Recap: Bonaventure MBB Defeats Big Four Rival Buffalo, Remains Undefeated at Home
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team picked up its ninth win of the season, … Keep Reading
Lynn: ‘work as 16’
By Erin Izydorczak Contributing Writer Last Saturday, the St. Bonaventure Lacrosse team lost its third consecutive game to Binghamton by a score of 19-3. Binghamton came out hard and scored seven goals in the first 13 minutes of the game. Meanwhile the Bonnies started slowly and couldn’t get the ball into the offensive zone for… Keep Reading
Struggles continue for SBU
By Eustace Q. Browne Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure softball team (3-16) returns home after a 1-3 showing in the Lady Pirates Classic which took place on March 8-9. The Bonnies lost their first three games of the tournament before salvaging the fourth game against Drexel (3-7) in the second game of a double header.… Keep Reading
Sudbrook big on ‘small ball’
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure baseball team left for Ohio University yesterday to kick off a four-game series against the Bobcats beginning today and ending Sunday. According to Coach Larry Sudbrook, the Bonnies have been working on “small ball” during the past week in preparation for this weekend. Progress has been… Keep Reading
Storming the courtroom
By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor Mock trial knows how to bring down the gavel. St. Bonaventure’s mock trial team will compete this weekend at the Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS) Tournament in Hamilton, Ohio. This is the next level after the team’s first-place win at the regional competition in Buffalo last month. The team,… Keep Reading
Brooklyn’s finest face off
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor St. Bonaventure (18-14, 7-10) punched its ticket to the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals Thursday when they defeated the La Salle Explorers (15-17, 7-10), 82-72 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in this season’s rubber match. Strong interior play highlighted Thursday’s win over La Salle. Junior center Youssou Ndoye, sophomore forward Dion… Keep Reading
Something wicked
By Emily Sullivan Associate Editor It all started with a book. When “Once Upon a Time” first aired on ABC in 2011, it put almost 12.9 million viewers under its spell, according to an Oct. 24, 2011 TV Line story. Since then, it has managed to captivate viewers for two and a half seasons due… Keep Reading
Moretti was one of a kind
By Taylor Nigrelli For those who have not yet heard or have already forgotten, St. Bonaventure Assistant Sports Information Director Brian Moretti died last Wednesday in Richmond, Va. of apparent cardiac arrest. It’s likely most students and faculty didn’t know who Brian was before they received the Notice Board email informing them of his death. The… Keep Reading
Editor finds Twitter flaws
The Bona’s-centric Twitter account, Bonnies Confessions, @BonniesConfess, is still popular and going strong after three weeks, but our campus community hasn’t been made any better for it. For those unaware, Bonnies Confessions allows anyone to post anonymous comments about experiences or people at St. Bonaventure. The account has ballooned in followers, gathering some 850 in… Keep Reading
La Verna shows potential
Ever crave some late-night munchies? Looking for a comfortable setting to chat with friends and enjoy a hot brew? If you didn’t know, Café La Verna is a hot spot to lounge in a social atmosphere, but also a place where you can focus on your schoolwork. La Verna’s biggest problem is a lack of… Keep Reading
Sisters get their own week
By Andrea Fernandes Contributing Writer Sister Suzanne Kush, O.S.F., and other Catholic sisters of the St. Bonaventure community gathered Tuesday night to celebrate the first-ever National Catholic Sisters Week. With March being Women’s History Month, this past week was dedicated to recognize the impact that Catholic sisters have made in America. The sisters hosted a… Keep Reading
Conferences are vital for student’s success
Editor attends journalism conference in New York City I went to New York City, and all I spent was six dollars. Seriously. This isn’t some bad T-shirt slogan, but the truth. Last Friday, I headed out to the Big Apple with ten other students for the Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference (JJCHC). It’s the… Keep Reading
All action, no substance
By Ryan Horan Contributing Writer In yet another example of a studio trying to milk more money from a successful past film, I give you “300: Rise of an Empire.” The movie, a sequel to the 2006 hit “300,” hit theaters Friday, March 7. The sad thing about the situation is the tactic is working… Keep Reading
Bonnies love this: St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is the one day (or, in our case, the one weekend) of the year when everyone thinks they are Irish and find it necessary to wear green. Many choose to wear green even though not everyone can rock this shamrock shade. It’s not a rule you have to wear green, and… Keep Reading
Magically stylish
By Majella Shields Staff Writer This week’s Fashion Focus was inevitable. Of course, it;s St. Patrick’s Day themed. The holiday originated in Ireland to celebrate the feast of St. Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint. He was born in Scotland but was captured and brought to Ireland to tend sheep. He was held captive until he was… Keep Reading
Bonnies fall to Fordham amid a week of mourning
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor St. Bonaventure’s (23-12, 11-6) emotional roller coaster came to an end Saturday as the team struggled mightily in a 73-32 loss to Fordham (24-7, 13-5). The semifinal loss eliminated the Bonnies from the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament and sent Fordham to its second consecutive finals appearance. The Bonnies… Keep Reading
Bonnies defeat La Salle, move onto semi-finals
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor St. Bonaventure (23-9, 12-5) rode sophomore forward Hannah Little’s career-high 22 points and game-high 17 rebounds to a 54-42 victory over La Salle (15-14, 9-9) Friday in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Little excelled in the second half, scoring 16 points – more than… Keep Reading
Hilbert, SBU agree to move ahead on feasibility study
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor On Monday, Feb. 24, both Board of Trustees members from St. Bonaventure University and Hilbert College affirmed moving forward on a feasibility. Twenty years ago, St. Bonaventure University and Hilbert College joined forces to create graduate opportunities for their students. Now, both schools hope to extend their available opportunities for… Keep Reading
University to sell 10 acres of Bona Square site
By Hannah Gordon News Editor St. Bonaventure announced that it will sell 10 of the 17 acres, previously designated as space for Bonaventure Square, though they would not disclose the value of the transaction. Community Bank System, Inc. signed an agreement with the university last week to buy and builda new facility on the… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure students enter data competition
By Emma Zaremba Features Editor Crunching numbers and analyzing data is becoming commonplace for a small group of Bonaventure students. Four students recently entered a data competition, held by the Upstate Chapters of the American Statistical Association, in which they will analyze complex data sets from standardized high school tests and search for trends to… Keep Reading
Stock Box: Explaining short selling
By Sean Corey Staff Writer Let’s say you believe a company will have poor earnings and their stock price will decrease. Rather than simply not buying the stock, you can make money off the stock’s decline by shorting the stock. When you short a stock, your bank will lend you a number of shares of… Keep Reading