By: Kailyn Jennings Contributing Writer This May, for the first time in St. Bonaventure University history, students will graduate with a Franciscan Studies minor. Franciscan Studies professor Jean-Francois Godet-Calogeras is the force behind the minor’s newfound success. He guided Dennis Kurian, Jeff Georgiades, Melissa Misenheimer and Lori Kim to the minor. “The minor was designed… Keep Reading
By Brandon Fields Staff Writer Commander John Plumb, congressional candidate, canceled his talk on national security policy in order to attend the Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) rally on April 26. Plumb referenced his military training on sexual assault awareness and provided his own tips on how to prevent sexual assault. On Tuesday night, over… Keep Reading
By Kailyn Jennings Contributing Writer This May, for the first time in St. Bonaventure University history, students will graduate with a Franciscan Studies minor. Franciscan Studies professor Jean-Francois Godet-Calogeras is the force behind the minor’s newfound success. He guided Dennis Kurian, Jeff Georgiades, Melissa Misenheimer and Lori Kim to the minor. “The minor was designed… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Editor “In our recent reports, we were trending ahead of the last three years,” Bernie Valento said of admissions efforts for the 2016-17 academic year. Valento, vice president for enrollment, said the final week of April is unpredictable in terms of how many deposits will be submitted, but he is hopeful… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Editor The heart of campus is being recreated, according to Fr. Ross Chamberland, O.F.M. Chamberland, executive director of the Lateran Center for Catholic Identity, said he undertook the project of instituting a chapel of Eucharistic adoration in St. Joseph’s Oratory to help promote, cultivate and preserve St. Bonaventure’s Catholic identity. “The… Keep Reading
This week, the St. Bonaventure University community received an update on the university’s search for an interim president. Robert Daugherty, chair of the Board of Trustees, announced he had appointed an ad hoc committee to assist in finding potential candidates for the interim president position. The committee consists of members from the Friar community, the… Keep Reading
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