Woj returns to Bonaventure: student, staff reactions
Image courtesy of St. Bonaventure University BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, MANAGING EDITOR Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA Insider for ESPN, announced his retirement earlier … Keep Reading
MLB Must Allow 9/11 First Responder Hats to be Worn
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor The 9/11 Memorial in New York City is like no other. Nearly 3,000 names of the victims who were killed on Sept. 11, 2001 are engraved at the site, as exhibits fill up the emotional memorial. From New York Mets comebacks to George Bush’s emotional first pitch in the World… Keep Reading
A letter for the class of 2020
By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor Congratulations! You have successfully graduated from St. Bonaventure University. The conditions were by no means ideal. Who would have thought a global pandemic would have derailed this past semester. Nobody wanted graduation to take place online, instead of in-person. You have faced numerous challenges this year but have made it… Keep Reading
In a time of crisis, partisanship rages on
By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor People are dying. As of April 21st, COVID-19 has killed roughly 40,000 people in the United States. That is more than three times the number of people who perished in the United States due to the H1N1 pandemic in 2009. Why then are people protesting stay at home orders? Why… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure lands third 2020 commitment from Anthony Roberts; Carpenter enters transfer portal
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor Two weeks ago St. Bonaventure University’s men’s basketball program had three scholarships to fill for the 2020-2021 season. On Monday, the Bonnies landed their third recruit with the commitment of Kent State University transfer Anthony Roberts. “It was a no brainer,” Roberts said. When Roberts announced that he was entering… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure Lands Big-Man Commitment from Jalen Shaw
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor Just three days after St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball program signed its first spring recruit, it got another commitment. This time, Jalen Shaw, a six-foot 10 center by way of Triton Junior College in River Grove, Illinois. Multiple schools pursued Shaw this year, including Cleveland State, but Shaw decided to… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure lands commitment from Eddie Creal
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team picked up their first spring recruit Friday, with the commitment of JUCO guard Eddie Creal. “It just felt like the place to be,” said Creal on his commitment. “The coaches here believe in me and I trust them.” Creal said there were other… Keep Reading
Reilly Center’s wireless internet connection scrutinized
By John Pullano, Managing Editor As the ball clattered off the backboard and through the rim, the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team tied the game’s score. Almost in sync with the made basket Bonaventure’s basketball fans rose to their feet in the university’s Reilly Center. Yet amidst the action, student journalist Jeff Uveino… Keep Reading
SBU will allow spring student-athletes to return for fifth season
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor and Mike Hogan, Editor-in-Chief On March 30, the NCAA voted to grant an extra year of eligibility to student-athletes in spring sports whose seasons were cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the decision, the NCAA left the decision up to institutions on whether or not they … Keep Reading
Sanders’ hard decision the right one
By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor On Tuesday, April 8th, Bernie Sanders officially suspended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination. Coming off of strong performances in Iowa and New Hampshire it looked like Bernie Sanders was in serious contention to win the nomination. Joe Biden, however, began to pick up steam in South Carolina and… Keep Reading
“Chinese virus” more dangerous than guns
By Matthew Villanueva, Features Assignment editor In a press conference at the end of March, the president explained, “I talk about the Chinese Virus— and I mean it, that’s where it came from.” Since the COVID-19 pandemic has barged into the US, the president has continued to push the narrative that COVID-19 should be referred… Keep Reading
Coronavirus will not change people in the long run
By Matthew Villanueva, features assignment editor Since being sent home from St. Bonaventure, I have seen posts all over social media about the good things that have happened throughout the world since people have started social distancing. In Italy, schools of dolphins have begun to swim closer to shore and fish are visible in the… Keep Reading
Patience is key for movie studios
Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor COVID-19 has affected everything. Sports leagues have suspended their seasons, restaurants have restricted seating, and cities have gone into lockdown. One of the biggest industries affected by COVID-19 is the movie industry. Movie studios have pushed back release dates of highly anticipated upcoming films. Those films include “Black Widow,” “F9,” and… Keep Reading
Letters from Athletes: Kyra O’Gorman
Kyra O’Gorman, contributing writer, St. Bonaventure University’s women’s lacrosse It is almost impossible to put into words the feelings of myself and many other student-athletes around the country on March 12. Being a senior, there is not much of a “bright side” to this situation. Although we all are extremely aware that the decision was… Keep Reading
Letters from athletes: Michael Krauza
By Michael Krauza, contributing writer, baseball “How do you walk away from something that has been part of your life for the past 20 years? That is a question that many senior, student-athletes, including myself, were abruptly forced to answer this past Thursday when the majority of NCAA athletic conferences (Including the Atlantic 10) decided… Keep Reading
Letters from athletes: Destinee Johnson
By Destinee Johnson, senior, St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse My teammates and I were on a bus to Canisius ro our eighth game of the season when the first conference canceled its spring sports. We joked about how that would never happen to us, it just seemed too surreal. Alongside the other captains, we did our… Keep Reading
Letters from athletes: Casey Vincent
By Casey Vincent, contributing writer, St. Bonaventure baseball When the Atlantic 10 made the decision to cancel all spring athletic seasons, one of the hardest things to deal with was that no one knew it was going to be our last game. Some of the guys on the team were having great starts to the… Keep Reading
The art of masculinity: Be Kind
By Matthew Villanueva, Features assignment editor Let’s take a quick break from all of the Coronavirus-craziness going on right now and have you answer two questions for me: If you are at a funeral and the eulogist describes the departed as a “good man,” what made that person a “good man?” Now, how would your… Keep Reading
Letters from the athletes: Avery Teeple
By Avery Teeple, contributing writer, St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse My senior year has not been what I was expecting it to be. My team got off to a great start, going 5-2. This is the best record I have ever had in my four years at St. Bonaventure University. How could this happen? What is… Keep Reading
Letters from the athletes: Rylee Hehir
By Rylee Hehir, contributing writer, women’s softball If you would have told me at the start of my freshman year my collegiate softball career would be cut short due to a pandemic, I would have thought you were crazy. However, that is exactly how it happened. I never thought my last collegiate games in a… Keep Reading
Thank you! St. Bonaventure University’s senior athletes
By John Pullano, Managing Editor pullanjj18@bonaventure.edu Following the Atlantic 10’s choice to cancel all 2020 spring sports competitions and 2020 spring championships due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 virus, several St. Bonaventure University athletes were left with no final season. An abrupt ending for athletes who have given countless amounts… Keep Reading