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
Service industry leaves much to be desired
The service industry is a large and ever-growing group, with over roughly 2.23 million people (according to DataUSA) in its employ. This helps to account for the fact that everyone knows someone who has worked in a McDonalds; it is just impossible not to. But, what I bet you didn’t know is that, while Mr.… Keep Reading
“Don’t Call Me Angel” shows trio’s vocal powers
On Sept. 13, three of the most well-known female singers teamed up to create arguably one of the biggest pop-anthems of the year, “Don’t Call Me Angel.” This song, by Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey, will be featured on the soundtrack of this year’s reboot of “Charlie’s Angels,” which has been a… Keep Reading
All Bonaventure Reads author shares experience
Every Bonaventure freshman, hopefully, read “Dear America, Notes of anUndocumented Citizen” by Jose Antonio Vargas over the summer. As part of St. Bonaventure’s All Bona Reads Program, Vargas came to campus on Tuesday to give a speech. Before the speech, 18 students had dinner with Vargas in the Reilly Center Hall of Fame. Twenty-three students,… Keep Reading
Social Media: healthy or harmful?
As a college student in today’s world, most of us are able to remember the birth of major social media platforms. We went from having to ask our parents to turn the phone off so we could use the dial-up internet, to using Myspace on our iPod Touch. If you had strict parents like mine,… Keep Reading
Model UN group to attend national assembly
On Nov. 7, St. Bonaventure University’s Model United Nations students will depart to a conference that will be held at Lake Erie, Ohio. These students will be gone from Nov. 7 to 10 and will be staying at Castaway Bay in Cedar Point. This conference is the annual Lake Erie International Model United Nations conference,… Keep Reading
The potential cost of impeachment
As the 2020 presidential election approaches, President Donald Trump is faced with his biggest challenge yet: impeachment. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, has officially opened an impeachment inquiry against President Trump after a whistleblower came forward with evidence of Trump’s attempt to conspire with a foreign government in order to… Keep Reading
Cornell Law Day connects Bona’s students and alumni
Cornell Law Day is an event that was hosted by Cornell University this past Wednesday, where multiple law schools sent admissions representatives from all over the country to talk with the attending students about the opportunities and advantages their respective universities could provide. St. Bonaventure University had a group of students who had shown interest… Keep Reading
The Fila Disruptor II’s face criticism
If there has been one fashion trend that has made headway this past summer, it is the chunky sneaker. However, one sneaker brand has been facing a lot of backlash for their rendition of the “dad shoe.” 2018’s Shoe of the Year, the Fila Disruptor II, has been mocked on the internet for weeks because… Keep Reading
The forgotten accomplishments of St. Bonaventure Football
On Monday night, Dr. John Soder held a lecture in the Walsh Auditorium discussing St. Bonaventure football and the illustrious history that surrounded it. In 1946, the St. Bonaventure’s College football team signed former Notre Dame head coach, Hugh Devore. The signing immediately thrusted the college’s football team into the national spotlight, earning praise from… Keep Reading
BonaResponds’ storm reflection
In today’s world of instant communication, people are inundated with catastrophic news stories almost daily: a hurricane hits here, a wildfire burns out of control there, or an earthquake kills thousands somewhere else. This constant barrage of bad news can wear people down, and as a result, people often fail to see the stories for… Keep Reading
University installs new security system on east side
Among many other renovations that were made both on and off campus over the summer, St. Bonaventure University installed a brand new security system at the townhouses. The project concluded during the first week of classes in early September. For the university, there has always been room for improvement within the realm of campus facilities… Keep Reading
Safety and Security enforces existing policy
Last winter when Mary Esposito came out of the library after a late-night study session, she would consider calling Safety and Security for a transport back to her dorm room. While the study sessions were paramount to Esposito’s education, she knew that she also needed to be safe when by herself at night. If Esposito… Keep Reading
John Cassidy performs at the Quick Center
The John Cassidy magic show was a successful show with an unsuccessful turnout. Around forty-five students showed up to the magic show, held at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on Sept. 6, and most of them appeared to enjoy it. He made incredible balloon animals and sent the crowd home with most of… Keep Reading
Community, togetherness and acceptance were main themes at St. Bonaventure’s first “Comm{unity} Rally”
Photo by Vanessa Donadio, News Assignment Editor To advocate for themes of community, togetherness and acceptance among students on campus, St. Bonaventure held its first-ever “Comm{unity} Rally,” said organizer Nichole Gonzalez, dean of students and chair of the President’s Committee on Equity and Inclusion. Gonzalez said that she organized this event to “gather people… Keep Reading
BonaResponds: A big thank you to all
A successful year made possible by countless volunteers I will start with the conclusion in case some of you don’t have time to read the whole article. Thank you to every volunteer, donor and especially BonaResponds’ leader for coming together to make the world a little better this past year. Without you all, BonaResponds is… Keep Reading
Editor takes a look back on his four years
I’ve spent the past four years working with words. Writing words, editing words, saying words. But now, as I try to give my final words to The Bona Venture, words escape me. I joined The BV a few weeks into my freshman year at Bonaventure. I did so for internship hours. I did so to… Keep Reading
EIC says her goodbyes to The BV
After spending two years joking that The BV was a cult, I received an email from the editor-in-chief at the time about an open position for the following semester. I remember the mixed feelings of excitement and confusion. I’d been meaning to join to get some coveted internship hours, and this could be the resume… Keep Reading
Former sports and opinion editor’s farewell
Reflections and goodbyes after seven BV semesters First impressions are important, but sometimes it’s important to give things another chance. When I visited St. Bonaventure during an open house, I stopped by The Bona Venture to see what the campus newspaper offered. The stacks of newspapers, dusty old computers and whining printer were the backdrop… Keep Reading
Advice to help survive finals
Every student is in the final stretch right now and there’s not much left to go. Still, sometimes we feel trapped. There’s too many papers to write, too many tests to study for and too much on our mind to make a single clear thought. So how do we get through these final, grueling days?… Keep Reading
“Extra”vagant outfits from 2019 Met Gala
In the case of the 2019 Met Gala, the theme of “Camp” is used to bring light to the cultural influences of the homogeneous and outrageously exaggerated culture we are living in today. The Met Gala’s annual fundraising event was held this past Monday night for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The theme,… Keep Reading