Photo courtesy of Sydney Best. After months of anticipation, the 100th year of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball arrived. Iconic Bona basketball pictures flashed across the big screen, a special 100th anniversary exhibit opened and two Bona greats from years past, Bob Sassone ’54, and Ronald “Whitey” Martin ‘61, were honored before tip-off. The Bonnies were… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure men’s basketball is… almost… back! The Bonnies opened up the Reilly center today, playing host to the Alfred University Saxons, the second exhibition game of a double header with the women’s basketball team. The starting lineup for the Bonnies featured three guards, Sophomores Kyle Lofton and Dominick Welch, Freshman Alejandro Vasquez, and two… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure men’s basketball is… almost… back. The Bonnies opened up the Reilly center, playing host to the Alfred University Saxons Wednesday, the second exhibition game of a double header with the women’s basketball team. The starting lineup for the Bonnies featured three guards, Sophomores Kyle Lofton and Dominick Welch, Freshman Alejandro Vasquez, and two… Keep Reading
If you think you’re hearing a shower of boos running through the Reilly Center, fear not. The rowdy Bona faithful is not booing. They are chanting “Shooooon!” Osun Osunniyi, the Bonnies’ man in the middle, enters his sophomore season with breakout potential that can certainly eclipse his freshman year statline of eight points, eight rebounds… Keep Reading
From Queens to Olean, sophomore guard Deja Francis is back for her second season at St. Bonaventure University. Francis is following up a 2018-19 season in which she averaged 9.4 points per game, 3.4 assists per game and earned Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team honors. Francis’ 2018-19 season makes her believe that she has put herself… Keep Reading
The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team wrapped up its season Sunday with a 1-0 win over George Mason at home. The Bonnies record improved to 7-10-1 on the season and 3-6-1 in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The win against George Mason didn’t help the Bonnies to qualify for the A10 Tournament, as they missed the… Keep Reading
What if I were to tell you that every month, Americans 18 and over could receive $1,000 per month for the rest of their lives with no strings or gimmicks attached? This policy known as Universal Basic Income (UBI) is essentially a price floor that guarantees every American citizen over 18, a fixed amount per… Keep Reading
Every year, election day falls on “the Tuesday next after the first Monday on the month of November,” or more simply, the first Tuesday after Nov. 1. This year, it falls on Nov. 5. Election day is every year, not only every four years when there is a presidential election or every two years for… Keep Reading
When I was younger, my favorite television shows were “Boy Meets World” and “Saved by the Bell.” Each morning before going off to school, my sister and I would turn on the television and watch Zach Morris and Cory Matthews back to back. It became routine. Even as an eight-year-old, we tuned in daily to… Keep Reading
Cinema hasn’t been the same since those two words flashed across movie theater screens around the country. “Star Wars” has been a pop-culture phenomenon for decades. “Star Wars” started something new. It’s great graphics, interesting story and ruthless villain were all something very different than what audiences were used to in 1977. It blows my… Keep Reading
After reading Matt Villanueva’s article last week in regards to President Donald Trump’s word choice and poor rhetoric and the consequences, I thought about how this is applied to the general population and the words we say often. A big one I hear a lot that needs changing is talk about suicide. John Pullano previously… Keep Reading
On Sept. 20, Apple released its newest iPhones: iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max. The phones come in a variety of different colors such as lavender, mint green and light yellow. Besides its stylish colors, the only other feature that stands this smartphone apart from its previous launches is its camera. With a… Keep Reading
It’s been a trash-infested garbage bin of a living space since August, and I have had enough. A barn filled with pigs, cows and chickens is cleaner. Garden Apartments West has become the campuses biggest slob fest. The pictures above do justice, don’t they? Tuesday, as I entered the building and walked past the mounting… Keep Reading
The Maureen Shanahan Memorial Scholarship is an endowed scholarship for St. Bonaventure University students. The Shanahan family established the scholarship that is now grandfathered in annually in honor of Maureen “Mo” Shanahan, a Bonaventure student who died suddenly while studying at the university’s summer program at Oxford University. Shanahan, 19, died from undiagnosed acute leukemia… Keep Reading
“Setting up a cybersecurity program in today’s environment is not an easy task. It’s not easy to find faculty to teach the programs… other universities will have difficulty setting up programs like that, but I think St. Bonaventure has been very successful – and we have attracted some top faculty – globally recognized faculty in… Keep Reading
Two weeks ago, St. Bonaventure University’s Campus Activity Board presented singer and former “The Voice” contestant Daz Duron for some entertainment in the Rathskeller. For St. Bonaventure University, a concert featuring a talented vocalist from a popular television show should have been a success. The turnout, though, was miniscule. It didn’t always used to be… Keep Reading
For those who’ve spent more than a semester at St. Bonaventure University as faculty or as a student, there always comes a point in time where it seems as though everybody on campus is getting sick. This concept has garnished an unfortunate and exaggerated nickname amongst the students: “The Bona Plague.” To be clear, while… Keep Reading
This past Tuesday, St. Bonaventure University hosted a political debate featuring the candidates running for State Senate in New York’s 57th District, Republican George Borrello and Democrat Austin Morgan. The event was hosted by Jandoli Institute Director and Associate Professor Dr. Rich Lee and senior journalism major Cameron Hurst at 7 p.m. in the Bob… Keep Reading
The Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University hosted its annual CommDay this past Friday. The event boasted a turnout of over 250 students from local high schools and offered them a variety of different ways to be introduced to the journalism field. “CommDay is an event that brings high school students from around… Keep Reading
“I got involved in the event by being a part of the Peer Prevention Educator student group, supported by the Department of Justice Campus Program called EMPOWER,” said Amber Peralta, a junior marketing major and member of EMPOWER. “I signed up thinking I would put my previous skills to use again by facilitating workshops like… Keep Reading