By Julia Mericle Staff writer Clubs discussed their plans for the rest of the semester at the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting Tuesday evening. The Chattertons Slam Poetry Society, formerly the St. Bonaventure Slam Poetry Club, announced its name change. Club President Kevin Cooley, a senior English and sociology major, explained the name change allows… Keep Reading
By Emma Zaremba Features Editor After a long year, it’s time to pump up the volume and let loose. Spring Weekend, the highly anticipated end-of-the-year celebration, will arrive in just a couple weeks. The kickball tournament and weekend-long festivities are usually enough to get students amped up, but this year, the two-man DJ… Keep Reading
By Madeleine Faircloth Staff Writer St. Bonaventure University’s ENACTUS team made it to the top 16 in the ENACTUS USA National Exposition in Cincinnati, Ohio. The expo takes place once a year with student, academic and business leaders from across the nation in attendance with a field of more than 200 schools from across the… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor Students explored the controversy of religion and media during a lecture given by Judith Buddenbaum, professor emerita in the department of journalism and technical communication at Colorado State University. The lecture titled, “Religious Scandals: Can People Do Whatever They Want in the Name of Religion?” was given in the… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Staff Writer With Spring Weekend just a few weeks away, planning for the event among university faculty and student groups is charging forward. The festivities will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 25 and continue through Saturday, April 26. Nichole Gonzalez, executive director of residential living, encouraged… Keep Reading
By Sean Corey Staff Writer U.S. stock markets have been rising nearly every day for the past week. The S&P 500, an index of 500 stocks from large companies, reached a record high on Wednesday closing at 1,890.90. The SIMM long fund had its best week of the year, and only two of… Keep Reading
By Andrea Fernandes Staff Writer “Mean girls” from North Shore High hopped over to Bonaventure this week. Laughter and skillful dancing filled the Rigas Family Theater in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Tuesday and Wednesday as the St. Bonaventure Hip Hop Team presented “Bona’s is Full of Mean Girls,”… 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
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor Students have the opportunity to gain perspective about the LGBTQA community at St. Bonaventure University at an event next week. On Thursday, April 10, St. Bonaventure’s Spectrum, an organization that promotes awareness and provides support for LGBTQA students, will host the event titled, “Are You Questioning?” The… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Staff Writer On Tuesday, Bill Greeley, associate vice president of Canon Design, and his colleague, Ike Lowery, presented some of the designs for future construction at St. Bonaventure University at the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting. They presented advanced plans for the Robinson and Falconio Hall renovations. They said… Keep Reading
By Emma Zaremba Features Editor Don’t throw away your beloved mac and cheese box when it can be made into a runway-worthy dress. With just a few weeks left in the semester, Bonaventure students are finding use for all those old papers and paper clips that would otherwise be left lying around. … Keep Reading
By Madeleine Faircloth Contributing Writer Students who grew up with immediate family serving full-time in the United States military can be found all throughout the nation, as well as the St. Bonaventure University campus. Some students have not known any other life than living on a military base, surrounded by military slang, regulations, and… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor These days, many jobs and internships can be decided over a business lunch. Dining with a future boss can be nerve-wracking and tricky, but as usual, St. Bonaventure’s Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC) has stepped in to prepare students and help them secure their dream jobs. On Thursday,… Keep Reading
By Sean Corey Staff Writer Stock prices can plummet in the time it takes to walk to the water fountain and back. Since we can’t continuously monitor our portfolio, we like to be protected from large and unexpected price decreases. To do this we put a stop-loss on most of our stocks.… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor Six Entrepreneurial Action Us (ENACTUS) members will host a mental and physical business competition for high school students Saturday called FISH Tank. FISH stands for Financially Innovative Startups for High School Students. One of the members, sophomore marketing major Cara Waldraff, said it’s their legacy… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor St. Bonaventure named Makeda Loney, senior journalism and mass communication major, the 2014 recipient of the Dr. Mary A. Hamilton Woman of Promise award. The award is named in honor of Dr. Mary Hamilton, a ’59 St. Bonaventure graduate and a retired associate professor for the Russell J. Jandoli… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon News Assignment Editor Two St. Bonaventure students, Alyssa Hamilton and Danny Bush were honored by the Advertising Club of Buffalo for their achievements in advertising and videography. The Western New York Student ADDY Awards ceremony, hosted by the Advertising Club of Buffalo on Friday, March 7, was located at the Tralf… Keep Reading
By Heather Monahan Copy Editor Imagine being able to fish into your pocket for a spare dollar and pay to play with an adorable dog. You’ll be able to do just that next Friday when the Cattaraugus County branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) brings dogs to St. Bonaventure.… Keep Reading
By Madeleine Faircloth Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure University’s Model United Nations (SBUMUN) will host more than 230 high school students for a conference on Saturday. The conference has been hosted by St. Bonaventure for more than a decade and continues this year with students visiting from 15 high schools across Western New York and Pennsylvania,… Keep Reading