Recap: Bonaventure MBB Defeats Big Four Rival Buffalo, Remains Undefeated at Home
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team picked up its ninth win of the season, … Keep Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
SBU takes on Temple and St. Joe’s
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor After winning its last three non-conference games, the women’s soccer (3-8-1) team lost its first two Atlantic 10 games this past weekend. Today at 3 p.m., the Bonnies take on Temple (3-7-2) before playing Saint Joseph’s (5-4-1) at home on Sunday at 1 p.m. Head coach Manoj Khettry said… Keep Reading
Bonas’ schedule provides new opponents
By Anthony Gannon Sports Editor The annual release of the men’s basketball schedule typically brings the excitement of a new season and the anticipation of seeing the Bonnies hit Bob Lanier court against notable non-conference opponents. This year, the sheer velocity of the approaching season is enough to drive Bonaventure fans crazy waiting for the… Keep Reading
Bonnies head to Fall Invite
By Harrison Leone Staff Writer The men’s golf team hopes to build on its early successes. The next test for the Bonnies will come this upcoming weekend in Apalachin, N.Y., where the team will compete in the Binghamton University Fall Invitational. The Invitational will be held at The Links at Hiawatha. The Invitational will be… Keep Reading
Injury hampers Bonnies
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor Saturday was not ideal for the cross country teams as they suffered a key injury and finished last among qualifying teams at the Mason Invitational in Leesburg, Virginia. The men’s team lost their top runner when sophomore Nick Masiello dropped out mid-race due to a leg injury. Masiello will… Keep Reading
Bona alum hikes Grand Canyon to raise money
By Kerri Linsinbigler Features Editor Years ago, the Colorado River rushed through Arizona carving through layers of rock and dirt to produce one of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world. Among the millions of tourists visiting the Grand Canyon this year is Bonaventure graduate Paul Monahan. Unlike the majority of visitors, however, Monahan… Keep Reading
The Buzz jazzes up lunchtime in the Hickey
By Alexandra Napoli Staff Writer WSBU-FM 88.3, The Buzz directors and staffers have stepped out of the station and into the Hickey Dining Hall. SBU’s student-run radio station has been providing students with music and newscasts since 1948. In the past, The Buzz used the Hickey for simple promotional events like birthday parties or… Keep Reading
Retelling the stories of St. Francis
By Kiara Catanzaro Contributing Writer Mario Pirovano held his first North American performances of “Francis, the Holy Jester” on Tuesday in the Rigas Theater in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Italian Pirovano was born in Pregnana, Milanese, and he has been performing “Francis, the… Keep Reading
Starting on a pie-note
By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor Worldwide, 121 million people suffer from depression and other mental health issues, according to the World Heath Organization. One new group on campus is working to combat this statistic. To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) is a nonprofit organization aimed at providing help to people affected by… Keep Reading