Sneak Peak: Documentary Featuring Bonaventure’s Men’s Basketball Team
BY: MORGAN KILGER/FEATURES EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University’s men’s basketball team has impacted both the university and Franciscan values for decades. The … Keep Reading
Young honored by NYS Society of Physician Assistants
The New York State Society of Physician Assistants honored Keith Young, Ph.D., Bonaventure’s director of St. Bonaventure University’s physician assistant studies program, as New York’s Physician Assistant Educator of the Year. He received the award earlier this month at the society’s 51st annual Clara Vanderbilt Gala Dinner. To win the award, Young said it had… Keep Reading
Armed Robbery at Gardens East
Monday evening at 9:35, Safety and Security were notified that an armed robbery had taken place at Gardens East apartments between 8:53 and 8:58 p.m. The individuals who contacted security were not first-hand witnesses to the incident or actual victims of the crime. Security responded to the scene at 9:40 p.m. to determine the veracity… Keep Reading
Christians should look to Romero
Saint spent lifetime serving poor and fighting for rights of oppressed Last Sunday, several people were canonized in Rome, including Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Oscar Romero. Romero is, alongside Pope Paul VI, one of the most prominent saints to be canonized this year. His life and ministry serving the poor and oppressed in El… Keep Reading
Taylor Swift reveals political stance
There was a new celebrity to walk into the political arena just recently, and when she walked, she made waves. Taylor Swift, via an Instagram post, spoke out for the very first time about her political opinions and joined a long list of celebrities endorsing candidates for upcoming races in American politics. Breaking a historic… Keep Reading
Kanye continues to attract attention
Kanye West never fell off. In fact, the man is more on top than ever. Regardless of how you feel about him, his opinions or his music, you’ve got to admit—the 41-year-old rapper from Chicago has done a pretty good job of keeping himself relevant in recent times. It doesn’t matter what he’s doing or… Keep Reading
Cleveland Indians to change logo
Team’s decision to change Chief Wahoo logo a respectful move The Cleveland Indians will stop using the Chief Wahoo logo on their uniforms beginning in 2019, according to Major League Baseball. After being swept out of the playoffs in the ALDS in three short games by the Houston Astros, the Cleveland Indians wasted little time… Keep Reading
Enjoy the ride, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, I hope you’re enjoying this. I surprisingly never rooted for the Brewers growing up just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But here they are, in the National League Championship Series and two wins away from making it to the World Series for the first time since 1982. Besides for a few short-lived playoff appearances by… Keep Reading
Tennis recruits from around the world
Four new women’s tennis players from different nations The 2018-19 St. Bonaventure women’s tennis team has brought in five freshmen, four of them being from different countries. Penelope Abreu is from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She had been to the U.S. before coming to Bonaventure in August. She decided to become a Bonnie when she… Keep Reading
Expectations set for men’s basketball
Despite losing captains, Bonnies still aiming high Coming off possibly the most successful season for St. Bonaventure men’s basketball since making the Final Four in 1970, this year’s Bonnies look very different from last year’s team. That team last year beat Syracuse at the Carrier Dome for the first time ever, enjoyed a 14-game win… Keep Reading
Workout clothes can be fashionable
Some people might think going to the gym consists of baggy t-shirts with shorts and a sweaty face. They are, in a way, right, but also wrong. Thanks to the athleisure trend, you can go to the gym and still look cute while expressing your style in workout clothes. Many stores have come out with… Keep Reading
New printing services arrive at Bonaventure
One of the changes made to campus this year was the switch to the new printing service, PaperCut. Since the end of the spring semester, the technology department had been experiencing trouble with the previous printing server, as some students had to convert their papers to PDFs to print. The problems were not being resolved,… Keep Reading
Club Corner: The Laurel Magazine
School literary magazine continues to print annually The Laurel, St. Bonaventure University’s literary magazine, is the oldest continuously published college magazine in the United States. Serving as the first student publication on campus, it published as both a literary magazine and college newspaper. However, in 1932, it chose to break off from the college newspaper… Keep Reading
Tha Carter V was worth the wait
After five years of legal battles, Wayne delivers epically The year is 2014: The Carter V should be arriving on May 5, but delay after delay hits – and it’s already 2018. The Carter V still hadn’t come out, but on June 7, there’s good news. Dwayne Carter’s lawsuit with Cash Money Records that has… Keep Reading
BonaResponds helps clean up
Over fall break, a group of 16 BonaResponds’ volunteers traveled to Wilmington, North Carolina and saw first-hand the damage that a hurricane can do. They worked with several alumni from the area, as well as homeowners who needed assistance. Volunteers saw the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and how it produced over three feet of rain;… Keep Reading
The ultimate veggie burger
Most people cringe at the idea of a veggie burger. Most people cringe at the idea of vegetarianism all together. Vegetarianism, along with crossfit and often atheism, has become the butt of the same joke told in too many variations too many times. For example, “an atheist, a vegan and a crossfitter walk into a… Keep Reading
Fan Jam to kick off Bona’s basketball season
Annual event ready to bring fans back together in the Reilly Center This Saturday, Oct. 20, students, faculty and fans will be in the Reilly Center for Fan Jam, the official kick-off of the St. Bonaventure University basketball season. Every year, Fan Jam features introductions for the men’s and women’s teams, videos and highlights from… Keep Reading
Fall faves: pumpkin-flavored desserts
We are now getting into cuffing season, where girls will be dragging their boyfriends to places like Pumpkinville to take cute couple pictures in front of fall-themed backdrops to post on Instagram. I know I will soon fall victim to this yearly tradition, but I can at least take solace in the fact that I… Keep Reading
NFL players deserve to get their money
One of the NFL’s premier safeties, Earl Thomas, all but ended his nine-year stint with the Seattle Seahawks last Sunday. While being carted off with an apparent leg injury, he gave the middle finger to his team’s sideline, showing his disgust for the way the team treated him this season. Thomas had spent the entire… Keep Reading
Social media influences our political opinion
In my fifth week as the opinion editor of The Bona Venture, I’m beginning to come to a realization: I don’t have an opinion on many things. While I can think of a lot of things I have opinions on, such as spiral macaroni and cheese being better than elbows, most of my opinions aren’t… Keep Reading
Safety & Security could do better
The job of Safety and Security is to maintain a safe, stable environment for faculty, staff and students, as well as to make sure that students are safe while attending school during the semester. However, according to recent complaints, Safety and Security has been neglecting their duties. Numerous students have said that when asking security… Keep Reading