By Corey Krajewski Opinion Editor Starting in January 2017, students will have the chance to take Clare 304, The Good Life: International Medical Ethics, over a two week span in Perugia, Italy. The class will concentrate on medical ethics, especially in regards to modern issues in both the United States and Italy. The program, led… Keep Reading
The Career and Professional Readiness Center’s (CPRC) inaugural year of the EDGE program sought to live up to its name by giving Bonaventure students an edge in the interview process. According to CPRC director, Constance Whitcomb, they were successful. “We have 75 students who graduated from the program this year,” she said. The EDGE program… Keep Reading
Even after living in the United States for over 40 years, the Khairullah’s still find that the Quran and the culture of Islam influences their daily lives. Durriya H.Z. Khairullah, Ph.D., professor of marketing, and Zahid Y. Khairullah, Ph.D., professor of management and industrial management, hosted a talk, held Wednesday, on the role of men… Keep Reading
By Brandon Fields Staff Writer May 1, national college confirmation day is approaching, and students are beginning to choose where they want to start their college experience. On April 8, St. Bonaventure hosted over 200 admitted students and their families for the annual admissions event “Spring into Bonas” The event is an open-house style event.… Keep Reading
To Emily Morris, Ph.D., “St. Bonaventure University is a very, very special place.” Morris, who has served in her role as vice president for university relations for nine years, is taking a position at Kent State University in Ohio in the fall. “The opportunity at Kent State University seems like it was created just for… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Managing Editor May Shogan is an American success story. That is how Guy Imhoff, Ph.D, introduced Shogan, the speaker at Tuesday’s #RaceMatters lecture, titled “Starting a New Life: The Refugee and Immigrant Experience.” Shogan, the director of the International Exchanges and Education Department with the International Institute of Buffalo, came to the… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Photo Editor Nine faculty members will retire in the 2015-2016 academic year, and university officials plan to replace two of them, according to Joe Zimmer, provost and vice president for academic affairs. Patrick Dooley of the philosophy department, Joel Horowitz of the history department, Catherine and Francis (Chris) Leary of the math… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Editor Of the nearly 20 books Christopher Mackowski has authored on the Civil War, he said his most recent is a different type of project. “Seizing Destiny: The Army of the Potomac’s ‘Valley Forge’ and the Civil War Winter that Saved the Union” tells the story of how the Army of… Keep Reading
Terrorism, police brutality and healthcare – all topics discussed during a mock presidential debate hosted by the St. Bonaventure chapters of College Democrats and College Republicans. The introduction of the debate explained the event was created with the intention of informing and educating students prior to the New York primaries held this week. Diana McElfresh,… Keep Reading
The winners of the Student Government Association’s (SGA) elections were announced this week after a runoff election. The runoff election took place in the presidential races for the SGA Executive Board and the Class of 2019 after there was no winning majorities in both of these initial elections. Anneliese Quinlan won the election for the… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Editor In 2015, 16 percent of incoming freshmen failed to meet the admissions requirement, according to the Faculty Senate’s review of admissions criteria. The 1992 freshmen admissions policy mandates that incoming freshmen must achieve a minimum SAT score of 850 (math and verbal) and 80 percent GPA or be in the… Keep Reading
By Alexis Young Staff Writer St. Bonaventure experienced an unusually warm winter this year. This year, the Bonaventure campus was down in degree days by 20 percent for the months of December, January and February. A degree day is the unit of measurement used to determine the heating requirements of buildings. It represents a fall… Keep Reading
On Tuesday, Bonaventure students had the opportunity to view the history of urban planning and the creation of housing projects through the latest #RaceMatters event. “The Pruitt-Igoe Myth” is a 2011 documentary film that details the history of the Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis, Missouri. The film was shown in the loft of… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Managing Editor When Paula Scraba, associate professor of physical education, played basketball at the University of Connecticut (UConn), all of the women’s athletic teams shared one set of uniforms. Her team drove themselves to competitions. If they wanted to eat, they might have gotten $2, she said. When Scraba joined the swim… Keep Reading
By Shannon West Staff Writer During the SGA presidential debate on Tuesday, March 29, Noah Burton introduced the possibility of having an all-night dining place on-campus. Amy Vleminckx, the general manager of Aramark, said, after reviewing with the university, that the costs would be determined after the feasibility study is completed and a business plan… Keep Reading
Three hundred fifty-two students turned out to vote in the student government association (SGA) runoff election Monday. That’s about 23 percent of the undergraduate student body—and SGA members are not impressed. “It was horrible,” said Danette Brickman, associate professor of political science and SGA adviser. “I will say this: I think students just don’t care.”… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Editor An incident of sexual violence allegedly occurred on campus early in the morning on April 9. The incident, reported by a third party, was reported to students, faculty and staff in the afternoon of April 9 via text and email. According to the notice, the male suspect is known and… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Photo Editor If you attended the black light party or joined the dodgeball tournament this weekend, you helped ENACTUS raise about $400 for Embrace if Africa. Both events were a part of the group’s second annual Give Back Bash. ENACTUS, a St. Bonaventure University club designed to help students gain teamwork skills,… Keep Reading
The Student Government Association (SGA) runoff election for executive board president and vice president is the result of one word in the SGA constitution: “majority.” Part of Article VIII, Section 2 of the constitution reads: “The (Executive Board) President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be chosen in the spring election by a majority vote… Keep Reading
A mass email sent out to students last week by presidential candidates J.W. Cook and Jessica Laursen caused an issue with tech services. According to Tom Missel, director of marketing and media relations, said “… (Tech services) made (Cook and Laursen) aware that mass emailing was a violation of our Computer Use Policy.” Contrary to… Keep Reading