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Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: ROGER WEBSTER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is looking to get back in the … Keep Reading
Bona alum visits campus
By Nate West News Assignment Editor Carl Paladino,’68 and 2010 New York gubernatorial candidate, spoke to students yesterday in the Walsh Amphitheater about the value of family-owned businesses. While a student, Paladino was a member of the ROTC program. He then graduated from Syracuse University in 1971 with a Juris Doctor degree. From there he… Keep Reading
ARAMARK unveils new app
By Nate West News Assignment Editor ARAMARK is bringing themselves into the age of handheld devices with their new app, CampusDish, now available for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. “We are excited to introduced this tool to our campus community and provide our students and staff with information to help them make healthy lifestyle choices,”… Keep Reading
Four students present at NYSCA communications conference
By Annie Riley Staff Writer Four St. Bonaventure journalism and mass communication majors attended the Communications conference in Ellenville, N.Y. last weekend to present their papers on “How the mass communications industry portrays American’s First Ladies.” The New York State Communication Association (NYSCA) held the conference. NYSCA is an organization of faculty, students and professionals… Keep Reading
Department of Computer Science to hold 11th annual girls day
By Kristie Schiefer Assistant News Editor In an attempt to spark female interest in technology, the Department of Computer Science will hold its 11th annual Girls Day from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. on Nov. 10 for girls in grades six through eight from local area schools. According to Dalton Hunkins, Computer Science professor, Girls… Keep Reading
SBU spilts weekend, prepares for UMass and RI
by Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor Last weekend, the women’s soccer team (6-10-1) lost to Dayton (12-4) on Friday before defeating Xavier (6-10) Sunday in double overtime, 2-1. The Bonnies host UMass this afternoon at 3 and Rhode Island Sunday at 1 p.m. in their last games of the regular season. “UMass is only one… Keep Reading
Punish the man, not the cause
By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor It seems like not a day goes by without a new scandal coming out of the woodwork in the world of professional sports centered around performance-enhancing drugs. It’s discouraging to think some of our most beloved athletes turn out to be frauds in the truest form of the word.… Keep Reading
Brown and White travel to Amherst to take on UMass
By Steve Marcus Staff Writer The men’s soccer team (4-11, 2-3) look forward to a potentially historic weekend after beating Dayton (8-4-1, 2-2-1) on Friday and suffering 2-1 loss against nationally ranked Xavier (10-0-4, 3-0-2) Sunday. The men have a long weekend of travel as they head to Amherst, Mass. this weekend to take on… Keep Reading
Bonnies travel to Philly for A-10s
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor In 1993 St. Bonaventure finished seventh of eight teams at Atlantic 10 Championships. Since then, teams have finished last every year. The Bonnies are attempting to break that streak Saturday when they travel to Philadelphia to participate in the meet at the Belmont Plateau. Coach Macfarlane said this meet… Keep Reading
Men split weekend games, head to ‘Cuse
By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor After going 1-1 last weekend, the hockey team hosts Oswego tonight at 8:30 and will travel to Syracuse for tomorrow’s 2 p.m. game. The Bonnies (2-1) defeated the Oswego Lakers both times they faced them last season (8-2, 7-5). Senior Josh Popsie said the Bonnies are focusing on one… Keep Reading
Tennis teams complete fall season
By Tyler Piraino Contributing Writer The members of the SBU tennis teams finished up their fall season last weekend and hit the courts again Jan. 26 and 27 when they host St. Francis in the first home meet of the spring season. Head Coach Michael Bates, now in his 18th year, believes his teams are… Keep Reading
Women take on undefeated UB in weekend match
By Taylor Nigrelli Assitant Sports Editor The women’s rugby team (4-2) will follow up a win over Fredonia (4-2) last weekend with a trip to Buffalo to take on the undefeated UB Bulls this Saturday . According to Coach Tracy Schrems, Buffalo (6-0) will be the toughest competition the Bonnies have seen thus far. “UB… Keep Reading
Bona grad recieves military honor
By Katelyn Schrock Contributing Writer Years of dedication to the red, white and blue has proven worth it for ROTC contractor Timothy Hite, ‘o2. The former cadet has recently been promoted to major and said he is excited to begin the next chapter in his career. Hite first became involved with ROTC when he attended… Keep Reading
Growing awareness
By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure community can expect to see a few more moustaches sprouting up on campus than usual next month. While students and faculty members may be familiar with “No Shave November,” where men don’t shave for the entire month, a new cause called “Movember” is growing in popularity.… Keep Reading
Bonaventure club brings zombie walk to life
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer With Halloween approaching, SBU for Life developed a creative and festive way to bring awareness to world hunger with their SBU for Life Zombie Walk for Hunger. Today at 3:15 p.m., the group is dressing up as zombies and marching across campus to bring attention and provide information on the… Keep Reading
Bonnies put the clubs away
By Harrison Leone Staff Writer The men’s golf fall season came to a close this past Tuesday as the Bonnies concluded the Old Dominion/Outerbanks Collegiate Invitational. St. Bonaventure logged a 10th place finish out of a field of 18 schools from across the Eastern Seaboard. Also competing at the tournament were fellow Atlantic 10 schools… Keep Reading
Halloween brings out the characters in SBU students
By Jillian Hammell Staff Writer Halloween is a traditionally spooky, yet creative holiday celebrated by children and adults who are young-at-heart. The tradition, practiced by many students at St. Bonaventure, has blossomed into a popular festivity among students of all ages in a quest for originality. Popular Halloween ensembles of 2012 include a number of… Keep Reading
Treading lightly at Bonaventure
By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Editor “Global climate change is a huge issue. It’s something we should be thinking about for the future.” Alexandra Bulszewicz, a senior finance major, said this is the outlook of SBU Tread Lightly. Club president Bulszewicz said she hopes to increase sustainability and environmental awareness across campus. Last week, Tread Lightly… Keep Reading
‘Sinister’ provides scream-worthy excitement
By MacKenzie Linehan Contributing Writer ‘Tis the season! It’s that time of year for apple picking, pumpkin carving and the last of the warm weather before the frost comes in. But, the most exciting part about fall is the debut of spooky Halloween thrillers. There are the classic scary movies, like “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and… Keep Reading
Unsung Heroes of Bonaventure: a BV Series
Yvette Jordan By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor Australia, Ireland and Spain are just a few of the many countries where Bonaventure students have the opportunity to study abroad. Yvette Jordan, assistant of international studies, helps ensure students are able to visit these foreign countries. Jordan assists the director of international studies, Alice Sayegh. Before… Keep Reading
Social media coverage of debate misses issues
By Elizabeth Grady Promotions Editor With 24 million tweets total during the three presidential debates, according to an Oct. 23 L.A. Times article, it’s safe to say social involvement in politics is trending. But, how much of this social commentary on the Twitterverse is informed? Twitter and other forms of social media should not cancel… Keep Reading