By TAPINTO GREATER OLEAN STAFF
May 11, 2021 at 7:16 AM
Dr. Steven P. Garabedian
Dr. Steven P. Garabedian
Credits: Dr. Steven P. Garabedian
Lawrence Gellert
Lawrence Gellert
By TAPINTO GREATER OLEAN STAFF
May 11, 2021 at 7:16 AM
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY Lawrence Gellert, a music collector who worked to introduce white audiences to a tradition of Black musical protest during the 1930s and 1940s, will be the subject of the Jandoli Institute’s next music and social justice online forum.
Dr. Steven P. Garabedian, author of a book about Gellert, will lead the discussion, which is scheduled for May 17 at 7 p.m.
“Musically, I see a parallel between the music Gellert collected and today’s hip hop,” Garabedian, an assistant professor of history at Marist College, said. “Politically, the lesson of Gellert and Black musical protest is one about the value of dominant culture allies to communities in struggle, cross-cultural coalition and its perils, and the stultifying ha
By TAPINTO GREATER OLEAN STAFF
April 27, 2021 at 7:41 PM
Credits: SBU-TV Graphic
April 27, 2021 at 7:41 PM
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY Students in the university’s Jandoli School of Communication have produced a special report previewing President Joe Biden’s first address to Congress. The program, a collaboration of SBU-TV, the Jandoli Institute and TAPinto Greater Olean, can be viewed on the SBU-TV YouTube page.
Jandoli School students Jaren Holmes and Julia Schneider hosted the show. Holmes and Schneider interviewed Mary Rose Kubal, chair of the university’s Political Science Department, and Richard Lee, an associate professor in the Jandoli School and executive director of the Jandoli Institute. Kubal and Lee discussed the topics the president is likely to address, as well as the role of speeches in American democracy.
Senior Jeremy Castro values the good friends and great teachers found at Bona’s Apr 12, 2021 |
Worth it. That’s how Jeremy Castro, a senior journalism major from Raritan, New Jersey, sums up his time at St. Bonaventure University.
It was worth what felt like an endless drive across I-86 during his first trip to campus four years ago, arriving in the dark at a place he knew only through its men’s basketball program. And it was worth all the late nights of balancing class assignments with the challenges of producing live sports telecasts, hosting his own radio shows, and wearing several editorial hats for the student-run newspaper.
Jandoli Institute introduces new project on speeches
By Tucker Reilly, News Assignment Editor The Jandoli Institute, part of St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication, has begun a project on its website examining speeches. The project features analysis and suggestions from experts on the characteristics of a good speech. According to a press release from sbu.edu on March 31, the project will examine each of the 11 current contributors’ suggestions on a weekly basis, beginning this week. The suggestions given for the project come from a variety of sources – New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and former U.S. Representative James T. Walsh are among the many notable names included.
Empower raises 22 million yards for cause
By Cassidey Kavathas, News Editor The Yards for Yeardley event, presented by Empower Student Peer Prevention Educator Group in partnership with the One Love Foundation, held their award ceremony yesterday. The event was in memorial of Yeardley Love, who lost her life to relationship violence in 2010 as well as raising awareness of interpersonal or dating violence during sexual assault awareness month. Empower exceeded their goal of five million yards over four times, with their final count being around 22 million yards raised. “We [Empower] are elated with the results!” said Dr. Jennifer Eastman, the director of the Campus Program. “The number of participants is approximately 500, a huge increase from last year.”