BY CHRIS DOODY, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHEIEF From left to right: Hayden Watt, Mary McNaughton, Ava Dimao, Benjamin Vitale, Francis Zaklukiewicz, Jezerae Fayson and Krishna Deepthi Photo courtesy of Zya Degolier Francis Zaklukiewicz, a junior political science and pre-law major, was sworn in as Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board President by Benjamin Vitale, previous SGA Executive Board…
BY KEGAN MCCALLUM, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The college experience is more than just the campus and the school. For many, the surrounding towns or cities are at the heart of the university experience. It is arguable that more college memories are made off campus as opposed to on campus. If given an option between going into…
BY GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER St. Bonaventure University is updating its on-campus dining program for the upcoming year, according to Dining Service officials. “Meal plans are being updated to provide greater flexibility and better alignment with how students dine on campus,” said Nicole Clark, general manager for dining services. “Clearer distinctions between plan tiers, improved…
BY CHARLES SORCE, STAFF WRITER Students without Borders (SWOB) visited the village of Ramon Santana in the Dominican Republic on a medical mission from March 14 through March 21. “We are a group of [physician assistant] students that run a medical mission trip to the Dominican Republic each year and we have a lot of…
The Hickey Dining Hall Photo courtesy of Chris Doody BY LILY PETERSON, NEWS EDITOR The Food Committee at St. Bonaventure University has been making changes to improve the meals of students and faculty that eat at on-campus dining locations. Francis Zaklukiewicz, a junior political science and pre-law major, is one of the students that started…
Benjamin Vitale, SGA President, in his final SGA meeting Photo courtesy of Chris Doody BY: CHRIS DOODY, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Student Government Association (SGA) President Benjamin Vitale, a senior public health major, adjourned his last SGA meeting at St. Bonaventure University on March 25, 2026. Vitale has served as a part of SGA since the end of…
TAPinto franchise merchandise Photo courtesy of The Bona Venture Archive BY: SAWYER BURKE, NEWS EDITOR TAPinto Greater Olean, run by St. Bonaventure professors Rich and Anne Lee, is celebrating its 10th anniversary through a continued partnership with the university’s Jandoli School of Communication. Rich Lee met the founder of TAPinto, Mike Shapiro, in 2010 while…
Photo courtesy of St. Bonaventure University Instagram BY: CHRIS DOODY, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF St. Bonaventure University hosts an event called “Spring into Bonas” for accepted students considering coming to Bonaventure. Like many other students, I officially committed at Spring into Bonas. Something in the atmosphere that day made me want to come here more than ever. Prior…
BY: LILY PETERSON, NEWS EDITOR The SGA revealed new student discounts at local businesses during its March 25, 2026 meeting. By presenting their student IDs, current students are eligible to receive discounts from the following locations: The SGA said that they are open to working with other businesses to get students more discounts. This allows…
BY: DANIELLE CLARK, STAFF WRITER Students at St. Bonaventure University who experienced Wi-Fi outages this year may soon see improvements after the campus technology team were able to find and fix the issue. Mike Hoffman, chief information officer, who oversees Technology Service, explained that the problem began in late fall and was difficult to identify…
BY: GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER Last March, two members of the Department of Government Efficiency used ChatGPT to cancel previously approved federal grants that did not support President Donald Trump’s agenda, according to a New York Times article titled, “When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities.” According to the New York Times, the two employees,…
BY: AVERY BRASWELL, STAFF WRITER For alumni who remember packed student sections, the 2025–26 season would look unfamiliar. There’s not much to do during the winter months in the Enchanted Mountains besides coming to a St. Bonaventure basketball game. Seats were once filled before tipoff, but now students can barely make it through a whole…
Friedsam Memorial Library partially lit up, due to the outage The employee hallway in the basement of the library The generator that kept the library running all week Crane that was used to lift transformer to be installed Photos courtesy of Chris Doody BY: CHRIS DOODY, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Power has been fully restored to the Friedsam…
Photo of two cats at the SPCA Photo courtesy of Carina Jachlewski Photo of Carina Jachlewski with Biscuit, dog in photo Photo courtesy of Carina Jachlewski BY: CHRIS DOODY, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Cattaraugus County, is a private, non-profit, charity animal shelter and was founded in 1905.…
Cold snowy night outside of Francis Hall Photo courtesy of Genevieve Blumberg BY: GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER The cause of the repeated fire alarms in Francis Hall on Jan. 30 between midnight and 3 a.m. was traced to the lack of a heating system in Serra House, the building attached to the west end of…
Devereux Hall and other university buildings Photo courtesy of The Bona Venture Archive BY: DANIELLE CLARK, STAFF WRITER As housing selection approaches, some St. Bonaventure University students remain concerned about last year’s housing process, when some students did not receive assignments until late summer. Ursula Herz, director of residence life, said that there was no…
Cold snowy night outside of Francis Hall Photo courtesy of Genevieve Blumberg BY: GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER On Thursday, Jan. 29 at 12:30 a.m. fire alarms sounded off through Francis Hall, causing students to evacuate the building in 5-degree temperatures. Alarms stopped and started at random times throughout the night. When the first alarm went…
Professor Anne Lee and Dr. Rich Lee Photo courtesy of Dr. Rich Lee BY: LILY PETERSON, STAFF WRITER Dr. Rich Lee and Anne Lee are both professors in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University and are co-editors of local news platform, TAPinto Greater Olean. They also spend their summers abroad with students…
Dr. Chris Bopp and Dr. Tara Walker on their wedding day Photo courtesy of Dr. Tara Walker Dr. Chris Bopp and Dr. Tara Walker with their artwork BY: CHRIS DOODY, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dr. Tara Walker, associate professor of communication, and Dr. Chris Bopp, associate professor of computer science, are one of the multiple couples across St.…
The Bysieks at the beach Photo courtesy of Edward Bysiek Wedding photo of Evelyn and Edward Bysiek Photo courtesy of Edward Bysiek BY: SAWYER BURKE, NEWS EDITOR Love is in the air at St. Bonaventure University, where Edward Bysiek, professor of accounting, and Evelyn Bysiek, professor of finance, share not only a workplace in the…