Recap: Bonaventure MBB Defeats Big Four Rival Buffalo, Remains Undefeated at Home
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team picked up its ninth win of the season, … Keep Reading
Hollins dominates in Bonnies win
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University baseball team rebounded from its offensive struggles from earlier in the weekend, defeating Davidson 17-4 on Sunday. Junior third baseman David “Bubba” Hollins drove the offensive onslaught for the Bonnies, going six-for-six at the plate with three doubles, one homerun and eight runs batted in. As… Keep Reading
Offense quiet as Bonnies fall to Colonials
By Dave Malchak Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team fell to Robert Morris on Sunday afternoon, 12-7. With the loss the Bonnies drop to 2-5. Robert Morris started out with a quick goal within the first 30 seconds, and another with 24:53. But, senior LeighAnn Stauffer put the Bonnies on the board… Keep Reading
Bonnies swept by Flyers at home
By Dave Malchak Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s tennis team fell to Dayton on Saturday afternoon, 5-0. The women’s team also fell to the Flyers, losing 4-0. With the loss, the men fall to 6-10 and the women drop to 4-14. The men dropped each of the doubles matches. Junior pair Hector Martinez… Keep Reading
Wildcats rain down offense to beat Bonnies
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University dropped the first two games of its three game weekend series against Davidson, losing both games 9-2 on Saturday. The first game started on Friday, but a rain delay forced play to be suspended in the top of the fifth inning. So when both teams took… Keep Reading
Herberts, Bowe succeed as Bonnies fall in Akron
By Emily Coughlin Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University women’s tennis team fell 5-2 today against University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee in Akron, Ohio on Friday. Freshman Clara Herberts and junior Gabriella Bowe were the only victorious players for Bonaventure. Bowe fought hard against her opponent, freshman Ester Zador, losing the first set 4-6, but… Keep Reading
Over 800 alumni donate to second annual Bona’s giving day
By Amelia Kibbe Advisory Editor As part of the university’s second annual giving day on Feb. 23, an alumnus challenged the St. Bonaventure community to add 60 new donors to the online fundraising day’s growing total. If at least that many members donated in the next 60 minutes, the alumnus, who wished to remain… Keep Reading
Bonnies breakout in second half, defend turf
The St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team used home field as an advantage Friday afternoon to win their second game of the season 18-13 over Siena College. Coming off two losses, in which the team held the lead during the first half, the players kept pressure on the Saints through halftime, scoring eight goals to… Keep Reading
Syd returns with soulful tape
Syd Bennett, formerly known as Syd tha Kid and mostly known from her work with Odd Future, has been in the music scene for quite some time, but it is doubtful that many had heard of her. Syd released her solo debut album early this year and her reactions were “encore.” This album, Fin, is… Keep Reading
Khalid reflects in American Teen
Every once in a few lukewarm pop albums, we’re gifted something fantastic — a record with dynamicity that yanks at past heartstrings with resonance. Nineteen-year-old singer Khalid does just that on American Teen, his light and beachy debut album. The piece brings warmth to a bitter winter’s day — and peace of mind in Khalid’s… Keep Reading
Faculty invent new March bracket
Emily Losito Associate Editor During the month of March, there’s typically one thing on everyone’s mind: basketball. However, some forget that it’s also Women’s History Month. Kimberley DeSimone, a journalism and mass communication lecturer at St. Bonaventure, and Pauline Hoffmann, dean of the school of communication, came up with the idea of making a bracket… Keep Reading
“Logan” is a hit in theaters
Tom Cottingham Features Editor The superhero genre may seem to be a bit over saturated with the continued releases by Marvel and DC Comics. Plus with Netflix and The CW releasing superhero television shows, the genre may be played out and too cliché at this point. Logan, however, is an exception in the pack. Although… Keep Reading
Lenna Professor arrives
By Jessica Dillon News Assignment Editor An award-winning biographer, journalist, essayist, fiction writer and “sometimes poet” will arrive Saturday to begin his term as the spring 2017 Lenna Endowed Visiting Professor. Michael N. McGregor, professor of English and creative writing at Portland State University, will spend his 16-day visit at St. Bonaventure lecturing, meeting with… Keep Reading
Golf course adds fee for faculty
University administrators recently raised the price of golf memberships for all staff members from no fee to $100. The change comes as a way to increase efficiency, according to Tom Missel, interim vice president for student relations. “Finding new revenue streams is one way the university can increase its operational efficiency and strengthen its financial… Keep Reading
New cybersecurity director dicusses future plans for developing program
By Dominic LoVallo Managing Editor St. Bonaventure University hired an IT expert from New Zealand for the university’s new cybersecurity program. Hossein Sarrafzadeh, Ph.D. founded and co-directs New Zealand’s first Cybersecurity Research Center, something he said is an excellent platform to facilitate important conversations that need to take place among education, industry and government. “A… Keep Reading
Doino Awards voting begins
By Amelia Kibbe Advisory Editor Members of the St. Bonaventure community have less than a week left to complete nominations for the 2017 Fr. Joe Doino, O.F.M., Honors & Awards Program. Nominations, which can be found on my.sbu online and printed at various locations around campus, will close Wednesday, March 22. The award ceremony will… Keep Reading
Later hours for dining hall
From what I gather, a large number of students here at Bonaventure have found themselves hungry in the middle of the night after studying, homework or other typical college student things. Unfortunately, at Bona’s, we only have one main dining hall where we are able to swipe in for a snack – and it closes… Keep Reading
Downside of social media
During my adolescent years, I, along with most others in my age group, have been exposed to social media. Being a teenager in the 21st century, this is not an uncommon occurrence. Social media has certainly established its importance in the worlds of young people, and unfortunately its effects are not all beneficial. As years… Keep Reading
St. Patrick’s Day overlooks origin
March 17th is the one day of the year when everybody claims to be Irish. I never understood why this is, seeing as I don’t claim to be Mexican every year on Cinco de Mayo, and other people around the world don’t claim to be American on July 4th. Once I got to college, I… Keep Reading
Youth rising for women’s lacrosse
By Ryan Signorinio Staff Writer Despite the team having eight seniors, the St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team is in the midst of a youth movement. “It’s really integral to our success moving forward that we incorporate as many underclassmen as possible in our rotation, so that they can start to see time and they… Keep Reading
Always on the road and the green
By Dave Malchak Staff Writer In terms of scheduling, St. Bonaventure NCAA Golf is in a position that makes them unlike most other sports. It plays in invitationals and also travel long distances to play. The Bonnies did not have any home matches last fall, and won’t have any this spring. Other sports have similar… Keep Reading