Bonaventure Responds to Student Visa Revocation
The Administration Building at St. Bonaventure Univerisity Photo courtesy of The Bona Venture BY DAVID SCIBILIA, MANAGING EDITOR On Tuesday morning, a … Keep Reading
Hilbert alliance dropped
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor St. Bonaventure University and Hilbert College boards of trustees decided to terminate discussions and plans of integration last week. Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F, and St. Bonaventure president, and Dr. Cynthia Zane, Hilbert president, announced on March 20 the culmination of talks, which began in October 2013, to the Bonaventure… Keep Reading
The struggles of laying out pages
By Andrea Fernandes Features Editor I never thought I’d care much for how the layout process for the newspaper works, but over the past few weeks, I’ve developed an intense love/hate relationship with the program we use to do our layouts (Adobe Indesign). As Features Editor, my battle with the program usually begins on Tuesday… Keep Reading
A sporting fellow: the role of a sports editor
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor When writing for sports, stories often present themselves. Having Division I teams play on a consistent basis creates the opportunity for beat reporting. Beat reporting is a form of journalism in which the writer follows an issue, organization or team over a long period of time. The concept can be… Keep Reading
Stock Box
By Steve Zimmer Staff Writer Personal Finance 101: Emergency Fund When creating a personal budget, it’s always a good idea to focus on the future. Starting an emergency fund helps in preparing for unexpected events that can’t be planned for. Whether you have an unexpected car bill, medical expenses, etcetera; the emergency fund is theoretically… Keep Reading
Bonnies win seven straight
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor With great pitching comes a great team. After a 2-2 start to the 2015 season, the baseball team has put together a seven-game winning streak. Now with a 9-2 record (.818 winning percentage), the Bonnies continued their early season surge last weekend as they swept a two-game series at Mount St.… Keep Reading
New king lies in Queens
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor New York City is known for many things, but one of its most iconic cultural aspects is baseball. With 32 World Series titles won by New York teams throughout Major League Baseball history, it’s safe to say that the Big Apple is the greatest baseball town in the nation. For… Keep Reading
A-10 tourney ends in heartbreak
By Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor It was a situation the Bonnies were used to all season: last possession, ball in the hands of Marcus Posley. He had delivered game-winning shots in back-to-back games earlier in the season, so it was no surprise that he got the ball with the Bonnies down two with 11 seconds… Keep Reading
Golfers finish sixth
Golf is not usually thought of as an indoor sport, but for the St. Bonaventure golf team, indoor practice has been going on for months. So, when the first invitational of the spring season took place last month, it came as no surprise that the Bonnies did not play their best. Last weekend, the golfers… Keep Reading
Bonnies win three of five
By Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor Spending spring break in Hawaii sounds like time well spent, especially if it involves playing softball every day. While most students had to spend the week in frigid upstate New York, the softball team had the opportunity to compete in the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu. It was a… Keep Reading
Tennis continues early struggles
By Jonathan Sawyer Contributing Writer The men’s tennis team has not had an ideal season so far, but the team believes there is a bright future ahead. Winning two matches this season against Roberts Wesleyan and Mercyhurst has been the only highlight of what looks like a rough season. A loss to Indiana Purdue University… Keep Reading
Buffalo Brief
Western New Yorkers love Buffalo sports. While other areas of the country may ignore this great city, many locals are infatuated with its regional teams. So here it is: The BV’s take on all things Buffalo sports. UB Basketball After winning the MAC tournament last weekend, the Bulls earned their first-ever berth in the NCAA… Keep Reading
Don’t drop that midterm grade ohhhhh!
By Bryce Spadafora Contributing Writer Midterm grades have been posted, but they aren’t final. Students who are unhappy with their grades still have a chance to improve. One option available for students is the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). Located in the basement of Doyle Hall, the TLC is a campus resource invested in the… Keep Reading
Bohemian Rhapsody
By Hannah Gordon Czech Correspondent If there is one thing I’ve learned from my study abroad experience so far, it’s that some things will stick with you for a lifetime and others you just hope will remain. Two weeks ago, my friends and I traveled to Poland with a group of students from our university.… Keep Reading
Soak up the sun
With spring beginning today, students may have noticed all this Western New York snow starting to melt and the sun shining a little more than usual. Some students said the sunshine might bring about newfound positivity. Others said they are excited to start planning for upcoming events on and off campus “Spring is symbolic of… Keep Reading
Cell phones are now as important as oxygen
By Kailyn Jennings Contributing Writer Dan Milgate’s iPhone vibrated on his nightstand as he laid in bed at 11 p.m. – another retweet for his video of Marcus Posley’s game-winning shot when St. Bonaventure University beat #18 Virginia Commonwealth University, he said. He scrolled through his newsfeed, thinking of his 8:30 a.m. class. Thirty minutes… Keep Reading
Enrollment VP selected: Valento looks to work with students and faculty to improve enrollment
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor I recognize the great things that are happening already at St. Bonaventure University, so I don’t want to come in and change everything; I want to build on the quality and the success that’s already happening.” This is how Bernard Valento described his expectation of his start at the… Keep Reading
Readers are zany for Zelda Fitzgerald
By Lauren Zazzara Features Assignment Editor With the newest film adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” that came to theaters two years ago, a nostalgic frenzy for the ‘20s swept the nation. With this frenzy came a resurgence of interest in F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald lived wildly, in an almost Gatsby-esque world of alcohol and parties.… Keep Reading
Movie lacks life
The new not-so-horror film “The Lazarus Effect” hit theaters at the end of last month. Unlike the resurrected characters in the film, the movie itself would best be left as dead. The cast of the film is filled with promise—Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Evan Peters and Donald Glover (better known as Childish Gambino) all play… Keep Reading
Director hired: Security officer makes goals
By Lian Bunny News Editor St. Bonaventure University appointed Nick J. Basso, who has served for 18 years with the New York City Police Department, as director of Safety and Security. Rick Trietley, vice president of Student Affairs, announced Basso’s new position on March 16. Basso will officially begin work as director on July 7.… Keep Reading
France’s fashion fête
By Lauren Zazzara Features Assignment Editor Americans may never know how the French maintain their “je ne sais quoi,” but maybe they can get a hint by studying how they dress. At Paris Fashion Week, which lasted from March 3 through 11, designers set the trends that consumers will see in autumn and winter 2015.… Keep Reading