BY BROOKE JOHNPIER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The 2023-2024 Friends of Good Music performance season opens Friday at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. “This is the first concert of our eight concert season,” said Evelyn Penman, interim executive director and senior curator of the Quick Center. “The Quick Center partners with Friends… Keep Reading
Photo: Connor Raine BY GANNON HORNING, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jacob Palmer stared down at a tinfoil pan full of 25 buffalo wings — mild sauce — with a bead of sweat dripping down his face. After a calming breath, he prepared to represent his school, St. Bonaventure University. Palmer stood on stage, sandwiched between burly men… Keep Reading
Photo: David Scibilla BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR The Hickey Dining Hall committed to leaning into local produce and farm-to-table products this semester with a Micro-Farm by Babylon Micro-Farms. This Farm, behind the Upper Crust sandwich station, will provide fresh greens and herbs to the Hickey for use in sandwiches, salads and other dishes. The… Keep Reading
By: Ryan Surmay, Features Staff With Spring Weekend approaching, the school year is winding down and Bonaventure students have started to make plans for the summer. The last day of classes is on May 4, with finals going until May 10. Graceann LaFay, a junior educational studies major from Rochester, New York, plans on spending… Keep Reading
By: Morgan Kilger, Features Staff Photo Courtesy: Claire Fisher, The BonaVenture Spring Weekend 2023 is finally here and St. Bonaventure University students are gearing up for the festivities and excitement, especially the freshman. The freshman class will be experiencing its first Spring Weekend and many students say that they are excited for the activities that… Keep Reading
By: Alicia Maxwell, Features Staff Four weeks ago, The Bona Venture wrote about the logistics behind the Higher Education Opportunity Program from the perspective of Christopher Brown, executive director of the Student Success Center and HEOP. Now it is time to hear from a few of the students themselves. HEOP provides scholarships to students from… Keep Reading
Jonathan Mascaut, coordinator for International Student Services at St. Bonaventure University, sees roughly 12 to 30 students in his office every day. When people pass by Mascaut’s office, they often overhear a variety of different accents as he interacts with students and talks with his co-workers. “Working in international education has been a passion from… Keep Reading
Photo Courtesy: Claire Fisher/ The Bona Venture Any day the weather is above 50 degrees during the school year, sophomores Natalie Merrill and Elizabeth Foley are most likely not far from the Allegheny River Valley Trail. “I think the trail is such a unique thing to Bonaventure. It reminds us of the fact that our… Keep Reading
By: Claire Fisher, Features Assignment Editor Photo Courtesy: Elizabeth Egan, The BonaVenture Making St. Bonaventure University feel like a place where everyone is welcome and all opinions are valued is what Cassidy Bertino, a sophomore psychology major, hopes to accomplish through SBU for Equality. The club has arisen as a key facilitator in the St.… Keep Reading
By: Alicia Maxwell, Features Staff Writer Photo Courtesy: HEOP Instagram “The more that we do outreach and education about HEOP, not just for the HEOP students but for the campus community at large, the better things will be,” Christopher Brown, the executive director of St. Bonaventure University’s Higher Education Opportunity Program and Student Success Center.… Keep Reading
By: Karolina Dombaxi, Features Staff Writer Photo Courtesy: Karolina Dombaxi, The BonaVenture “Teaching is something I never thought I’d do, but with this opportunity I have enjoyed making the college process easier for incoming freshmen,” Priscilla Contreras, a graduate assistant in the Student Success Center at St. Bonaventure University said. Contreras grew up in the… Keep Reading
By: Ryan Surmay, Features Staff Writer Photo Courtesy: Allison Zhang When St. Bonaventure University students are not spending their nights watching the Buffalo Bills or Bonnies Basketball, they can spend Sunday through Thursday nights at the Richter Center playing intramural sports. Throughout the academic year, the Richer Center, Bonaventure’s recreation center, hosts a wide variety… Keep Reading
Photo Courtesy: Claire Fisher, The BonaVenture By: Claire Fisher, Features Assignment Editor For the first time in seven years, St. Bonaventure University Theatre debuts a Shakespere production in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. This year, SBU Theatre is producing its gender-neutral showing of The Tempest. This interpretation of The Tempest follows war… Keep Reading
By: Morgan Kilger, Features Staff Photo Courtesy of Morgan Kilger Stephanie Vogel is part of the St. Bonaventure University psychology department. Vogel teaches Maladaptive Behavior, Personality Psychology, Human Sexuality, Intro to Clinical Methods, Clinical Neuropsychology and Intro to Psychology. She has been a professor at Bona’s for 24 years. Vogel graduated from West Virginia University… Keep Reading
By: Claire Fisher, Features Assignment Editor Photo Courtesy of the St. Bonaventure University Instagram Who is the person underneath the costume of Reilly the Bona Wolf, the Bonaventure mascot? While the student identity still remains confidential, they have agreed to release some information about their involvement with the position. When Team Bonas sent out the… Keep Reading
By: Karolina Dombaxi, Features Staff Photo Courtesy of Karolina Dombaxi During the media timeouts at St. Bonaventure University basketball games there is always something happening on the court. Men and women in bright red t-shirts guide children from the neighboring communities to run across the court or to shoot basketballs. Sometimes there are students doing… Keep Reading
By: Ryan Surmay, Features Staff Photo Courtesy of Elizabeth Egan St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration of Irish culture and a day for Americans to wear green and eat corned beef. There is a religious aspect as well as a social celebration among families and friends. Many towns or cities have their own parades to… Keep Reading
Photo courtesy/Claire Fisher, The Bona Venture Two new club members get ready for the first meeting to start In the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, there is a clear imbalance of men compared to women—women being in the minority. With the goal to create an intentional community for women to gather and… Keep Reading
Image Courtesy of Alicia Maxwell By: Alicia Maxwell, Contributing Writer Michael rows a boat at Double H Ranch camp Okikiola Michael wasn’t always sure of his future in computer science. Growing up in Nigeria, he would always play with video game animations on his uncle’s computer. “Power in Nigeria had an off/on switch, so when… Keep Reading
Photo Courtesy CCA/flier for Spring 2023 Sexual Assault Support Group By: Claire Fisher, Features Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University has initiated a pilot program — a new sexual assault support group. In coordination with Connecting Communities in Action, Victim Advocate Kennedy Scott and Amy Lanphere LMHC, licensed mental health counselor, have created a 12-week curriculum… Keep Reading