Sneak Peak: Documentary Featuring Bonaventure’s Men’s Basketball Team
BY: MORGAN KILGER/FEATURES EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University’s men’s basketball team has impacted both the university and Franciscan values for decades. The … Keep Reading
Students react to professors joining the Twitterverse
By Heather Monahan Features Assignment Editor In this day and age, it’s rare to find a college student who isn’t on Twitter. However, with its multiple functions, more professors are joining the site as well. Jim Mahar (@BonaResponds), associate professor of finance and BonaResponds coordinator, said he joined Twitter in 2008. “I joined early on… Keep Reading
Bonnies to lock horns with Rams
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor On Sunday, the women’s basketball team (9-13, 2-5) welcomes Virginia Commonwealth to the Reilly Center at 1 p.m. This serves as the first meeting between the two teams since VCU (8-14, 1-6) joined the Atlantic 10 in July 2012. In three of the last four years, the VCU Rams won… Keep Reading
Hall of Fame Voters Get it Wrong
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor Ladies and gentlemen, without further adieu, I am pleased to present to you the 2013 inductees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Nobody!…living, at least. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) foisted a travesty upon this country’s baseball fans when they did not deem a… Keep Reading
Bonnies blog about life
By Alexandra Napoli Staff Writer “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you,” Maya Angelou once said. Telling stories and sharing ideas are things everybody does. Publishing ideas is no small feat, but St. Bonaventure students have found a way to post their stories and ideas with a click of a… Keep Reading
Morris, ’05, takes on postion at UMIN
By Annie Riley Assistant News Editor St. Bonaventure University Ministries named Margaret Morris, ’05, the new program manager of the Warming House and Bona Buddies. The Warming House is known as one of the oldest student-run soup kitchens in the nation and Bona Buddies is a mentoring program where one-on-one relationships are created between local… Keep Reading
Team’s lone senior finds Mecca at Bonaventure
By Mike Specht Staff Writer After back-to-back losses to Niagara over the weekend, the men’s hockey team (7-10) is set to face SUNY Cortland (6-12) tomorrow. The puck drops at 1 p.m. at Alumni Ice Arena in Cortland. The Bonnies will need a victory in order to secure a playoff spot. The Bonnies last played… Keep Reading
BV editor keeps Bonaventure in style this season
By Jillian Hammell Assistant Features Editor To wear or not to wear? That is the question. Comfortable, casual, fancy and hipster are the fashionable themes displayed within a college student’s closet. During the winter, when the weather is frigid and the walk to class is unbearable, style may not be first priority. However, the season… Keep Reading
Farrell credits success to work ethic, hopes to repeat last year’s fate
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor Some rely on the talent they are born with to take them where they want to go in life. Junior guard Danny Farrell does not. “I don’t know if I’m above-average talent,” junior guard Danny Farrell said. “I just try to work hard to get the best of my… Keep Reading
Admissions events bring prospective students inside Bona Bubble
By Emmariah Holcomb Staff Writer Campus overnights can give prospective students a taste of what Bona’s is all about. When students decide on where to go to college, often one of the biggest impacting factors is how they’re treated when they visit campus. The admissions department at St. Bonaventure works with current students to offer… Keep Reading
Cooper delivers in ‘Playbook’
By MacKenzie Linehan Staff Writer With the Oscars quickly approaching, moviegoers are anxiously waiting to find out which film will take home the highest cinematic honor. “Silver Linings Playbook” is one that stands out, and I believe that it has a great chance of winning the golden statue at this year’s Academy Awards. The 2012… Keep Reading
SAAC helps athletes stay on track
By Patrick Tintle Contributing Writer College can be a difficult time in one’s life. New responsibilities present themselves and these responsibilities require time, effort and dedication. Many students experience this transition in addition to living the life of a student-athlete. The Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is an organization created to help student-athletes balance… Keep Reading
Business building making steady progress
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer Construction of The William E. and Ann L. Swan Business Center is anticipating completion on June 1, 2013. Business students can expect a modern building which will have features similar to other buildings created years ago, according to Dr. Pierre A. Balthazard, professor of management and Dean of the School… Keep Reading
Senior Pascarella leads Bonnies
By Harrison Leone Assitant Sports Editor People search high and low to find a calling or a niche where they truly feel comfortable. For Erica Pascarella, the lone senior of the women’s swimming and diving team, that niche was swimming. “Swimming was just something that I always wanted to do,” Pascarella said. “I’ve always enjoyed… Keep Reading
Sophomore begins term as City of Salamanca councilman
By Kristie Schiefer News Assignment Editor Jan. 1 left sophomore political science major Luke Stewart speechless. The people of Salamanca elected Stewart to serve as their Ward 5 Councilman. “On election day I was very unsure of how the results were going to turn out,” Stewart said. “I was content that I did my very… Keep Reading
Murphy puts team first
By Zachary Waltz Staff Writer The men’s swimming and diving team lost to the Buffalo Bulls 159-135 last Saturday. Junior Mike Burud and Sophomore Ripley Danner were the only two swimmers to have a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke and the 500-yard freestyle respectively. Coach Sean McNamee said the team used the meet as… Keep Reading
Hickey workers deserve more respect
By Sean O’Brien Contributing Writer As St. Bonaventure students, we are privileged to have numerous options when it comes to dining. At certain times of the day, it seems that for many hungry young minds there’s only one choice: the Hickey Dining Hall. The entire student body seems to be crammed into the Hickey at… Keep Reading
Vigilant citizens needed in age of drones
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a Draganflyer X6 surveillance and assault drone! It’s just one of many new models of unmanned aerial vehicles becoming increasingly common in American skies. While drones are typically associated with attacks on terrorists in the Middle East,… Keep Reading
Tennis teams hosts Colgate
By Christopher Spiker Contributing Writer The women’s tennis team (2-3) defeated Robert Morris, 4-3, and Slippery Rock, 4-3, and lost at Pittsburgh, 7-0, on Friday, while the men’s team (1-1), lost to Robert Morris, 4-3. The men and women host Colgate Saturday with matches starting at 11 a.m. The Colgate men visit Olean with a… Keep Reading
Letter to the Editor: Writer was wrong on NYS gun law, mental health
As a licensed clinical social worker and practicing psychotherapist, I would like to take issue with the column Kevin Rogers wrote for the Jan. 25 issue of the Bona Venture under the title “NYS Gun Control Law Destroys Doctor-Patient Confidentiality.” Rogers’ central contention is that the recently passed gun law is bad because it “nullifies… Keep Reading
Beyoncé brings perfection to halftime
By Annie Riley Assitant News Editor After a controversial inauguration lip-synching scandal, Beyoncé won her fans and even her critics back over after a fabulous halftime performance at the Super Bowl on Sunday. Beyoncé has been performing onstage since she was a child, but this performance came at a perfect time for the 31-year-old pop… Keep Reading