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As the semester draws to a close, construction begins By Tucker Reilly, News Assignment Editor Several construction projects in front of student dorms have begun at St. Bonaventure University this week. In front of Devereux Hall, a new gathering area for students is being constructed. In front of Doyle Hall, work is beginning on a new wall and attached patio.  Plans for the Devereux pavilion list the space as a 64-foot by 23-foot enclosure, with fire pits on either end and a walkway leading from the main sidewalk to the Devereux lawn. The pits, constructed from red brick with either limeston...

Updates on campus vaccine clinic cancellation By Cassidey Kavathas, News Editor Cattaraugus County was forced to cancel the vaccine clinic for St. Bonaventure University students planned for April 13. The cancellation was due to the corruption of 15 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a plant in Baltimore, which caused a nationwide backlog in J&J shipments. The New York State Department of Health told county officials Thursday that they would not be able to provide the 500 doses needed for the clinic. “When I heard the news I was bummed,” said Raeanne Armbruster, a fre...

University releases new plans for fall semester By Tucker Reilly, News Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University has released a tentative plan for the fall 2021 semester, with the expectation that traditional instruction will be possible in the coming months. In a letter to the university community on April 9, Interm President Dr. Joseph E. Zimmer outlined several plans “based on the assumption that by mid-August, anyone in the university community who chooses to be vaccinated will have taken advantage.” The planned start date is Aug. 30, a one-week change from the fall 2020 star...

New eats offered for the campus and community By Will Poladian, Staff Writer A new addition has been added to the St. Bonaventure University golf course. The new Fairway View Pavilion will be open to the Bonaventure community from April 15 to April 18 before officially opening to the public on Monday. The current New York State guidelines will be in place. There will be 75% capacity and attendees may be unmasked whilst seated. The Pavilion has been in the works for years, officially beginning construction in February 2020. “We began the planning of the Pavilion about three years ago wh...

By Kurt Martone, Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure University’s pool testing compliance rate fell 20%, down to 74% participation from the previous week’s record high of 94%, according to the university’s week 5 COVID update email that was sent out Feb. 26. Despite this falloff in participation, Bonaventure continues to allow students to visit other residence…