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Oct. 15, 2009=20

 

  1. St.=20 Bonaventure University to dedicate new Stations of the Cross = Oct.=20 22=20
  2. Artifacts=20 discovered near proposed trail expansion date back to circa 500=20 AD=20
  3. WSBU=20 'BUZZ'D About Pink' for national Breast Cancer Awareness=20 Month=20
  4. Sustainable=20 Bona's Day slated for Oct. 22
  5. Newsmakers=20

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St. Bonaventure University to dedicate new Stations = of the=20 Cross Oct. 22

For St. Bonaventure = students=20 Chris Hoffman and Christina Messner, the wooded trails behind = Francis Hall=20 offer a peaceful respite along a path decorated by nature=92s = beauty. So the=20 sight of a worn wooden cross propped against a tree last spring = caught=20 their attention and wouldn=92t let go.

The cross, = once=20 bright blue and part of 14 Stations of the Cross in the wooded = area, had=20 been aged by time and the elements since its installation 29 years = ago.=20 After talking with Bob Donius, vice president for University = Ministries,=20 about the Stations, Hoffman offered to construct new crosses to = help make=20 this spiritual pilgrimage of prayer available again.

=93For me, = it was=20 something I could do to give back to the school,=94 explained = Hoffman, a=20 second-year computer science major from Lebanon, Pa.

The new = Stations of=20 the Cross will be dedicated at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. The = campus=20 community is invited to participate.

Christina = Messner, a=20 second-year biology (pre-pharmacy) major, has prayed the Stations = of the=20 Cross at her home church in Livonia, N.Y. The devotion is new to = Hoffman,=20 who is not Catholic, but he said the project =93was a religious = experience=20 for me.=94

=93Since = I=92ve been at=20 St. Bonaventure my spirituality has increased so much. I have been = drawn=20 to do this,=94 Hoffman said.

He selected = =93red=20 cedar =97 wood that gave me the natural color I was looking for=94 = to craft=20 the simple crosses, which have been affixed to posts that were = installed=20 in the ground by members of the SBU grounds crew. Books with the = prayer=20 for each station are available at the first station.

DIRECTIONS: = The=20 Stations of the Cross are accessible behind Francis Hall near the = student=20 parking lot.

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Artifacts = discovered near=20 proposed trail expansion date back to circa 500 = AD

The=20 team of archaeologists who took soil samples along the path of the = future=20 Allegheny River Valley Trail enhancements on campus found traces = of a=20 prehistoric camp site.

During the = soil=20 sampling in early September, the 15 archaeologists from the = University at=20 Buffalo found flint, chips and pottery.

=93The = pottery we found=20 indicates that this was a permanent camp site for Native = Americans,=94 said=20 Dr. Douglas J. Perrelli, director of the Department of = Anthropology at the=20 University at Buffalo.

The pottery = sherds=20 that were unearthed date to the Middle Woodland period (circa 500 = AD).=20 Commonly associated with habitation sites, they are made of local = clay=20 with grit added for tempering.

=93The = exterior is=20 decorated with impressions formed by rolling a cord-wrapped stick = over the=20 vessel=92s surface prior to firing, which occurred on an open wood = fire,=94=20 explained Jim Hartner of the UB Archaeological Survey.

The vessel = may have=20 been used for either cooking or storage. The largest group of = sherds=20 measures about 2.5-by-4 inches.

Also = discovered were=20 flakes that represent material struck from a larger chert nodule = during=20 the manufacture of stone tools, Hartner said.

=93They = also might be=20 associated with the sharpening or maintenance of an existing tool. = Similar=20 to flint, chert nodules occur in limestone bedrock formations in = northern=20 and central Erie County. Many fragments were transported southward = by=20 glacial activity. It is likely the occupants of the site acquired = this=20 material for their use from glacial or alluvial deposits in the = Allegheny=20 River Valley,=94 added Hartner.

The = proposed=20 expansion of the Allegheny River Valley Trail is a $2.5 million = project=20 that includes work to improve university roads and an additional = campus=20 loop.

Philip = Winger,=20 associate vice president for facilities at St. Bonaventure, said=20 construction of the trail enhancements is planned for summer and = fall=20 2010. The New York State Historic Preservation Act requires that = the trail=20 does not interfere with the prehistoric campsite, so minor = modifications=20 will be made to the initial design.

A public = hearing on=20 the trail project is tentatively planned for 7 p.m. Wednesday, = Oct. 28, in=20 Doyle Dining Room.

 

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WSBU = 'BUZZ'D About Pink'=20 for national Breast Cancer Awareness=20 Month

You better get used to the = color=20 pink because October is National Breast Cancer Awareness=20 Month.

St. = Bonaventure=20 University will be draped in pink as WSBU =93The Buzz=94 88.3 FM, = St.=20 Bonaventure=92s student-run radio station, is hosting a three-day = breast=20 cancer awareness fundraiser. The event, =93BUZZ=92D about Pink,=94 = will take=20 place Oct. 26-28.

A = remembrance Mass=20 will be celebrated Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at the University Chapel to = lead into=20 =93BUZZ=92D about Pink=94 events. T-shirts will be available at $5 = to all=20 members of the St. Bonaventure community starting Oct. 26 in the = Reilly=20 Center lobby. On Oct. 27, Carole McNall, breast cancer survivor = and=20 associate professor of journalism and mass communication, will = share her=20 survival story with WSBU in an on-air interview.

=93Shortly = after I was=20 diagnosed, I decided I was willing to go public with my = experience.=94=20 McNall said. =93I had benefited considerably by talking to others = who had=20 gone through cancer and I wanted to offer that kind of help to=20 others.=94

The = highlight of the=20 event will be Oct. 28. WSBU urges all students, faculty, and staff = to wear=20 pink on Oct. 28 to create a powerful message to the community that = breast=20 cancer affects everyone. Capping off the week will be the = =93Rockin=92 the=20 Pink=94 free concert Oct. 28 at the Rathskeller starring Paul=92s = Grandfather=20 and The Wheel. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the concert will = start at 7=20 p.m.

The Campus = Activities=20 Board has agreed to provide 1,000 free chicken wings to add to the = event.=20 WSBU will accept donations at the door while selling pink = =93BUZZ=92D about=20 Pink=94 silicone bracelets for $1. Other events include a bake = sale, raffle=20 and covering the campus in pink.

Shannon = Shepherd,=20 co-chair and student coordinator of =93BUZZ=92D about Pink,=94 = knows the=20 importance of the fight against breast cancer.

=93I saw my = neighbors=20 lose their mom at such a young age and no one should have to go = through=20 that.=94 Shepherd, a sophomore at St. Bonaventure, said. =93People = need to be=20 educated about breast cancer because you can get it so = young.=94

It is = estimated that=20 breast cancer will affect more than 200,000 women and close to = 2,000 men=20 this year alone. With proper education, men and women can learn to = protect=20 themselves and fight this terrible disease. WSBU plans to provide = daily=20 breast cancer facts and statistics on its newscasts to educate = community=20 members on how they can take precautions and actively lower their = own=20 risks of breast cancer.

WSBU hopes = to raise=20 more than $2,000 with the help from the local community and other = St.=20 Bonaventure organizations. All donations from the =93BUZZ=92D = about Pink=94=20 breast cancer awareness fundraiser will go directly to the = American Cancer=20 Society. All members of the St. Bonaventure community are welcome = to=20 participate by buying T-shirts, wristbands and attending all = =93BUZZ=92D about=20 Pink=94 events.

 

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Sustainable Bona's Day slated for Oct.=20 22

The Sustainability = Commission=20 at St. Bonaventure University will be hosting the second annual=20 Sustainable Bona=92s Day on Oct. 22 in hopes to reduce carbon = dioxide=20 emissions for the entire day, primarily by reducing energy = use.


=93We = are a=20 university that is grounded in Franciscan values,=94 said Lauren = Prisco,=20 residence director and member of the Sustainability Commission. = =93Like=20 Francis, we are working to meet our needs in a way that does not=20 compromise the needs of future generations. The steps that = individuals can=20 make, even if they are small, will help to make the world around = us=20 available for future generations.


The = commission=20 encourages faculty and staff to participate by:


=95 = Turning off=20 lights in rooms and offices when not needed
=95 Opening blinds = for=20 natural light
=95 Using technology (such as Microsoft Power = Point)=20 instead of handouts
=95 Only printing materials that are=20 needed


Students are also=20 encouraged to participate by:


=95 = Turning off=20 lights in residence halls during daylight hours
=95 Unplugging = computers=20 and electrical devices when not in use
=95 Hanging up laundry = to dry,=20 rather than using dryers
=95 Using cloth towels instead of = paper=20 towels
=95 Taking shorter showers
=95 Setting electronics on = a timer so=20 that they don=92t run continuously


The = commission=20 reminds members of campus to recycle old batteries instead of = throwing=20 them in the trash. Bins for recycled batteries can be found in the = Friedsam Memorial Library, post office located in the Reilly = Center and=20 John J. Murphy Professional Building. In addition, recycle = containers are=20 available for paper, newspapers and cardboard throughout campus.=20 Generally, they are located near most copiers and printers as well = as in=20 any computer lab, library and post office. Students, faculty and = staff can=20 also conserve gasoline by carpooling and lowering thermostats in=20 classrooms, dorms and offices.


Last = year=92s=20 Sustainable Bona=92s Day was deemed a success. Results showed = approximately=20 57 fewer cars were used, 25 percent less energy and 40 percent = less=20 natural gas was consumed.

By Lindsey = Scutella,=20 =9211

 

Newsmakers

Bruce=20 Campbell, director of graduate admissions, spoke with new = Western=20 New York AmeriCorps Builds Lives through Education (ABLE) = volunteers=20 during a training session Oct. 8, 2009, at the Buffalo Museum of = Science.=20 During his presentation, Campbell spoke with the volunteers about = graduate=20 study opportunities at St. Bonaventure, how SBU now matches their=20 AmeriCorps Education Award, and state and federal loan forgiveness = programs.

The Western = New York=20 AmeriCorps=92 ABLE program serves educational providers across the = region,=20 through one-on-one and small group tutoring, after-school = programming, and=20 volunteer recruitment. St. Bonaventure is the only college in = Western New=20 York to offer matching graduate school awards for AmeriCorps = Education=20 Award program.

Dr. = Patrick=20 K. Dooley, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of=20 Philosophy, presented =93Theodore Roosevelt, Author, Hunter and = Ranchman in=20 the North Dakota Badlands=94 at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the = Western=20 American Literature Association, Spearfish, S.D., on Oct. 2, 2009. = In=20 recognition of Dooley=92s service to the Western American = Literature,=20 including giving presentations on such figures as Willa Cather, = John=20 Steinbeck, Jack London, Stephen Crane, Norman Maclean, Edward = Abbey and=20 Robinson Jeffers at every annual meeting from 1997 to 2009, he was = elected=20 to the WLA=92s Executive Committee.

Also,=20 Dooley presented =93Mark Twain on the = Intelligence of=20 =91Savages=92 and the =91Benefits of Civilization=92=94 at the = sixth International=20 Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College on = Aug. 7,=20 2009.

An article = in Choice=20 (October 09 Vol. 47, No. 2 911) cites Phillip = Payne,=20 Ph.D., associate professor of history, and his book =93Dead = Last=94 about=20 Warren G. Harding.

The = role that=20 history, scandal, and memory has played in establishing President = Warren=20 G. Harding=92s dismal reputation is beautifully laid out by = historian Payne.=20 Virtually everyone agrees that if Harding was not the nation=92s = worst=20 president, he was among the worst. This book is a refreshing look = at the=20 Harding legacy based on a deep understanding of the age in which = this=20 tragedy took place. The scope of the author=92s research is = impressive, and=20 lays the foundation for his conclusion about the man and the myth. = Probably because Harding=92s reputation is so bad, he continues to = capture=20 the interest of the nation=92s writers. The author=92s discussion = of these=20 writers, whether of fact or fiction, provides a fascinating = portrait of=20 why Harding=92s reputation has evolved over time. Payne = demonstrates how=20 Harding is often linked to modern presidencies, such as William J. = Clinton=20 or George W. Bush, in unflattering comparisons. His discussion of=20 =93Wiki-History=94 in the last chapter along is worth the book=92s = price.=20 Payne=92s reappraisal of the Harding myth is first-rank = scholarship and=20 makes an impressive contribution to the debates about the life and = misfortunes of Warren Harding. Summing Up: Essential. All=20 levels/libraries. =97 D. L. Wilson, Southern Illinois University,=20 Carbondale.

Constance=20 Pierce, associate professor in visual and performing = arts, has=20 been invited to exhibit a series of her art works, which were = completed=20 during her recent spring sabbatical, at the Toyota Museum of = Modern Art in=20 Nagoya, Japan, in the exhibition titled "Art on Paper = 2010."


Pierce=20 presented a solo exhibition titled =93Sketchbooks and Illustrated = Journals"=20 in the Divinity Library of Yale University in New Haven in April = 2009. She=20 also exhibited her oil painting "Lacrymosa: Crucifixion of Darfur" = in the=20 2009 Ursuline College Juried Exhibition through the summer of=20 2009.

Pierce=20 conducted a hands-on graduate seminar in "Imaging Journal: = Creative=20 Renewal and the Inward Journey=94 for graduate students in the Art = Therapy=20 Counseling Department of Ursuline College in Cleveland, Ohio, in = May. She=20 offered a public lecture on =93Imaging Journals: Creative Renewal = and the=20 Inward Journey=94 at Ursuline College prior to the = seminar.


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