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…
Netflix home screen on TV in dorm room Photo courtesy of Evan Young BY: LEAH ANSON, OPINION WRITER Nothing beats the comfort of watching your favorite TV show. Whether you’re watching them cuddled up on the couch or eating a warm meal, these shows are simply unmatched. They help us decompress and make us feel…
BY: ROBERT MCCALL, OPINION WRITER In students’ lives today, social media plays a major role in shaping how we make decisions, communicate, and structure our daily routines. Many people think social media poses detrimental risks, yet there are benefits people tend to overlook as well. Dr. Benjamin Gross, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at…
BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR “I feel to get the $15,000 worth of value, these problems should not be happening at all,” said Ashley Snyder, sophomore inclusive childhood and early childhood education major Many St. Bonaventure University students said they didn’t receive their money’s worth out of the room and board provided by the…
The beginning of the paint bubble Hadley Thompson/The Bona Venture thompshp20@bonaventure.edu BY: HADLEY THOMPSON, NEWS EDITOR Some students in the residence options at St. Bonaventure University have had experiences with mice, leaking toilets and Facility Service Requests. “I am not sure what they can do in that situation, but it did not feel like they…
BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, MANAGING EDITOR As the end of the semester approaches, students start preparing for finals. The university is offering 24-hour study spaces including access to the Friedsam Memorial Library. This is in partnership with student affairs. “We’re excited because we open Friday morning like we normally do but then we don’t close again…
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER The sharp night air weighed down on her as she trudged out of the campus fitness center. Hadley Thompson’s shorts had been enough to keep her warm, but the sun now hid behind the hills beyond St. Bonaventure University’s campus. With one foot out the door, she stuffed her hands…
BY TUCKER REILLY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The “SBU Connect” app is getting a makeover. The campus activities software, which has drawn a mixed reception from students over the past several years, will be undergoing a complete rework over the summer. Rob DeFazio, Bonaventure’s associate dean for student life, explained the motivation for this change. “We were notified…
BY ANDREW KRUSZKA, STAFF WRITER Hello everyone, welcome back to this week’s rendition of my article. This week let’s focus on something near and dear to the St. Bonaventure community. Well, it is near and dear if you support the one aspect of college that every institution is supposed to provide in however many years…
By John Pullano, Editor-in-Chief St. Bonaventure University officials suspended 28 students Sunday following a large scale party at the Garden East Apartment Saturday night. The suspensions come as the first major violation of Bonaventure’s COVID-19 code of conduct, which students were asked to sign when moving onto campus in August. The code read, “Behaviors that…
By Erica Gustafson, Staff writer Across the country universities have been struggling with keeping their communities safe from the coronavirus as they continue to educate their students. It is not an easy task, but college officials are working with health and government departments to make face-to-face classes work for students and professors. These returning students…
By Natalie Forster, Associate Editor While discussing an article in my Internet and the Law class, Carole McNall, assistant professor in the Jandoli School and advisor for The Bona Venture, noted how she strives to create a classroom where students want to show up and succeed. For her, this student involvement is what sets some…
All students of St. Bonaventure University who own a vehicle and plan on parking that vehicle on campus need a student parking decal if they want to avoid receiving a ticket from campus security, as found in current university policy. Some people, like Amber Canbek, a graduate student in the IMC program who lives off…
By Yoselin Person Features Assignment Editor As we’re into the second week of February, we will also be heading to the day that consists of Romantic love. People giving cards and flowers. Doing something unforgettable for your partner or crush- it’s called Valentine’s Day. St. Bonaventure students said they consider Valentine’s Day to be a…
I was at dinner the other day when my friend told me something his father use to say. “If someone tells you that he is a Republican and Catholic, you know one of those statements is a lie.” As a registered Independent, I can’t say I was greatly offended. However, this insinuation that Catholics can’t…
Networking — it’s a dreaded word. Every time I hear the words “networking opportunity,” I am forcibly reminded that adulthood is coming up quickly, and with adulthood comes awkward conversations with people you don’t know. But that’s part of life, and if you look at it the right way, it’s a really cool part of…
Lying in bed nauseous and coughing. Reluctantly grabbing my computer, and typing that awful message to my professor: I’m sick. I can’t make it to today’s class. I’m so sorry. The Irish Catholic guilt takes hold as I fall back into a NyQuil induced set of strange dreams. Missing class, what will my professor think?…
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With less than a month left of classes, more students will soon be found sitting on the grass with their friends than at a desk doing work. Although the warm temperatures have disappeared despite the calendar saying it’s spring, students still said their academic motivation is dwindling each day. While some students stayed productive through…
Years from now, long after graduation, when we look at the diploma hanging on the walls of our offices or sitting on the shelves in our homes, we look at one of the few tangible items that will remain from our college careers. However, a St. Bonaventure diploma means much more than simply that 8½”…