An example of a study space in the library David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER As St. Bonaventure University reaches the midpoint of its spring semester, students start to look ahead towards their midterm exams. Although the tests are important, Chance Olivas, a mental health counselor at Bonaventure, places emphasis on the…
A busy student’s library table Cassidey Kavathas/ The Bona Venture kavathcj20@bonaventure.edu BY: HADLEY THOMPSON, NEWS EDITOR “It was a lot of different reasons,” Ann Tenglund, the director of Friedsam Library at St. Bonaventure University said. The library has shortened its hours to opening on Sundays at 1 p.m. instead of 10 a.m., and closing at…
Over the summer the Bonaventure community received technology updates throughout the campus. The updates included flat-screen televisions in all residence hall lounges and new systems in three computer labs, said Michael Hoffman, associate provost and chief information officer at Bonaventure. Hoffman said that he was delighted the university was able to more than triple the…
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant news editor St. Bonaventure University hosted a presentation workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 3 to encourage students to subscribe to free digital access and further explore The New York Times website. Laura Reino, an education specialist from The New York Times, presented on ways to use the publication for academic work, how…
By Lauren Zazzara Staff Writer Fifteen weeks of classes. Forty-two Monday-Wednesday-Fridays, 28 Tuesday-Thursdays. Seventy days of classes. Countless hours slaving over essays, projects and cramming for tests. They all boil down to one thing: Finals Week. Just the word “final” can send a college student into a fit of panic and dread. But students must…
By Zachary Newcome Contributing Writer In the near future, students will have to swipe their student ID cards to access the library after 9 p.m. This will only be to enter the library, not to exit. “The card reader controls on the entry into the library enhances security and access measures by restricting…
By Jackie Roberts Staff Writer Attention all Bonaventure students! An epidemic spreading around campus is causing students to sport bags under their eyes and cramping fingers and take sporadic napping cycles at the library. For some, this epidemic will strike during Reading Day tomorrow. For others, it has already begun. There is hope, however. This…
By Jackie Roberts Staff Writer Students from every team, organization and major are stacking up their books, packing their backpacks and making their way over to the library. After this Friday, it may seem like the big push is complete, but many students have further challenges ahead once they return from break. “The main…
Dennis Frank By Alexandra Salerno Editor-in-Chief Dennis Frank, university archivist, wrote a history of the Civil War and the War of 1812 at age 10. A history buff since childhood, Frank graduated from SUNY Geneseo with a bachelor’s degree in history. It wasn’t until later he stumbled upon his other passion. “I was helping (my…