By Emmariah Holcomb SGA Representative The Student Government Association (SGA) held a meeting Tuesday night in the Doyle Trustees room. Topics discussed included the Bona Responds Haiti Initiative, club presentations, Clare 401 classes and semester evaluations. Bona Responds is continuing its Haiti initiative with a food-packing day; the items collected and packed will be sent… Keep Reading
By Nate West News Editor Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., university president, recently served as a panelist at the 2013 Catholic Higher Education Symposium. According to Sister Margaret, she and the rest of the panelists came together outside of Boston to read and discuss expert papers scholars of Catholic theology and higher education wrote. “We spent… Keep Reading
By Nate West News Editor Yesterday, Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., university president, outlined the steps St. Bonaventure and Hilbert College have taken since announcing they would launch a feasibility study to work closer as academic institutions. “Since the announcements went out, the major efforts of both institutions have been setting up the feasibility study,” Sister… Keep Reading
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University’s Mock Trial club will now be selling discount cards to students for $8 in the Reilly Center ticket office throughout the year. The discount card can be used at various businesses including: Main Street Sweets, Cold Stone Creamery, Tim Horton’s, Electric Beach Olean, Mangia Real NY… Keep Reading
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor Danny Bush, ’13, a graduate student in the Integrated Marketing Communications program, received the 2013 Tim Russert Medal of Merit Award at the annual Buffalo Broadcasters Association Awards dinner. In addition to the award, Bush won a $1,000 scholarship. Bush, a multimedia producer for St. Bonaventure, discussed his gratitude… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor The deans of St. Bonaventure will venture to Rochester, N.Y. to expand their respective schools’ opportunities at Meet the Deans Night on Nov. 14 at The Genesee Valley Club on East Avenue at 5:30 p.m. Pierre Balthazard, dean of the school of business; Pauline Hoffmann, dean of the school… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor It’s November, which means it’s National Novel Writing Month (known as NaNoWriMo). NaNoWriMo challenges writers of all ages to break their daily routines and make time to write. Their goal is to write a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 p.m. on November 30. Although there is not a group that… Keep Reading
By Samantha Berkhead Editor-in-Chief Members of the St. Bonaventure community gathered in the Walsh Amphitheater Wednesday evening for a presentation titled “West Valley in Our Backyard.” Phil Winger, associate vice president for facilities, and Rich Place, ’09, managing editor of the Salamanca Press, led the presentation, which centered on the town of West Valley, N.Y.,… Keep Reading
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor With the launch of the new St. Bonaventure website, Emily Sinsabaugh, vice president of university relations, made the choice to discontinue the St. Bonaventure University mobile app Tuesday. “Ultimately, it was my decision, but I consulted with our marketing and communications team as well as with Technology Services and… Keep Reading
By Kevin Rogers Managing Editor The media is feeding the American public with “myths” and ignoring or downplaying facts when it comes to coverage of the Syrian civil war, according to Ibrahim Zabad, assistant professor of political science at St. Bonaventure. Zabad presented his research Monday night in Walsh Amphitheater as part of a panel… Keep Reading
By Nate West News Editor One of St. Bonaventure’s newest clubs is helping tackle one of the nation’s biggest problems. On Saturday, Nov. 16, ENACTUS, in partnership with My Happy Healthy Kids, will be hosting an event in the Doyle Trustees Room to teach elementary school kids about nutrition and healthy eating. “At the event,… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Contributing Writer Thomas Merton is the subject of this year’s Ignatius Brady lecture. On Thursday, Nov. 7, St. Bonaventure graduate Father Daniel Horan, O.F.M., is scheduled to speak about Merton’s life from his time spent at Bonaventure to his entrance into the Trappist Order. Father Daniel’s talk is titled, “A Franciscan in… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor Today, the third annual Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Networking Day will welcome keynote speaker Bill Collins, ’76. Collins, a member of the St. Bonaventure Board of Trustees, is a principal owner of Travers Collins, a marketing communications firm in Buffalo. He will address nonprofit organizations in the community.… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Staff Writer In honor of October as Crime Prevention Month, the Office of Safety and Security at St. Bonaventure University has recently employed a new crime-prevention initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure the safety of student’s personal belongings on campus. Director of Safety and Security Vito Czyz urged students… Keep Reading
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor Chris Mackowski, associate professor of journalism and mass communication, was the featured speaker at the New York Military Affairs Symposium (NYMAS) Friday, Oct. 18, in New York City. NYMAS exists to promote public knowledge of the interrelationship of war, society and culture by presenting diverse scholarly viewpoints, Robert Rowen,… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor Two St. Bonaventure professors presented their research last weekend at the New York State Communication Association conference. On Oct. 18-20, the New York State Communication Association held its 71st annual conference at Honors Haven Resort and Spa in Ellenville, N.Y. Richard Lee, professor of journalism and mass communication, and… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Contributing Writer Madeleine Gionet was the recipient of the 53rd annual Mark Hellinger Award. The ceremony was held Wednesday at the Holiday Valley Lodge in Ellicottville. The award, established in 1960, is presented to a graduating senior journalism and mass communication major who has displayed excellence in academics and great potential in… Keep Reading
By Nate West News Editor A suspicious package in the north entrance way of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts caused a local-area evacuation on Monday, Oct. 7. “Shortly after 2 p.m., Safety & Security received a call from a Quick Center employee to report that a person, (wearing a hoodie and unable… Keep Reading
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor Chris Mackowski, associate professor of journalism and mass communication, recently edited “Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale: The Battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 18-20, 1863,” which was written by Lee White, historian at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Battlefield. Of the now nine books in the series, Mackowski has either authored or… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Contributing Writer The Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC) introduced a new program last year, the Alumni Internship Service. This program is designed to help students find internships by utilizing the university’s alumni base. The program allows alumni to stay connected and give back to the school while helping students, according to… Keep Reading