Women’s Soccer begins A-10 Play Tonight at George Washington
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: KEGAN MCCALLUM, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure Women’s team will kick off its Atlantic 10 conference play today, … Keep Reading
Club Corner: Introducing Empower
Image Courtesy of Elizabeth Egan/Norah Marriner, a member of Empower, leads a discussion about identifying signs of control in a relationship. Empowering students to become educated advocates for campus safety is the goal of the St. Bonaventure University club, Empower. Empower is a student-run group that uses trainings and creates programs for the campus community… Keep Reading
Grand Opening: The Rathskeller
By Claire Fisher Features Assignment Editor Image Courtesy of Claire Fisher/Sophomore Elizabeth Foley checks out the new arcade game in ‘The Skeller’ Full of SGA club appearances, live music, a caricature artist, and many more, the Rathskeller hosted its grand opening last Friday night. Staff were excited to see students not only on the official… Keep Reading
Men’s basketball falls to Fordham despite Banks’ 29
BY JONNY WALKER, MANAGING EDITOR St. Bonaventure guard Daryl Banks III upped his scoring total to 29 in Wednesday night’s game at the Reilly Center, hitting his third of three free throws with under two minutes to play. Rather than jumping up in excitement, however, many Bonnies fans hung their heads, shuffling toward nearby exits. … Keep Reading
Bonaventure Powers Through Cold Second Half to Hold Off Duquesne, 65-56
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF St. Bonaventure cruised into the halftime break with a 38-23 lead, firing all cylinders. It felt like one of the Bonnies best – and most complete – halves of the season. Think fast. The second half was a complete 180. Bonaventure went cold in the final 20 minutes, making… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure Parts Ways With Women’s Basketball Coach
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF St. Bonaventure University has announced it has parted ways with women’s basketball coach Jesse Fleming, per release. Erica Morrow, who joined the staff in June 2022, will serve as the interim head coach for the rest of the 2022-23 season. Fleming was in his seventh season as head coach.… Keep Reading
Bonaventure Finds Rhythm in Second Half, Defeats Richmond 71-63
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men faced early adversity against Richmond on Saturday but came up clutch when it mattered. Behind a 48-point effort in the second half, the Bonnies overcame a six-point halftime deficit to defeat the Spiders 71-63 before 4,351 in the Reilly Center. Bonaventure improved to 9-9 on… Keep Reading
Bonaventure Falls Short at Rhode Island After Late Rally
Photo: Allen Hubbard (Courtesy of GoBonnies) BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF St. Bonaventure trailed by 10 to Rhode Island with less than four minutes remaining but went on an 11-0 run to take the lead with 35 seconds remaining. However, Rhode Island’s Ishmael Leggett sunk two free throws and the Bonnies failed to score on their… Keep Reading
Banks Scores 27; Bonnies Hold Off George Mason
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF When St. Bonaventure landed Daryl Banks lll from the transfer portal, fans hoped he’d blossom into a star. That appears to have happened. After 31 points Saturday against Massachusetts, Banks poured in 27 more Wednesday as St. Bonaventure held off a late George Mason rally to win 73-69 and… Keep Reading
Bonaventure Opens Conference Play With Convincing Win Over UMass
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF St. Bonaventure wanted to open its Atlantic 10 Conference slate with a bang. That’s exactly what it did. The Bonnies broke their four-game skid in front of 3,978 Saturday, winning 83-64 to ring in the new year. “I thought our guys stepped up and met the challenge,” coach Mark… Keep Reading
Siena Squeaks Past Bonaventure; Wins Franciscan Cup
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ALBANY, N.Y. — After consecutive losses to Iona and Florida Gulf Coast, St. Bonaventure need a strong offensive performance to get back on the right track. Despite 52% shooting for the Bonnies, it wasn’t enough. Behind a near-flawless 23-for-26 night from the free-throw line, Siena outscored Bonaventure 11-4 in… Keep Reading
Bonaventure loses battle late, goes cold against Eagles
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure turned as cold as ice in the second half to drop its final non-conference home game to Florida Gulf Coast, 71-58, on Friday. “It seemed like we were fatigued,” Schmidt said. They were a step quicker than us all night. I thought we fought, we just couldn’t make… Keep Reading
Bonnies Surrender Late Lead, Fall to Iona
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, MANAGING EDITOR NEW YORK — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team traveled to New York City knowing the importance of Sunday’s game. It wasn’t just a match-up against Iona. It was a Quadrant 1 opportunity and a preview of the Barclays Center, where the Atlantic 10 Championship will be held… Keep Reading
Jams with Joseph: Brockhampton — how to disappoint a fanbase
BY JOSEPH DEBELL, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Album Rating: 1/5 Brockhampton is a boy band of rappers, singers and producers that really have made a distinct sound in music during their discography. During their time that they broke out, they dropped some stellar albums. More specifically the group’s trilogy of Saturation. And while the group was getting… Keep Reading
Everyone should find comfort in loneliness
photo courtsey of Cassidey Kavathas BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Everyone should become comfortable in their own loneliness. With the constant connection to others provided by cellphones, no one faces life truly alone. But, my greatest personal growth has come from loneliness. Attending ballet performances during my summer internship highlighted one of the first times I’ve… Keep Reading
BV, you can’t get rid of me that easily
Will and Cassidey’s first BV feature Freshmen year /photo courtsey of Cassidey Kavathas BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In the summer of 2020, I sat in Zoom orientation while my orientation leader, Cammie Duchess, spoke about how she was the Editor-in-Chief of The Bona Venture. As a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed freshman, I jumped on this connection… Keep Reading
A big thank you to the BV
The editorial board working hard in the newsroom / Photo courtesy of Cassidey Kavathas BY KELSEY PURCELL, FEATURES EDITOR I can’t believe my time as features editor as come to an end. It’s been a great semester. I’m so glad that I decided to start writing for the BV at the beginning of my freshmen… Keep Reading
Project Unfurl tells story of Bonaventure basketball
A photograph from a previous interview with Bob Lanier Photo courtesy of Project Unfurl BY: NATHAN SOLOMON, MANAGING EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has decades worth of history. From a Final Four berth, to some dark days, back to a resurgence in modern day, Bonaventure basketball has a unique story. Mike Camoin ‘88… Keep Reading
BonaResponds is Florida bound after Hurricane Ian
The BonaResponds banner on display in the entrance of the Swan Building Steven Stutz/The Bona Venture stutza20@bonaventure.edu BY: TUCKER REILLY, ADVISORY EDITOR BonaResponds is going to Florida for the first time this winter break. The campus service organization will be taking a trip to Pine Island to work in relief and construction after the devastation… Keep Reading
Bonaventure accommodates students during finals
A student stares at his screens in hopes of great outcomes Steven Stutz/The Bona Venture stutza20@bonaventure.edu BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR It’s that time of the semester again. After months of papers, tests and homework it’s finals week. St. Bonaventure University has made some new additions and continued old traditions to help alleviate students’… Keep Reading
How students can make the most of their winter break
Bulletin board in the Career and Professional Readiness Center / Photo courtesy of Kelsey Purcell BY KELSEY PURCELL, FEATURES EDITOR For some students winter break is a time to relax and take it easy after the stress of finals season and the fall semester. Some students just want to rest and not think about their… Keep Reading