BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR “I feel to get the $15,000 worth of value, these problems should not be happening at all,” said Ashley Snyder, sophomore inclusive childhood and early childhood education major Many St. Bonaventure University students said they didn’t receive their money’s worth out of the room and board provided by the…
Doyle Hall David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS EDITOR Between the fall 2023 and spring 2024 semesters, Residence Life had multiple changes to its staffing. Several new resident assistants and one new resident director were hired. Resident assistant turnover is expected between every semester. Kurt Stitzel, residence director for Robinson, Falconio and Doyle…
An updated classroom in Plassmann HallDavid Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Construction completed on the basement of Plassman and some residence halls, updating them for the 2023-2024 academic year. Plassmann underwent major renovations that included new interior finishes, new furniture, and a new HVAC [heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems]. The basement…
By Madeleine Girad, Contributing Writer The time has yet again come to put down your deposit to secure your spot in the housing lottery. But for many freshmen, this process could be confusing. To place your deposit, go to www.sbu.edu/roomdeposit. Here, students can pay the $200 to secure their spot in the lottery, but don’t…
The deadline for housing applications is today, and students have been rounding up their friends and picking their new homes for the 2015-16 school year. “For me, the actual paperwork and application hasn’t been the difficult part—it’s finding the right people,” freshman journalism and mass communication major Anna Rine said. “My solid friend group has…
By Hannah Gordon News Editor Students in the Shay and Loughlen residence halls experienced a fire alarm around 4 a.m. due to a similar steam release that happened in Devereux Hall last month and resulted in evacuation. Although residents were not officially evacuated, the associate vice president for facilities, Phil Winger, said the steam event…
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…
By Emma Zaremba Features Assignment Editor Traditional is typically an accurate description of St. Bonaventure. In the past couple of years, however, the Residence Life team has been making strides in changing that label. Freshman residence halls Robinson and Falconio had various coed floors last year and received great feedback from residents. The Residence…
By Nate West News Editor Imagine SB YOU!, the branding competition among residence halls and garden apartments, is in its third round of voting, with only four residence halls remaining. The competition takes sbu.interviewstream.com, a website which provides practice interviews for Bona’s students looking to gain experience, and asks participants to brand their floor, then…
By Kiara Catanzar0 Contributing Writer With homework, sports, part-time jobs and extracurricular activities, it’s hard for students to find time to socialize with their peers. Hospitality Nights give students that chance. Hospitality Night occurs every Wednesday at 9 p.m. in the residence halls across campus. The idea comes from Nichole Gonzalez, executive director of Residential…
