University are facilitating the “Enough is Enough” campaign, an national collegiate event devoted to ending societal violence. The campaign began Monday and will end on Thursday, April 10. St. Bonaventure’s Student Affairs division, the Franciscan Center for Social Concern, the Women’s Studies program and several… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor Accounting students at St. Bonaventure University will have an opportunity to win an endowed scholarship from two alumni. Mary (Daiber ‘84) and Frank Puskar, have donated $150,000 to establish the Mary Daiber Puskar ’84 Endowed Scholarship. Accounting students at St. Bonaventure’s William E. and Ann L. Swam Business Center… Keep Reading
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor Students have the opportunity to gain perspective about the LGBTQA community at St. Bonaventure University at an event next week. On Thursday, April 10, St. Bonaventure’s Spectrum, an organization that promotes awareness and provides support for LGBTQA students, will host the event titled, “Are You Questioning?” The… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Staff Writer On Tuesday, Bill Greeley, associate vice president of Canon Design, and his colleague, Ike Lowery, presented some of the designs for future construction at St. Bonaventure University at the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting. They presented advanced plans for the Robinson and Falconio Hall renovations. They said… Keep Reading
By Emma Zaremba Features Editor Don’t throw away your beloved mac and cheese box when it can be made into a runway-worthy dress. With just a few weeks left in the semester, Bonaventure students are finding use for all those old papers and paper clips that would otherwise be left lying around. … Keep Reading