For years, members of St. Bonaventure University’s Medical Emergencies Response Team (MERT) have responded to on-campus emergency calls to assist their fellow students. With the university’s enrollment growing, MERT is preparing for the impact the increased student population could have on the organization’s ability to serve the campus. Today, MERT has over 60 members and…
Six wineries, two distilleries and one cidery later, I drove the long country road back to St. Bonaventure with tannins on my breath and the calm of the Finger Lakes on my mind. “I cannot rest from travel,” I thought to myself, reciting the words of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s famous poem Ulysses. “I will drink…
The Princeton Review listed Bonaventure on its 2016 list for the Best 380 Colleges. The university is one of only about 15 percent of American colleges to be named to the list for this year. Emily Morris, vice president for student affairs, said the university looks at the Princeton Review rankings every year. “It has…
By Nate West Editor-in-Chief I’m a St. Bonaventure senior, making it safe to assume I’ve had a drink or two before and will have a few more in the future. It’s no secret drinking is a popular way to spend the weekend here. If you’ve been in Allegany on a Friday or Saturday night during…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Editor Sigma, Beta, Zeta, Pi, Delta, Nu – each word conjures up ancient characters that spark images of overindulgent college students in all their Greek life glory. But here at Bonaventure, sororities and fraternities haven’t been offered as part of the college experience for students for decades. Unrecognized social societies in…
By Emily Sullivan Opinion Editor When I think about a college party, I imagine red Solo cups on the ground and crushed beer cans everywhere. I imagine people acting stupid and music so loud the vibrations can be felt throughout the room. The last thing I think of is people ingesting alcohol through their rectums.…
By Mary Best Managing Editor One of the best parts about fall is hitting up all the back-to-school sales, no questions asked. Unfortunately, versatile cardigans, owl jewelry and sassy fringed boots are joined by yet another line of controversial t-shirts. The “girls can’t do math” theme from last year’s J.C. Penney t-shirt controversy has morphed…
By Deirdre Spilman Assistant Opinion Editor As a self-proclaimed mysophobe – or as they are more commonly known, germaphobes – I am never without access to hand sanitizer. Whether it is inside my backpack or attached to my keys, I have to be able to eliminate 99.9 percent of germs 100 percent of…