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

By Rachel Konieczny News Editor Dan Barry ’80, a The New York Times columnist, will return to Bonaventure on Monday to speak with students on the profession of journalism. Barry, a 1994 Pulitzer Prize winner for his series of articles on Rhode Island’s court system, was announced as the keynote address speaker at the May… Keep Reading

By Julia Mericle Managing Editor Four school administrators and an author from Brazil visited campus this week to learn about education in the United States through the To BE International Initiative between St. Bonaventure University and Liaison America. “Their goal is to find better ways to operate their schools, either from a principal’s point of… Keep Reading

College Democrats and Republicans will join forces for an upcoming mock presidential debate in the William F. Walsh Amphitheatre. According to Anneliese Quinlan, a junior political science major, the event, scheduled for Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m., will consist of club members mimicking the political standpoints of current presidential candidates. Quinlan said College Republicans… Keep Reading

By Rachel Konieczny News Editor The women’s studies program hosted Reema Safadi, Ph.D., who discussed the violence Jordanian and Arab-American women face, as part of the annual Mary Devereux Lecture. Safadi’s talk, titled “Social and Legal Factors Impacting Violence Against Women: A Comparison Between Jordanian and Arab-American Women,” explained the demographics of Jordan and how… Keep Reading

A. Fuat Firat, Ph.D., delivered his keynote address “Globalization and Transformative Consumer Research” as this year’s Lenna Visiting Professor at St. Bonaventure on Tuesday. The Lenna Endowed Visiting Professorship was established in 1990 as a gift from the late Betty S. Lenna Fairbank and Reginald A. Lenna of Jamestown. The program was created to bring… Keep Reading