Tom Missel News Today

OLEAN — Despite the event being stifled by pesky clouds, community members in the city of Olean got a rare treat witnessing all they could of Monday’s solar eclipse.

ST. BONAVENTURE — Leaders of the Seneca Nation and the St. Bonaventure University community met this month for the first time since the two institutions agreed last fall to rekindle

HEOP's 2024 3.0 brunch at Sprague's Maple Farm Photo courtesy of @sbuheop on Instagram BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, FEATURES EDITOR When Kiara Roque was searching for colleges, she was looking for a school that balanced both the quality of education and her checkbook.  The Higher Education Opportunity Program at St. Bonaventure University provided just that. In…

Jason Amore Photo Courtesy: St. Bonaventure University's website BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS EDITOR On Dec. 21, 2023, Jason Amore was welcomed to the St. Bonaventure community as the new Vice President of Advancement. On Feb. 6, a week before his start date, Amore passed away due to a short illness.  The St. Bonaventure community is…

Realbuto after receiving award Photo courtesy of Tom Missel BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS EDITOR On the evening of Jan. 19, the St. Bonaventure community rippled in shock as the news of Ryan Realbuto’s ‘23 passing spread.  News broke that Realbuto passed away at 9:15 p.m. as students and faculty settled down from the first week…

Janet Realbuto, the mother of the man killed in Washington, D.C. remembered her son on Saturday.

A Safety and Security car outside of the Safety and Security offices David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER AND ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI  NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR, STAFF WRITER Bonaventure has had three arrests of non-students for on-campus crimes since the start of the 2023 academic year, causing some students to raise concerns about the open nature…

The dorm Pursel and Palude were moved to David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER AND DAVID SCIBILIA NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR, NEWS EDITOR Gardens East, West and Townhouses 31 through 33 at St. Bonaventure’s University experienced a power outage on Sunday, forcing administrators to relocate the buildings’ residents. Campus Facilities performed a total electric shutdown…

The administration buildingDavid Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: JULIA BABCOCK, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure University received recognition from the U.S. News & World Report, but students and administrators are split on the value rankings provide. The U.S. News & World Report college rankings recently came out for the 2024 academic year. Some students think these rankings…

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…