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FEATURES

Supporting from the sidelines

By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Assignment Editor The last few weeks, Bonaventure basketball fans have had a lot to cheer about. Students spent days traveling to see the Bonnies play up close and personal. The students with the best seats in the house, however, weren’t those kids down the hall, but the cheerleaders. “It’s an experience… Keep Reading

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Lacrosse/SPORTS

SBU looks to end losing streak against Owls

By Taylor Nigrelli Staff Writer After going 2-0 to start the season, the lacrosse team has lost its last two games, the latest defeat coming in blowout fashion, 20-8, against rival Canisius last Wednesday. According to coach Ryan Lynn, the losing streak comes during mere warmups for conference games. “Nonconference games are more like practice for conference games,” Lynn… Keep Reading

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FEATURES

‘Games’ is well played

By Emily Sullivan Opinion Assignment Editor One of the most dangerous things a filmmaker can do is make a movie adaptation of a book. Fans of the worldwide phenomenon “The Hunger Games” gathered outside movie theaters March 22, anxiously awaiting what director Gary Ross had done with their beloved books. Thankfully, the odds were in… Keep Reading

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FEATURES

Campus Style Spotlight

By Marie Dirle Photographer Name: Wardia Hart Title: Adjunct Arabic professor What are you wearing? Jacket — Barney’s in Chicago Scarf — Gift from father-in-law Glasses — Olean Council Optician Shoes — TOMS What’s important to you when selecting clothes? “The most important thing is how something fits. If it fits, it looks good.” How… Keep Reading

Notre Dame ‘D’ dominates Bonnies

By Tyler Diedrich Editor-in-chief RALEIGH, N.C. – A stifling defensive effort from top-seeded Notre Dame ended the women’s basketball team’s ‘sweet’ season on a sour note Sunday. The Irish (33-3) dominated the fifth-seeded Bonnies, 79-35, in an NCAA Raleigh Regional semifinal, holding them to a regional-record-low scoring output. Notre Dame fifth-year senior guard Brittany Mallory… Keep Reading

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Softball/SPORTS

Billikens visit Olean for doubleheader this weekend

By Nate West Assistant News Editor The softball team (12-10, 2-0) will host Saint Louis (14-18, 1-3) this weekend as the Bonnies enter the second weekend of conference play. Coach Mike Threehouse said in order to beat the Billikens, the Bonnies will have to play identical to how they played last week when they swept Dayton.… Keep Reading

NEWS

Local businesses benefit from Bonnies’ success

By Kristie Schiefer Staff Writer Temperatures nearing 70 degrees, the emergence of green buds from freshly raked flowerbeds and shorts replacing winter coats means spring is around the corner. But for Olean residents, spring fever hasn’t been the only epidemic sweeping through local businesses. St. Bonaventure students flocked to Nashville, Tenn. March 16 after an… Keep Reading

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NEWS

“Cover the Night” to come to campus

By Emily Carson News Assignment Editor On April 21, St. Bonaventure students will participate in an event called “Cover the Night” in response to the KONY 2012 campaign launched by Invisible Children, Inc. earlier this year. Invisible Children, Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded in 2004 to bring awareness to the activities of the Lord’s… Keep Reading

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NEWS

BonaResponds preps for International Service Day

By Nate West Assistant News Editor Tomorrow, BonaResponds and other volunteers will participate in the third annual International Service Day. International Service Day is an event that takes place all across the world. By the end of the day, BonaResponds is hoping to have 24 hours of community service completed worldwide. “International Service Day is… Keep Reading

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NEWS/SPORTS

Sweet run ends in Raleigh

By Anthony Gannon Sports Assignment Editor RALEIGH, N.C. — “Obviously we would have liked to have been more competitive in this game on the basketball side of things,” women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley said after Notre Dame finished off the Bonnies, 79-35, Sunday. Notre Dame’s defense didn’t allow the Bonnies to get into an offensive… Keep Reading

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NEWS/SPORTS

Bonnies can’t take fight out of Irish

By Tyler Diedrich Editor-in-chief The women’s basketball team’s magical ride came to a crashing halt Sunday in Raleigh, N.C., as the No. 5 seed Bonnies fell to top-seeded Notre Dame, 79-35, in an NCAA Tournament Raleigh Regional semifinal. Sophomore guard CeCe Dixon led the Bonnies with 13 points. Sophomore forward Doris Ortega added 11. The… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Seminoles spoil Bonnies magical run in NCAA’s

By Kyle Zamiara Sports Editor A historic men’s basketball season came to a close last Friday in Nashville, Tenn., when the Bonnies lost to Florida State in the NCAA Tournament’s second round, 66-63. Despite the loss, the Bonnies wound up 20-12 (10-6) on the season, won the Atlantic 10 Championship for the first time and… Keep Reading

SPORTS

No. 44’s unforgettable fab five

By Tyler Diedrich Editor-in-chief This month, the nation learned what St. Bonaventure knew for the last four basketball seasons – Andrew Nicholson is one of the best players in the country. More notably for long-suffering Bonnies fans, Andrew Nicholson can carry a team to success. Make no mistake, Nicholson didn’t do all the work himself,… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Brown and White visit Flyers for conference opener

By Skye Tulio Assistant Sports Editor After taking two out of three games in a series against Marshall last weekend, the baseball team (8-6) defeated Niagara in its home opener Tuesday, 8-6. The Bonnies travel to Dayton (7-12) for the first Atlantic 10 Conference series of the season, beginning at 3 this afternoon. “Dayton is… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Iggy is an all-star

By Skye Tulio Assistant Sports Editor Michael Iulianello received some of the best news of his college hockey career last Wednesday morning while sitting in his JMC 102 class. “I got a text from the commissioner of the American Collegiate Hockey Association, telling me to give him a call when I got a second and… Keep Reading

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FEATURES

Manuela Marin-Salcedo wins Woman of Promise award

By Heather Monahan Staff Writer In celebration of Women’s History Month, the 11th Annual Dr. Mary A. Hamilton Woman of Promise was awarded Tuesday afternoon. This year’s award was presented to Manuela Marin-Salcedo. The ceremony, held in Dresser Auditorium, recognizes a senior female in the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication who… Keep Reading

FEATURES

Bogside artists bring talents to Bona’s

By Samantha Berkhead News Editor Visit the Bogside region of the city of Derry in Northern Ireland and you’ll find art scaling the walls. Twelve 30-foot-tall murals in subdued colors depict imagery from the Troubles, Northern Ireland’s decades-long sectarian conflict. This “People’s Gallery” covers the sides of buildings as a means of commemorating the devastation… Keep Reading

FEATURES

Odds are in favor of ‘Hunger Games’ movie release

By Alexandra Salerno Managing Editor The first “Twilight” film banked $140 million opening weekend. Associated Press and various other news outlets pose the question: Can “The Hunger Games” rival “Twilight’s” premiere at the box office? Fans of “The Hunger Games,” which opened at midnight, do not think the association between the book-to-film series is a… Keep Reading

FEATURES

Embracing diversity, celebrating differences

By Matthew Laurrie Assistant Features Editor St. Bonaventure University embraced a culture of acceptance this week on campus through a myriad of events intended to promote the value of people with cognitive and physical disabilities in higher education. The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), in a joint effort with the Campus Activities Board (CAB), is… Keep Reading

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