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
Emmy-winning set designer to visit campus
By Alexandra Napoli Contributing Writer Think of everything you have ever dreamed. What if everything you wanted to be came true? You walk across a red carpet and camera flashes are all you see. Ray Klausen knows exactly how it feels to do this, as he has achieved his biggest dreams. Klausen has designed… Keep Reading
Spanish club sparks conversation
By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor Bienvenido a la tertulia! SBU’s “tertulia,” or informal Spanish conversation gathering, meets Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. in Café LaVerna. Students have the opportunity to sit with peers to brush up on their Spanish speaking skills. Victor Zabala, an English graduate student, and Maria Jorquera-Hervas, a Fulbright scholar (an… Keep Reading
Bonaventure’s unsung heroes: A BV series
Clinton Pataye By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Editor Fourteen years ago, Clinton Pataye joined Bonaventure’s Safety and Security team looking for a break from his hectic police job. “I only saw bad people,” said Pataye, a security officer supervisor. “It got real old. I came here because I like the quietness and the solitude.” Pataye said… Keep Reading
Home is where you make it
By Katelyn Schrock Contributing Writer Freshmen are assigned to a dorm and placed with an unfamiliar face that soon turns into a roommate. Following that first year, it’s up to students to choose their own living arrangements. Juniors and seniors have the option of continuing to live on campus or finding residences’ in the… Keep Reading
Bonaventure’s appeal stretches coast to coast
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor Eighty percent of college students stay within a three- hour range of their home, said Thomas Iwankow, associate director of admissions. However, the Bona Bubble is home to students from more than 30 states. The newly enrolled students at St. Bonaventure this fall, both freshman and transfers, come from … Keep Reading
Editor writes from abroad
By Samantha Berkhead Associate Editor Late last night, I ran down the stairs in my apartment building, shouting “WHAT’S THE CRAIC, LADS?” to the people at the bottom. No, I didn’t drop out of school to dabble in illegal activities. I’ve just begun my time at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland — my… Keep Reading
Cafe LaVerna needs to improve efficiency
By Alexandra Salerno Editor-in-chief It’s late, and I’m sitting in a big, comfy chair in my favorite LaVerna alcove. I’m trying to catch up on the homework I’ve been neglecting all week when I suddenly crave one of those chocolate chip muffins perched behind the glass at the coffee counter. I order, pay and sit… Keep Reading
Teacher strike selfishly hurts students
By Elizabeth Grady Promotions Editor Chicago public school students began their first day of school Wednesday, seven days late. A teacher’s strike in the third-largest school district in the U.S. prevented 405,000 students from returning to Chicago’s 675 schools, according to the Chicago Public School’s website. Teachers picketed over an extended school day, job losses… Keep Reading
TV show should be embraced for its take on a modern family
By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor Parents are there to watch your first steps, hear your first words, teach you to learn and grow and mentor you along your way. They may be the most important people in a child’s life. “The New Normal,” one of NBC’s newest sitcoms, follows a gay couple and their… Keep Reading
Calorie counts provide hope for a healthier America
By Deirdre Spilman Opinion Assignment Editor Even if you live under a hunk of obsidian you know that eating food from McDonald’s is not the most health-conscious decision that someone can make. The food is full of fat and sodium and slathered with grease. When eating McDonald’s, it is understood that you are probably consuming… Keep Reading
Parents shouldn’t allow pole dancing classes for children
By Kristie Schiefer Assistant News Editor What ever happened to swinging around on the monkey bars? It’s a great source of fitness requiring upper and lower body strength if you decided to hang upside down by your knees. But that’s all changed. Children can now swing around a pole for pure fitness, strength, and fun.… Keep Reading
Student injured in off-campus assault
By Emily Carson News Editor A group of unknown males and females allegedly assaulted a St. Bonaventure student after the student left an off-campus student residence last weekend, according to campus Safety and Security. In the early hours of Sunday morning, the group approached the student while he walked alone on Seventh Street in Allegany,… Keep Reading
Students recognized for literacy program
By Emily Carson News Editor Members of St. Bonaventure University’s Xi Nu of Kappa Delta Pi received recognition for a literacy program they developed for the Olean Child Daycare Center. “KDP is an international education honor society,” said Emily Call, a graduate advisor for the group. “Education majors with specific GPA and credits received are… Keep Reading
Campus remembers 9/11
By Nate West News Assignment Editor Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, the world changed. Eleven years later, students, faculty members and members of the community, gathered in front of St. Joseph’s Oratory to remember the events. The ceremony started at approximately1 p.m. Fr. Ed Coughlin, O.F.M. and sophomore theology majors Daniel Adrat and Elena Robillard… Keep Reading
Archives receive rare stamp collection
By Emmariah Holcomb Staff Writer St. Bonaventure University Friedsam Memorial Library archives received a United Nations stamp collection worth $11,000 on Aug. 21. Ray Albertella, ‘62, donated the collection a few weeks after going on a tour of his alma matter, which he hadn’t seen in 50 year. Leanna Chojnacki, secretarygeneral for Model United Nations,… Keep Reading
Brown and White travel to Binghamton in search of first win
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor The women’s soccer team is still winless after falling to Hofstra (3-4-0) last Friday. Today Bonnies travel to Binghamton (5-1-0) for a 7 p.m. game. “They’re a very athletic team,” said Assistant Coach Morie Kephart. “They’ve won quite a few games this year, so they’re obviously dangerous.” The Bonnies… Keep Reading
Football Sundays bring Bonnies together
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor Like any American male, I’ve loved football for as long as I can remember. Every Sunday since first grade, (interestingly enough, the first and last time I saw the Bills make the playoffs) I sat in front of the TV all day and watched not only the ensuing Bills… Keep Reading
Atlantic 10 conference realignment brings new competition
By Kyle Zamiara Promotions Editor This past spring, the Atlantic 10 added two new schools to its conference after losing Temple to the Big East and Charlotte to Conference USA from the 2013 season on. The Butler Bulldogs, formerly from the Horizon League, and the Virginia Commonwealth Rams, formerly from the Colonial Athletic Association, joined… Keep Reading
Bonnies looking for first win of season in home opener
By Steve Marcus Contributing Writer After spending the first three weeks of the season on the road, amassing over 19,00 miles, including stops in Ohio, Virginia, Hartwick and Buffalo, the men’s soccer team is still winless. During last weekend’s Mayor’s Cup Invitational, the Bonnies lost to host Hartwick College 5-1 on Friday and lost to… Keep Reading
Bonnies triumph over UB in season opener
By Mike Specht Contributing Writer The men’s rugby team traveled to the University at Buffalo and defeated the Bulls squad 26 -5 last Friday night. The Bonnies will play SUNY Brockport home at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. “Family Weekend is usually our biggest crowd,” Senior captain Alex Brussard said. “Seeing your friends and your… Keep Reading