Daniel Donner, director of user services for information technology, encouraged students to test their email logins before the end of the business day on Dec. 18. In order to check accounts work, university students are asked to go to https://login.microsoftonline.com. Those unable to log onto their accounts directly on the above site are asked to… Keep Reading
Rick Trietley, vice president for student affairs, released a statement Monday regarding the alleged sexual assault that occurred early Sunday on an off-campus house. Trietley said that although no charges have been filed, Bonaventure officials will launch their own investigation into the matter. “Any reported incident of criminal sexual violence is deemed a threat to… Keep Reading
This semester, one Student Government Association (SGA) senator held two voting positions, which is against policy. However, SGA said it has found a solution. “When the time came to vote, they called me twice. I had to answer twice,” said Madeleine Faircloth, the class of 2017 secretary and Campus Activities Board (CAB) representative. SGA has… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-in-Chief I’ve spent a lot of extra time in the newsroom this week. Partly because it’s a great place to hide from the reality of finals. But mostly because I know it’s the last week I will be a part of the upper-management team for The BV. My last week as… Keep Reading
Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., university president, signed a cooperation agreement with international educators last month. The arrangement included Bonaventure; L’Hermitage, an educational foundation with headquarters in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; and Liaison America, an international education company. The intent is for the organizations to unite to advance their common education goals, which include professional development for… Keep Reading
Vanessa Hulse Contributing Writer Christmastime is usually a time for celebration, a time to spend with our families, relax, catch up, be happy. There is a reason that it’s known as the “most wonderful time of the year.” But is it really? For so many people, Christmastime is a happy time, but for so… Keep Reading
By Alexis Young Staff Writer University Ministries will host Blessing of the Brains this Sunday, Dec. 13 at 9 p.m. in the University Chapel followed by the traditional late-night breakfast in the Hickey Dining Hall at 10 p.m. This year Blessing of the Brains will also honor Fiesta de Guadalupe, as University Ministries unites with… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Assignment Editor “I just knew that it would have been harder for me to leave and go back and try to forget what I had seen than it would to try to do something.” Maggie Doyne, 2015 CNN Hero of the Year and St. Bonaventure University honorary degree recipient, said it… Keep Reading
Alexis Young Staff Writer In today’s society, we are constantly told to be nice. In the Disney classic “Bambi”, Thumper’s mother scolded him with the line ‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.’ While this is all well and good in most circumstances, it cannot apply to all because sometimes… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Editor Michael Pilyugin started his swimming career as a fidgety kid whose parents thought the pool would be a good place for him to put his energy. “I would literally have to be chained to the desk. I mean that. I once had a teacher, as a joke, chain me to… Keep Reading
Corey Krajewski Staff Writer Almost every student has experienced a moment in a class where a professor reiterates that Wikipedia is not a valid source to cite in schoolwork. Crowd-sourced information, especially on the Internet, has a reputation for inaccuracy. But crowd-sourcing is actually one of the most-effective ways of getting quality information. Crowd-sourcing… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Photo Editor A good marriage of special education and counseling. That’s how Barbara Trolley, a counselor education professor, described the book titled “Working with students with disabilities: Preparing School Counselors.” Trolley co-edited the book and authored two chapters. Vicki McGinley, a professor of special education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, also… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Assignment Editor Even though Maggie Doyne, the 2015 CNN Hero of the Year, didn’t receive a college education, that didn’t stop her from creating a school for 160 Nepalese children. Doyne, who will receive an honorary degree from St. Bonaventure University on Monday, said she took a gap year after high… Keep Reading
By Joe Ferencik Contributing Writer On Wednesday, two Western New York lawyers spoke at the third and final installment of SBU’s #RaceMatters series. The #RaceMatters series addressed racial issues through a series of events and speakers throughout the fall semester. First to speak was the public defender for Cattaraugus County, Mark Williams Esq. Williams, who… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Editor A survey to assess student interest in the prospect of on-campus storage was emailed to students this past week. The Office of Student Affairs and Maintenance Department proposed allowing students to store some of their general residence hall belongings and small furniture on campus over summer breaks and between fall… Keep Reading
Emily Mulcahey Opinion Edior In light of recent world events, we find ourselves asking, quite simply, “why?” Earlier this month, the people of the world came together as the attacks in Paris unfolded on international television. After hours of viewing the horrible footage, we put down our work, we made ourselves turn off the… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Managing Editor Muslim couple, professors at St. Bonaventure University, spoke about gender roles in Islam, their experience as Muslims and how they’ve raised their children according to their faith. On Wednesday, Durriya Khairullah, Ph.D., professor of marketing, and Zahid Khairullah, Ph.D., professor of business, gave a lecture entitled “Women and Men in… Keep Reading
Corey Krajewski Staff Writer As Thanksgiving ends, the Christmas season truly begins, bringing us glad tidings of cheer and merriment. Tragically, it also brings us the vitriolic rhetoric of the participants in the “war on Christmas.” Every year, some Americans across the nation begin to rabble rouse over either an alleged attack on the… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Managing Editor A new university charity was chosen with seven proxy voters for senators, one senator voting twice and 188 student body votes in an online survey to guide Student Government Association (SGA) on student opinion. On Nov. 24, SGA voted for Embrace it Africa to replace March of Dimes as the… Keep Reading
By Shannon West Staff Writer Dr. Robert J. Wickenheiser, former president of St. Bonaventure University from 1994-2003, died last Wednesday at the age of 72. A Mass of Christian burial took place Tuesday at St. John’s Parish in Olean. “He was always very gracious to me,” said Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., 20th president of the… Keep Reading