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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

Men's Basketball/SPORTS

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

Baseball/SPORTS

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

SPORTS/Women's basketball

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

NEWS

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

Golf/SPORTS

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

NEWS

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

NEWS

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

OPINION

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

Men's Basketball/SPORTS

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

Hockey/SPORTS

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

Golf/SPORTS

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

The Top 100 College Football Players from 2010 to 2023: 50-41

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons BY COLIN BISH, STAFF WRITER 50. Quarterback A.J. McCarron, Alabama Alabama hasn’t had the best success in producing quarterbacks competent at the NFL level, especially recently. But they have a long, storied history of signal callers: Joe Namath, Ken Stabler, Bart Starr, etc. The most successful during their time at… Keep Reading

Men's Basketball/SPORTS

Bonnies MBB Falls In First Round of NIT

Photo Courtesy: Joseph Debell / The Bona Venture BY: CARSON HAYEK, SPORTS EDITOR The Bonnies season has ended following a 75-56 loss to Kent State Tuesday night in the National Invitational Tournament. After a 16-4 start 6:05 into the game, Kent State outscored Bonaventure 71-40 throughout the rest of the game. Struggles shooting cost the… Keep Reading

Preview: St. Bonaventure MBB Hosts First NIT Game Since 2016 Against Kent State Tuesday

Graphic: ANDREW HALE BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF After declining a National Invitation Tournament bid a year ago, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team returns to the NIT for the first time since 2022, hosting Kent State Tuesday. Bonaventure (22-11, 9-9 A-10) hosts its third-ever NIT game, with the previous two in 1995 and 2016. “[It’s]… Keep Reading

Recap: Bonnies MBB Falls to VCU, Bows out of A-10 Tournament in Quarterfinals

Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team fell at the hands of the top-seeded VCU Rams 76-59 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic-10 Championships. The Bonnies (22-11, 9-9 A-10), playing their second game in as many days after a second round win over Duquesne Thursday,… Keep Reading

OPINION: Did Injuries Play a Costly Role In Bonnies Tournament Loss?

Photo Courtesy: @A10MBB on X BY: CARSON HAYEK, SPORTS EDITOR Following the 76-59 loss to VCU, it was very clear the Bonnies were undermanned.  Entering the Atlantic 10 Championships, the Bonnies had eight healthy scholarship players. Following a win over Duquesne, that number fell to seven with Duane Thompson freshly hurt. Junior guard Dasonte Bowen,… Keep Reading

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