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
Squad looks for rebound after losses
By Gavin Lindahl Staff Writer The men’s hockey team opened its season last weekend in a pair of tight losses. The Bonnies fell 4-3 Friday night at home against RIT and 5-4 against Cortland on the road Saturday night. Senior captain defenseman Taylor Rosenberg said despite the losses, the team played good hockey in both… Keep Reading
It’s just a bunch of Hocus Pocus
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor ‘Tis the time of year to dress up, decorate houses, take candy from strangers and, most of all, watch Halloween films. Halloween movies have always been a favorite of young American adults. Some thrill us from start to finish, leaving us at the edge of our seats. Some fulfill… Keep Reading
Feel the fear
By Heather Monahan Features Editor The haunting hour may be upon us, but ghouls and ghosts aren’t the things haunting Bonaventure students, and it certainly isn’t limited to just Halloween. Some don’t even like the occasional spook from scary movies or haunted houses this time of year. Senior accounting major Rita Belloma has two… Keep Reading
Trick or treat, smell my…
By Amelia Kibbe Staff Writer Halloween is just around the corner, and things are starting to get spooky at Bonaventure. Several buildings on campus are decked out with scary decorations, from spider webs in the hallways of Loughlen Hall to cauldrons and pumpkins in the Hickey. Last weekend, Halloween events on campus kicked off… Keep Reading
Strum me away
By Daniel Leopold Staff Writer On Friday, Oct. 18, renowned classical guitarist Paul Galbraith played an hour-long recital at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. The event was one of many visual and performance arts pieces the Quick Center hosts during the school year including concerts, plays and art exhibits… Keep Reading
Let’s go to the mall!
By Majella Shields Staff Writer Hi everyone, and welcome to this week’s Fashion Focus. I hope you all had a great midterm break. I had the best time ever. I am already counting down the weeks until Thanksgiving. Over break, I stayed in Buffalo, and the highlight of my trip was going to the… Keep Reading
Bonnies prepare for weekend slate
By Chris Gilbert Contributing Writer The men’s soccer team is looking at the end of its season, with about nearly half of its Atlantic 10 Conference schedule finished. The team is off to a 1-2 in conference play. This weekend will be a major test for the Bonnies as they host Saint Louis (8-3-1) today… Keep Reading
Lady booters look to extend streak
By Heather Monahan Features Editor With the Atlantic 10 conference heating up, the St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team (5-8-1) will look to improve its win streak to four games this weekend as they welcome La Salle (10-3-2) to the McGraw-Jennings field at 1 p.m. today and St. Joseph’s (6-6-3) at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Bonnies’… Keep Reading
Panthers pounce on Bonnies
By Zach Waltz Assistant Sports Editor The men’s swimming and diving team is coming off a 186-114 home loss to the University of Pittsburgh last Saturday. Head coach Sean McNamee said the meet was condensed due to Pittsburgh’s travel issues. This caused a shortened warm-up time, leading to the swimmers being unprepared. “Pitt had some… Keep Reading
Women’s swimming drops its first meet
By Joel Jackson Contributing Writer The women’s swimming and diving team fell to Pittsburgh Saturday afternoon at home in the Reilly Center pool. It was the team’s first loss of the season. Freshman Tanja Kirmse led the Bonnies, placing first in two events. Kirmse won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:05.67, beating Pittsburgh’s… Keep Reading
Computer labs not evenly dispersed
By Sean O’Brien Assistant Opinion Editor Since Family Weekend, I have been without a computer of my own, as it had to be sent out for repairs. This has proven problematic, as most of my journalism and mass communication studies require use of a computer on a regular basis. That’s not to mention needing a… Keep Reading
Stay motivated through midterm break and beyond
Midterms. The very word makes most college students cringe. While we get the gift of a two-day vacation plus the weekend, the week we just finished was a jumble of papers, tests and presentations. It’s a stressful and dreary time. Our workload is much more intense than it is during the average week of classes.… Keep Reading
Millenial critics should look in the mirror
By Heather Monahan Features Editor Lazy. Narcissistic. Coddled. Delusional. All adjectives Time used to describe Generation Y. It’s funny, if you think about it. My generation, the twenty-somethings working our butts off in college to come out with debt up to our eyeballs and an awful job market, is constantly labeled as the selfish and… Keep Reading
Bona’s tight-knit campus an asset for students
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor Far too often students take the close-knit community here at St. Bonaventure for granted. The opportunity for students to communicate personally with the president of their university is not common at other schools. Realizing St. Bonaventure forms special bonds is essential to the SBU experience. Tuesday night, the third… Keep Reading
‘Orange’ features TV rarity: real women
By Samantha Berkhead Editor-in-Chief In the 1980s, cartoonist Alison Bechdel created a system to test gender bias in media. The Bechdel test is simple in its requirements. A film, television show or any other storytelling media passes the Bechdel test if it has at least two women in it who talk to each other about… Keep Reading
Duggar family’s quest for 20th child sets dangerous example
By Deirdre Spilman Associate Editor In the Bible, it is stated that every child is a gift from God (Psalms 127:3). If this is true, then Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting” are extremely spoiled. After experiencing complications and even a miscarriage with later-in-life pregnancies, the couple is still trying… Keep Reading
Gionet presented with 53rd annual Mark Hellinger Award
By Julia Mericle Contributing Writer Madeleine Gionet was the recipient of the 53rd annual Mark Hellinger Award. The ceremony was held Wednesday at the Holiday Valley Lodge in Ellicottville. The award, established in 1960, is presented to a graduating senior journalism and mass communication major who has displayed excellence in academics and great potential in… Keep Reading
‘Suspicious package’ temporarily evacuates Quick Center
By Nate West News Editor A suspicious package in the north entrance way of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts caused a local-area evacuation on Monday, Oct. 7. “Shortly after 2 p.m., Safety & Security received a call from a Quick Center employee to report that a person, (wearing a hoodie and unable… Keep Reading
J/MC professor edits new Civil War book
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor Chris Mackowski, associate professor of journalism and mass communication, recently edited “Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale: The Battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 18-20, 1863,” which was written by Lee White, historian at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Battlefield. Of the now nine books in the series, Mackowski has either authored or… Keep Reading
CPRC and alumni work to help students
By Lian Bunny Contributing Writer The Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC) introduced a new program last year, the Alumni Internship Service. This program is designed to help students find internships by utilizing the university’s alumni base. The program allows alumni to stay connected and give back to the school while helping students, according to… Keep Reading