By Ethan Kibbe And Julia Mericle Sports Editor and News Editor Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul visited campus last Friday to discuss New York State’s Enough is Enough initiative, held in conjunction with Title IX training to combat sexual assault on college campuses. The state’s website describes the initiative as “a new, uniform sexual assault policy… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-In-Chief Two St. Bonaventure students continue to be under investigation Wednesday in an alleged early Sunday morning assault of a woman in a parking lot of a West Main Street bar, said Village of Allegany Chief of Police Dominic Papasergi. As of Wednesday, the woman had not pressed any charges, said Papasergi.… Keep Reading
By: Lian Bunny Photo Editor A group of St. Bonaventure students, faculty and staff gathered today at 11:45 a.m. to take a photo to show Bonaventure supports students of all color, especially those at the University of Missouri. Bonaventure’s sign of solidarity stemmed from the protests at Mizzou after university officials failed to address specific… Keep Reading
On Monday and Tuesday, as part of the School of Education accreditation process, Bonaventure hosted National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) visitors. The visitors were higher education representatives, here to ensure the education department is up to NCATE standards. This has been the third accreditation visit since 2003. René E. Hauser, PhD., accreditation… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Assignment Editor “It’s not about us. We’re trying to represent what people want to talk about and trying to [give] the frustration some more channels and to [ask] what you can do about it,” said Anne-Claire Fisher, professor of education, on Franc Chat. Franc Chat is a campus discussion group made… Keep Reading
By Alexis Young Contributing Writer The Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC) recognized six students for their summer internships Nov. 3 at the Internship Summit. The Intern Spotlight is an award presented by the CPRC in order to recognize the students who have been successful in finding internships. The program has been going on… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Editor Matthew McGuinness said it feels great to be a Bonnie. The 14 year old from Franklinville was officially drafted onto the St. Bonaventure club hockey team on Sat., Nov. 7 as part of TEAM IMPACT, an organization that pairs children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses with a college athletics team.… Keep Reading
“Veterans Day really is about families,” said Lt. Col. Alexander Zehnder at Bonaventure’s memorial service Wednesday. Zehnder, Bonaventure’s professor of military science, explained that Veterans Day is for service members to honor and “look out for” one another and for the families of service members to pay regards to their loved ones. Zehnder read from… Keep Reading
The Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC) hosted its annual Internship Summit on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The event featured a keynote speaker, recognized the winners of the Intern Spotlight competition and provided students with networking and self-awareness information. The CPRC recognized the Intern Spotlight winners, including Emily Rosman, an intern at ABC’s “The Chew,”;Adelyn Graf,… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Editor Gerald Boersma, Ph.D., recently accepted the Patricia H. Imbesi Saint Augustine Fellowship of Villanova University. Boersma will spend next semester at Villanova University working on a book project on Augustine’s theology of the beatific vision. The assistant professor of theology said the well-known fellowship, which is offered to an outstanding… Keep Reading
By Rachel Koneiczny News Assignment Editor The women’s studies program sponsored the panel discussion “Women Building Communities” Wednesday, Nov. 4, featuring speakers Rev. Kim Rossi, Athena Godet-Calogeras and Salwat Malik, M.D. Alva Cellini, Ph.D., director of the women’s studies program, said the speakers are professionals in different areas and reinforce the theme of globalization. “I… Keep Reading
By Alexis Young Contributing Writer Last week, St. Bonaventure announced a new partnership with Sun Air Express Airlines. This will expand the Bona Bubble, enabling more Bonnies to travel to Pittsburgh. Thanks to the work of Cameron Myers, the general manager of Bonnies Sports Properties, students, faculty and staff will now be able to book… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Editor St.Bona.Venue, an initiative of the Office of Events and Conferences, plans to attract more people to campus through venue rentals, leadership and professional development, conferences, speaker series, concerts and camps, according to Jennifer Pulver, event sales and marketing manager. “We don’t want Bonaventure to be as removed, to be set… Keep Reading
By Shannon West Staff Writer t. Bonaventure will host a CNN 2015 Hero of the Year candidate Dec. 7. Students are encouraged to vote for Maggie Doyne for CNN’s 2015 Hero of the Year. Students can vote once a day through Nov. 15. If Doyne wins the vote, her organization, the BlinkNow Foundation, will receive… Keep Reading
Three St. Bonaventure students attended a faith conference, Agape Latte, at Boston College on Nov. 3 and 4 in order to learn more about the conference so that it may come to Bonaventure. According to conference attendee Jessica Laursen, junior journalism and mass communication major, the program started in 2006 and occurs monthly at the… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Managing Editor The #RaceMatters program hosted talks on the American judicial system, racial bias in society and cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes. The latter was lacking a crucial detail, according the Pauline Hoffmann, dean of the journalism and mass communication school. “I guess I thought (Wicca) would be touched on a bit,… Keep Reading
“We tried to focus on a battle that civil war buffs knew about, but a facet that is often overlooked.” Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., professor of journalism and mass communication has co-authored an article that appears in the most recent edition of Civil War Times magazine. “Another Butchery: The Third and Final Union Attack on Spotsylvania’s… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Editor On Oct. 4, a student reported the second alleged sexual assault on campus this academic year. In response to this incident, Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., university president, said there might need to be a larger campus discussion about sexuality. “By a larger campus conversation I mean that we do not… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure University unveiled its new mascot at the second annual Fan Jam on Oct. 24. The mascot cost $9,500, according to Seth Johnson, director of athletics marketing and promotions. “A substantial portion of that cost was covered by donations from alumni,” said Johnson. Johnson did not provide an exact amount. The old mascot costume… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Assignment Editor “For 16 years, I leaned on death row for something that I didn’t do. For 16 years, the state of Alabama refused to retest the bullets because they didn’t have to. For 16 years, it was as though my life didn’t matter.” Anthony Ray Hinton was exonerated from death… Keep Reading