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
Billie Eilish’s album debuts at No. 1 on Billboard
Billie Eilish’s new debut album “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” has proven she is the queen of creepy pop. She emanates a confidence manifested out of darkness. At the same time, she shows off her emotional side and flaunts how it feels to be human. Released on March 29, its spooky… Keep Reading
Unsung Hero: Adam Colton of HEOP aids students
Adam Colton shows staff and students how much effort truly goes into helping students academically on campus with their papers and projects. As an academic skills specialist for the HEOP (Higher Education Opportunity Program) and the Student Success Center, Colton has multiple jobs that he has to take care of to ensure that students get… Keep Reading
Advice Column: Mental Health During Finals
As the semester winds down, we tend to feel more and more wound up. Finals, papers, projects and the anxiousness for the year to be over can chew away at our motivation. But now more than ever, students have to stay motivated. How on earth do we do that when we want nothing more than… Keep Reading
Club Corner: The Black Student Union
Many on-campus organizations work to make the St. Bonaventure community a more open, accepting and safe place to live, learn and work. One of the clubs that has this goal in mind is the Black Student Union. The BSU is an organization with the mission of promoting a sense of community for black students at… Keep Reading
Than you, coach bennett
With confetti falling onto the court at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Tony Bennett and the Virginia Cavaliers had finally climbed the hill of college basketball immortality. A little more than a year after being the only No. 1 seed to ever lose to a No. 16 seed, Virginia made an all-time turnaround. Bennett,… Keep Reading
Mearns faces off against familiar faces
Mentor and former student of the game go head-to-head As the lights flicked on at the Tom and Michelle Marra Athletics Complex Tuesday night, Randy Mearns, head coach of the St. Bonaventure men’s lacrosse team, stood on the opposite sideline of Canisius. The place he had spent the entirety of his professional career until now.… Keep Reading
American lawmakers should rethink marijuana
Americans 21 or older can legally drink alcohol. In every state in America, people can legally purchase cigarettes. In some states, tobacco products can be legally purchased by an 18-year-old. But in 18 states, it remains illegal to possess marijuana in any capacity. What have those states’ lawmakers been smoking to not legalize marijuana yet?… Keep Reading
Working in college is better than it seems
Simply put, college takes a lot out of us while attempting to prepare us for the rest of our lives. From classes and studying, to practices and meetings, maintaining a social life and still trying to get a few hours of sleep in a night and a couple bites of a granola bar throughout the… Keep Reading
Common suicide phrases need to disappear
Suicide is too real of a topic for people to joke about In my 19 years of life, I feel I have accomplished a lot. I have graduated from high school, been accepted to college, been a captain on my high school track team and have had the pleasure of making a plethora of new… Keep Reading
March Madness not in need of a Cinderella
March has come to an end, but we still have one more weekend of madness with Final Four kicking off on Saturday. Out of the teams remaining, Michigan State is the only team who is used to being on this stage. Virginia is making its first Final Four appearance since 1984, and both Texas Tech… Keep Reading
Inspiring young people requires tough love
Imagine receiving consistent praise and acknowledgment for the work you’ve done in college. Imagine never hearing that you needed to work harder or shift your focus. Imagine thinking your work and life were the best that they could be, without ever having to work too hard at keeping everything in check. For some, that’s a… Keep Reading
Secretary DeVos needs to resign
Secretary of Education needs to improve or step down When Betsy DeVos was hired by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Education at the start of his administration, there were numerous red flags. One particular criticism is that she has never been an educator. She has spent her entire life in business. She… Keep Reading
Students speak on body postivity and confidence
Body confidence issues affect both males and females, students say In a society where appearance is everything, and social media is everywhere to remind you of what you could be, people, especially teenagers and young adults, are often made to feel less-than if they aren’t meeting the standard of perfection. Body positivity has been a… Keep Reading
Bona Responds reflects on week
“It has been a busy few weeks for BonaResponds” could be the starting sentence in almost every article about BonaResponds. This week is no exception, and since I have not used that sentence to start an article yet this semester, I will today. To start, we built a wheelchair ramp for Bill, a World War… Keep Reading
Rainy-day fashion can still be stylish
Spring has finally sprung. While the weather is warming up, the rain is in full force. But as the saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” Keeping that in mind, be mindful about what to wear when out and about. Spring outfits can be fun because of the bright colors and different trends that are… Keep Reading
Club Corner: American Advertising Federation
St. Bonaventure is home to many student groups that do impressive work, like ENACTUS and volunteers in the Warming House. Another group that conducts interesting and significant work is the class and club: The American Advertising Federation. This group of students run an advertising agency that incorporates both journalism and marketing disciplines. The group is… Keep Reading
Visual Performing Arts Department wows students
The Visual and Performing Arts Department, also known as the VPA, presented a concert last Sunday for the audience in the Rigas Family Theater located in the Quick Center for the Arts. Laura Peterson, director of the advanced piano studio, began the performance with four of her students, including two seniors who will be graduating… Keep Reading
Rosiek preaches patience while team learns to win
Davidson, Easterday and others encouraged by newcomers With only one win in 28 games, the past season and a half has been tough sledding for the St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team. But even with the struggles come bright spots. For coach Chelsea Rosiek, the rest of the 2019 season revolves around competitiveness, building for the… Keep Reading
What I’ve Noticed
Shyly sitting in Reilly Center room five, I signed up to do my first story for The Bona Venture newspaper during the welcome week interest meeting in August of 2017. My assignment: to write about the men’s soccer team, a sport that I knew very little about at the time. But as a scared-to-death freshman… Keep Reading
Lacrosse team keeping eyes on long and short term goals
Growing pains aplenty as Mearns and team stay positive during their inaugural season For the St. Bonaventure University men’s lacrosse team, the end of their inaugural season is near. With four games remaining on the regular season schedule, the Bonnies have a lot to look back on and grow from, all the while having plenty… Keep Reading