Sneak Peak: Documentary Featuring Bonaventure’s Men’s Basketball Team
BY: MORGAN KILGER/FEATURES EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University’s men’s basketball team has impacted both the university and Franciscan values for decades. The … Keep Reading
Bonnies season comes to an end
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor After nearly four months of long bus trips and hard-fought matchups, the St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team’s season ended. The Bonnies finished conference play at 4-12, bringing their overall season record to 9-20, and ended the year with a 73-70 loss to the La Salle Explorers in the opening… Keep Reading
Hall of Fame class announced
Ask St. Bonaventure University students about the history of Bonnies athletics, and the response might be the school made it to the Final Four in 1970 and won the NIT in 1977. However, St. Bonaventure’s sporting history extends far beyond those two years. Players from all the teams have excelled while wearing the brown and… Keep Reading
Sved journeys from Bolivia to Bona’s
“I have heard this many times before. Reverse culture shock and transition back to your home country is worse than leaving,” said Jeff Sved, the new director of the Franciscan Center for Social Concern at St. Bonaventure University. After living in Bolivia, transitioning back to American life was challenging to Sved, as he had to… Keep Reading
Dogs teach valuable lesson
They say all you ever need to really know in life you learn in kindergarten, and I’m not entirely sure I believe that. This quote is commonly found on a poster in an elementary school principal’s office. This poster usually comes with a list of lessons taught in kindergarten such as compassion, cooperation and sharing.… Keep Reading
School introduces Health Science major
Beginning in the fall semester, Bonaventure will expand its academic variety with the introduction of the health science major. This week, the New York State Education Department approved the university’s proposal to begin offering the program. According to an online news update, the major will serve as a feeder for several graduate programs to be… Keep Reading
The benefits of going to a private institution
Every spring, seniors in high school make the tough decision of how they plan to further their future in the fall. Some skip over college and go straight into the work force, some go into the armed forces and some choose between the colleges that have accepted them. When choosing between colleges, some students make… Keep Reading
Buenaventura appointed Dean of Education
By Lian Bunny Co-Photo Editor When Lisa Buenaventura applied to be dean of St. Bonaventure’s School of Education, she said her family thought she was kidding. “I know when people looked at my name, they must have thought, ‘That can’t be possible,’” Buenaventura said. Not only does the new dean’s last name have the same… Keep Reading
Being involved helps to multi-task
Some days, I sit down for 10 minutes and think about how busy I am. Okay, okay, so what college student isn’t busy? Between friends, homework, internships, classes, clubs — we’ve all got a lot on our plates. It’s easy to lose focus on just how beneficial all of the things we’re doing are. A… Keep Reading
McGinley-Carney Center falls behind
By Jessica Dillon News Assignment Editor Construction on the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry has fallen two weeks behind schedule. “We got to the point where there were six or eight things left to do,” said Phil Winger, associate vice president for facilities. “We could have twisted the contractor’s arm to get things done, but… Keep Reading
Exploring Poverty: The Warming House
By Vanessa Hulse Staff Writer Sarah Rose Costello, a sophomore education major, is another coordinator at the Warming House this semester; something that she has been doing for two semesters now. She mentions that working at the Warming House has not only helped develop her as a person, but has changed the way she views… Keep Reading
Bonnies splits matchups against Wright State
The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s tennis teams left the court on Wednesday with a split result against Wright State, with the men earning a 4-3 victory and the women taking a 6-1 loss. The men’s team picked up wins three singles, while taking wins in two of the three doubles matches. The women… Keep Reading
Clare College fulfills desire to learn
Many people have qualms with Clare College. “It’s boring.” “It’s not relevant to my major.” “It’s useless.” However, I think Clare College is educational and helpful, both in school and in life. Many classmates are not fans of the religious classes in particular. While I can understand their point of view and I am certainly… Keep Reading
The importance of learning self-love
In today’s culture, there is an intense pressure to be in a relationship with another person. It seems as though that is all our society celebrates; seldom do we see society putting any emphasis on bettering oneself without the assistance of a significant other. The emphasis on dating and relationships can often make those who… Keep Reading
SiR stirs up the beat in debut EP
Rapper SiR (Darryl Farris) signed with Top Dawg Entertainment (T.D.E) just this year. He’s been featured on other artists’ tracks before, such as Isiah Rashaad on The Sun’s Tirade and Jay Rock’s album 90059 in 2015, according to Hip Hop DX. SiR just released his EP titled Her Too. The six song tape is a… Keep Reading
Big band returns to Bonaventure
By Tom Cottingham Features Editor Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s Big Band returns to the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on March 14 at 7 p.m. The show is free and open to the public. Leslie M. Sabina, Ph.D., will be playing the saxophone along with the band. Sabina, who has attended many BOP performances,… Keep Reading
Are new changes ignoring Franciscan values?
Gender neutral housing is apparently a necessity on campus, according to a senior journalism mass communications major and a member of the housing committee. “We preach about our ‘inclusive’ university where all are made to feel welcome through Franciscan values — but there’s still a contingent of students who don’t feel welcome or accepted,” said… Keep Reading
Peele’s powerful horror flick soars
Jordan Peele’s Get Out is a masterpiece, timely revealed within a cultural context of poor race relations; the film takes a stab at an issue that’s plagued America for centuries: slavery. And, yes, it’s based in the modern-day, where forced expectations and norms become a form of slavery. The psychological thriller is situated upon a… Keep Reading
Transition clothing for the spring
By Brianna McKnight Staff Writer Now that winter is coming to an end —, for real this time, it is time to start transitioning your outfits from dull colors and layers to brighter colors and lighter weight clothing. This transition won’t be all that simple. Mostly because Mother Nature loves watching our confused selves adapt… Keep Reading
“Green Fire” screened at Bonaventure
By Dom LoVallo Managing Editor Students gathered in the Walsh Science Center Amphitheater Tuesday to watch a documentary about Aldo Leopold. Leopold is a conservationist and considered by many to be the father of wildlife ecology. “It was here that I first clearly realized that land is an organism, that all my life I had… Keep Reading
The 89th Academy Awards recap
Tom Cottingham Features Editor The hit musical La La Land seemed to have everything Hollywood desires: great acting, great singing and great production. It was on track to win the “Best Picture” award, and it did, until the biggest fail in Oscars’ history happened in front of millions of viewers. As the… Keep Reading