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
Party playlist: combos for a lit weekend
By Jenna Cosentino Staff Writer Everyone can take a deep breath because we’ve finally made it to the end of the week. There is nothing like the anticipation of waiting until the final minutes of your last Friday class so you can start your weekend. These days are all about cranking the music with your… Keep Reading
Objective look: XXXTENTACION
The first time I heard the rapper XXXTENTACION’s popular track “Look At Me!” was at the hub of student activity: Allegany’s student bar The Other Place. The booming song – stock full of violent sentiments – ran rampant through the bar and, at the time, I didn’t have much of a care. I tapped my… Keep Reading
Bonnies welcome Francis Week fun
By Hannah Legacy Contributing Writer From Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, University Ministries will host its annual Francis Week to honor the life of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals and creation, with funds from John and Kay Meisch. Francis Week is a time to “celebrate and remember all that is a part of… Keep Reading
Beat the heat: combining fashion trends
By Brianna McKnight Staff Writer The past couple of weeks have been surprisingly warm, but do we really mind? We are pushing off 2017’s fall fashion trends and saving them for a later date. Instead of putting on warm cozy colors, we are still strutting around rocking the latest color trends of spring and summer.… Keep Reading
1940’s film takes on feminist views
By Faith Topolski Contributing Writer Movies from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s may at first appear to be out of date and completely irrelevant to today’s movies and current events. Upon further inspection, though, it’s clear this isn’t true. The themes, ideas and motivations presented in films from the “Golden Age of Cinema” are still… Keep Reading
Service trip seeks to provide perspective
Service trips are different from the usual tourist attraction or vacation because they focus on the ministry of presence. “Instead of doing and fixing, focus on being and be present to other humans who live in these countries,” said Maggie Morris Kibler, former director of Franciscan Center for Social Concern. Kibler and Jeff Sved, current… Keep Reading
Author of “Nobody” comes to SBU
By Leah McCluskey Contributing Writer On Sept. 26, St. Bonaventure University welcomed journalist and scholar Marc Lamont Hill, Ph.D., to give the 2017 All Bonaventure Reads keynote address. Hill’s New York Times bestselling novel, “Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, From Ferguson to Flint,” was selected as the first official college assignment… Keep Reading
Bona’s plans Capital Campaign
When selected as St. Bonaventure University’s 21st President, Dennis DePerro, Ed.D., announced plans to run a capital campaign in his first few years. Bob Van Wicklin, vice president for university advancement, is the cabinet member in charge of all university philanthropic and fundraising activities. Van Wicklin explained that although the cabinet met last year to… Keep Reading
Campus to host Run 4 Life 5K
By Keely Fresh Contributing Writer The Center for Student Wellness and the Cattaraugus County Suicide Prevention Coalition are collaborating to hold the inaugural Run 4 Life 5K, a run or walk for suicide awareness and prevention. Organized as an attempt to raise money for local suicide prevention efforts, the Director of Student Wellness Chris… Keep Reading
Marketing department continues to grow
With two faculty members retiring in the past five years and many changes to the marketing field itself, St. Bonaventure University’s marketing department has made changes to modernize the program. Paul Barretta, Ph.D., who started teaching at Bona’s in 2013, said the department was much different before he started. “When I was hired, the dean… Keep Reading
Former Bona’s adjunct inducted into HoF
By Dominic LoVallo Editor-in-Chief A former adjunct professor at St. Bonaventure was posthumously inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame last night. Ray Markiewicz, better known as Ray Marks, died in February of 2015 at the age of 70. He died after an almost two-year battle with leukemia. Before his death, Marks built… Keep Reading
The Buzz named no. 1 in the nation
WSBUFM-88.3 The Buzz, made international news late this summer after being awarded No. 1 Best College Radio Station by Princeton Review. The Buzz is St. Bonaventure’s student-run radio station. In addition to covering the campus, the station also covers the local area. The station plays a variety of music on a rotating schedule, including indie-rock,… Keep Reading
Interfaith Prayer Service kicks off Francis Week
By Emily Losito Associate Editor The McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministries has a distinguishing feature – the Interfaith Prayer Tower. University Ministries and The Center for Arab and Islamic Studies hosted an Interfaith Prayer Service to mark the beginning of Francis Week in the great room. Fr. Michael Calabria, OFM, welcomed all religious people… Keep Reading
Women’s soccer nets first conference point
After going nine matches scoreless, the St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team finally broke their drought in a 1-1 double-overtime draw against University of Richmond, putting the women at 0-9-2 on the season. Junior midfielder Marley Jarvis scored her second goal of the season just before halftime in the 44th minute to put the Bonnies… Keep Reading
Women’s soccer gets shut out in Saint Louis
By A.J. Mitchell Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team opened up Atlantic 10 Conference play last night as they fell to the Saint Louis Billikens 5-0. Billikens sophomore forward Emma Farley scored the opening goal for Saint Louis in the seventh minute. After that goal, Saint Louis did not look back. Five… Keep Reading
Cable news lacks diversity
By Patrick Hauf Sean Hannity versus Rachel Maddow. Mr. “I love President Trump forever” versus Ms. “Putin and Trump sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g.” Fox News wants Hannity to match up against Maddow, who has given Fox a rare competition for ratings in the 9 p.m. slot. Since last September, Fox has had five of… Keep Reading
Letter to the Editor: Speaking out for the LGBTQ+ community
Danielle Marie Bergan I am a transgender woman and a Bonaventure graduate of the class of ‘75. I was alerted to Matthew Laurrie’s article in last week’s issue of the Bona Venture by LGBT news. As a transgender activist, I receive alerts daily from Google about any news in my community, and I was quite… Keep Reading
Do not put God to the test
By Luke Nolan Earlier this month, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California was questioning Amy Coney Barrett during her confirmation hearing for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. During the hearing, Feinstein made a rather inappropriate comment regarding Barrett’s Catholic faith. “When you read your speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly… Keep Reading
The Polar Spray returns to Bona’s
By Hannah Legacy Contributing Writer To kick off Family Weekend, the St. Bonaventure women’s swimming and diving team will host its third annual Polar Spray to support the Special Olympics of New York (SONY). Participants who attend will be sprayed by the Allegany Volunteer Fire Company. The Polar Spray originated from another event, the… Keep Reading
The virtue of socialism
Millions of lives have been ended because of the oppression of communist regimes in the 20th century. Estimates vary from 65 to 93 million deaths, according to co-author of the Black Book of Communism, Nicolas Werth. Earlier this week, President Trump spoke to the United Nations, calling for an honest examination of communism and socialism,… Keep Reading