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
Bonnies unload bullpen in extra innings loss
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor For the second straight day, the St. Bonaventure University baseball team went to extra innings against the Maine Black Bears, losing 5-4. The Bonnies and Black Bears combined to use 11 pitchers over 18 innings played in the game. Despite losing, the Bonnies out-hit the Black Bears 13-9. Offense got… Keep Reading
Incomplete matches highlight Bonnies tennis losses
By Emily Coughlin Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s tennis teams both played on Saturday, each taking a loss. The men faced Army and took a 4-0 loss in their first matchup in a series at Army West Point. Freshman John Rutkowski, sophomore Indra Patwardhan and senior Hristo Hristov were the only… Keep Reading
Bonnies close out Senior Day with a win
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Associate Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team (19-11, 11-7) earned a 60-56 win over the Massachusetts Minutemen (14-17, 4-14) on senior day this afternoon. Bonnies head coach Mark Schmidt talked about senior day being an emotional high at the beginning for the team. “It’s a different game, the last… Keep Reading
Bonnies go to extras, lose to Maine
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editors The St. Bonaventure University baseball team battled, but ultimately fell to Maine Saturday afternoon, losing 6-5 in extra innings to the Black Bears. The teams matched each other offensively throughout the game, combining for 15 hits (eight for the Black Bears and seven for the Bonnies) and drew a combined… Keep Reading
Softball goes 1-1 on day one of USF Under Armour Invite
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Associate Editor In game one of the USF Under Armour Invite, the St. Bonaventure University women’s softball team fell to the Pennsylvania Quakers 9-1 in five innings. The Bonnies (2-5) struggled to get anything going offensively, not getting their first hit of the game until the fourth inning when junior second baseman… Keep Reading
What is the Warming House?
By Vanessa Hulse Staff Writer The Warming House is a well-known facility in Olean, NY that provides food for any member in the community that would like to join. The Warming House provides a meal every day at dinner time throughout the entire year; this means it serves 300 days out of every year. On… Keep Reading
Tennis teams create strategic pairings
By Emily Coughlin Staff Writer Members of the St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s tennis teams must find their most compatible partner to create an effective doubles team. When choosing doubles teams, Head Coach Michael Bates mixes and matches players to see which ones work best together to create three successful and competitive pairs. Bates… Keep Reading
Golf team looks to youth for success
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor A youth movement has swept through the St. Bonaventure University golf team, bringing together a group of sophomores and freshmen who have found success on the course. “[I] really couldn’t be happier with where [the freshmen] are and how they made it through the winter,” Head Coach Ryan Swanson said.… Keep Reading
Kings reign at the Deadline
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor The 2017 NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and what a time it was. There were many interesting deals, including Mark Streit getting traded twice, ending up in Pittsburgh. There were many trades this season that involved salary retention for some higher priced players. However, three trades really stood… 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