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By Sean Corey Staff Writer   Investors will remember the first quarter of 2014 by the Russian-Ukraine conflict and the harsh winter in the United States. Energy companies benefited the most from these events. Both the harsh winter and the conflict in Eastern Europe caused the prices of natural gas and oil to rise. Our… Keep Reading

By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor Investigative journalists Joshua Pribanic and Melissa Troutman showed their documentary “Triple Divide,” revealing some of the issues with the oversight of hydraulic fracturing, a controversial method of extracting natural gas at St. Bonaventure this week. The documentary was shown in the Dresser Auditorium of the John J. Murphy Professional… Keep Reading

By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor      St. Bonaventure’s female student-athletes and staff are set to host local high school female athletes and their coaches to participate in 28th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Tuesday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.      The event, sponsored by the school of education,… Keep Reading

 By Emma Zaremba Features Editor       Simple, woven hemp bracelets continue to weave wishes for the people of Bethlehem, Uganda.     This week, St. Bonaventure’s Embrace it Africa organization has been selling woven hemp bracelets in the Reilly Center. The sale will continue today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.    Each bracelet, priced at… Keep Reading

By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor Robinson and Falconio Halls aren’t the only spots on campus changing for next semester. Along with the dorm facelifts, some clubs will be shuffling their office spaces and a computer lab will shut down. Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) will be moved from Falconio 128 to Robinson Hall next… Keep Reading

By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor President Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., hosted several campus briefings regarding the strategic alliance between St. Bonaventure and Hilbert College. Sister Margaret held the talks on Wednesday, April 9, at the University Club, Tuesday, April 15, and Tuesday, April 22. She will host one final briefing on Wednesday, April 30, at… Keep Reading

By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor     Students from St. Bonaventure women’s studies group are advocating for WS-101, Introduction to Women’s Studies, to count as credit for either CLAR-105, Inquiry into the Social World, or CLAR-208, World Views.    The idea originated from a discussion in WS-499, Colloquium in Women’s Studies.  Angela Kim, a senior… Keep Reading

By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor Several organizations at St. Bonaventure University are facilitating the “Enough is Enough” campaign, an national collegiate event devoted to ending societal violence. The campaign began Monday and will end on Thursday, April 10. St. Bonaventure’s Student Affairs division, the Franciscan Center for Social Concern, the Women’s Studies program and several… Keep Reading

By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor Accounting students at St. Bonaventure University will have an opportunity to win an endowed scholarship from two alumni. Mary (Daiber ‘84) and Frank Puskar, have donated $150,000 to establish the Mary Daiber Puskar ’84 Endowed Scholarship. Accounting students at St. Bonaventure’s William E. and Ann L. Swam Business Center… Keep Reading