Daniel Hungerford, courtesy of Bucknell University BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, MANAGING EDITOR Daniel Hungerford, St. Bonaventure University’s former vice president for Finance and Administration, left the university on Thursday to take on the same role at Bucknell University. Nancy Taylor will serve in the interim while the university conducts a search committee. “The search for the…
A table that shows the number of documented rape cases from years 2016 to 2022 Data compiled from Bonaventure’s 2018, 2022 and 2023 Clery reports BY DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR Students and administrators are split on the efficacy of campus initiatives put in place to lower documented rape cases at St. Bonaventure University after data…
A poster bringing awareness to the upcoming SGA elections Photo Courtesy of Notice Board BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR “It’s important for students to know they have a voice, and [SGA] is the voice of the students,” Katie O’Brien, the Vice President for Student Affairs said. Elections for positions within St. Bonaventure University’s Student Government…
The office for student government in the Reilly Center, Room 204 Steven Stutz / The Bona Venture stutzsa20@bonaventure.edu BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, CONRTIBUTING WRITER As the 2022-2023 school year starts up, Student Government Association elections for the freshman class are coming to the forefront of events. Although new to the St. Bonaventure campus, the SGA allows…
By John Pullano, Editor-in-Chief St. Bonaventure University graduate school counseling and clinical mental health counseling interns began working at their respective sites in September with guidelines to stop the spread of COVID-19. In 2020, student counselors will be placed in different sites as they would if there was not a pandemic, according to Mia O’Brien,…
By John Pullano, Managing Editor pullanjj18@bonaventure.edu Following the Atlantic 10’s choice to cancel all 2020 spring sports competitions and 2020 spring championships due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 virus, several St. Bonaventure University athletes were left with no final season. An abrupt ending for athletes who have given countless amounts…
By Sean O’Brien Assistant Opinion editor There are few things I don’t like about college life. I don’t mind being busy. I don’t even mind being broke. Generally, I’m happy to be (in most ways) the stereotypical college student, especially living in the townhouses, except for one particular activity. I despise grocery shopping while I’m…
By Sean O’Brien Assistant Opinion Editor Since Family Weekend, I have been without a computer of my own, as it had to be sent out for repairs. This has proven problematic, as most of my journalism and mass communication studies require use of a computer on a regular basis. That’s not to mention needing a…
By Sean O’Brien Assistant Opinion Editor “We have a beautiful campus; now let’s make sure everyone has the ability to experience that,” said Jessica Ceglia, a junior psychology major, about an issue the university needs to pay more attention to solving: accessibility for those with a physical handicap, whether they’re confined to a wheelchair or…
By: Sean O’Brien Assistant Opinion Editor Police killed a man in Charlotte, N.C. around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14,2013. His crime? Possibly “running to them for help.” According to CNN.com, the Charlotte police department has been able to piece together that Jonathan Ferrell, a 24-year-old former Florida A&M University footballer, wrecked his car that…
By: Sean O’Brien Assistant Opinion Editor What kind of pathetic excuse for a higher mammal would steal from newborns? Late Monday night, a March of Dimes donation box stationed in Café La Verna was found in the café seating area, ripped open and allegedly looted of all the donations that were inside, according to a…
By Mary Best Advisory Editor On Tuesday, a Bona Venture reporter received a tip about an alleged robbery of one of the March of Dimes collection boxes in Café La Verna. The boxes had only been in the café for about a week, according to an anonymous tipper. Vito Czyz, director of Safety and Security,…
By: Sean O’Brien Assistant Opinion Editor I don’t drive on campus, for reasons almost as numerous as the miles I don’t drive. It’s too expensive, and the trips aren’t long enough to justify the gas “my” (parents’) Jeep Liberty would guzzle. So, to cut down on travel time from my townhouse to class, I brought…
By Sean O’Brien Contributing Writer I’d like to take a moment to salute Ben Haggerty, or as he’s better known, Macklemore. His art and personal history spreads awareness of socially relevant issues. His debut album, “The Heist,” covers everything from the ridiculousness and dangers of brand conformity to the touchy subject of gay marriage (he…
By Sean O’Brien Contributing Writer Last week, a new Pope was elected approximately 4,500 miles away. On the same day, a man named Kurt Myers burned down his apartment, shot and killed four people, injured two more and killed an FBI dog approximately 120 miles away from our campus. I would know, because my hometown,…
By Sean O’Brien Contributing Writer As St. Bonaventure students, we are privileged to have numerous options when it comes to dining. At certain times of the day, it seems that for many hungry young minds there’s only one choice: the Hickey Dining Hall. The entire student body seems to be crammed into the Hickey at…