RECAP: Bonaventure WBB Loses by 51 to Bowling Green
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: ROGER WEBSTER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team traveled to Bowling Green, Ohio to play … Keep Reading
Hip Hop team brings ‘Mean Girls’ to Bonaventure
By Andrea Fernandes Staff Writer “Mean girls” from North Shore High hopped over to Bonaventure this week. Laughter and skillful dancing filled the Rigas Family Theater in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Tuesday and Wednesday as the St. Bonaventure Hip Hop Team presented “Bona’s is Full of Mean Girls,”… Keep Reading
‘Enough is Enough’ campaign promotes safety for campus community
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor Several organizations at St. Bonaventure University are facilitating the “Enough is Enough” campaign, an national collegiate event devoted to ending societal violence. The campaign began Monday and will end on Thursday, April 10. St. Bonaventure’s Student Affairs division, the Franciscan Center for Social Concern, the Women’s Studies program and several… Keep Reading
Alumni offer accounting scholarship for business students
By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor Accounting students at St. Bonaventure University will have an opportunity to win an endowed scholarship from two alumni. Mary (Daiber ‘84) and Frank Puskar, have donated $150,000 to establish the Mary Daiber Puskar ’84 Endowed Scholarship. Accounting students at St. Bonaventure’s William E. and Ann L. Swam Business Center… Keep Reading
Spectrum to host event to boost LGBTQA awareness
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor Students have the opportunity to gain perspective about the LGBTQA community at St. Bonaventure University at an event next week. On Thursday, April 10, St. Bonaventure’s Spectrum, an organization that promotes awareness and provides support for LGBTQA students, will host the event titled, “Are You Questioning?” The… Keep Reading
A makeover for Mary Kay
By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor Wear your makeup like war paint because it’s game-time in the advertising world. Bonaventure’s on-campus advertising agency (part of the American Advertising Federation,) Kwerkworks, will compete in the American Advertising Association National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) on Saturday, April 10 in New York City. This year, the team will… Keep Reading
It’s a bright future
By Emma Zaremba Features Editor It may be impossible to predict the future, but it’s entirely possible to draw out a plan that leads you there. Around this time of year, college seniors are either planning what needs to be done before moving on to their next big adventure or planning out what steps to… Keep Reading
Do the math: advanced stats are the future
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Monday, baseball fans experienced the always comforting (unless you’re a Mets fan) opening day. To prepare for this, SportsCenter ran a segment where anchor Karl Ravech attempted to sum up all the offseason happenings in 162 seconds. It was a cute enough idea, but it was marred by one mind-numbingly… Keep Reading
Closing out junior year like ‘Old Sports’
By Asha Matthews Contributing Writer There are papers due, finals to take and only a few weeks left of school before summer begins. Most high school seniors are waiting to have their prom, but junior Bonnies are getting ready for a three-day extravaganza — an amplified version of a high school “prom.” Class of 2015… Keep Reading
Bonnies fall in Philly
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor The baseball team played two of its three scheduled games against Atlantic 10 opponent St. Joseph’s this past weekend, dropping both games. The Bonnies lost by a collective 25 runs over the span of the two games. Coach Larry Sudbrook said Saint Joe’s recent success, as well as the Bonnies’… Keep Reading
Softball team to take on Billikens
By Eustace Q. Browne Staff Writer As their season rolls along, the St. Bonaventure softball team (3-20) continues to slide further into the Atlantic 10 conference’s cellar. The Bonnies return home after falling twice in Vestal, N.Y. to the Binghamton Bearcats (9-10) on April 1. Coach Michael Threehouse expressed his concern about the team’s attitude… Keep Reading
Winter is coming for ‘Game of Thrones’ fans
By Kevin Rogers Editor-in-Chief Swordfights, sorcery, regal politics and a trio of dragons will make their return to television on Sunday evening as HBO’s fantasy drama “Game of Thrones” strikes back for its fourth season. The series, based on George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels, details the power struggles between… Keep Reading
Late Bills owner had Bona connection
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Because St. Bonaventure is such a small school that hasn’t fielded a varsity football team in 62 years, its connection to pro football is often overlooked. So, when Buffalo Bills (the geographically closest NFL franchise to St. Bonaventure) owner Ralph Wilson died last week, it’s unlikely many people thought he… Keep Reading
‘Noah’ makes a wave
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Talk about controversy. “Noah,” the 2014 film based on the biblical tale known to Christians, Jews and Muslims around the world, had received plenty of criticism ahead of its release last weekend. Christian groups have made their opinions known of the rendering of the Old Testament tale, some perceiving the… Keep Reading
Bonnies head to West Virginia
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer The Bonnies continued their spring season last weekend as they traveled to Maryland for the Towson Invitational. Despite finishing in a tie for 19th place with Siena, Head Coach John Powers saw some encouraging aspects come out of his team. “For the spring season, you’re not really focused on results… Keep Reading
Bonnies enter conference play winless
By Erin Izydorczak Staff Writer For the Bonnies Lacrosse team, the season so far has been a struggle, but the team is still continuing to remain positive as they approach the second half of the season. For the rest of the season, the team will play conference games to try to clinch a spot for… Keep Reading
Sneaking to spring
By Majella Shields Staff Writer Welcome to this week’s Fashion Focus. This week finally felt like spring. The sun is shining, the temperatures are above 30, the sidewalks are clear and snow-free and everyone is smiling. With this change in weather comes a change in your wardrobe. Although the sun may be a bit deceiving,… Keep Reading
Tennis teams welcome La Salle
By Chris Spiker Staff Writer The Binghamton Bearcats shut out the St. Bonaventure women’s tennis team, 7-0, last Saturday at the SBU Fitness Center in Olean despite three Bonnies forcing a third set in their singles matches. Coach Michael Bates said the Bonnies (5-10, 0-2) could not capitalize on opportunities in singles against the Bearcats.… Keep Reading
Students must puff politely on campus
By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor Quite a few times I have walked into a building and said to my friends, “Well, someone was smoking in here.” Students standing just inside or right outside a building puffing away has become an all-too-common sight around campus. However, these actions are in violation of both the school’s… Keep Reading
Gluten-free options not a free-for-all
By Hannah Gordon News Assignment Editor You’ve had a long, stressful day of classes and meetings. You stop by Hickey to grab some dinner before heading to the library for a night of homework and studying. Right before you leave, you decide to grab a snack for the road, but you’re allergic to gluten, so… Keep Reading
Security must alert students about potentially dangerous wildlife
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff. Over the past few weeks, students walking on the trail from Bonaventure’s main campus to the East Side of campus have noticed some four-legged, seemingly ferocious animals venturing into the Bona Bubble. And while bears on campus are not an uncommon occurrence in the spring,… Keep Reading