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
School of allied health adds new major
By Landon Allison, Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure University’s School of Allied Health is creating a new public health major for students. Though this major is in the process of being sanctioned, it could offer many opportunities for those looking at joining a healthcare-related field. “It’s sitting right now in New York State Education Office’s hands,”… Keep Reading
Hickey addresses critical violations
By Nicholas Gallo, Staff Writer An email from St. Bonaventure University News on Jan. 16 said the Cattaraugus County Health Department discovered violations regarding the Hickey Dining Hall during a November health inspection. It was reported by campus media outlets that health inspectors uncovered eight violations, seven critical, during their last visit to the dining… Keep Reading
Winter safety suggestion: “walk like a penguin”
By Leah McCluskey, News Assignment Editor Sidewalks, parking lots and roadways have consistently been covered with a layer of hard-packed snow and ice during winter months at St. Bonaventure. Erik Seastedt, director of human resources, sent out an email on Jan. 16 to Bonaventure’s faculty and staff in reference to this issue. The email warned… Keep Reading
Jandoli School searches for new dean
By Liam McGurl and Christina Root, Co-Editor-In-Chief As David Kassnoff, ‘79, settles into his role as interim dean of the Jandoli School of Communication, faculty, staff and students within the John J. Murphy Professional Building are working hard to ensure a successor is chosen in the near future. Over the past few weeks, the Jandoli… Keep Reading
Alumnus named Sportswriter of the Year
The National Sports Media Association (NSMA) named ESPN NBA Insider Adrian “Woj” Wojnarowski, ’91, 2017 Sportswriter of the Year on Jan. 15. According to its website, the NSMA is an organization intended to honor excellence in the sports media industry and passes along knowledge and history through the generations. Past award winners are inducted into… Keep Reading
Breaking the stigma: student-athletes and mental illness
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor It’s a common misconception that student-athletes have it all. They play the sport they love and go to school on a scholarship. Teams are always hanging out together, laughing and joking around in the dining hall after hard practices. The reality, though, is being a student-athlete is not only physically… Keep Reading
Bright outlook for tennis this spring
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor St. Bonaventure University tennis gets back in the swing of things this spring, ultimately leading to the Atlantic 10 Tennis Championships on Apr. 25 through 28 in Lake Nona, Florida. Both the men’s and women’s teams closed up their fall seasons in October at the ITA Regionals, with senior Gabriella… Keep Reading
Ruff excelling despite team’s injuries
By Sean Mickey Staff Writer The 2017-18 St. Bonaventure women’s basketball season has been anything but predictable with injuries to four of their 10 players and an ever-changing lineup. After a positive 4-3 stretch going into mid-December, the Bonnies’ season appeared to be coming off the rails after injuries to key players, including junior guard… Keep Reading
Krusch performing well far from home
By Matt Petit Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s swim team recorded a win on its senior day against The University of Binghamton with a score of 206-78, but the big standout from the meet was a freshman. Tjaard Krusch, a freshman sports studies major from Dorsheim, Germany was that standout. Krusch won all three… Keep Reading
Stockard, Griffin double-doubles propel Bonnies over St. Joe’s
By Joe Ceraulo Men’s Basketball Beat Writer The St. Bonaventure Bonnies outlasted St. Joseph’s in the Reilly Center Wednesday night, winning 70-67 despite three starters tallying four fouls. Fouls weren’t the only thing that got St. Bonaventure in trouble. The team committed 17 turnovers to the Hawks’ 11. Despite winning the turnover battle, Hawks coach… Keep Reading
Davidson threes drop Bonnies to 2-4
By Joe Ceraulo Men’s Basketball Beat Writer DAVIDSON, N.C. – The St. Bonaventure Bonnies have now dropped four of five since the new year began after an 83-73 loss at Davidson last night. The team was without forward Josh Ayeni, who has reportedly been suspended three games for a violation of team rules according to J.P. Butler. Junior Courtney Stockard replaced Ayeni in the starting lineup,… Keep Reading
Bonnies swim teams victorious on senior day
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor The final home meet of the St. Bonaventure University swimming and diving teams saw both the men and women win over Binghamton University, 216-76 for the women and 191-76 for the men. The meet kicked off with a ceremony honoring the 11 senior members of the swim teams. On the… Keep Reading
Basketball continues road struggles at URI
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor St. Bonaventure men’s basketball lost its third Atlantic 10 game this afternoon at Rhode Island 87-73. Both backcourt seniors Jaylen Adams and Matt Mobley finished with 19 points, and junior forward Courtney Stockard added 14 along with nine rebounds, but five players for the Rams finished in double figures. A… Keep Reading
Bonnies win thanks to Griffin’s double-double
By Ryan Signorino Sports Editor A career day for junior forward LaDarien Griffin lead the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team as the team improved to 2-2 in Atlantic 10 conference play with a win over Fordham. A double-double and 21 points helped propel the Bonnies to a 77-61 win at home following loses to Dayton… Keep Reading
Men’s basketball slumps to 1-2 in conference
By Jeremy Castro Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team lost to the Saint Joseph’s Hawks in Philadelphia last night by a final score of 85-78. This loss drops the Bonnies to 1-2 in Atlantic 10 conference play. One of the main talking points coming from the game is the struggles of Matt Mobley. The… Keep Reading
Flyers end Bonnies’ win streak
Joe Ceraulo Men’s Basketball Beat Writer DAYTON, OH – St. Bonaventure’s eight-game win streak came to an end last night with an 82-72 loss to the University of Dayton. The winning streak was the school’s longest in 47 years. The Bonnies showed resilience in the second half after going into the locker room down 39-25,… Keep Reading
Strong second half lifts Bonnies in conference opener
By Joe Ceraulo Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure opened up conference play today with a 98-78 win over the University of Massachusetts. After trailing the Minutemen 25-24 briefly with 6:20 left in the first half, the Bonnies closed out on a 23-13 run to take a commanding nine-point lead into the locker room. A combined five… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure juices Orange in overtime
By Joe Ceraulo Contributing Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. – For the first time in school history, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies beat the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome, 60-57 in overtime Friday night. The eleventh matchup between the schools in the Carrier Dome resulted in St. Bonaventure’s first win over the Orange since beating them on… Keep Reading
Bonnies extend win streak to six
By Joe Ceraulo Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure Bonnies beat the Northeastern Huskies Wednesday night, 84-65. Just four days removed from a win over Vermont in Rochester, the Bonnies returned home to the Reilly Center, where the only thing standing between the team and a highly anticipated matchup with Syracuse this Friday night was a… Keep Reading
Bonnies win in Rochester on Mobley buzzer beater
Joe Ceraulo Contributing Writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. – St. Bonaventure University handed the University of Vermont an 81-79 loss today, thanks to a dramatic three-pointer by Matt Mobley, his only made shot of the day, with a second left. Despite Mobley’s lacking offensive performance, the senior guard led the team in rebounding with five. St. Bonaventure’s… Keep Reading