Bona’s Students React to Trump’s Election
The 2024 electoral map as of 2 p.m. Nov. 6, 2024. Data compiled from the Associated Press. BY DAVID SCIBILIA, MANAGING EDITOR … Keep Reading
Track attends first outdoor event of season
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics By Gavin Watson, Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s track teams traveled to Virginia for the Colonial Relays, the first outdoor event of the season. The women’s team began the day in the 5000-meter race, with sophomore Jenna Gregory placing 22nd, beating her personal record with a time of… Keep Reading
Bonnies softball looks ahead to eight-game homestand
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics By Nathan Donnelly, Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure University’s softball team surrendered three losses to Saint Louis University this past weekend, losing the games by a combined margin of 17 runs. The Bonnies (2-23, 1-11 A-10) fell 2-1 in the first game of their three-game series with the Billikens (21-13, 9-3… Keep Reading
Opinion: Two years, two wins, and twenty losses
Graphic: Courtesy of Allie Elkins By Kyle Maier, Sports Assignment Editor Two wins are all the St. Bonaventure’s men’s lacrosse team has to show after almost two seasons in the Atlantic 10 conference. Nothing short of disappointing. In May of 2022, the Bonnies left the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the newly formed A-10 Conference. … Keep Reading
Bonaventure says old buildings exhibit rich history on campus
Devereux Hall David Scibilia/ The Bona Venture BY: ANDREW HALE, MANAGING EDITOR When Pamphilus da Magliano arrived from Italy in 1855, he and other Franciscan friars established St. Bonaventure University in 1858. Magliano envisioned academic buildings similar to those in Italy. Now, 31 buildings sit on the rural, private Franciscan-Catholic university in western New York.… Keep Reading
East-end burglar arrested, banned from Bonaventure campus
BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS EDITOR On Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, Raeanne Armbruster, a senior finance major, and her roommates were decorating their townhouse on the east side of St. Bonaventure University for a Christmas party they were hosting that weekend. Afterward, Armbruster and her roommates went to bed for the night. Just a few hours… Keep Reading
Pressimone named VP for Advancement
J. Michael Pressimone Photo Courtesy: St. Bonaventure University BY: ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR On March 14, 2024, St. Bonaventure University announced the appointment of J. Michael Pressimone as Vice President for Advancement. Pressimone’s experience in higher education will bring valuable knowledge and success to Bonaventure. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Pressimone was a… Keep Reading
“We don’t want to play”
Mike (Archer) Occhiogrosso Class of 1972 Giving up is something you never want to do in sports and almost anything in life you’ve worked hard to achieve. College basketball is in the middle of March Madness. With two more weekends to go, millions will be watching and betting on their school if they can get… Keep Reading
Rathskeller extends hours of operation
The Rathskeller MORGAN KILGER/ THE BONA VENTURE BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS EDITOR The Rathskeller at St. Bonaventure University is a popular dining spot amongst students and hosts several events throughout the school year. The ‘Skeller serves pub-style food and has several activities for students to enjoy. Ashley Snyder, a sophomore triple certification education major, enjoys… Keep Reading
Professor’s guide for substance abuse counseling
Dr. Chad Luke Courtesy of: St. Bonaventure University’s website BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS EDITOR When Chad Luke, an associate professor of counselor education at St. Bonaventure University, sat down to write his latest book, he knew he wanted to help others. Luke decided to write a guide for professionals on helping those who struggle with… Keep Reading
CAB introduces new events for spring semester
Group picture from CAB Cedar Point trip Courtesy of: sbucab Instagram page BY: JULIA BABCOCK, STAFF WRITER Jalen Morales, a sophomore fine arts major, enjoys spending time with his friends at St. Bonaventure. One of the ways Morales likes to spend time with his friends is to attend events hosted by the Campus Activity Board. … Keep Reading
Class from the past: Exorcisms and the paranormal
Alphonsus Trabold with some of the materials he used in class Photo courtesy of the Bonaventure archives BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, FEATURES EDITOR Alphonsus Trabold may have been the only professor at St. Bonaventure University who didn’t allow students to sit in the front row of his class. In the 1970s, Trabold taught Psychical Research and… Keep Reading
NET rankings do not justify teams being snubbed from the NCAA Tournament
ANTHONY DASILVA, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of Wikimeida Commons March Madness is here, which means a few teams with tournament-worthy resumes weren’t selected for the big dance. Some of these teams were snubbed, but others believed they were snubbed only due to the NCAA Evaluation Tool rankings system and how the tournament team was selected. … Keep Reading
March Madness is the greatest sporting event ever created
LANDON WASHBURN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Photo Courtesy of Landon Washburn The NFL Super Bowl and the FIFA World Cup are considered to be the best sporting events. This past season, the Super Bowl had around 120 million viewers. In 2022, FIFA had 1.5 billion viewers for the World Cup. March Madness’s highest viewership in the last… Keep Reading
What we should all take out of Women’s History Month
BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS EDITOR Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons March is National Women’s History Month. As a woman and a women’s studies major, I believe that women should be recognized more than just in March. Even though women are only recognized for a month, they have been fighting for their rights and facing backlash… Keep Reading
We must allow all athletes to be vulnerable
BY COLIN BISH, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Before I begin, I want to advise that this article contains mentions of suicide. Some readers may find this content disturbing. A recent podcast clip of former NBA star John Wall went viral this past month. However, this clip had nothing to do with basketball… Keep Reading
Bonnies softball looks ahead to eight-game homestand
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY GAVIN WATSON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure University softball team has had a slow start to the season, losing its first seven games. The Bonnies’ first win of the year came against Quinnipiac. Since that game, the Bonnies have lost six straight heading into the bulk of their Atlantic 10… Keep Reading
Make no mistake, SXSW remains unethical and unfair
JOSEPH DEBELL: OPINION EDITOR Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons South by Southwest (SXSW) has lost its integrity. The once exciting Austin Texas music festival is now becoming less of a music festival and more of a billboard on which they platform defense contractors, including Raytheon subsidiaries and the US Army. SXSW first appeared in 1987… Keep Reading
Bonnies baseball takes down Penn State
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY RYAN LOMBARDI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure baseball wins third in a row after win at Penn State. Entering Tuesday, the St. Bonaventure University’s baseball team looked to continue its recent success against Penn State University, a Power Five school. The Panthers (11-7) overcame a five-run deficit in the seventh, but… Keep Reading
Bonnies baseball win first series of 2024
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY RYAN LOMBARDI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER On Friday, St. Bonaventure traveled to Mount St. Mary’s for a four-game weekend series. Chance Moore, a redshirt junior, toed the rubber for the Bonnies in Game One. Moore went four innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out three. Redshirt senior right fielder Adam Rankie… Keep Reading
Opinion: Scoring droughts cost Bonnies another game — and ultimately their season
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR After his St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team got knocked out of the Atlantic-10 Tournament Saturday afternoon by Duquesne, head coach Mark Schmidt summarized the result rather simply. “We had open shots — we missed them. They had open shots — they made them,” Schmidt said. “That… Keep Reading