Photo courtesy of SBU Food Pantry Staff / Food pantry volunteers at their club fair table Sarah Haq, senior accounting major from Allegany, New York, chose St. Bonaventure University for its great accounting program and the fact that being close to home saved money on room and board. Understanding the burdens that the cost of…
BY HADLEY THOMPSON, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR On Monday evening, the St. Bonaventure community was invited to attend a candlelight gathering of music, images and reflection to pray for those in Ukraine and Russia. A large Easter candle burned as people walked into the Great Room in the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry. Small prayer cards…
BY ANDRE GIBSON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure University hosted the annual Operation Christmas Child event Sunday. The event was held at the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry to prepare and wrap toys and gifts that were brought in by the community to be donated. Students and faith members gathered to wrap presents, write letters, and…
BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, NEWS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University food pantry opens for its third year. The pantry began in Oct. 2019, when Alice Miller Nation, director of Bona’s Franciscan Center for Social Concern, found out that some students living on campus struggled with having enough food to get through the week. The pantry is…
BY ANTHONY DASILVA, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Francis week starts today, Oct. 1 and goes through Wednesday, October 6. According to Amanda Naujoks, associate director of St. Bonaventure University’s ministries, the event has a long and detailed tradition at the university. “St. Bonaventure has held St. Francis week for at least 20 years,” said Naujoks. The…