RECAP: Bonaventure WBB Comes Back to Beat Canisius
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball defeated Little Three rival Canisius University on … Keep Reading
When in Prague
By Hannah Gordon Czech Correspondent As the classic “young American goes to Europe” movies suggest, I had to do something crazy during my time abroad. This week definitely fits the bill. I made a tattoo appointment to get another tattoo. I’ve decided I want “Na Zdraví!” which translates literally to “to your health,” but is… Keep Reading
Worthy of gold
By Kellen Quigley Staff Writer “Woman in Gold” is a motion picture worth a thousand screengrabs. From director Simon Curtis, best known for his 2011 film “My Week with Marilyn,” comes the true story of an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altman, her lawyer, Randol Schoenberg and their attempts to recover stolen artwork that once… Keep Reading
Galaxy far away
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor Geeks, nerds and enthusiasts rejoice: a new “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” trailer has finally hit the web. Following the release of the November, 90-second teaser trailer, Lucasfilm and Disney premiered the full-length teaser last week. The trailer already has 41 million views on YouTube and has been scrutinized by everyone… Keep Reading
Respect your mother
Those who love recycling, trees and the environment had a chance to spread their passion to others on Earth Day Wednesday. Earth Day began when founder Gaylord Nelson witnessed the horrors caused by the massive oil spill of 1969 in Santa Barbara, California. At the time, a student anti-war movement was booming, so Nelson decided… Keep Reading
Tuition increases 3 percent: Students should anticipate a $1,000 increase for the 2015-2016 school year
By: Lian Bunny News Editor St. Bonaventure students can anticipate a 3 percent increase in tuition for the 2015-2016 academic year, according to Emily Morris, vice president for university relations. The tuition for the 2015-2016 academic year will increase from $30,475 to $31,389, a $914 raise. Jeffrey Georgiades, a junior biology major, said his first… Keep Reading
Cable Cut
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor Beginning next fall, St. Bonaventure University will no longer provide free cable service to individual student residence spaces. Instead, Bonaventure will be more than tripling its Internet bandwidth strength. Bandwidth is the transmission capacity of a computer network. “The reality is, as students are self selecting to receive video… Keep Reading
ENACTUS gives back: club hosts three events to fundraise for children with cancer
By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor The Give Back Bash, a two-day event hosted by ENACTUS, raised nearly $4,000 this past weekend. The money will be split between CURE, an organization that raises money to support the families of children with cancer, and the family of an Olean boy who was recently diagnosed with terminal… Keep Reading
Stock Box
By: Steve Zimmer Staff Writer Trading Activity Buy Alcoa Inc. (AA) Alcoa Inc. produces and manages primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina. The company operates in four segments: alumina, primary metals, global rolled products and engineered products and solutions. Alcoa supplies aluminum to eight major markets, including the automotive, aerospace, construction, oil, commercial transportation, defense,… Keep Reading
Heroin issue hits close to home
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor Nearly 20 miles from St. Bonaventure, four Salamanca area residents overdosed on an alternate form of heroin. Students received notification of the overdose cases, including the death of one individual, on April 17. The “killer heroin” appears to be a clear, white granular substance packaged small clear bags, according… Keep Reading
Fischer to return to business faculty
By: Lian Bunny News Editor After working at St. Bonaventure for 30 years, Michael Fischer chose to step down as provost and vice president for academic affairs and return to what he considers his favorite position at the university: the teaching faculty in the School of Business. “I made the decision 30 years ago to… Keep Reading
CAB announces Spring Weekend events
By: Lian Bunny News Editor “I hope everyone is looking forward to me making a fool out of myself trying to play kickball. I’m really horrible at sports, so expect great things.” According to Peter Bertoldo, a sophomore modern languages major, this is the main reason people should attend this year’s Spring Weekend festivities. On… Keep Reading
Enough talk, time to walk: students participate in national initiative to prevent on-campus violence
By: Jason Klaiber Staff Writer St. Bonaventure’s Damietta Center, Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and Safety and Security departments commenced the annual week-long “Enough is Enough” campaign by sponsoring an on-campus walk on April 18. The walk started at the lawn beside the Hickey Dining Hall and circled around the internal loop of the… Keep Reading
Swimmers host shoe drive
By: Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor The women’s swimming and diving team is holding a shoe drive to collect shoes for the organization Soles4Souls. For each dollar donated, one pair of shoes will be given to a person in need. Soles4Souls is an international, non-profit organization that fights poverty by collecting and distributing shoes and… Keep Reading
SGA lists new goals
By: Brando Fields Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University community has a new Student Government Association (SGA) lineup. SGA is a group of students elected by their peers who work together in order to better the campus. Each member is involved with the decision making process. The mix of students for this upcoming fall semester… Keep Reading
Students attempt to define sexual harassment
By: Riley Eike Staff Writer Katelynn Brown stood inside a residence hall lobby talking with her friend. A drunken boy appeared and said hello to Brown. “Hi,” she said. He grabbed her arm and yanked her, dragging her behind him as he made his way to the door leading upstairs. “No!” she said, trying to… Keep Reading
Fun with ‘feats’ girls
As assistant features editor, I do a lot of, well, assisting. Each weekend, I meet with the other two features editors, and we come up with story ideas. Our meetings usually consist of laughing, joking and telling stories, but we eventually take the time to discuss ideas for stories and who will be writing them.… Keep Reading
(Assistant) Editing with the fam
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor As the assistant news editor at The Bona Venture, I have several tasks each week. Like the other editors, I write weekly and edit the stories in the news section. Although I am not responsible for thinking of topics for story assignments, I sometimes inform our news editor (Lian)… Keep Reading
Laugh Pack comics apologize for show
Letter to the Editor Last week, the Laugh Pack, the comedy club at St. Bonaventure University, held a very disappointing stand-up comedy open mic. Multiple people got up and left after they felt offended by some of the jokes our comedians told to the audience. As the club leader, I send out my deepest apologies… Keep Reading
No strangers to the campaign trail
By Corey Krajewski Staff Writer With 2016 Presidential candidates beginning to officially announce their campaigns, the current race for the Republican presidential bid seems to be anyone’s game. There are many candidates running, and not a single one seems to be clearly ahead. In such a wide-open race, for one to win, they must actively… Keep Reading
Volunteering with furry friends counts
By Kiara Catanzaro Associate Editor St. Bonaventure University focuses on giving back to the community, which stems from its Franciscan roots. Whether it promotes campus-related volunteering such as The Warming House or Bona Buddies, or volunteering in the Olean and Allegany community, giving back plays an important role for students. With this emphasis on volunteering,… Keep Reading