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 get bounced from A-10s in first round
By Jonathan Sawyer Staff Writer The men’s tennis team’s route to an Atlantic 10 Championship was cut short at the hands of Duquesne, 4-0. The Bonnies could not get rolling after losing the doubles point early. During singles, Duquesne just kept going, winning three quick matches to punch its ticket to the next round. The… Keep Reading
Campus discusses race
By: Jason Klaiber Staff Writer In response to current turmoil in Baltimore and a student’s series of racist tweets, University Ministries hosted an open forum, during which students, staff and faculty members discussed race relations Wednesday in the University Chapel. Father Francis Di Spigno, O.F.M., executive director of University Ministries, moderated the forum. Every attendant… Keep Reading
JCC students to move in
By: Lian Bunny News Editor St. Bonaventure University and Jamestown Community College (JCC) officials finalized the decision to have Bonaventure house JCC students on its campus for the 2015-2016 academic year. Bonaventure could make about $205,000 on the agreement from JCC students’ room and board fees, based on the cost of a double room in… Keep Reading
“Alice’s Wonderland” show makes Bona’s mad happy: The SBU Hip-Hop Team brings a modern twist and shake to a classic
The SBU Hip-Hop Team hit The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts’ stage on April 28-29, taking attendees on a trip down the rabbit hole. Bringing a modern twist to a classic tale, the team twirled, twerked and tapped its way through the events of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Starring junior English major… Keep Reading
Fire starts in Loughlen microwave
By: Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor University Safety and Security officers evacuated the residents of Shay Hall and Loughlen Hall at 11:23 p.m. on Monday, Apr. 17. The evacuation was due to a fire inside a microwave on second floor of Loughlen. According to Ralph Aloia, St. Bonaventure’s fire and life safety officer, a resident… Keep Reading
Stock Box
By: Steve Zimmer Staff Writer Alumni Chicago Trip Last week, members of SIMM traveled to Chicago to meet with St. Bonaventure alumni at their respective businesses. The first meeting of the trip was a tour of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) with Tom Scanlan ’89, vice president of ICAP. Scanlan gave students an… Keep Reading
Francis follow-up
By: Lian Bunny News Editor By closing the second, third and fourth floors of Francis Hall, St. Bonaventure University will save approximately $105,000, according to Richard Trietley, vice president of student affairs. Trietley said about a third of the money will be reallocated for residence life to use the money in other residence halls. It… Keep Reading
Spain talks on the “dark” triad: professor gives benefits of narcissism, manipulation and psychopathy
By: Lian Bunny News Editor Seth Spain, a management professor at SUNY Binghamton, delivered the talk “Nice guys/gals finish last: How ‘Dark Personality Traits Can Help People Rise Through Ranks on Tuesday.’” Spain, defined these characteristics as the “dark” triad: narcissism, manipulation and psychopathy. Spain has studied individual differences in personality and authored the article… Keep Reading
Walk to end hunger
By: Riley Eike Staff Writer Embrace It Africa (EIA) held the second annual Hunger Walk Sunday, April 26. The event, held on St. Bonaventure’s campus, raised $2500 for Bethlehem Parents School and Orphanage in Uganda. EIA is a nonprofit organization that was started by students from St. Bonaventure University. The team is focused on sustainable… Keep Reading
Online summer courses available
By: Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor Bonaventure offers approximately 25 undergraduate courses online over the summer, as well as several courses taught on campus, according to Michael Fischer, provost and vice president for academic affairs. Graduate courses can be taken on Bonaventure’s main campus, the Buffalo center, which is on the Hilbert College campus, and… Keep Reading
Bona’s hosts spring admissions events
By: Rachel Konieczney Assistant News Editor Over 70 prospective students have visited campus during the five admissions events since the beginning of the spring semester, Monica Emery, director of recruitment, said. According to Emery, this number is a slight increase from last spring’s admissions events. “The event is meant to introduce St. Bonaventure University to… Keep Reading
Do we covet cable or need some speed?
By Luis Rodriguez Last week, St. Bonaventure officials blessed us with some good news and not-so-good news. The good news was that they would be tripling the internet bandwidth on campus. The not-so-good news is that to compensate for this change, they will be removing cable from all rooms There are both positives and negatives… Keep Reading
Sprechen sie Deustche, baby?
By Harrison Leone English is an amazing language. It is the closest thing the human race has ever had to a universal tongue. It does not have the most amount of speakers worldwide—that distinction belongs to Chinese, with over a billion native speakers to English’s 335 million—but it has a global breadth that no other… Keep Reading
Long’s story short
By Reid Okoniewski Contributing Writer At 10 years old, freshman golfer Corey Long received his first set of golf clubs from his father. “I remember getting them, trying out golf for a year and then quitting,” Long said. “It was also really hard to stay with the passion of the sport, because it’s so difficult… Keep Reading
Bonnies prep for conference tourney
By Jonathan Sawyer Staff Writer The men’s tennis team had the week off from competition last week. The Bonnies ended their regular season against La Salle and Saint Joseph’s, and they had a week to prepare for the Atlantic 10 Championships. The team looks to take on Duquesne in the first round of the A… Keep Reading
Linksmen move toward A-10s
Last weekend, the golf team traveled to Pennsylvania State University to play in its final tournament before the Atlantic 10 Invitational. Although the Bonnies finished 10th in the 12-team field at the Rutherford Intercollegiate Invitational, junior Patrick Milkovich said he was pleased with the team’s performance. “We never gave up on the game,” Milkovich said.… Keep Reading
Baseball splits doubleheader
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor The baseball team kept true to its up-and-down season as it split a doubleheader against Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Tuesday. The Bonnies took game one by a score of 6-3. Junior pitcher Steve Klimek earned the win by going five innings and giving up three runs. Klimek improved to a… Keep Reading
Sluggers Sweep Niagara
By Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor After three close losses over the weekend at the University of Massachusetts, the St. Bonaventure softball team bounced back Tuesday, taking both games of the doubleheader against Niagara. In the first game, the Bonnies jumped out to a two-run lead after the first inning, and that ended up being… Keep Reading
Time to Slaughter the Goat
By Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor One hundred seven years and counting. From the “curse of the billy goat” to Steve Bartman’s infamous play in the 2003 National League Championship Series, the Chicago Cubs have been the lovable losers of Major League Baseball for the last century. The last time Chicago made the postseason was… Keep Reading
Ask what you can do for the environment
By Philosophy Club members In the late 1970s, a number of reporters in a small suburb east of Niagara Falls noticed some alarming health issues: miscarriages, asthma, birth defects, cancers, and more. They investigated, discovering that the Hooker Chemical Company had dumped about 21,800 tons of toxic waste at the site before selling it. Chemicals… Keep Reading