By TAPINTO GREATER OLEAN STAFF
February 13, 2021 at 10:39 PM
Credits: Meghan Hall
February 13, 2021 at 10:39 PM
With Valentine’s Day options limited because of the pandemic, members of the Greater Olean community are finding simple ways to celebrate the holiday.
“I’m going to just hang out with my honey at home,” Laurie Newcomb of Olean said.
Eugenee Gibon, who moved to Olean from New York City last year, plans to cook a meal at home with her boyfriend.
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Snowy conditions lead to slippery sidewalks around campus
By Cassidey Kavathas, News Editor
Winter weather has graced Western New York and the Greater Olean area leaving St. Bonaventure University stuck in the cold, covered in snow and ice. This has led to some unfavorable conditions to walk around campus heading to class or to meet up with peers.
“It’s icy and slushy and I slip all the time,” said Caitlyn Slater, a freshman childhood and early childhood education major. “I have to go to class earlier than planned to make sure I can get there safely.”
With campus mainly consisting of students whose main mode of transportation is walking, slippery sidewalks can be a real hazard, according to students.
By MARY FREEMAN
Credits: Allegheny Highlands Council, BSA,
By MARY FREEMAN
Have you heard the story of St. Francis of Assisi and the wolf?
Do you know the meaning of the Shma prayer?
Both will be addressed during Sunday’s Scout Sunday observance, hosted by the Allegheny Highlands Council (AHC), Boy Scouts of America, beginning at 11 a.m. via Zoom.
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By MICHAEL HOGAN
Credits: GoBonnies
February 2, 2021 at 12:15 AM
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY On the cusp of the Top 25, St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team is receiving more national attention with each win and deserves it, coach Mark Schmidt said. All of it.
The Bonnies have earned votes in the Associated Press’s Top 25 in each of the last two weeks. This week, the program earned 19 vote points, good for No. 32 in the country, after having earned votes last week for the first time since March 2018. Bona, 9-1 and atop the Atlantic 10 Conference, has also risen to No. 35 in the NCAA Net rankings, which the NCAA Tournament selection committee uses to evaluate who makes the tournament and who does not.
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY While Dr. Dennis DePerro continues his fight with COVID-19 at a Syracuse hospital, men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt took the time during Friday's news conference to.