By Joe Ferencik Contributing Writer On Wednesday, two Western New York lawyers spoke at the third and final installment of SBU’s #RaceMatters series. The #RaceMatters series addressed racial issues through a series of events and speakers throughout the fall semester. First to speak was the public defender for Cattaraugus County, Mark Williams Esq. Williams, who… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Editor A survey to assess student interest in the prospect of on-campus storage was emailed to students this past week. The Office of Student Affairs and Maintenance Department proposed allowing students to store some of their general residence hall belongings and small furniture on campus over summer breaks and between fall… Keep Reading
Approximately 20 percent of St. Bonaventure’s energy consumption will come from solar energy starting in the fall of 2016, according to director of maintenance Philip Winger. The solar panels will be installed at Olean’s brownfields, next to the current location of Dresser-Rand. BQ Energy of Poughkeepsie is supervising the project, said Winger. According to Paul… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Managing Editor Muslim couple, professors at St. Bonaventure University, spoke about gender roles in Islam, their experience as Muslims and how they’ve raised their children according to their faith. On Wednesday, Durriya Khairullah, Ph.D., professor of marketing, and Zahid Khairullah, Ph.D., professor of business, gave a lecture entitled “Women and Men in… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Managing Editor A new university charity was chosen with seven proxy voters for senators, one senator voting twice and 188 student body votes in an online survey to guide Student Government Association (SGA) on student opinion. On Nov. 24, SGA voted for Embrace it Africa to replace March of Dimes as the… Keep Reading
By Shannon West Staff Writer Dr. Robert J. Wickenheiser, former president of St. Bonaventure University from 1994-2003, died last Wednesday at the age of 72. A Mass of Christian burial took place Tuesday at St. John’s Parish in Olean. “He was always very gracious to me,” said Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., 20th president of the… Keep Reading
By Alexis Young Staff Writer Constance Whitcomb, director of the Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC), spoke Tuesday and Wednesday at the CPRC’s #NailedIt Interviewing Seminar, the last of five EDGE Program seminars this semester. Whitcomb spoke about the importance of interview skills in the job search process. “What we know is that the most… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-In-Chief Nearly 20,000 students, prospective students, faculty, alumni and university donors received an online survey this week as part of a research component of a comprehensive positioning study, also known as a brand positioning study, said Emily Morris, Ph.D., vice president for university relations. Morris, who said the study is being conducted… Keep Reading
Members of Student Government Association (SGA) heard proposals for a new primary charity at its meeting on Nov. 12. According to senior marketing and political science major and SGA member Michael Padlo, six new charity organization proposals were brought forth at the meeting, including Goin’ Bald for Bucks, Miracle Network Hospitals, Embrace it Africa, Alex’s… Keep Reading
Last Saturday, the St. Bonaventure community welcomed over 100 prospective students and families to attend the third open house, hosted by the Bonaventure admissions staff, according to Christina Sutphen, associate director of admissions. Admissions planned three larger open house events this fall, compared to the two last fall. For the last open house, admissions collaborated… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle and Rachel Konieczny News Editor and News Assignment Editor At a moment of reflection in response to the recent terrorist attacks on Paris and Beirut, Father Michael Calabria, O.F.M., director of the center for Arabic and Islamic studies at St. Bonaventure, told the audience that diversity is no accident. “There is clearly… Keep Reading
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