Colorful leaves, chilly air and pumpkin spice lattes—oh my! Fall arrived Wednesday, and Bonaventure students said they are excited for the change in season and the activities that come with it. “My favorite part of fall would have to be how beautiful the trees look when they change colors,” said Kinsey Maddison, a sophomore chemistry…
This weekend, St. Bonaventure will host Family Weekend, an event filled with food and games. From Sept. 25 to 27, the campus will host its annual celebration, inviting parents and family members to campus. Family Weekend was created to unite students with family members after the first few stressful weeks of the school year and…
By: Lian Bunny Photo Editor Gain a cultural education outside of the “Bona Bubble.” That was one of the main messages of Michael Chiariello’s talk Wednesday night in the Thomas Merton Ministry Center. Chiariello, Ph.D., a philosophy professor, is the director of Bonaventure’s Franciscan Heritage Semester Study Abroad Program at the Umbra Institute in Perugia,…
By: Reid Okoniewski Staff Writer Pope Francis is making his first appearance in the United States for the first time since his election in 2013. Both Catholics and non-Catholics from the U.S. have patiently waited to hear when the “people’s pope” will make an appearance, and finally they have it. Although Pope Francis’ time in the…
By: Mike Specht Staff Writer This week, Pope Francis, the popular Pontiff among both Roman Catholics and non-Catholics, will tour the United States. Ever since the College of Cardinals called upon Jorge Bergoglio to the papacy in March of 2013, people of all creeds and walks of life have been drawn to him. As Pope…
By Simone Robinson Contributing Writer The international fashion capital, New York City, hosted the annual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week last week, officially beginning on Sept. 10. Designers, editors and celebrities all gathered together to get the scoop on the latest fashion trends for spring 2016, bonding over the street styles of fellow participants. As the…
By Caitlyn Morral Staff Writer Bonaventure students got a taste of the Big Apple last weekend. For one day, the students took on the city that never sleeps. The Campus Activities Board, (CAB) coordinates these bus trips. They happen twice a year, once in the fall semester and once in the spring semester. Fifty-five students…
Forget warm cookies and hugs. The grandparents in director M. Night Shyamalan’s newest thriller, “The Visit,” offer disturbing behavior and a 9:30 bedtime when their grandchildren come to visit for the week. In Shyamalan’s newest film, two kids, Rebecca (Olivia DeJonge) and Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) venture to their grandparent’s house while their mother, Paula, (Kathryn…
By Lauren Zazzara Features Editor It’s not winter yet, but the St. Bonaventure campus will be freezing on Sept. 25. The women’s swimming and diving team will host a Polar Spray to raise money for Special Olympics New York athletes. The Allegany Volunteer Fire Company will be on campus to spray registered participants with a…
By Lauren Zazzara and Kailyn Jennings St. Bonaventure has multiple St. Francis statues, yet none of St. Clare, said Jean François Godet-Calogeras, professor of Franciscan studies. He added there should be a statue of Clare on campus. “The Franciscan movement would be incomplete without Clare,” he said. “Clare brought the women into the movement to…
This fall, The Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC) will offer a new program to provide students with a competitive edge in their fields. According to Connie Whitcomb, the director of the CPRC, The Competitive Edge Certificate (The EDGE) program was created by the CPRC to teach participants useful skills for future internships, leadership positions…
Pope Francis will visit the United States next week and several St. Bonaventure students have been given the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. to attend this once-in-a-lifetime event. From Sept. 22 to 24, 10 students will participate in young-adult-oriented group activities, designed to further prepare them for Pope Francis’ visit. These faith-based activities are…
Students said they are enjoying an opportunity to speak in a creative way through the new St. Bonaventure chapter of the online-opinion sharing platform, The Odyssey. Caitlin McClare, a senior journalism and mass communication major and the editor-in-chief of Bonaventure’s sector of The Odyssey, said that this club is the perfect way for students to…
By Caitlyn Morral Staff Writer Bonaventure students are about to get a taste of Haiti. This semester, St. Bonaventure has decided to host 20 Haitian students. The Haitian group will be at the university from Sept. 23 until Oct. 12. The students are staying for three weeks as a new branch of BonaResponds, called “Bonas…
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-in-Chief A place so peaceful and tranquil actually came from a time of riots and unrest. That’s how Brother Kevin Kriso, O.F.M., coordinator of Mt. Irenaeus Life and Ministry to St. Bonaventure, described the idea which eventually became Mt. Irenaeus. On Sept. 19, members of the Mt. Irenaeus community will celebrate…
By Haley Schrenk Contributing Writer The wonder years of Blink-182 punk is back with The Wonder Years. On Sept. 4, the Wonder Years released its fifth studio album, “No Closer to Heaven.” The Wonder Years emerged in the pop-punk scene in 2007 with “Get Stoked On It!” The band is still widely unknown except…
Today marked the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Tuesday morning in September 2001. While this event took place years ago, students and faculty still pay tribute to those affected by this tragedy. This series of attacks by the terrorist group Al-Qaeda were initiated by two planes crashing into the North and South…
By Luis Rodriguez Staff Writer For Michael Miklos, a junior sports management major, something did not seem right. Miklos began his collegiate life at Becker College, but said he never felt at home. After three semesters at Becker, Miklos said he decided to transfer to St. Bonaventure and he is not alone—in fact, Chris…
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-in-Chief The Lenna Foundation chose Osvaldo Succi, a linguist, lecturer and international relations advisor, as the 2015 Lenna Visiting Professor. Succi, a native of São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil, will arrive on campus Monday and stay until Sept. 28. During his stay, Succi will present a plenary lecture titled “Globalization: The…
As students have begun to settle into their new living situations, some said they have begun to weigh the pros and cons of their new homes. Some students said they have noticed an improvement in their living space, while others said they have found some difficulties. “One word that I can use to describe my…
