When selected as St. Bonaventure University’s 21st President, Dennis DePerro, Ed.D., announced plans to run a capital campaign in his first few years. Bob Van Wicklin, vice president for university advancement, is the cabinet member in charge of all university philanthropic and fundraising activities. Van Wicklin explained that although the cabinet met last year to… Keep Reading
By Keely Fresh Contributing Writer The Center for Student Wellness and the Cattaraugus County Suicide Prevention Coalition are collaborating to hold the inaugural Run 4 Life 5K, a run or walk for suicide awareness and prevention. Organized as an attempt to raise money for local suicide prevention efforts, the Director of Student Wellness Chris… Keep Reading
With two faculty members retiring in the past five years and many changes to the marketing field itself, St. Bonaventure University’s marketing department has made changes to modernize the program. Paul Barretta, Ph.D., who started teaching at Bona’s in 2013, said the department was much different before he started. “When I was hired, the dean… Keep Reading
By Dominic LoVallo Editor-in-Chief A former adjunct professor at St. Bonaventure was posthumously inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame last night. Ray Markiewicz, better known as Ray Marks, died in February of 2015 at the age of 70. He died after an almost two-year battle with leukemia. Before his death, Marks built… Keep Reading
WSBUFM-88.3 The Buzz, made international news late this summer after being awarded No. 1 Best College Radio Station by Princeton Review. The Buzz is St. Bonaventure’s student-run radio station. In addition to covering the campus, the station also covers the local area. The station plays a variety of music on a rotating schedule, including indie-rock,… Keep Reading
By Emily Losito Associate Editor The McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministries has a distinguishing feature – the Interfaith Prayer Tower. University Ministries and The Center for Arab and Islamic Studies hosted an Interfaith Prayer Service to mark the beginning of Francis Week in the great room. Fr. Michael Calabria, OFM, welcomed all religious people… Keep Reading
By Hannah Legacy Contributing Writer To kick off Family Weekend, the St. Bonaventure women’s swimming and diving team will host its third annual Polar Spray to support the Special Olympics of New York (SONY). Participants who attend will be sprayed by the Allegany Volunteer Fire Company. The Polar Spray originated from another event, the… Keep Reading
By Nicholas Gallo Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure University’s campus faced a power outage on Friday, Sept. 15. From Plassmann to Doyle Hall, students and faculty on campus were “powerless.” Robin Hurlburt, director of facilities operations and maintenance, explained the cause of the outage and the actions that were taken to restore power. “Around 12:40… Keep Reading
Grace Neylan jumped into action to help those affected by recent hurricanes in the Gulf Coast. After Hurricanes Harvey and Irma devastated Texas and Florida earlier this month, Neylan, an MBA candidate who serves as graduate assistant for ENACTUS, organized a boot drive with local fire departments in Olean, Allegany, Salamanca and Bradford to benefit… Keep Reading
Ethan Kibbe was named one of this year’s recipients of the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation scholarship. Every year, the foundation coordinates a nationwide sports essay competition for journalism students from over 32 universities. To compete, students must be either a second or third year undergraduate in their school’s journalism program with at least a 3.0… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure University’s School of Education takes pride in producing award-winning educators. Christopher Albrecht, 93, was named the 2018 New York State Teacher of the Year. Albrecht is the 48th New York State Teacher of the Year. He was given the award for going “above and beyond every day in the classroom.” Albrecht is a… Keep Reading
By Leah McCluskey Contributing Writer As the annual Keg Klash event approaches, trouble has already begun to stir. The tradition of throwing a massive party for upperclassmen to binge drink kegs of cheap beer and have a good time has become the subject of many disagreements. For the past few years, talk of racism… Keep Reading
By Dominic LoVallo Editor-In-Chief Students and faculty came together Monday and Tuesday to stand against the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. DACA is a program that the Obama Administration approved in 2012. The program allows young people brought to this country illegally by their parents to get a temporary… Keep Reading
By Nicholas Gallo Contributing Writer BonaResponds is on an active mission to help the victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma after they affected those from Texas and Florida. President of BonaResponds, Yvonne Gehrmann, is on course to help the victims. Gehrmann has been planning alongside Jim Mahar, Ph.D., BonaResponds coordinator and finance professor, to… Keep Reading
By Kaylyn Foody Contributing Writer Fr. Richard Vosko, OFM, design consultant for the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry, is set to receive an honorary degree from the university on Sunday, Sept. 17 to recognize his work. The new university ministries building, opened in May with features such as a fully functional kitchen, a large… Keep Reading
Gas prices continue to rise in the continental United States this week as a reaction to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Retail gas prices surged an average of 30 cents the week of Tuesday, Sept. 5, the largest gain since 2011. On Monday, Sept. 11, it was determined that gas prices had risen again, at a… Keep Reading
By Hannah Legacy Contributing Writer The Student Government Association has increased the allocated budgets of chartered clubs and organizations for the 2017-18 academic year. “SGA is able to support many of the clubs and organizations on campus through the Student Activity Fee, a small portion of every student’s cost of attendance,” said Deepak Iyer,… Keep Reading
Zola Cao, chinese photographer and writer, presented his life and work in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts in the Rigas Family Theater on Tuesday as a Lenna Visiting Scholar. At his presentation, Cao spoke about what led him to take pictures and the influence it has had on his work. He also… Keep Reading
By Faith Topolski Contributing Writer Pauline Hoffmann, Ph.D., is preparing to make a change in her career here on campus. Hoffmann returned to campus as a faculty member in 2006 and five years later became the interim dean. Then, in 2012, she became the official dean of the Jandoli School of Communication. During her… Keep Reading
By Dominic LoVallo Editor-In-Chief Two St. Bonaventure faculty members took on new roles this summer, after the departure of former vice president for Student Affairs, Rick Trietley. Nichole Gonzalez is now the interim vice president for Student Affairs, and Rob DeFazio is now the interim executive director for Residential Living and Conduct – Gonzalez’s former… Keep Reading