By Julia Mericle News Editor Professor Adam Cook, who graduated with a Ph. D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo last year, joined the finance department as a visiting assistant professor. Cook previously worked as a visiting professor at SUNY Fredonia. He will be teaching macroeconomic principles and statistical apps for business… Keep Reading
The Princeton Review listed Bonaventure on its 2016 list for the Best 380 Colleges. The university is one of only about 15 percent of American colleges to be named to the list for this year. Emily Morris, vice president for student affairs, said the university looks at the Princeton Review rankings every year. “It has… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-in-Chief As part of the academic section of the university’s opening ceremonies, university officials honored one of Bonaventure’s longest-standing professors, Patrick Panzarella, Ph. D. Over the summer, anonymous donors gave a $600,000 gift to establish a professorship in Panzarella’s honor. On Sunday, Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F, university president, presented Panzarella with a… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Editor During the first weekend on campus, from Thursday to Sunday, six students were arrested by the Village of Allegany Police Department for either possession of alcohol, open container or littering, officials said. In addition, 26 underage students were involved in three instances of alcohol confiscations and three medical calls were… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Assignment Editor Bonaventure students said they are encountering decreased WiFi bandwidth and noticeable cable changes through Time Warner as students moved back to campus for the beginning of the academic year. Talk of these changes began last semester with the university’s overall goal of more than tripling the Internet bandwidth strength,… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Editor he Most Rev. Richard J. Malone, bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, students and faculty gathered in the University Chapel in Doyle Hall Sunday evening to participate in the Opening Celebration and Mass of the Holy Spirit. The celebration began with an academic procession and the recognition of the new… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-In-Chief Although university officials have yet to release official enrollment numbers for the 2015-16 academic year or finalized club budgets, new Student Government Association (SGA) President Rose Brown said a budget decrease is likely to continue. However, she added she is confident university officials will do everything possible to ensure the continuation… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-in-Chief ST. BONAVENTURE—Tim Kenney, athletic director at St. Bonaventure, said new seating in the Reilly Center for basketball games was a positive solution to a difficult situation. He said the decision stemmed from Atlantic 10 meetings, where officials told schools they needed better solutions for court control. The conference did not… Keep Reading
By: Jason Klaiber Staff Writer In response to current turmoil in Baltimore and a student’s series of racist tweets, University Ministries hosted an open forum, during which students, staff and faculty members discussed race relations Wednesday in the University Chapel. Father Francis Di Spigno, O.F.M., executive director of University Ministries, moderated the forum. Every attendant… Keep Reading
By: Lian Bunny News Editor St. Bonaventure University and Jamestown Community College (JCC) officials finalized the decision to have Bonaventure house JCC students on its campus for the 2015-2016 academic year. Bonaventure could make about $205,000 on the agreement from JCC students’ room and board fees, based on the cost of a double room in… Keep Reading
The SBU Hip-Hop Team hit The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts’ stage on April 28-29, taking attendees on a trip down the rabbit hole. Bringing a modern twist to a classic tale, the team twirled, twerked and tapped its way through the events of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Starring junior English major… Keep Reading
By: Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor University Safety and Security officers evacuated the residents of Shay Hall and Loughlen Hall at 11:23 p.m. on Monday, Apr. 17. The evacuation was due to a fire inside a microwave on second floor of Loughlen. According to Ralph Aloia, St. Bonaventure’s fire and life safety officer, a resident… Keep Reading
By: Steve Zimmer Staff Writer Alumni Chicago Trip Last week, members of SIMM traveled to Chicago to meet with St. Bonaventure alumni at their respective businesses. The first meeting of the trip was a tour of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) with Tom Scanlan ’89, vice president of ICAP. Scanlan gave students an… Keep Reading
By: Lian Bunny News Editor By closing the second, third and fourth floors of Francis Hall, St. Bonaventure University will save approximately $105,000, according to Richard Trietley, vice president of student affairs. Trietley said about a third of the money will be reallocated for residence life to use the money in other residence halls. It… Keep Reading
By: Lian Bunny News Editor Seth Spain, a management professor at SUNY Binghamton, delivered the talk “Nice guys/gals finish last: How ‘Dark Personality Traits Can Help People Rise Through Ranks on Tuesday.’” Spain, defined these characteristics as the “dark” triad: narcissism, manipulation and psychopathy. Spain has studied individual differences in personality and authored the article… Keep Reading
By: Riley Eike Staff Writer Embrace It Africa (EIA) held the second annual Hunger Walk Sunday, April 26. The event, held on St. Bonaventure’s campus, raised $2500 for Bethlehem Parents School and Orphanage in Uganda. EIA is a nonprofit organization that was started by students from St. Bonaventure University. The team is focused on sustainable… Keep Reading
By: Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor Bonaventure offers approximately 25 undergraduate courses online over the summer, as well as several courses taught on campus, according to Michael Fischer, provost and vice president for academic affairs. Graduate courses can be taken on Bonaventure’s main campus, the Buffalo center, which is on the Hilbert College campus, and… Keep Reading
By: Rachel Konieczney Assistant News Editor Over 70 prospective students have visited campus during the five admissions events since the beginning of the spring semester, Monica Emery, director of recruitment, said. According to Emery, this number is a slight increase from last spring’s admissions events. “The event is meant to introduce St. Bonaventure University to… Keep Reading
By: Lian Bunny News Editor St. Bonaventure students can anticipate a 3 percent increase in tuition for the 2015-2016 academic year, according to Emily Morris, vice president for university relations. The tuition for the 2015-2016 academic year will increase from $30,475 to $31,389, a $914 raise. Jeffrey Georgiades, a junior biology major, said his first… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor Beginning next fall, St. Bonaventure University will no longer provide free cable service to individual student residence spaces. Instead, Bonaventure will be more than tripling its Internet bandwidth strength. Bandwidth is the transmission capacity of a computer network. “The reality is, as students are self selecting to receive video… Keep Reading