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
Hoag appointed major gifts officer at St. Bonaventure
By Lian Bunny News Editor Joseph Hoag, who has 25 years of fundraising experience, has taken over as St. Bonaventure’s major gifts officer, overseeing university relations and fundraising in Western Pennsylvania and the Washington, D.C. area. “Good fundraising is relational rather than just transactional. You want to be able to develop relationships that are hopefully… Keep Reading
Privitera’s wins honor for research textbook
By Julia Mericle Contributing Writer Gregory Privitera, associate professor of psychology at St. Bonaventure University, was recently named 2014’s Most Promising New Textbook Award for his textbook titled, “Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences.” The Text and Academic Authors Association, a not-for-profit national organization that collects the best textbooks from publishers across the country, presents… Keep Reading
Bonnies head to Richmond to face Rams
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor The men’s basketball team (16-13, 6-9) will head down to Virginia tomorrow to take on the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams, looking to snap a three-game losing streak in the final game of the regular season. The Rams (22-7, 10-4) are third in the Atlantic 10 and are all-but guaranteed… Keep Reading
SBU mourns death of sports staff member
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor While in Richmond, Va. for the Women’s Atlantic 10 basketball tournament, Assistant Sports Information Director Brian Moretti, 25, went into apparent cardiac arrest Wednesday night and passed away shortly after, the university announced Thursday morning. He was at dinner in a Richmond restaurant with his A-10 colleagues. Moretti’s main… Keep Reading
Moving and shaking during the NHL deadline
By Gavin Lindahl Assisstant Sports Editor The NHL trade deadline is always a crazy day for any hockey fan. There’s always sure to be a few big name players getting dealt, but there’s always the smaller, close-to-home deals. Hockey fans got to see a little bit of both today. Even before the deadline, big deals… Keep Reading
Second-seeded Bonnies head to A-10 tournament
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor After going 22-9 on the season, the women’s basketball team will go into the Atlantic 10 tournament in Richmond with a two seed. The Bonnies were predicted to finish ninth in the A-10 this year. However, they defeated six out of the eight teams picked ahead of them on… Keep Reading
Lacrosse team prepares for Bearcats
By Erin Izydorczak Contributing Writer Mark Twain once said that “it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog,” and this exemplifies the St. Bonaventure lacrosse team early on this year, according to Head Coach Ryan Lynn. The team, led by senior captains Sara Schlagenhauf,… Keep Reading
Bonnies thaw off from Florida
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor Welcomed by a 90-degree falloff, the Bona’s baseball team returned home after an upsetting 1-8 campaign in Port Charlotte, Fl. for the Snowbird Classic, according to head coach Larry Sudbrook. “We went 3-6 down there last year playing a predominantly senior team, so we knew it was going to… Keep Reading
Soft start for softball
By Eustace Q. Browne Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure softball team has struggled out of the gate this season, posting a 2-13 record. Despite his team struggles, Head Coach Michael Threehouse shared a sense of optimism about the team’s slow start. “I was telling the ladies, the year we made the conference championship in 2005,… Keep Reading
Swimming and diving team wins championship
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer After capturing a second consecutive Atlantic 10 championship (winning by a substantial 94 points), the Bonnies are not letting their latest success affect how the program is run in the future, according to Head Coach Sean McNamee. “It panned out pretty well,” McNamee said, referring to the recent championship. “We… Keep Reading
Leave your mark
By Betsy Pray Staff Writer Let the Lenten season begin. This past Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, signaling the start of Lent, a 40-day season in the Christian liturgical calendar preceding the Easter season. The tradition of Ash Wednesday consists of ashes being put on the forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes come… Keep Reading
Traveling into unmarked territory
By Kerri Linsenbigler Associate Editor On a November morning in 1989, Denny Wilkins awoke to a hangover and a 30-page Word document. These 30 pages, inspired by a breakup, became the foundation of “Mapping Utah: Love and War in the Wilderness,” Wilkins’ recently published novel. “All I can say is I don’t remember writing what… Keep Reading
Czech it out
By Harrison Leone Czech Correspondent When I prepared to come to Prague, I made a list of places in Europe that I wanted to visit over the next four months. In no particular order, I decided Krakow/Auschwitz, Naples, Dresden and Bruges were the absolute non-negotiables. Obviously, I wanted to go anywhere and everywhere possible, but… Keep Reading
Bonnies love this: TBT
Friday morning is upon us, and as we scroll through our Instagrams before going to class, we find remnants of the holiest of Thursday rituals: Throwback Thursday. Some are glimpses of a trip to Disney that we don’t remember because we went in first grade and others are of family photo shoots all decked out… Keep Reading
Spring into Fashion
By Majella Shields Staff Writer I hope you all had a lovely spring break. A lot of people would argue that it is not quite spring, and looking out the window, it ‘s clear they’re right. I was lucky enough to visit Florida for spring break. The sun and warm weather got me excited about… Keep Reading
Editorial Cartoon
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Bonnies confess controversy on Twitter
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor Bonnies Confessions is the up-to-date, hot topic that has most students at St. Bonaventure talking. The new Twitter account, @BonniesConfess, allows students to send in anonymous posts about everything and anything St. Bonaventure related. The owners of the account, who choose to keep their identities anonymous, provided a link to… Keep Reading
Bona’s spring break dates inconvenience students
By Heather Monahan Copy Editor “Why is your spring break so early?” This question is the one I was asked most frequently while I was home for spring break last week, just ahead of, “What are you doing after you graduate?” Luckily my answer was the same for both questions – a puzzled look and… Keep Reading
Francis Hall merits attention
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor Almost a year ago, I made the decision to live in Francis Hall for my sophomore year at Bona’s. It wasn’t my first choice (of course), but I was dead-set on having a single, and the last one in Devereux Hall was snatched away a few spots ahead of… Keep Reading
Charging hub provides a boost for Bonnies
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff. It’s safe to say that nothing is as disheartening as that moment you look at your phone and notice its dwindling battery life. Fear of being disconnected from the outside world sets in, and an anxiety overtakes you at the thought of being unable to… Keep Reading