St. Bonaventure's Student-Run Newspaper since 1926

Tag archive

grades

Faculty senate alters incomplete grade results

in NEWS/Uncategorized by

By Tucker Reilly, News Assignments Editor St. Bonaventure University’s faculty senate has passed a new motion, altering the way that “I” or “Incomplete” grades are factored into students’ GPAs and credit completion. Introduced on April 16 by Lecturer and Chair of the Academic Standards Committee Michael Spong and Assistant Professor of Communications Dr. Carole McNall,…

Keep Reading

Reading importance can’t be stressed enough

in OPINION/Uncategorized by

By Andrew Kruszka, Staff Writer As I was sitting in a class this past week, a question arose about how much students read or should read for class. We all know as college students that we’re expected to read a chunk every single semester. I’ve never met a student at the bachelor level who did…

Keep Reading

Raising questions of class participation

in OPINION by

By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure is known for its small class sizes. One of the aspects the school considers most appealing is the student-to-professor ratio. Because of this, students need to participate more often in class. Many of the classes I currently take are largely discussion-based. Professors assign reading for homework and…

Keep Reading

Professing truth behind midterm examinations

in FEATURES by

By Heather Monahan Features Assignment Editor It’s no secret Bonaventure has an earlier scheduled spring break compared to other colleges. Many students who go home are the only college students present in their hometowns during this time. While the early break can be rationalized by the Easter break Bonaventure also gets, both students and professors…

Keep Reading

Go to Top