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
University has to wait on Time Warner for cable repair
By Nate West News Editor On Wednesday, the maintenance department received reports from residents in townhouses 23, 24, 25 and 26 saying the buildings lost cable. We have a call into the cable company (Time Warner) to come in and fix it,” said Michael Hoffman, executive director for information technology. “The cable TV system is… Keep Reading
Ready, set, slime
By Lian Bunny Contributing Writer Are you ready for this? Think back to your younger years watching with envy as lucky kids got slimed on Nickelodeon television shows. Now it’s your turn. Tomorrow at noon, St. Bonaventure is kicking off its first-ever Slime Nation Run. This extreme race takes place on campus and spans… Keep Reading
Students praise parental pearls of wisdom
Heather Monahan Features Editor Students will help to expand the Bona Bubble the next few days as parents and siblings visit campus and celebrate Family Weekend. While we get to share with our parents where we live, learn and grow, some students reflected on how our parents helped us get to this point.… Keep Reading
iMakeover
By Amelia Kibbe Contributing Writer It seems like many of us spend our lives trying to keep up with the newest technology. Every time we turn around, there is a new gadget on the market, and we just have to have it. Last Wednesday, Apple released its latest update to the iPhone. The old… Keep Reading
Breaking Bad series finale set to stun audiences
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor There’s something intrinsically painful about endings. They tend to leave one wistful, longing for bygone days. While waiting for the final episode of “Breaking Bad” (Sunday 9 p.m., AMC), it is nearly impossible not to long for Walter White’s (Bryan Cranston) pre-cancer days. It was a time when he… Keep Reading
Words can’t bring you down
By Majella Shields Contributing Writer Hello everyone, welcome to Fashion Focus. This week, I will be looking at an op/ed in last week’s BV titled “Clothing Shouldn’t Have to Compromise Style for Size,” which expressed the writer’s annoyance that plus-sized clothes aren’t as fashionable as regular sizes. I totally agree with what she said.… Keep Reading
No freedom ‘til we’re equal
By Daniel Leopold Contributing Writer On Sunday, Sept. 22, two vans filled with St. Bonaventure students left campus to take part in the “Dash for Diversity,” a run sponsored by the National Federation for Just Communities (NFJC) in Buffalo. The event was supported by the Damietta Center which is dedicated to combating biases and… Keep Reading
All that and a bag of chips
By Kailyn Jennings Staff Writer You open Pandora and which station do you choose? Summer Hits of the 90s is an obvious choice…if you’re a true 90s kid. What’s up with our obsession with the 90s? What epitomized the decade and made it so memorable to us? People within the Bona Bubble have the… Keep Reading
Young stars headline MLB playoffs
By Zach Waltz Assistant Sports Editor As the MLB gears up for what looks to be one most exciting postseasons in recent memory, a common theme has appeared among the October-bound teams. Highlighted by teams like the Pirates, Athletics and Dodgers, this year’s playoff teams are made up of young, exciting players that have taken… Keep Reading
Booters set for matchup with Billikens
By Heather Monahan Features Editor Coming off a 3-1 win against UMass-Lowell (0-7-0) at home last Friday, the women’s soccer team (2-5-1) kicks off its Atlantic 10 schedule off on the road tonight against St. Louis (1-8-1). Forward Abby Maiello said the Bonnies are excited to start their conference slate against the Billikens, especially since… Keep Reading
Battered Bonnies take on Geneseo
By Gavin Lindahl Staff Writer Last week’s game against Fredonia was more of the same for the ruggers. The St. Bonaventure women’s rugby team took on more injuries in another loss. But Coach Tracy Schrems is optimistic about the match itself. “Fredonia is a really good team, and it was an absolute pleasure to play… Keep Reading
SBU looks to please parents, crush Orange
By Zach Waltz Assistant Sports Editor The men’s rugby team (1-0-1) will face the Syracuse Orange (1-1-1) tomorrow at home at 1 p.m. The Bonnies are gearing up to take on their interstate rival as a part of this weekend’s festivities. Senior lock Tallon Moritz said the team looks forward to Family Weekend because players’… Keep Reading
Rivalries take center stage for Bonnies
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor Part of what attracts fans and athletes to sports is the element of rivalry. Teams that reside in the same neighborhood (Ohio State vs. Michigan) or have a long history of competition and animosity (Yankees vs. Red Sox) develop almost personal grievances that make their matchups all the more… Keep Reading
MPAA’s flawed rating system needs a serious overhaul
By Alexandra Salerno Advisory editor A little boy, about six years old, sat behind me in the movie theater on Saturday night. “I can’t see!” he exclaimed to the couple he was seated with. There was nowhere else to sit. The theater was packed. The woman whispered to him he would see better once the… Keep Reading
Dependence on smartphones damages students’ social skills
By Sara Ward Associate editor One morning this week, I was waiting outside Paladino House to walk to class with my friend. As I rested against the red brick wall, I glanced around me, taking in the bright sky and wind rustling the grass across the street. After about a couple minutes, I reached into… Keep Reading
Pope Francis’ new vision a welcome change for the Church
By Matthew Laurrie Copy Editor I need to preach a hearty “hallelujah” to Pope Francis. As a self-declared fallen Catholic, I applaud @Pontifex’s attempts to undertake his position with a progressive mindset and become what the Catholic Church so desperately needs: a pope for the people. My pessimism was certainly more audible than my prayers… Keep Reading
Class of 2017 moved by president’s words
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F. and university president, addressed the Class of 2017 in the Dresser Auditorium. I expected a generic speech somehow connected to the All Bonaventure Reads book, “Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rockey Flats,” by Kristen Iversen. However,… Keep Reading
Attendance at sporting events suggests sexist tendencies
By Alicia Maldonado Contributing writer How would you feel if you learned a huge amount of sexism thrived among the sports culture here at St. Bonaventure? St. Bonaventure University students and alumni take pride in the NCAA Division 1 sports teams on campus. These teams include women’s softball, men’s baseball, women and men’s soccer,… Keep Reading
Passion trumps money in choosing major
By: Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor If anyone were to ask why I became a history major, the answer would most accurately be “my dad.” Between feeding me a steady diet of the History Channel and taking/dragging me to hundreds of museums, national parks and monuments for many of my formative years, my father groomed… Keep Reading
Cops make mistake, tragedy ought to raise awareness
By: Sean O’Brien Assistant Opinion Editor Police killed a man in Charlotte, N.C. around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14,2013. His crime? Possibly “running to them for help.” According to CNN.com, the Charlotte police department has been able to piece together that Jonathan Ferrell, a 24-year-old former Florida A&M University footballer, wrecked his car that… Keep Reading