By Hannah Gordon News Assignment Editor Residents of western and upstate New York are no strangers to snow. However, as Bonaventure students prepared to travel back to campus during the last week of break, the blizzard of 2014 took over the Western New York region. The storm was the first Blizzard Warning issued by the…
By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor David DiMattio, dean of Clare College, will leave St. Bonaventure effective March 3. He has accepted the position as the dean of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) at Montgomery County Community College in eastern Pennsylvania. DiMattio, ’91, has been a part of St. Bonaventure since he was an…
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor Larry Sorokes has been appointed executive director of grants administration following his previous role as associate vice president and executive director for grants administration and lifelong learning. He will now assist faculty and staff in identifying and applying for local, state and federal grants from government agencies and public and…
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor Any student, faculty or staff member can tell you there’s no stronger community than the “Bona Bubble,” and the campus proved that to be true while coming together during a tragic accident. Tyler Davis, a sophomore history major, went missing after an off-campus party on Friday, Nov. 22. An…
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor Many students and faculty have already shaved off their Movember facial hair, but dedication to the cause continues on the St. Bonaventure campus. Movember is the nickname for November since it was designated as a month to raise awareness about men’s health. Conveniently placed after Breast Cancer Awareness Month,…
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure students interested in pursuing a career in psychology will have an opportunity to utilize a book written by Gregory Privitera, an associate professor of psychology. During the summer of 2014, Privitera will publish “The Advisement Plan: The Most Insightful Guide For Getting Into Graduate School With A…
By Lian Bunny Staff Writer St. Bonaventure’s “Memoria: Assisi and the Jews” display will be showcased at New York University’s Kimmel Center for University Life through Jan. 10, 2014. This exhibition of historical pictures and texts tells the story of how Catholic clergy, private citizens and a German officer helped rescue Jewish refugees. The events…
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University emphasizes the Franciscan tradition of service. Last week, the campus community received a challenge from the United Way to pledge 2,000 students, faculty and alumni to volunteer in 10 days. The community came together and met its goal with 2,010 pledges. Arthur Moats, a linebacker for…
By Nate West News Editor The Town of Allegany Planning Board granted St. Bonaventure University their request to rezone the property for Bonaventure Square, according to a Nov. 14 release from the university. The University requested the Town of Allegany Planning Board rezone the properties owned by them and Kinley Corporation for commercial use, according…
By Lian Bunny Staff Writer The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized Leslie Sabina, professor of music and chair of the visual and performing arts department for the 18th time. ASCAP distributes MusicPlus awards to composers with impressive catalogues of work and extensive performance venues. To receive this award, the composer must…
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor This year will mark the 50th anniversary of St. Bonaventure’s Fire Safety office partnering with fire safety company Simplex. In 2001, Simplex and Grinnell Fire Protection joined forces under Tyco International. The company now operates under the name SimplexGrinnell. “SimplexGrinnell, a Tyco International company, is a longtime leader in…
By Julia Mericle Staff Writer Giles Bootheway, finance professor at St. Bonaventure University, recently won the Best Paper Award for his work titled “Persistent Misconceptions Concerning Null Hypothesis Significance Testing” at the annual American Society for Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference (ASBBS). His colleagues, Darwin King and Carl Case, respectfully professors of accounting and business…
By Nate West News Editor The St. Bonaventure Office of Safety and Security conducted a Fire Emergency exercise for the east side of campus on Wednesday. “A ‘Fire Emergency Exercise’ is limited in scope to the East end of campus. A drill is smaller scale and in cases of fires, usually encompass only one building,”…
By Amelia Kibbe Staff Writer The freshman class may not have been at Bonaventure for a full semester yet, but many students are already beginning to understand just how important service is to the school. During Welcome Days, incoming freshmen performed some sort of community service. This activity introduced students to the idea of Bonaventure…
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure students, faculty, staff and alumni are pledging to volunteer in their communities. The University has a goal of 2,000 pledges and the community is coming together with a goal to bring Buffalo Bills linebacker Arthur Moats to campus. Moats will visit campus and talk about the importance…
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor On Wednesday, Nov. 20, St. Bonaventure’s College Democrats will host Democratic House candidate Martha Robertson for two lectures with students and the Olean and Allegany community. If she wins the Democratic nomination, she will challenge Republican Rep. Tom Reed in 2014. The first lecture will be located in the…
By Emmariah Holcomb SGA Representative The Student Government Association (SGA) held a meeting Tuesday night in the Doyle Trustees room. Topics discussed included the Bona Responds Haiti Initiative, club presentations, Clare 401 classes and semester evaluations. Bona Responds is continuing its Haiti initiative with a food-packing day; the items collected and packed will be sent…
By Nate West News Editor Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., university president, recently served as a panelist at the 2013 Catholic Higher Education Symposium. According to Sister Margaret, she and the rest of the panelists came together outside of Boston to read and discuss expert papers scholars of Catholic theology and higher education wrote. “We spent…
By Nate West News Editor Yesterday, Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., university president, outlined the steps St. Bonaventure and Hilbert College have taken since announcing they would launch a feasibility study to work closer as academic institutions. “Since the announcements went out, the major efforts of both institutions have been setting up the feasibility study,” Sister…
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University’s Mock Trial club will now be selling discount cards to students for $8 in the Reilly Center ticket office throughout the year. The discount card can be used at various businesses including: Main Street Sweets, Cold Stone Creamery, Tim Horton’s, Electric Beach Olean, Mangia Real NY…