By Houston Tyree, Contributing Writer Team chemistry, friendly attitudes and, of course, hard work are three attributes that have played major roles for the 2019-20 St. Bonaventure Mock Trial team in its most recent successes. Now, as the team is gearing up for the Opening Round Championship Series, these attributes are more important than ever.… Keep Reading
By Mike Hogan, Editor-in-Chief On Jan. 29 St. Bonaventure University held a ceremony in Dresser Auditorium for freshman students who qualified for the dean’s list (3.5 GPA or higher). According to Chris Brown, executive director of the Student Success Center, the university holds a ceremony for freshmen who made the dean’s list every spring semester.… Keep Reading
By Meghan Hall, Associate Editor When she returned to St. Bonaventure for her second semester of sophomore year, Allie Giammusso had a rude awakening—literally. A resident of Francis Hall, Giammusso, a childhood studies major, said a university construction project woke her up at 6 a.m. during her first week back on campus. Jared Smith, director… Keep Reading
By Vanessa Donadio, News Editor Every year, winter weather conditions make driving difficult for people heading to certain destinations. According to the online article “20 Winter Driving Statistics for Driver Safety-2020” posted by Carsurance, 17 percent of all vehicle crashes occur due to winter weather conditions. Another statistic from the article states that an average… Keep Reading
By Tucker Reilly, News Assignment Editor Construction has begun on the new structure formerly known as the Clubhouse Restaurant on the St. Bonaventure Golf Course. The former restaurant was demolished during the fall semester after a number of health and technical problems, including heating, plumbing and asbestos, had rendered the building unusable for over a… Keep Reading
By Elias Kott, Contributing Writer In SIMM (Students in Money Management), the biggest events that occurred this week included two pitches, one which was in recommendeing buying of a stock and another recommending selling a current holding. The first pitch done by the consumer discretionary sector was a proposal to add the stock JD.com, which… Keep Reading
By Elizabeth Pantano , Staff Writer On the first night of the spring semester, Siobhan Harrington, a sophomore education major, stood outside a dark and empty Café La Verna. Harrington walked away both disappointed and puzzled as to why Café La Verna closed earlier than usual. “I was pretty confused when I went to La… Keep Reading
By Vanessa Donadio, News Editor Every Education major at St. Bonaventure University is required to obtain three credits from a foreign language class to graduate. The languages offered include Spanish, French, Italian, Latin and Arabic. American Sign Language (ASL) is also available to fill the language requirement, but only for education majors. Professor Angela Reisner,… Keep Reading
By Sean Mickey, Sports Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University’s one-day giving blitz, #BonaGivingDay, received its most individual donors since its record-breaking 2018 challenge. The fifth #BonaGivingDay, held on Jan. 30, garnered $280,954. The amount raised has fallen from a high of $387,000 set in 2018, but university officials aren’t discouraged. Bob Van Wicklin, vice president… Keep Reading
By Elias Kott, Contributing Writer SIMM and Stock Market-Related News Members SIMM (Students in Money Management) opened up the week with its semi-annual picture day. After pictures, junior Chris Bortuzzo gave members a breakdown of a very important financial statement called the statement of cash flows. The statement of cash flows is a type of… Keep Reading
By Elias Kott, Contributing Writer As SIMM’s (Students in Money Management’s) spring semester kicks off, members of the student-run investment portfolio club have been assembled into different sectors. The main sectors that members of SIMM are split into include Technology and Consumer Discretionary, Financials and Fixed Income, Healthcare and Consumer Staples, Family Business, and Industrials,… Keep Reading
By Mike Hogan, Editor-in-Chief In China, a new coronavirus has its grip on over 7,000 people and has killed over 100 people, according to CNBC’s latest report. The disease, which started in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, has also gotten its grip on people outside of China, in more ways than one. While the disease has… Keep Reading
By Andrew Power, Contributing Writer The death of Kobe Bryant on Jan. 26 sent shockwaves through the basketball community and the world at large. As a five-time NBA Champion, two-time NBA Finals MVP, 18-time all-star, NBA MVP and fourth-place holder in career scoring, Bryant was considered a legend on the court by many. His life… Keep Reading
By Tucker Reilly, News Assignment Editor After breaking down last week, the stage lighting system at the Rigas Theater in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is getting a state-of-the-art upgrade. The system, first installed in 1995, was custom designed for the theater and had been reliable for two decades before breaking down.… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure University’s Technology Services has begun implementing a two-factor authentication process for all Bonaventure email accounts to reduce the number of phishing attacks. Email accounts were added to the new system in groups over a two-week period, and users were then asked to participate in a 10-minute process to successfully implement the authentication to their account. … Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure University’s Faculty Senate held a nomination process for an interim senator position, representing the School of Education, that concluded at the beginning of the month. The only nominee, associate professor Rene Hauser, will represent the School of Education while assistant professor Rebecca Scherer is on leave until the start of the spring 2020… Keep Reading
Efforts to revise parking on campus may have hit a roadblock. Following a string of student complaints and concerns, St. Bonaventure University’s Student Government Association has been working on new parking policy recommendations. However, its latest recommendation was not approved by the university’s parking committee. SGA President Lara McCormick, a senior political science and international… Keep Reading
Amendment will be voted on by the student body on Monday “Grants shall be used for on-campus and off-campus events.” This is the new Student Government Association amendment that will be voted on by the student body on Nov. 25. The added component to this part of the SGA constitution is, “on-campus and off-campus.” These… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure University’s new bell, that was brought to campus last month, serves as a reminder of the 800th anniversary of the encounter between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamal of Egypt. It has been named “The Encounter Bell” and was blessed by Fr. Francis Di Spigno at the end of Francis Month.… Keep Reading
With Wednesday being the first day of public impeachment hearings, the looming possibility of President Donald Trump becoming impeached is of upmost importance in the minds of many politicians and the general public. If impeached, Trump would join the likes of former presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, becoming the third in United States’ history.… Keep Reading