Sneak Peak: Documentary Featuring Bonaventure’s Men’s Basketball Team
BY: MORGAN KILGER/FEATURES EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University’s men’s basketball team has impacted both the university and Franciscan values for decades. The … Keep Reading
Housing change to require freshmen, sophomores live on campus
By Kevin Rogers Editor-In-Chief Most freshman and sophomore students will be required to live on campus effective fall 2014 under a change to St. Bonaventure’s housing residency requirements. Lifting its policy of permitting students of all years to live off campus, the university will require freshman and sophomore students to live in campus housing for… Keep Reading
University moving to develop Instagram account
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor Beginning next semester, students, faculty and alumni will be able to view photos of St. Bonaventure University through 19 different filters. At the end of the spring 2014 semester, workers in the office of marketing and communications will move on plans to develop a university Instagram account. … Keep Reading
Geiger ‘cannonballs’ into Bonaventure
By Emma Zaremba Features Editor “I’m gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have, for you I will.” Tuesday evening, singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger performed on campus in the Rathskeller. Earlier in the school year, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) sought out the artist, who’s originally from Rochester, N.Y. Geiger, whose career took off at… Keep Reading
Hall enlightens with one-woman show
By Alexandra Salerno Advisory Editor “And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?” The famous words, spoken by former slave and human rights advocate Sojourner… Keep Reading
Czech it out
By Harrison Leone Czech Correspondent It was a dismal, rain-soaked morning, and my roommates and I had just spent the better part of an hour wandering around southern Budapest looking in vain for our bus to Prague. It was 8:45. Our bus was scheduled to leave at 9. We happened upon a young couple… Keep Reading
Love it or hate it, it’s still an obsession
By Betsy Pray Staff Writer Guess what day it is? As an unofficial holiday, sandwiched between the holiday season and the start of spring, Valentine’s Day is commonly seen as a day consisting of cards, flowers, romantic comedies and plenty of chocolate. According to official Valentine’s Day statistics from statisticsbrain.com, Americans spend an average… Keep Reading
Beyond the blackboard
By Alexandra Salerno Advisory Editor “Aristotle once said, ‘politics is the art of the possible,’” Barry Gan, professor of philosophy and St. Bonaventure faculty senate chair said. “People don’t think of the senate as being art, but I think there is some art involved in trying to find out what’s possible.” The faculty senate… Keep Reading
A different kind of toy story
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Who hasn’t played with Legos? It seems like everyone at one point in his or her life had some form of the brick-shaped toys. Whether it be with the Star Wars series, Harry Potter or just the plain old bricks, Lego has left its mark on nearly everyone’s childhood… Keep Reading
Letter to the Editor: Feb, 14 2014
In regards to an opinion piece, titled “Unapologetic WolfPack,” published online on Feb. 6, 2014. As I was the focus of this exercise in opinionated homerism, allow me an opportunity to defend myself, given that Mr. Laurrie went so far as to question my ability to uphold journalistic integrity over a series of Tweets he’s… Keep Reading
Students need varied housing choices
Even numbers not always the best option for dorm life Many things come in even numbers. Noah packed his ark with animals paired by twos. Cars have four wheels. Eggs are packed by the dozen. However, this is not ideal for Bonaventure’s housing options. Adding more variety to the housing options would reduce pre-housing application… Keep Reading
Bonnies recognize value of volunteerism
NFL linebacker rewards students who offer time, not money This past weekend, Buffalo Bills player Arthur Moats made the trip to campus to talk to members of the St. Bonaventure community. This was all the result of volunteering, or at least the pledge to do so. In partnership with The United Way and VolunTeen Nation,… Keep Reading
Crowley and Co. exceed expectations
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Before the women’s basketball team’s scrimmage against Edinboro last November, a fellow reporter and friend asked me how I thought the team would finish in conference play. “No better than two wins,” I told him. After the team finished 3-11 in conference play last season, lost two major contributors to… Keep Reading
The Wrighteous path
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor It’s not uncommon for freshmen in the Atlantic 10, especially at St. Bonaventure, to struggle to garner playing time. Regardless of their talent level and recruiting prominence, most freshmen tend to idly sit the bench for most of their first season. Current sophomore forward Dion Wright was not immune to… Keep Reading
Moats far more than just an athlete
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor As has been abundantly clear throughout its history, football is a violent game. Each play produces multiple, high-speed collisions. Players do their best to make sure their opponents feel each hit. Defensive backs nail receivers coming over the middle of the field, defensive linemen and linebackers chase down the quarterback… Keep Reading
Ski team races to prominence
By Kyle Zamiara Promotions Editor Last weekend, the United States Collegiate Ski Association came to Holiday Valley for the first time in 25 years for an invitational hosted by St. Bonaventure. It was the first time St. Bonaventure’s club ski team has ever hosted a meet. Senior team co-captain Nick Turgeon said he was beyond… Keep Reading
Run not enough to put team in playoffs
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor Despite its late game heroics in Sunday’s 8-7 win over Canisius College, the St. Bonaventure club hockey team will not find their way into the playoffs this season. After struggling to win in the first semester, the Bonnies were hoping to find a playoff seed after strong play in… Keep Reading
Dietrich says Auf Wiedersehen to swimming
By Joel Jackson Staff Writer Jeanette Dietrich has been an instrumental part of the St. Bonaventure women’s swimming team over the past four years, but now, she is looking ahead toward graduation and her last meet as a Bonnie. She reflected on the great memories she has had at St. Bonaventure. The senior freestyle swimmer… Keep Reading
Bonnies blow another late lead, fall to Dayton
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor If you’ve attended enough St. Bonaventure men’s basketball games this year, you’ve probably begun to notice a pattern. The Bonnies (13-10, 3-6) take an early lead, begin to falter around halftime, regain their step in the second half then ultimately fall apart down the stretch and lose by five points… Keep Reading
‘Trial and error’
By Heather Monahan Copy Editor The St. Bonaventure Mock Trial team proved they could take challenges by the horns as they placed third in the Running of the Bulls Tournament hosted by The University at Buffalo. Two members of the team, freshman political science major James Cook, and junior political science major Alex Noguerola, received… Keep Reading
Czech it out
By Harrison Leone Czech Correspondent From the air, central Bohemia sharply resembles Kansas. Flat and barren, with the only signs of human development being arrow-straight roads crossing through the snow-covered landscape. Things changed dramatically once my British Airways flight touched down at Vaclav Havel Airport. Vaclav Havel, which services more than 11 million passengers a… Keep Reading