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Campus COVID concerns rise as cases increase

Freshmen students moving into residence halls in fall 2020Photo Courtesy of Faith Pingie BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR  After swirling a cotton swab five times inside both of her nostrils, Faith Pingie, a senior education major at St. Bonaventure University, stared down at the small, white, rectangular piece of plastic on her counter. The… Keep Reading

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Imhoff becomes Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Guy Imhoff, interim Dean of Arts and SciencesPhoto Courtesy of Sbu.edu BY: CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Guy Imhoff was promoted from associate dean to interim dean of Arts and Sciences at St. Bonaventure University on Sept. 7.  Imhoff, who holds a doctorate in French literature from the University of Kansas, has taught French at… Keep Reading

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Graduate housing joins list of university projects

The sign outside of the plot where the housing is going to be builtMorgan Kilger/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR  St. Bonaventure University graduate housing is planned to be built across from Francis Hall, creating additional options for graduate students.  “We never envisioned a graduate housing problem,” said Tom Missel, Bonaventure’s chief… Keep Reading

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The Tampa Bay Rays will make the 2023 World Series

photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons BY COLIN BISH, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Despite the Tampa Bay Rays enduring many player injuries and a player scandal, this team will make it to the Fall Classic. The weird curse of Rays pitchers being struck down by arm injuries continued this season. It started when the team lost two great… Keep Reading

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The Summer I turned Team Jeremiah

photo courtesy of @thesummeriturnedpretty on Instagram BY MEGHAN BAEHL, OPINION EDITOR From the beginning, I was Team Conrad. But after the most recent season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” I am now the unofficial president of Team Jeremiah.   For those who haven’t seen “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” (Have you been living under a… Keep Reading

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Spilling our “GUTS” about Olivia Rodrigo’s new album

photo courtesy of @oliviarodrigo on Instagram BY MEGHAN BAEHL, OPINION EDITOR & JOSEPH DEBELL, OPINION ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Your favorite 20-year-old teenager is back and this time she is seriously reviewing music. Move aside Joseph DeBell, there’s a new sheriff in town and she has seniority (she also called dibs on writing this review). For those… Keep Reading

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The end of an era: a bittersweet farewell

BY BIANCA BILLONI, STAFF WRITER photo courtesy of Bianca Billoni Hello, dear readers. It feels a bit surreal to be writing this, but this will be my last article for The BV. I’ve struggled a lot trying to figure out what I wanted to write about in this piece.   How do you properly say goodbye… Keep Reading

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A home away from home: a new writer saying goodbye

BY CONAN LYNCH, STAFF WRITER photo courtesy of Meghan Baehl As I look back on my time at St. Bonaventure University, it’s hard not to smile. This place is my home. I had no idea how much it would mean to me by the end of it all. I almost ended up going somewhere else.… Keep Reading

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Solly waddles out of the BV room

BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF photo courtesy of Meghan Baehl The Bona Venture – it’s been a great ride.  I came to St. Bonaventure University in fall 2020 and the campus newspaper immediately caught my eye. Within a week, I joined and I wrote my first sports article. But at that time, COVID-19 pandemic and all,… Keep Reading

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Students and professors describe the Supplemental Instruction program

A group of schoolwork for assorted subjects David Scibilia/ The BonaVenture BY: CIARAN CONNEELY, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Alexander Obie sat in a statistics class at St. Bonaventure University, taking notes on the lecture material. Obie noticed the professor slowed down during the lecture, prompting Obie to look up from his notes.  Obie scanned the faces of… Keep Reading

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People should embrace the absurdity of life

BY CAMERON CARR, CONTRIBUTING WRITER I find myself thinking about sudden death. I fear dying for no good reason, dying at the hands of another or dying as the result of some freak accident. When I’m in a car I know; I could be dead 10 seconds from now. In less than an hour they’d… Keep Reading

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Construction on campus

Construction vehicles on the St. Bonaventure University campus BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR Like many other St. Bonaventure University students, William McCallum, a freshman biology major, said he has noticed construction vehicles on campus this past semester. Whether it be at Plassmann Hall, near the Reilly Center, or in front of the Murphy Professional building,… Keep Reading

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Higher Education Opportunity Program Told By Bonaventure HEOP Students

By: Alicia Maxwell, Features Staff Four weeks ago, The Bona Venture wrote about the logistics behind the Higher Education Opportunity Program from the perspective of Christopher Brown, executive director of the Student Success Center and HEOP. Now it is time to hear from a few of the students themselves.  HEOP provides scholarships to students from… Keep Reading

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Bonaventure Student’s Summer Plans 

By: Ryan Surmay, Features Staff With Spring Weekend approaching, the school year is winding down and Bonaventure students have started to make plans for the summer. The last day of classes is on May 4, with finals going until May 10. Graceann LaFay, a junior educational studies major from Rochester, New York, plans on spending… Keep Reading

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Staff Spotlight: Jonathan Mascaut

Jonathan Mascaut, coordinator for International Student Services at St. Bonaventure University, sees roughly 12 to 30 students in his office every day. When people pass by Mascaut’s office, they often overhear a variety of different accents as he interacts with students and talks with his co-workers.   “Working in international education has been a passion from… Keep Reading

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Freshman Class Prepares for its First Spring Weekend

By: Morgan Kilger, Features Staff Photo Courtesy: Claire Fisher, The BonaVenture Spring Weekend 2023 is finally here and St. Bonaventure University students are gearing up for the festivities and excitement, especially the freshman. The freshman class will be experiencing its first Spring Weekend and many students say that they are excited for the activities that… Keep Reading

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Bonaventure Team Makes History with the First Ever Advertising Competition Win 

Photo Courtesy: Kelsey Purcell By: Kelsey Purcell & Elizabeth Egan, Features Staff Twenty-five St. Bonaventure University students sat anxiously in their seats at Pace University, as the award ceremony for the American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition began.  Their co-professors, Mike Jones-Kelley, a lecturer in the Jandoli School of Communication, and Lu Liu, assistant… Keep Reading

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Allegheny River Valley Trail

Photo Courtesy: Claire Fisher/ The Bona Venture  Any day the weather is above 50 degrees during the school year, sophomores Natalie Merrill and Elizabeth Foley are most likely not far from the Allegheny River Valley Trail.  “I think the trail is such a unique thing to Bonaventure. It reminds us of the fact that our… Keep Reading

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Campus concern regarding AED access

An AED located in the Reilly Center David Scibilia/The BonaVenture BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR A student-athlete collapsed during practice on St. Bonaventure University’s all-weather field in April 2022. The player was experiencing cardiac arrest — a medical emergency where the heart stops beating.  Jacob Schoeberl, a junior at Bonaventure and an EMT — was… Keep Reading

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