By Matthew Villanueva Contributing Writer The great Yankees catcher Yogi Berra once said “90 percent of the game is mental.” While very true for professional baseball players, it is also true for all college athletes. College is hard enough by itself. Trying to balance academics, a social life, a sleep schedule and a personal life is… Keep Reading
By John Pullano Opinion Editor On the front steps of the Lincoln Memorial Covington High School junior Nick Sandmann went face to face with Native American Elder Nathan Phillips. Sandmann and Phillips went toe to toe in a crowd of chanting Hebrew Israelites and Covington High School students. Both groups believed they were in… Keep Reading
By Keara Donnelly As I walked into the Hall of Fame Room in the Reilly Center for men’s basketball media day, I remember a sense of loneliness going through my mind as I scanned the room and saw that I was the only female reporter in the room. Although I felt overwhelmed and nervous, I… Keep Reading
By Mike Hogan Sports Editor Former St. Bonaventure men’s soccer midfielder Remi Dujardin fulfilled a lifelong goal of his last week, signing a professional contract with FC Jumilla in Murica, Spain. Dujardin, who got professional-like experience this past summer with the Hong Kong U23 National Team, said the opportunity came after he graduated in the… Keep Reading
By Mike Hogan Sports Editor Welcome to East St. Louis, Illinois, one of America’s crime-plagued cities, commonly found at the top of “Most Dangerous Cities in America” lists. It is also the city that St. Bonaventure men’s basketball star Courtney Stockard calls home. On the border of Illinois and Missouri in the shadows of the… Keep Reading
By Pat Giblin Contributing Writer After a slow start to the 2018-19 season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team has hit its stride over the last two weeks. The Bonnies collected wins over Atlantic 10 foes UMass, Rhode Island and George Mason on its way to its longest winning streak of the season. For the… Keep Reading
By Keara Donnelly Sports Assignment Editor While the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team does not have the record (6-14) they or anyone else desires, freshman Deja Francis has provided a bright spot in a season where wins haven’t come easily for the team. Francis, a guard from Queens, New York, averages 13.0 points per… Keep Reading
By Mike Hogan It was 3rd down and 10 from the 13 yard line with just over a minute left in the NFC Championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints. The game was tied and a trip to the Super Bowl was on the line. Drew Brees, the sure-to-be hall… Keep Reading
By Ian Joseph Contributing Writer This spring, the St. Bonaventure community welcomes their first NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse program. Facing off in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, the Bonnies face the likes of Canisius College, University of Detroit Mercy, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Quinnipiac University and Siena College. Lead by head coach… Keep Reading
By Mike Hogan Sports Editor While this year’s St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team has featured a number of new faces, including four freshmen and one eligible transfer, one unknown remains in sophomore transfer Bobby Planutis, who is required to sit out the entire 2018-19 season per NCAA transfer rules. Although Planutis acknowledged that the… Keep Reading
By Pat Giblin Contributing Writer After finishing the 2018 season 0-17, the St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team looks to put last year behind it and bring a positive and competitive attitude into the 2019 season. Team captains Rylee Arnold and Kathryn Yoder look to lead a team full of 21 promising underclassmen into a… Keep Reading
Damietta Center embraces cultural differences In preparation for the upcoming Thanksgiving break, St. Bonaventure’s Damietta Center for Multicultural Student Affairs hosted a THANKSgiving Event to celebrate the upcoming holiday. Parker Suddeth, director of the Damietta Center, was inspired to plan the event after hearing the Board of Trustees hosted a Thanksgiving event which invited different… Keep Reading
Since mid-October, markets have fallen lower as large technology stocks continued to sell off. Looking ahead, we are confident with U.S. GDP growth, low unemployment and inflation, despite the Federal Reserve’s expectations of continued interest rate hikes. Oil has declined from its 30 percent peak this year into negative territory. Rising rates, weak emerging market… Keep Reading
Dr. Paul Barretta, chair of the department of marketing at St. Bonaventure University, educated faculty and staff on how to start teaching an online class at a workshop designed for online instructors. As Bonaventure keeps up with online learning trends, it’s important to ensure that professors and lecturers are well-trained to handle teaching online courses.… Keep Reading
For more than 40 years, St. Bonaventure University’s Warming House has provided fellowship, community and a hot meal for those in need in the Olean area. Founded by Fr. Dan Riley, O.F.M., and a caring group of students in January 1974, the Warming House is believed to be the oldest student-run soup kitchen in the… Keep Reading
Spectrum, St. Bonaventure’s LGBTQIA+ alliance club held a candlelight vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance. Members of the campus community gathered to remember the transgender and gender-variant, as well as those perceived to be transgender, who lost their lives in the past year due to hate. The event was held in Doyle Chapel Thursday evening.… Keep Reading
The St. Bonaventure Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program celebrated Veteran’s Day with a week of events leading up to the holiday. First, on Monday, Nov. 5, ROTC cadets traveled to a veteran’s home in Bath, New York, one of the oldest in the nation. On Tuesday, the program sent a color guard to Allegany-Limestone… Keep Reading
For Republicans, Democrats, third-party members and Independents alike, this year’s midterm elections were probably a mixed bag of emotions. The result did not meet many of the expectations from either major party, with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert saying that she was expecting a massive win for Democrats.… Keep Reading
Damian Mordecai, the executive director of the Pride Center of Western New York, came to the Damietta Center for Multicultural Student Affairs at St. Bonaventure University Monday evening to discuss his role as an activist. The event was well attended, with some students having to sit outside of the center. “The Pride Center is not… Keep Reading
SBU Theater is performing their adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” November 8-10 at 7:30 p.m., as well as a special 2 p.m. matinee Saturday in the Garret Theater. Adapted by Dr. Ed Simone, director of the theater program at St. Bonaventure University, the play is set to include seven actors, as well as… Keep Reading