By Cameron Pettrone Staff Writer Presenter Robert L. Holmes, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Rochester and avid pacifist, believes that war is a cooperative undertaking by all sides, not just the aggressor. Holmes was a speaker at St. Bonaventure’s Concerned Philosophers for Peace conference, held Oct. 13 to 16, which covered issues… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Advisory Editor Sr. Mary Lou Lafferty, O.S.F. said she knows she and her fellow sisters will be in competition with Sunday afternoon’s Buffalo Bills game but hopes many Bonaventure students will take the time to visit them for a prayer service for mercy. Pope Francis announced 2016 as a Year of Mercy,… Keep Reading
By Dom LoVallo Managing Editor Colin Kaepernick has become a household name ever since he began kneeling during the national anthem, causing support or outrage across the nation. Sunday, Kaepernick made his first start of the season when the San Francisco 49ers came to Buffalo to face the Bills in a week six competition. This… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny Co-Photo Editor For St. Bonaventure University faculty and staff, five-week months can make a difference. The university switched its payroll schedule from bi-weekly to twice a month, or bi-monthly, according to Thomas Missel, interim vice president for university relations. “That reduced the payroll from 26 pays to 24 pays to avoid a… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Co-Photo Editor St. Bonaventure University hosted an open house on Saturday, Oct. 15, attracting more than 70 prospective students. This event is the first of three fall open houses, according to Monica Emery, director of volunteer relations and events. According to a past edition of The Bona Venture from last October, the… Keep Reading
By Diana McElfresh Editor-In-Chief Barry Gan’s interest in nonviolence started out early. “As a kid, I never liked getting in fights. I was always trying to mediate fights. I never saw the need for them,” said Gan, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, and director of the school’s nonviolence program. Gan’s focus in nonviolence has taken him… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Co-Photo Editor C-SPAN 3 aired a panel moderated by Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., St. Bonaventure professor of journalism and mass communication, last Saturday, Oct. 1. The panel, titled “Great Attacks on the Civil War,” took place in August at the Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Emerging… Keep Reading
Deteriorating manhole repairs will leave the west side of campus without power Monday, Oct.10 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Phillip Winger, vice president for facilities, explained that the power outage, taking place over midterm break, is occurring due to maintenance and is a precautionary step to avoid unexpected outages in the future. “The University… Keep Reading
By Emily Losito News Editor With the presidential election in about a month, St. Bonaventure’s College Democrats club is gearing up. College Democrats has held mock debates in the past. This involved students acting as then-presidential candidates like Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton. College Republicans joined in the debate too and… Keep Reading
By Diana McElfresh Editor-In-Chief The St. Bonaventure University faculty senators established the School of Allied Health at their meeting last Friday, Sept. 30. With an agenda that had 10 pages worth of material to cover in a two-hour time frame, the faculty senate covered three, maybe four topics during the entire meeting. At least one… Keep Reading
By Dominic LoVallo Managing Editor The St. Bonaventure University faculty senators established the School of Allied Health at their meeting last Friday, Sept. 30. With an agenda that had 10 pages worth of material to cover in a two-hour time frame, the faculty senate covered three, maybe four topics during the entire meeting. At least… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny Co-Photo Editor Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi participants had less time than usual to prepare for the annual campus celebration this year. Timothy Walter, freshman philosophy major and Transitus narrator, said participants in previous years had several weeks to prepare for the event. “Time was so crunched that we pulled it… Keep Reading
By Cameron Pettrone Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure is taking steps along with the rest of the country in the fight against sexual violence with the new “Protect the Pack” initiative. Juliette Bauer, a junior women studies and English major, is the current president of SBU 4 Equality on campus, the group that partially inspired the… Keep Reading
Silence served as a powerful tool in making a statement at Tuesday’s sit-in that happened on the Plassmann academic building stairs. Approximately 40 students gathered in front of the building to bring awareness to injustices plaguing the country and to show respect for the victims of injustices. The secretive demonstration coordinated by the multicultural clubs… Keep Reading
By Diana McElfresh Editor-In-Chief Cattaraugus County legislators recently passed a law changing the tobacco-buying age from 18 to 21. The legislation, passed Sept. 14, will restrict many college-aged students from legally purchasing tobacco products starting Nov. 1. However, Gary Segrue, director of safety and security at St. Bonaventure, said the new legislation will probably not… Keep Reading
By Diana McElfresh Editor-In-Chief Dan Barry, ’80, said he thinks St. Bonaventure was “integral” to shaping the path of his career. “I really do embrace the Franciscan ideal,” said Barry on Monday during a media briefing. Barry was on campus this week to discuss his recently published book, “The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Co-Photo Editor Bob Kunzinger, a freelance author and ’83 St. Bonaventure graduate, came back to his alma mater on Wednesday, Sept. 28 to talk about his Camino de Santiago pilgrimage he traveled in the summer of 2014. He made the 500-mile pilgrimage with his son Michael Kunzinger, 21, starting in southern France… Keep Reading
By Dom LoVallo Managing Editor St. Bonaventure University has scheduled a series of cooking classes for the community, opening the campus to more than just the students. Last January, Bonaventure held its first cooking classes, and they were a success according to Jennifer Pulver, the event sales and marketing manager. “All of them were very… Keep Reading
By Cameron Pettrone Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure is taking a plunge in support of the Special Olympics. “The Polar Plunge is an annual event through the Special Olympics of New York and they are challenging colleges in the Buffalo area,” said Dr. Paula Scraba, O.S.F. “The whole thing is advocacy through sport.” The Polar Plunge… Keep Reading
By Jessica Dillon Contributing writer Francis Week, a celebration honoring the life and legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment, began Wednesday. The celebration is meant to take students’ perceptions of St. Francis beyond the birdbath, said Fr. Francis Di Spigno, O.F.M., executive director of University Ministries. “We can… Keep Reading