On Saturday, Jan. 10, a group of 13 Bonaventure students and one faculty member traveled to Washington, D.C., for 11 days and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity - witnessing history - as Chief Justice John Roberts swore the first African-American president into office.
Television viewers may soon get a look at St. Bonaventure University from several different angles. Mark Wolff, a CBS producer and father of senior journalism and mass communication major Alex Wolff, arranged the donation of a fully equipped video production truck to the university during winter break.
Bonnies Basketball is back, even when its passionate Wolfpack student following is not. Of the 29 regular season men's and women's basketball games held in the Reilly Center this year, 13 have been scheduled during academic breaks, including five against Atlantic 10 opponents and the March 7 senior night game.
The current ratio of male and female students is completely equal, according to St. Bonaventure University's Web site. However, the same cannot be said for the distribution of gender among faculty members, Michael Fischer, provost and vice president for academic affairs, wrote in an e-mail Wednesday.
For 27 years, Cheryl L. Peters photographed nearly every member of the university community. The impact she had on those people's lives was just as far-reaching. Peters, a long-time employee of St. Bonaventure University, passed away at age 65 Jan. 15 after a brief illness.
After two Olean Pizza Huts recently closed last semester, local pizza business managers have noticed increases in sales. Although Pizza Hut's public relations department didn't explain why the West State and North Union streets' locations were closed, Jeff Kenyon, manager at Tasta Pizza, said he believes one of the sites closed for reasons unrelated to the nation's sputtering economy.