Recap: Bonaventure MBB Defeats Big Four Rival Buffalo, Remains Undefeated at Home
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team picked up its ninth win of the season, … Keep Reading
Updates to MySBU receive mixed reviews
By Ryan Signorino Training Editor The MySBU portal received an update over break, featuring a reorganized user interface to make the webpage less text-heavy. MySBU is a website composed of links to different resources students, faculty and staff need, such as academic, recreation and payroll links. There are multiple configurations for MySBU depending on the… Keep Reading
Clubs in RC basement to relocate
By Meghan Hall News Assignment Editor Several clubs will be moved out of their offices in the basement of the Reilly Center in the coming semesters. Though the changes will not be immediate, the university is repurposing the basement of the RC for increased athletic space. This comes as part of a master plan created… Keep Reading
Seats left for Oxford and Sorrento
By Landon Allison News Editor This coming summer, there are two abroad programs that St. Bonaventure University is offering its students. These trips are taking interested students to Sorrento, Italy and Oxford, England. Lecturer in the Jandoli School of Communication Mike Jones-Kelley is the director of the Francis E. Kelley Oxford Program. “Very simply, the… Keep Reading
Bonaventure receives prestigious STEM grant
By Anastasia Smith Features Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure is the recipient of the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Grant. This grant will help New York state graduates going into the field of Secondary STEM education, as the state has been experiencing a shortage in this field. STEM refers to the fields of Science, Technology,… Keep Reading
Washington offers temporary solution to shutdown
By Julia Schneider Contributing Writer Following a 35-day government shutdown, President Donald Trump has signed a bill that will reopen the government for a three-week period. The nearly 800,000 government workers who worked unpaid during the shutdown will resume normal practice and receive back pay. The government shutdown’s beginning stemmed from Trump’s initial campaign… Keep Reading
The Buzz rocks new equipment
By Landon Allison News Editor At the start of the semester, the Buzz received new equipment to use for the radio station. Assistant Professor Carole McNall is the faculty adviser for the Buzz. “I’m the person that they touch base with. I’m the one that generally gets pulled into the loop,” said McNall. “I sat… Keep Reading
CPRC holds leadership summit in Doyle
By Jeremy Castro Associate Editor St. Bonaventure University hosted its 2019 Leadership Summit, giving students a crash course in several leadership aspects. The event, presented by the Career and Professional Readiness Center and the Center for Activities, Recreation and Leadership, on Feb. 2 spanned three hours in the Doyle Hall Dining and Trustees’ rooms and… Keep Reading
Study in Perugia this summer
By Rachel Kimmel Contributing Writer The yearly summer study abroad program in Italy is looking for students to join the trip. The summer study is a five-week course where students travel around Italy and earn up to seven credits taking classes. The program begins on May 24, when students land in Rome. From there, they… Keep Reading
Students join Special Olympic efforts
By Julia Schneider Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure University, partnering with Special Olympics, has continued their tradition of involvement by training numerous students as coaches for the upcoming Special Olympics in April. Funded by Special Olympics New York, in conjunction with the proceeds from the Polar Spray hosted by St. Bonaventure in the fall, the nearing… Keep Reading
CALM continues to affect students
By Nathan Desutter Contributing Writer Dr. Althea Kaminske, the co-director of the Center for Attention, Learning & Memory (CALM), is a self-described learning nerd who tries to avoid any faculty confrontation. Normally, if she sees an email from a colleague meant to rile up a certain department on a faculty message board, she tries to… Keep Reading
CAIS to host events highlighting culture
By Amina Golden-Arabaty Contributing Writer The Center for Arab and Islamic Studies will be hosting the first in a series of events, commemorating the 800th anniversary of the historic encounter between St. Francis and the Egyptian Sultan in 1219. It will be hosted in Plassmann Hall, room 206, across from the new Center for Arab… Keep Reading
Students audition for Spectrum drag performance
By Ryan Signorino Training Editor St. Bonaventure’s LGBTQIA+ club hosted auditions for its upcoming performance, Spectrum Ball. Spectrum is a club focused on safe discussions and activism for LGBTQIA+ members of the St. Bonaventure community. Spectrum Ball is a drag show performance in which students can showcase talents and experiment with gender roles, dressing up… Keep Reading
Classes cancelled due to low temperatures
By Kelly Haberstroh Editor-in-Chief For the first time in over 40 years, St. Bonaventure University closed campus for the day. Last Thursday, the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Joe Zimmer signed off on the decision to cancel classes. While the decision was a collaborative one, Zimmer was the one who made the… Keep Reading
Is the Reproductive Health Act an injustice?
By Luke Nolan Staff Writer On Jan. 22, the New York State Senate passed Bill S240, with Governor Andrew Cuomo signing it into law the same day. Commonly referred to as the Reproductive Health Act, the law “revises provisions of law relating to abortion.” In it, lawmakers seek to appropriate personhood from the unborn by… Keep Reading
Super Bowl is more than a game for theatrics
By John Pullano Opinion Editor For the Pullano family, the Super Bowl is more than a game; it’s a holiday. Despite being away from my family at my first year away at college, I knew I still had to go home for the game. So, I drove to Rochester to witness the spectacle alongside all… Keep Reading
Diversity courses: Important part of curriculum
By Matthew Villanueva Contributing Writer As Jacqueline Woodson, author of “Brown Girl Dreaming,” a memoir told in poetry, once said, “Diversity is about all of us and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together.” Being an English and secondary education double major, I love classic American literature: Carver, Fitzgerald,… Keep Reading
College Football needs to expand its playoffs
By Mark Vaccaro Contributing Writer It has been a few weeks since the college football season has wrapped up, with Clemson’s blowout win over Alabama in the National Championship being the biggest take away. There was no doubt when the season came to a close that a worthy champion was crowned, which was the goal… Keep Reading
Emotional support animals and plants help students
By Anastasia Smith Features Assignment Editor Many college students will agree that one of the hardest parts of leaving home is departing from pets. Pets are loyal companions and increase hormones, such as serotonin and dopamine, in the human brain, particularly dogs and cats. However, college dormitories aren’t suitable for the typical domestic pet. Some… Keep Reading
Student-athletes struggle with mental health too
By Matthew Villanueva Contributing Writer The great Yankees catcher Yogi Berra once said “90 percent of the game is mental.” While very true for professional baseball players, it is also true for all college athletes. College is hard enough by itself. Trying to balance academics, a social life, a sleep schedule and a personal life is… Keep Reading
Covington teen and Native American elder face off
By John Pullano Opinion Editor On the front steps of the Lincoln Memorial Covington High School junior Nick Sandmann went face to face with Native American Elder Nathan Phillips. Sandmann and Phillips went toe to toe in a crowd of chanting Hebrew Israelites and Covington High School students. Both groups believed they were in… Keep Reading