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Baseball/SPORTS

Sudbrook seeks improvement after rough season

Baseball team looks to improve in upcoming season “We sucked,” were the words baseball coach Larry Sudbrook said when asked how last season went for the Bonnies baseball team. “We didn’t play good defense and were fighting injuries.” However, the 2019 season is on the horizon, and the Bonnies have a chance to change Sudbrook’s… Keep Reading

SPORTS/Women's basketball

Fleming reflects on Bonaventure background

Fleming’s coaching career began with journalism experiences Jesse Fleming, women’s basketball coach and St. Bonaventure University graduate, earned a degree in journalism and mass communication. He wrote for The Bona Venture newspaper his freshman year as a staff writer and held the position of sports editor his sophomore year. As an undergraduate, Fleming became interested… Keep Reading

Extra Point/SPORTS

Mets season is coming…

Nothing is harder than a being a New York Mets fan, but nothing is better. Ever since I could speak, I would always cheer on the Mets. I would be so excited to attend baseball games with my family. Putting on my baseball cap and David Wright Jersey has been a tradition for the last… Keep Reading

Men's Basketball/SPORTS

Men’s basketball team hits stride as March looms

Bonnies look forward to stretch-run after winning six of eight Much like a season ago, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball season has been the equivalent of a rollercoaster ride. After a 4-9 finish to non-conference play and a slow start to conference play, the Bonnies are hitting their stride at the best time of the… Keep Reading

OPINION

Virginia governor needs to set a moral precedent

Back in September, thousands of Americans were calling current Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh unfit to serve, following the accusations of sexual assault by Christine Blasey Ford. Ford is a psychology professor at Palo Alto University and a researcher at Stanford University, making her a credible source. Kavanaugh was deemed fit by the committee to… Keep Reading

OPINION

The NFL is a cold place; blame the fans

Kareem Hunt is back on an NFL team, three short months after video surfaced of Hunt shoving and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel. While Hunt is playing, Colin Kaepernick sits at home, two years after kneeling for the national anthem in protest of the wrongdoings against African Americans. The NFL and its franchises… Keep Reading

OPINION

Mac Miller’s Grammy snub: Bigger than music

As if his tragic and unexpected death back in September wasn’t bad enough, Sunday’s 61st Annual Grammy Awards made matters even worse for Mac Miller’s family. Nominated for best rap album of the year, Miller’s “Swimming,” which gave an inside look to the late rapper’s psyche and included lines like “isn’t it funny? We can… Keep Reading

OPINION

President Trump did not impress

SOTU left Americans with plenty of questions President Donald Trump addressed the nation from inside the Capitol Building last week. The title of the speech, “Choosing Greatness,” was supposed to promote bipartisanship. Trump couldn’t have hit further from the mark. Admittedly, it is extremely difficult to successfully call for unity in such a divided political… Keep Reading

Fashion/FEATURES

Best looks from the 2019 Grammy’s

Celebrities strut their stuff on the red carpet The 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, hosted by Alicia Keys. The red carpet is known for the most extravagant, beautiful and elegant gowns worn by the top names in music. Artists walked the red carpet like Lady… Keep Reading

FEATURES

Ways to celebrate this Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is assumed to only celebrate romantic love. Why can’t it be about self-love, too? Make your Valentine’s Day about spoiling your wonderful self. An awesome way to love yourself is to take a day for relaxation. For some, there is nothing more relaxing than putting on a rejuvenating face mask and getting your… Keep Reading

FEATURES

Internationally-known pianist coming to SBU

Philip Edward Fisher comes to the Regina A. Quick Center Coming up this Sunday is a well-known event on campus and in Olean – the WNY Chamber Orchestra. The show is titled “Ebony and Ivory.” Tickets have sold out in previous years, so it’s not unexpected that the excitement has been growing the past few… Keep Reading

FEATURES/Music Reviews

“Thank U, Next” holds nothing back

An emotionally raw album putting Grande’s past on blast Emotionally fueled to straight-up sexual, Ariana Grande’s latest album filled listeners’ ears with whatever antidote they needed to escape and improve their daily lives. Grande dropped her newest album “thank u, next,” titled after her first single released off the record, at midnight on Friday. The… Keep Reading

Club Corner/FEATURES

Club Corner: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

St. Bonaventure has many clubs and extracurriculars offered, and one of the newer editions to campus is the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Student Chapter. The club has recently celebrated its one-year anniversary as it came into fruition in the 2018 spring semester. “The goal of the ASBMB Student Chapter is to… Keep Reading

Extra Point/SPORTS

Why Sports Journalism?

I was 8 years old, sitting nestled in the corner of my bedroom with my eyes glued to a huge Sony box TV. I was playing NHL 2K8 on my brand new Playstation during a snow day, and I started to broadcast the game I was playing, trying my best to impersonate the great Mike… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Women’s cheerleading team flying high under the radar

Team believes they have changed narrative after shining last March “When I first started, we didn’t necessarily have a good reputation on campus,” said St. Bonaventure University’s cheerleading coach Abbie Bricker. “I hate to say this, but the squad was almost kind of a joke. People didn’t take it seriously, nor did they consider the… Keep Reading

Softball/SPORTS

Softball set to begin 2019 season

Perechinsky steps into leadership role as a sophomore In one week, the Bonnies softball team starts its 2019 season. The team is ready to get out of Butler Gymnasium and onto the field. The Bonnies team will include many old and new faces this season. Head Coach Mike Threehouse believes having returning players and incoming… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Men’s and women’s swim and dive ready for A10s

Nitardy and Fleming getting their team into tournament mindset The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s swimming and diving team, coming fresh off a victory against Niagara on Saturday, Feb. 2, is looking to continue its success heading into the Atlantic 10 tournament starting on Wednesday. “We swam really well against Niagara,” said head coach… Keep Reading

NEWS

Investors face vital time of year for trading

Valentine’s Day week serves as revelation period for stocks One of the most important weeks of the year is here. For lovers and investors alike, this week has a significant importance on how the rest of 2019 will go. While stocks don’t have a Valentine’s Day, they do have earnings season, which you can think… Keep Reading

NEWS

Kinder Kinetics program continues at Bonaventure

Students volunteer to help children with special needs Kinder Kinetics is a new physical education program offered to students. This program entails working with special needs children in a variety of physical activities once a week on Wednesdays. This week’s program focused on sharpening the children’s motor abilities through games such as hopscotch, hula-hooping, trampolines… Keep Reading

NEWS

Students compete in Ironman challenge

Challenge sponsored by Richter motivates workouts Rebekah Liszewski hates cardio. The junior finance and accounting double major would rather do almost anything than spend her afternoon on a treadmill, but when she heard about the Richter Center’s Ironman Fitness Challenge, she was intrigued. “I saw this as the perfect opportunity to maybe not hate cardio… Keep Reading

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