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The sign outside of the plot where the housing is going to be builtMorgan Kilger/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR  St. Bonaventure University graduate housing is planned to be built across from Francis Hall, creating additional options for graduate students.  “We never envisioned a graduate housing problem,” said Tom Missel, Bonaventure’s chief…

The Administration building David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, ADVISORY EDITOR The search for the new provost and vice president of academic affairs continues at St. Bonaventure University. The search committee is on track to bring finalists to campus before the end of the semester.  “Things are on track,” said Dr. Leigh Simone, the…

Safety and Security cars Meghan Hall/The Bona Venture BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR $15.18. That’s the amount The Living Wage Calculator, a tool created by the Michigan Institute of Technology, determines an individual in Cattaraugus County needs to make per hour to meet their basic needs. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that requires employers in…

Photo courtesy of Steven Stutz/The Bona Venture stutza20@bonaventure.edu BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, and HADLEY THOMPSON, NEWS EDITOR Jeff Gingerich, president of St. Bonaventure University, has been named a defendant in a civil lawsuit regarding alleged wrongful termination of an employee at The University of Scranton. As provost at Scranton, Gingerich participated in the termination of…

Dr. Gingerich at the Meet and Greet Event held in Highmark Stadium Photo courtesy of St. Bonaventure University BY: HADLEY THOMPSON, NEWS EDITOR The Inauguration of the 22nd President of St. Bonaventure University, Dr. Jeff Gingerich, will take place this Saturday at 1 p.m. As this celebration approaches, students and faculty in the Bonaventure community…

BY KURT MARTONE, NEWS EDITOR The bells stationed above Devereaux Hall’s fourth floor, now ring across campus after months of inactivity and some Dev residents are pissed. “They are just so loud and after they wake me up I cannot go back to bed because they continue to go off repeatedly in short intervals for…

BY TUCKER REILLY, EDITOR IN CHIEF St. Bonaventure University’s renowned alumni involvement has been on display this week, as students traveled to Madison Square Garden for the NIT Semifinals. While the university was unable to provide transportation for the tournament’s prior matchups, administrators began to plan bus routes almost immediately after this round was set.…

BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, MANAGING EDITOR Abby Below, a sophomore physical education major, sat on her bus heading to New York City to watch the St. Bonaventure men's basketball team play in the National Invitation Tournament semifinal. As she looked at her phone, she noticed messages from her friends that read ‘The bus in front of…

BY TUCKER REILLY, EDITOR IN CHIEF St. Bonaventure University has a new president, just over one year after the death of the late Dr. Dennis DePerro. Dr. Jeff Gingerich, who currently serves as the provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs at the University of Scranton, will be assuming the role on June 20.…

BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, MANAGING EDITOR Masks will no longer be required in St. Bonaventure University classrooms as of Monday, March 14. The Wellness Center will be the only on-campus facility that still requires masks. “We've been really kind of in lockstep with following both federal and state guidance, CDC guidance suggested masks weren't necessary anymore,”…