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Men welcome Dayton and Xavier to McGraw- Jennings Field

By Steve Marcus Staff Writer The Bonnies (3-10, 1-2) suffered a 3-1 conference setback to Duquesne (5-8, 2-1) Sunday afternoon. The loss drops the men into a tie for 10th place in the Atlantic 10. The top eight teams make the postseason tournament. Two more key conference games take place this weekend at McGraw-Jennings Field… Keep Reading

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Bonnies Basketball season brings excitement

By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor If you throw a rock around the corner, you’ll hit basketball season. In two, yes, two short weeks the Bonnies hit the hardwood for their first game of the 2012-2013 season. Some would say exhibition games against Edinboro for the women’s team and Mansfield for the men’s team don’t matter… Keep Reading

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Ruggers prepare to take on the Orange

By Mike Specht Staff Writer At the halfway mark of the season, the fate of the men’s rugby team’s postseason rests on  its performance against Syracuse University (3-2-0). The team is scheduled to play the Orange Saturday at 1 p.m. on McGraw-Jennings Pitch. “Syracuse is one of our rivals and they always give us a… Keep Reading

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Runners rewrite record book

By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor The men and women’s cross country teams ran their way to 10th and sixth place finishes, respectively, this weekend at the Gettysburg Invitational. Forty one teams participated in the meet; Lock Haven University was the overall winner of the men’s race while Shippensburg College was first in the women’s… Keep Reading

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Bonnies bound for Old Dominion

By Harrison Leone Staff Writer With the fall season coming to a close for  men’s golf,  the last challenge for St. Bonaventure will come this weekend when they travel to Powell’s Point, N.C. for the Old Dominion Collegiate Tournament. The three-day event begins on Sunday and continues through Tuesday. “Some of the best teams from… Keep Reading

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Bonnies compete in dual meet against Pittsburgh Panthers

By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor The women’s swimming and diving team heads to Pittsburgh today for an 11 a.m. meet with the Panthers tomorrow. The Bonnies had a promising opening to the season last Saturday at the WNY Invitational at Buffalo. For the Pitt meet, the team is taking a different approach than the WNY… Keep Reading

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Bonnies compete in dual meet against Pittsburgh Panthers

By Nate West News Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s swimming and diving team   travels to Pittsburgh to take on the Panthers in their first dual meet tomorrow. “We want to continue to improve,”said  Coach Sean McNamee said. “To show a continual path of improvement is the main goal.” McNamee said the team has been… Keep Reading

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OPINION

Americans must renew appreciation for democratic process

Brett Keegan Staff Writer Campaign posters laced with Arabic script sailed into gutters, trampled by dog paws and stray cats picking for scraps. Red, white and black ringed trees and utility poles, faded from a year in Cairo sun. Around every corner, I found remains of revolution and the first free election in Egypt’s history.… Keep Reading

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A public health care option would satisfy members of both parties

Ryan DeOrdio Staff Writer In the first 2012 presidential debate, President Obama and Mitt Romney debated health care, among other issues. Romney advocated competition between private insurance and Medicare, while Obama stressed Medicare’s superiority. Both positions prove a public option is the solution to health care. President Obama argued, “Medicare has lower administrative costs than… Keep Reading

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OPINION

Government needs to axe frivolous spending projects

Kevin Rogers Assistant Opinion Editor When a family faces a budget crisis, one of the first steps to financial stability is to slash non-essential spending. Families eat out less, they buy fewer luxuries and they look to maximize the benefits for each dollar spent. Much like this hypothetical family, the United States government is suffering… Keep Reading

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Bonnies social media expansion benefits community

Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor Have you ever logged in to Twitter to check the score of a Bonnies men’s basketball game only to find such a page does not exist? Rest assured Bona Nation, the problem has been solved and then some. The latest creation out of the Sports Information Office, a St. Bonaventure… Keep Reading

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Amanda Todd’s death deserves sympathy, not hateful comments

Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor The internet is a wonderfully fascinating invention. You can search any fact from an infinite base of knowledge from nearly anywhere. You can join the more than one billion people who use Facebook, you can share your thoughts with the world via blog or browse countless other sites. Disturbingly, you… Keep Reading

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Banks finally gives men a chance to compete

Deirdre Spilman Opinion Assignment Editor I have always been a pretty big fan of Tyra Banks. Her list of accomplishments is a mile long. She’s acted in films like “Life Size” and “Higher Learning,” she started her own production company, hosts her own talk show and, of course, models for a plethora of modeling agencies.… Keep Reading

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NHL’s new offer should be taken seriously

Kerri Linsenbigler Features Editor As a life-long season ticket holder for the Buffalo Sabres, Tuesday’s surprise National Hockey League’s contract offer thrilled me. I thought I could watch some hockey again. I imagined myself sitting among 18,000 fellow Sabres fans at the First Niagara Center. I pictured the Sabres turning their luck around and making… Keep Reading

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Viewers shouldn’t jump to conclusions on ‘Breaking Amish’

Mary Best Managing Editor Jeremiah, Abe, Rebecca, Kate and Sabrina are all names trending on social media. While a few seem rather biblical and one is reminiscent of an endearing teenage witch, it’s all to do with a rather frightening movement behind TLC’s “Breaking Amish.” Disclaimer: I am a fan of the show, but things… Keep Reading

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District wrongfully fired counselor for past modeling career

Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor Who says a model can’t also be a role model? The Department of Education in New York City certainly doesn’t think this is a possibility. A high school guidance counselor was recently fired from her position after racy photos of her reappeared on the Internet seventeen years after they were… Keep Reading

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Bonnies duel Knights in weekened match

By Skye Tulio Sports Assignment Editor The women’s rugby team fell to Ithaca last Saturday, 33-17, in its first loss of the season. The Bonnies (2-1) host Geneseo (2-1) tomorrow at 1 p.m. Against the Knights, Coach Tracy Schrems said the team needs to stay on the offensive as much as possible. “We’re not a… Keep Reading

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Bonas opens A-10 slate

By Steve Marcus Staff Writer Last Sunday afternoon, the Bonnies (2-8) defeated Siena (4-5) at home, 1-0, thanks to a 79th minute penalty kick goal by junior Brad Vanino. The men open their Atlantic 10 slate with a weekend in Philadelphia on Friday taking on Temple at 2:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoon vs St. Joseph’s… Keep Reading

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SBU to take on West Point

By Mike Specht Staff Writer The men’s rugby team’s perfect record snapped last Saturday when SUNY Binghamton defeated the Bonnies 25-21. The team rallied late in the game, but couldn’t mount the comeback. West Point Military Academy meets the Bonnies (1-0-3) on McGraw-Jennings Field  at 1 p.m Sunday. Coach Clarence Picard anticipates a difficult match… Keep Reading

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Lockout hurts league the most

By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor As Yogi Berra once said “it’s déjà vu all over again!” For the third time in 18 months North American sports fans face the possibility of a lockout. This time the perpetrators are the players and owners of the National Hockey League. Every time a labor dispute occurs in… Keep Reading

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