MBB: Council Jr. and Eight Others Enter Transfer Portal
BY: CARSON HAYEK; SPORTS EDITOR Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com On March 24, the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal opened. According to the … Keep Reading
Men’s Outdoor Track Season Kicks Off
BY: SEAN WALLACE; STAFF WRITER Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com The St. Bonaventure men’s track team opened the outdoor season with two new school records at the Bill Q Invitational Saturday in Rochester, N.Y. In the 400 hurdles, sophomore Henry Morris set a school record, placing second with a time of 57.57. In the 400 meters,… Keep Reading
Women’s Basketball Loses Production as Transfer Portal Opens
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR As the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team’s season closes, the vaunted calamity of the offseason has arrived. The Bonnies finished the season with a 6-24 record, going just 2-16 in Atlantic 10 play. In the present era of collegiate athletics, a complete roster upheaval can… Keep Reading
Opinion: Offseason Moves Impact MLB Opening Day
BY: AIDAN SHINNERS; STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy @MLB on X With the first weekend of the 2025 Major League Baseball season in the books, baseball fans are starting to see the fallout of this past offseason filled with many franchise-altering moves. Some of these moves have improved rosters, while others may not look as good… Keep Reading
Bonnies Tennis Falls Short to Begin League Play
BY: SAMUEL CAROZZA; STAFF WRITER Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com St. Bonaventure’s tennis teams opened Atlantic 10 play this weekend against the St. Joseph’s Hawks and Dayton Flyers, losing both bouts. On Friday, the men’s and women’s tennis teams faced St. Joseph’s University, looking to secure their first win of the season. The men’s team failed… Keep Reading
Gavazzi, Vitale: On SGA’s Decision to Prohibit Club Candidate Endorsements
Ben Vitale and Emma Gavazzi Photo courtesy of Emma Gavazzi BY EMMA GAVAZZI AND BEN VITALE [Editor’s note: Incumbents Emma Gavazzi and Ben Vitale are being challenged by Jack Shea and Kaylee Grace for 2025-26 SGA executive president and SGA executive vice president.] Just as the United States government has judicial, legislative and executive branches,… Keep Reading
Shea, Grace: On SGA’s Decision to Prohibit Club Candidate Endorsements
Jack Shea and Kaylee Grace Photo Courtesy of Kaylee Grace BY JACK SHEA AND KAYLEE GRACE [Editor’s note: Jack Shea and Kaylee Grace are running for 2025-26 SGA executive president and SGA executive vice president. They are challenging incumbents Emma Gavazzi and Ben Vitale.] We are concerned about the recent decision by the Student Government… Keep Reading
SBU Partners with Albi to Reduce Food Waste
A napkin container in the Hickey Dining Hall with info on Albi Photo: Chris Doody BY CHRIS DOODY, NEWS EDITOR St. Bonaventure University is partnering with Albi, a start-up company working to help students in higher education understand the impact of food waste, to reduce food waste in the Hickey Dining Hall, following the University’s… Keep Reading
OPINION: Three Takeaways From the Bonnies MBB Season
BY: CARSON HAYEK; SPORTS EDITOR Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com The 2024-25 Bonaventure men’s basketball season has ended, and the season was a fascinating one. A season that saw the team start 14-1, finish 8-12 and go 9-9 in conference play has led to many questions about the state of the team entering the offseason. Here… Keep Reading
Home Baseball Returns at Bonaventure
BY: LAYNE HAUGHT; STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com The St. Bonaventure baseball team had its 2025 season home opener this past weekend in a three-game series against George Mason. The Patriots took a two-to-one series win over the Bonnies, with the Bonnies pulling together to avoid the sweep on Sunday. George Mason opened the… Keep Reading
Women’s Basketball 2012 Sweet Sixteen Run in Retrospect
Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR For the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball program, the 2011-2012 season was one for the record books, providing the program with the most success it had ever seen, success that has not been replicated since. Coming off three consecutive women’s NIT appearances, the Bonnies, who had… Keep Reading
Students Witness Reckless Golf Cart Driving
Golf cart parked outside of Safety and Security [Doyle Hall] Photo: Chris Doody BY GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER On the bright spring afternoon of March 19, Lily Peterson, a freshman health science major, was making her routine walk from Loughlen Hall to a class at Francis. Listening to music, while still on high alert for… Keep Reading
Chalk Madness, the Tournament With no Cinderella
BY: SAMUEL WEILERT; STAFF WRITER Photo: @DukeMBB / X For the first time since 2017, not a single 13, 14, 15 or 16 seed pulled off a miraculous upset against any of the top four seeds. This year’s Sweet 16 is also composed of only Power Four conference teams, with the SEC taking up seven… Keep Reading
Golf Team Places 11th at Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate
BY: SEAN WALLACE; STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com Coming off a 19th-place finish at the Ross Collegiate Classic to start their spring schedule, the Bonnies placed 11th out of 13 teams at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate Mar. 25 in Williamsburg, VA. The team shot 297 in round one, 300 in round two and 299… Keep Reading
Five Days Before Elections, SGA Says Clubs Cannot Endorse Candidates
Students in a student government meeting Photo courtesy of @sbu_sga on Instagram By David Scibilia, Managing Editor Less than a week before student government elections, the Student Government Association at St. Bonaventure University said earlier today that no SGA-chartered clubs — including student media such as The Bona Venture or WSBU 88.3 FM The Buzz… Keep Reading
Professors, Staff, Friends Remember SBU Senior Mason Mascato
Mason Mascato Photo courtesy of GoFundMe BY DAVID SCIBILIA, MANAGING EDITOR On Saturday, St. Bonaventure University senior Mason Mascato passed away while waiting for a heart transplant at Columbia University Medical Center, according to a university alert. Mason, who was an English major, was one semester from graduating. His friends remembered him as a funny,… Keep Reading
Women’s Basketball Season Ends in A-10 Tournament First Round
BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Photo: BonniesWBB / X The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team had its season come to an unceremonious end with a 60-50 loss to Saint Louis in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on March 5. Freshman forward Caitlin Frost led the way for the Bonnies with 14… Keep Reading
It’s No Surprise the Democratic Party Is Struggling
BY: JOSEPH DEBELL, OPINION EDITOR Graphic made by Joseph DeBell An article from the New York Post pointed out exactly how unpopular the Democratic Party is. “Democrats have become so unpopular that more Americans believe that aliens are among us than agree with the Democratic Party.” wrote Ryan King from the New York Post. According… Keep Reading
What the Analytics Say About Bonnies’ NIT Loss
BY: SAM WEILERT AND SEAN WALLACE; STAFF WRITERS Photo: Joseph DeBell / The Bona Venture Coming off a quarterfinals loss to VCU in the Atlantic 10 Championship, the Bonnies fell to the Kent State Golden Flashes 75-56 in the first round of the NIT Tuesday night in the Reilly Center. Bonaventure started the first six… Keep Reading
Club Hockey Falls in National Championship Tournament
Photo Courtesy @the_anthonydasilva on Instagram BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure Division I club hockey season has come to an end following the AAU College Hockey National Championship tournament that took place from March 5-7. The 16 qualified teams were placed into four separate round-robin pools where the highest-placing team in each would… Keep Reading
TGL Brings Excitement Golf Needs
BY: QUINN BURGESS, SATFF WRITER Photo: @TGL / X Since the COVID-19 lockdown, golf has been a growing sport, with new technologies helping its rapid expansion. Things like Top Golf and new simulator technology have given those who don’t like golf a chance to have fun with friends while trying something new. However, golf on… Keep Reading