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
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
Remembering Phillip
By Betsy Pray Staff Writer He played more than 50 different roles in less than 25 years. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, one of the best-known actors in Hollywood in recent years, was found dead in his New York City apartment this past Sunday. What many people don’t know is that the 46-year-old began his acting career… Keep Reading
Through the ringer
By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor It’s Olympic season yet again. Every two years the world comes together to participate in the most recognized international sporting event. This year, the Winter Olympics are taking place in Sochi, Russia. Though the athletic action began last night, the opening ceremonies launch tonight. NBC plans to have complete… Keep Reading
SBU welcomes alumni for event-filled homecoming
By Emma Zaremba Features editor There’s no place like St. Bonaventure for alumni returning to campus each year on homecoming weekend. This weekend, also known as young alumni weekend, features a schedule of events set to begin this afternoon and last through Sunday. Alumni Services organized the entire weekend in collaboration with the… Keep Reading
Resurrecting the dead
By Kevin Rogers Editor-In-Chief After the first half of a season as plodding and meandering as its titular zombies, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” returns Sunday night at 9 p.m. with a chance to rekindle some of its lost mojo. The following contains spoilers, so those wishing to catch up with the series might do well… Keep Reading
Go for the green
By Tristan King Contributing Writer The challenge continues as Recyclemania returns to Bonaventure for another year. The campaign kicked off on Sunday and ends Monday, March 31. Various recycling containers and informational posters across campus have been stamped with the nature-friendly green Bona Wolf. The goal of Recyclemania is to recycle 25 percent of plastic… Keep Reading
Red Alert: Red Dress Week
By Majella Shields Staff Writer Hi everyone, and welcome to this week’s Fashion Focus. I would like to address an up-and-coming event I have been reading about on social media. The American Heart Association’s (AHA) “National Wear Red Day” is today. This campaign was launched by the AHA in light of research that displayed women… Keep Reading
Honors society hosts annual Hut-A-Thon
By Hannah Gordon News Assignment Editor Phi Rho, St. Bonaventure’s counseling honor society, will host its annual Hut-A-Thon this weekend to raise awareness about homelessness and mental illness. This year’s event will be held today from 2 to 8 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Feb. 9 from 8 a.m.… Keep Reading
Stock Box: How do stocks work?
By Sean Corey Contributing Writer Stocks are simply ownership shares in a company. If you own a stock of a company you are part owner of that company. Being an stockholder entitles you to the financial profits of the company and gives you a vote in the corporate governance of the company. If the financial… Keep Reading
Bonaventure community joins recycling competition
By Julia Mericle Staff Writer Recyclemania is underway and will continue for the next eight weeks at St. Bonaventure. The project, hosted by Tread Lightly, will promote recycling and sustainability at St. Bonaventure in an effort to benefit the local environment. Each spring, colleges across the United States and Canada take on… Keep Reading
J/MC professor edits new Civil War book
By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor Chris Mackowski, an associate professor of journalism and mass communication, recently edited “Bloody Autumn: The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864,” published in January. This book is the 10th book of the “Emerging Civil War” series. Mackowski has authored or co-authored five of the 10 books. They… Keep Reading
Three alumni named to WSBU Hall of Fame
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor Three St. Bonaventure alumni will be inducted into the WSBU-FM 88.3 The Buzz Hall of Fame tomorrow at noon to honor their professional achievements. The inductees include Justin Craig, ‘97, a program director at ESPN’s New York City station, Tom Schuh, ‘84, a programming and marketing specialist with… Keep Reading
Bonaventure Square signs symbolize failed project
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff. On Nov. 14, 2013, a university press release announced the Town of Allegany Planning Board granted St. Bonaventure’s request to rezone the property for Bonaventure Square. Kinley Corporation, the former lead developer of the project, was unable to secure funding for the Bonaventure Square development… Keep Reading
Raising questions of class participation
By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure is known for its small class sizes. One of the aspects the school considers most appealing is the student-to-professor ratio. Because of this, students need to participate more often in class. Many of the classes I currently take are largely discussion-based. Professors assign reading for homework and… Keep Reading
Unapologetic WolfPack
By Matthew Laurrie Opinion Editor We are WolfPack. Hear us roar. The St. Bonaventure student section, which placed fifth in the 2013 Naismith Student Section of the Year contest, has been under attack recently regarding its raucous conduct. But the voice of our school will not be silenced. John Wawrow, a sports reporter for… Keep Reading
Bad blog bashes Bonnies
By Hannah Gordon News Assignment Editor If you want someone to take your opinion seriously, the first thing you have to do is disregard all spelling and grammar rules. Next, forget what anyone told you about fact checking. No one cares if what you say is true or can be supported with real information. Oh,… Keep Reading
