With the growing interest in esports, St. Bonaventure has created its own gaming room for students to play in and compete. Game consoles and TVs are now set up in Reilly Center 215 for anyone to use. The game room is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 10… Keep Reading
Bonaventure declines request for grade distribution and GPA data After the fall 2018 semester, 946 undergraduate students made St. Bonaventure University’s dean’s list. With the undergraduate enrollment at 1,825 students last semester, this means that 52 percent of students received this academic honor. In order to qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a… Keep Reading
By Adam Talmadge Staff Writer During winter break, U.S. stocks decreased in value by 10 percent and hit lows on Christmas Eve. This was caused by a few factors, including the trade war with China and investors moving their money toward safer investments. The Federal Reserve was the catalyst for December lows, as it agreed… Keep Reading
By Landon Allison News Editor Yesterday, St. Bonaventure University was closed due to the concerns brought on by the extreme weather conditions. In a Notice Board sent out by the school, essential university personnel still reporting during the current polar vortex includes dining staff, maintenance employees and those who work in Safety & Security. The… Keep Reading
By Ryan Signorino Training Editor The MySBU portal received an update over break, featuring a reorganized user interface to make the webpage less text-heavy. MySBU is a website composed of links to different resources students, faculty and staff need, such as academic, recreation and payroll links. There are multiple configurations for MySBU depending on the… Keep Reading
By Meghan Hall News Assignment Editor Several clubs will be moved out of their offices in the basement of the Reilly Center in the coming semesters. Though the changes will not be immediate, the university is repurposing the basement of the RC for increased athletic space. This comes as part of a master plan created… Keep Reading
By Landon Allison News Editor This coming summer, there are two abroad programs that St. Bonaventure University is offering its students. These trips are taking interested students to Sorrento, Italy and Oxford, England. Lecturer in the Jandoli School of Communication Mike Jones-Kelley is the director of the Francis E. Kelley Oxford Program. “Very simply, the… Keep Reading
By Anastasia Smith Features Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure is the recipient of the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Grant. This grant will help New York state graduates going into the field of Secondary STEM education, as the state has been experiencing a shortage in this field. STEM refers to the fields of Science, Technology,… Keep Reading
By Julia Schneider Contributing Writer Following a 35-day government shutdown, President Donald Trump has signed a bill that will reopen the government for a three-week period. The nearly 800,000 government workers who worked unpaid during the shutdown will resume normal practice and receive back pay. The government shutdown’s beginning stemmed from Trump’s initial campaign… Keep Reading
By Landon Allison News Editor At the start of the semester, the Buzz received new equipment to use for the radio station. Assistant Professor Carole McNall is the faculty adviser for the Buzz. “I’m the person that they touch base with. I’m the one that generally gets pulled into the loop,” said McNall. “I sat… Keep Reading
By Jeremy Castro Associate Editor St. Bonaventure University hosted its 2019 Leadership Summit, giving students a crash course in several leadership aspects. The event, presented by the Career and Professional Readiness Center and the Center for Activities, Recreation and Leadership, on Feb. 2 spanned three hours in the Doyle Hall Dining and Trustees’ rooms and… Keep Reading
By Rachel Kimmel Contributing Writer The yearly summer study abroad program in Italy is looking for students to join the trip. The summer study is a five-week course where students travel around Italy and earn up to seven credits taking classes. The program begins on May 24, when students land in Rome. From there, they… Keep Reading
By Julia Schneider Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure University, partnering with Special Olympics, has continued their tradition of involvement by training numerous students as coaches for the upcoming Special Olympics in April. Funded by Special Olympics New York, in conjunction with the proceeds from the Polar Spray hosted by St. Bonaventure in the fall, the nearing… Keep Reading
By Nathan Desutter Contributing Writer Dr. Althea Kaminske, the co-director of the Center for Attention, Learning & Memory (CALM), is a self-described learning nerd who tries to avoid any faculty confrontation. Normally, if she sees an email from a colleague meant to rile up a certain department on a faculty message board, she tries to… Keep Reading
By Amina Golden-Arabaty Contributing Writer The Center for Arab and Islamic Studies will be hosting the first in a series of events, commemorating the 800th anniversary of the historic encounter between St. Francis and the Egyptian Sultan in 1219. It will be hosted in Plassmann Hall, room 206, across from the new Center for Arab… Keep Reading
By Ryan Signorino Training Editor St. Bonaventure’s LGBTQIA+ club hosted auditions for its upcoming performance, Spectrum Ball. Spectrum is a club focused on safe discussions and activism for LGBTQIA+ members of the St. Bonaventure community. Spectrum Ball is a drag show performance in which students can showcase talents and experiment with gender roles, dressing up… Keep Reading
By Kelly Haberstroh Editor-in-Chief For the first time in over 40 years, St. Bonaventure University closed campus for the day. Last Thursday, the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Joe Zimmer signed off on the decision to cancel classes. While the decision was a collaborative one, Zimmer was the one who made the… Keep Reading
Damietta Center embraces cultural differences In preparation for the upcoming Thanksgiving break, St. Bonaventure’s Damietta Center for Multicultural Student Affairs hosted a THANKSgiving Event to celebrate the upcoming holiday. Parker Suddeth, director of the Damietta Center, was inspired to plan the event after hearing the Board of Trustees hosted a Thanksgiving event which invited different… Keep Reading
Since mid-October, markets have fallen lower as large technology stocks continued to sell off. Looking ahead, we are confident with U.S. GDP growth, low unemployment and inflation, despite the Federal Reserve’s expectations of continued interest rate hikes. Oil has declined from its 30 percent peak this year into negative territory. Rising rates, weak emerging market… Keep Reading
Dr. Paul Barretta, chair of the department of marketing at St. Bonaventure University, educated faculty and staff on how to start teaching an online class at a workshop designed for online instructors. As Bonaventure keeps up with online learning trends, it’s important to ensure that professors and lecturers are well-trained to handle teaching online courses.… Keep Reading