Women’s Soccer begins A-10 Play Tonight at George Washington
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: KEGAN MCCALLUM, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure Women’s team will kick off its Atlantic 10 conference play today, … Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure men’s lacrosse continues record start
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR As winners of its last five games, St. Bonaventure lacrosse is off to a record start. In just its fourth season as a Division l program, the Bonnies are 7-2 and atop the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the first time in school history. “We want to embrace all of… Keep Reading
New York Yankees’ 2022 season preview
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR Well, here we are once again. Last year, I had predicted the New York Yankees would win the 2021 World Series. That, of course, didn’t come close to happening. Just one year later, the Yankees are in a bit of an interesting situation. The team said they have a championship-caliber… Keep Reading
Softball splits two pairs of weekday contests
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University softball team played seven-consecutive home games since Saturday, moving to 7-22 overall this season. The Bonnies’ (7-22, 1-11) homestand began with a three-game series against St. Joseph’s University (12-15, 8-3). Bonaventure took a second-inning, 1-0, lead in the series’ first game, courtesy of an Olivia Moon… Keep Reading
Women’s lacrosse drops weekend contest to George Washington
BY WILL POLADIAN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure fell short in its comeback against George Washington on Sunday, losing 13-10. The Bonnies (1-9, 0-4 A-10) started out slow as they trailed 9-2 at halftime. Freshman attacker Fiona McGovern scored both goals. “If we take any, any possessions off, if we give them extra possessions, these… Keep Reading
Students decry lack of healthy dining options
BY JONNY WALKER, STAFF WRITER She wiped a bead of sweat from her rosy cheeks as she stepped into the Hickey Dining Hall, St. Bonaventure University’s principal dining facility. Faith Pingie, a sophomore education major, wanted to refuel after an intense workout in the campus fitness center. Pingie took two laps around the Hickey’s seven… Keep Reading
Jake Skeets visits Bonaventure for poetry reading
BY TUCKER REILLY, EDITOR IN CHEIF The St. Bonaventure University department of English hosted visiting poet Jake Skeets, a Navajo-born author and university instructor, in the Hall of Fame Room of the Reilly Center. At an hour-long event held Wednesday night, Skeets read a selection of poems taken from several of his collections, including the… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure enrolls more men than women
BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, MANAGING EDITOR In 2003, freshman Anna Bulszewicz walked into her general education class in Plassmann Hall at St. Bonaventure University. As she looked around the classroom, she noticed that all the men in her class raised their hands, but out of all the women, only she raised her hand. That same week… Keep Reading
First annual multicultural gala takes shape
BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, MANAGING EDITOR The first annual multicultural gala took place in the Quick Center for the Arts on Tuesday, April 5. The gala was a first of its kind culture event meant to bring the campus community together. Nik Figueroa, a junior music major, came up with the idea his freshman year and… Keep Reading
Campus dining services closed for Easter break
BY HADLEY THOMPSON, NEWS ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR Correction: The Hickey Dining Hall will operate under limited hours throughout Easter Break, only closing fully on Easter Sunday. Please contact Dining Services with any questions. The Hickey, St. Bonaventure University’s main dining hall, will be closed on April 14 through the 17 when some students return home for… Keep Reading
Why are people focused on celebrity drama?
BY ERICA GUSTAFSON, OPINION EDITOR Throughout the past week, a wave has engulfed social media and news platforms regarding Will Smith and Chris Rock. On March 27, celebrities and big names gathered together to celebrate the 2022 Oscars. Within the celebrations, famous comedian Chris Rock made a comment towards Jayda Pinkett Smith saying, “Jada, I… Keep Reading
Grammys and Oscars fashion was a let down
BY MEGHAN BAEHL, STAFF WRITER I was severely underwhelmed with the attire sported by the A-Listers the past two Sundays at the Oscars and the Grammys, respectively. So let me break it down for you into the goods, the especially bad and the select few in between. First up on the chopping block is the… Keep Reading
Students should appreciate professors more
BY ANDREW KRUSZKA, STAFF WRITER Hello everyone, welcome back to this week’s rendition of my article. This week let’s focus on something near and dear to the St. Bonaventure community. Well, it is near and dear if you support the one aspect of college that every institution is supposed to provide in however many years… Keep Reading
Do you look to your parents for advice?
BY FRANKIE VANSICKLE, STAFF WRITER As we get older and closer to being more alone, do you still get advice from your parents, or do you get it from your friends? As I get older, I want more and more independence for things that I feel like I would not need advice from my parents.… Keep Reading
Moon Knight will be influential in Marvel
BY MAX MCAULIFF, STAFF WRITER With the debut of “Moon Knight ‘’ on Disney+ last week, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) enters unchartered territory. For the first time in its history, the MCU is exploring Egyptian culture and the various gods ancient Egyptians worshiped. The MCU has previously explored gods with the Thor movies. MCU… Keep Reading
Baseball is the “cream of the crop” in athletics
BY ERICA GUSTAFSON, OPINION EDITOR Baseball is most famously known as America’s National Pastime, even by those who are not necessarily baseball fans. Though we may like to think that baseball started here, it’s origins could be tied to other areas of the world. According to an updated information about who invented baseball on history.com,… Keep Reading
Bonaventure Alumni Fundraise for MSG
BY TUCKER REILLY, EDITOR IN CHIEF St. Bonaventure University’s renowned alumni involvement has been on display this week, as students traveled to Madison Square Garden for the NIT Semifinals. While the university was unable to provide transportation for the tournament’s prior matchups, administrators began to plan bus routes almost immediately after this round was set.… Keep Reading
Professors’ reactions to students missing class
BY HADLEY THOMPSON, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team competed this past Tuesday in the National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden. The hype of the team being in the final four and the transportation opportunity encouraged students to watch the game live in New York City, leaving classrooms with many… Keep Reading
SGA Executive Board runs unopposed for 2022-2023
BY KURT MARTONE, NEWS EDITOR Election season for the 2022-2023 Student Government Association is underway. This year, the SGA president, vice president, secretary and treasurer are running unopposed. This year, Connor Raine is running for SGA executive board president. “This is an extremely important time in the history of our university. After this academic year… Keep Reading
Local businesses reflect on lessons learned throughout pandemic
BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, MANAGING EDITOR Falen Whipple started her business journey when the world faced a time of uncertainty. Firefly Bagels opened May 7, 2021 inside the Park N Shop on West State Street in Olean. “When I moved back to Olean due to COVID-19, I noticed there were no fresh bagels. So I made… Keep Reading
Just keep swimming, Lia. You’re crushing it
BY MEGHAN BAEHL, STAFF WRITER Lia Thomas is a Division 1 swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania. She is well accomplished and recently won the national championship in the 500-yard freestyle event. But she is also transgender. On the surface level, there should be no issue. She is fully transitioned, has been on hormone therapy… Keep Reading