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How St. Bonaventure University celebrates Women’s History Month

A HerCampus writer holding a vision board Claire Fisher/ The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER, STAFF WRITER March is Women’s History Month, and St. Bonaventure University club leaders and faculty have plans to celebrate and raise awareness for women’s history throughout the month.  “On our campus, there have been efforts to highlight women’s history, but… Keep Reading

FEATURES

St. Patrick’s Day for Students vs Friars

By: Ryan Surmay, Features Staff Photo Courtesy of Elizabeth Egan St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration of Irish culture and a day for Americans to wear green and eat corned beef. There is a religious aspect as well as a social celebration among families and friends. Many towns or cities have their own parades to… Keep Reading

Club Corner/FEATURES

Club Corner: Team Bonas

By: Karolina Dombaxi, Features Staff Photo Courtesy of Karolina Dombaxi During the media timeouts at St. Bonaventure University basketball games there is always something happening on the court. Men and women in bright red t-shirts guide children from the neighboring communities to run across the court or to shoot basketballs. Sometimes there are students doing… Keep Reading

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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Vogel

By: Morgan Kilger, Features Staff Photo Courtesy of Morgan Kilger Stephanie Vogel is part of the St. Bonaventure University psychology department. Vogel teaches Maladaptive Behavior, Personality Psychology, Human Sexuality, Intro to Clinical Methods, Clinical Neuropsychology  and Intro to Psychology. She has been a professor  at Bona’s for 24 years. Vogel graduated from West Virginia University… Keep Reading

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Jandoli School Senior Awards: Anthony Goss

By: Elizabeth Egan, Features Editor Photo Courtesy of Anthony Goss Anthony Goss made his way into his sports writing class early in the semester when professors started filing out of the room and congratulating him. “I was on my way to Dr. [Denny] Wilkins’ class, and I guess they held the meeting to decide the… Keep Reading

FEATURES

Mascot Spotlight: Reilly the Bona Wolf

By: Claire Fisher, Features Assignment Editor Photo Courtesy of the St. Bonaventure University Instagram Who is the person underneath the costume of Reilly the Bona Wolf, the Bonaventure mascot? While the student identity still remains confidential, they have agreed to release some information about their involvement with the position.  When Team Bonas sent out the… Keep Reading

Men's Basketball/SPORTS

Bonnies end season with second-round exit against Davidson

Photo @BonniesMBB/Twitter BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR The Davidson faithful traveled in droves to the Barclays Center as the Wildcats took down St. Bonaventure, 65-54, Wednesday afternoon in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. “It was being keyed in on our defensive principles, following the scouting report, locking in on the film that… Keep Reading

NEWS

The importance of mental health during midterm week

An example of a study space in the library David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER As St. Bonaventure University reaches the midpoint of its spring semester, students start to look ahead towards their midterm exams. Although the tests are important, Chance Olivas, a mental health counselor at Bonaventure, places emphasis on the… Keep Reading

OPINION

Flashpoint: Excitement for the Future of DC Studios

photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons BY CONAN LYNCH, CONTRIBUTING WRITER In late 2022, James Gunn became the head of DC Studios along with Peter Safran. Gunn has already directed a handful of superhero films including “The Suicide Squad” and the “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies. If you’re a fan of Gunn’s movies, you understand the… Keep Reading

OPINION

Falling out of love with emo boys

photo courtesy of @machinegunkelly on Instagram BY MEGHAN BAEHL, OPINION EDITOR For those who don’t know, this is a sequel. A year ago (Feb. 18) I wrote an article covering the relationships of Machine Gun Kelly (MGK), Pete Davidson (funny guy) and Travis Barker (Blink-182). Since then, Davidson and Kim Kardashian have called it quits,… Keep Reading

OPINION

A transportation proposition for SBU

photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons BY MIKE POLCE, STAFF WRITER Every day when I am on my way to class, I see students walking down Clare Road. I pass by these students in my heated car, wondering how they make the trip every morning. The temperatures in St. Bonaventure commonly drops below 20 degrees, and… Keep Reading

OPINION

Artists Have Reason to be Upset at SXSW

BY JOSEPH DEBELL, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons SXSW needs to do a better job of paying artists what they deserve, especially considering that some artists that play in the festival come from all over the United States. South by Southwest (SXSW) first appeared in 1987 after the city of Austin, Texas, wanted… Keep Reading

Lacrosse/SPORTS

Bonnies tripped up by Canisius in home opener 

DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER After falling to Little Three rival Niagara 13-5 in the season opener, the St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team looked to rebound in their home opener against Canisius on Feb. 15.  The Bonnies quickly fell behind 3-0 in the first two minutes, but after a timeout, they got hot, scoring three goals… Keep Reading

FEATURES

Student Spotlight: Okikiola Michael

Image Courtesy of Alicia Maxwell By: Alicia Maxwell, Contributing Writer Michael rows a boat at Double H Ranch camp Okikiola Michael wasn’t always sure of his future in computer science. Growing up in Nigeria, he would always play with video game animations on his uncle’s computer.  “Power in Nigeria had an off/on switch, so when… Keep Reading

Club Corner/FEATURES

Club Corner: Women in Communications

Photo courtesy/Claire Fisher, The Bona Venture  Two new club members get ready for the first meeting to start In the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, there is a clear imbalance of men compared to women—women being in the minority.  With the goal to create an intentional community for women to gather and… Keep Reading

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Jandoli School Senior Awards: Deandre Allen

Photo Courtesy/St. Bonaventure University By: Elizabeth Egan, Features Editor As Deandre Allen began to settle in for his American Advertising Federation class, he was interrupted by Aaron Chimbel, dean of the Jandoli School of Communication, asking him to come chat in the hall. Chimbel led Allen, a senior strategic communications major with a marketing minor,… Keep Reading

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Sexual Assault Support Group

Photo Courtesy CCA/flier for Spring 2023 Sexual Assault Support Group By: Claire Fisher, Features Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University has initiated a pilot program — a new sexual assault support group. In coordination with Connecting Communities in Action, Victim Advocate Kennedy Scott and Amy Lanphere LMHC, licensed mental health counselor, have created a 12-week curriculum… Keep Reading

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