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
Bonaventure’s brownout
By Nicholas Gallo Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure University’s campus faced a power outage on Friday, Sept. 15. From Plassmann to Doyle Hall, students and faculty on campus were “powerless.” Robin Hurlburt, director of facilities operations and maintenance, explained the cause of the outage and the actions that were taken to restore power. “Around 12:40… Keep Reading
ENACTUS acts after hurricanes
Grace Neylan jumped into action to help those affected by recent hurricanes in the Gulf Coast. After Hurricanes Harvey and Irma devastated Texas and Florida earlier this month, Neylan, an MBA candidate who serves as graduate assistant for ENACTUS, organized a boot drive with local fire departments in Olean, Allegany, Salamanca and Bradford to benefit… Keep Reading
Bonaventure senior wins national scholarship
Ethan Kibbe was named one of this year’s recipients of the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation scholarship. Every year, the foundation coordinates a nationwide sports essay competition for journalism students from over 32 universities. To compete, students must be either a second or third year undergraduate in their school’s journalism program with at least a 3.0… Keep Reading
Alumnus wins NYS Teacher of the Year
St. Bonaventure University’s School of Education takes pride in producing award-winning educators. Christopher Albrecht, 93, was named the 2018 New York State Teacher of the Year. Albrecht is the 48th New York State Teacher of the Year. He was given the award for going “above and beyond every day in the classroom.” Albrecht is a… Keep Reading
Netflix’s new take on documentaries
“American Vandal,” a Netflix original series, puts a comedic spin on documentaries by making theirs into a “mockumentary,” following high school senior Dylan Maxwell who is wrongfully accused of spray painting phallic images onto 27 staff cars in the faculty parking lot. The documentary shows why Maxwell was the clear suspect of this obscene prank,… Keep Reading
Objective look: PC’s just a start
Political correctness started as social politeness. The technological revolution of the early 2000s brought us accessibility to mass information – all at the convenience of a Google search bar. In turn, traditional identifiers for marginalized populations, or the majority itself, don’t cut it anymore – mainly because any i-Something gives us the knowledge we need… Keep Reading
Klashing views on tradition
By Leah McCluskey Contributing Writer As the annual Keg Klash event approaches, trouble has already begun to stir. The tradition of throwing a massive party for upperclassmen to binge drink kegs of cheap beer and have a good time has become the subject of many disagreements. For the past few years, talk of racism… Keep Reading
Host disaster: Emmys recap
By Natalie Forster Contributing Writer The 69th annual Emmy Awards took place on Sept. 17 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Stephen Colbert hosted for his first time ever, following in the footsteps of previous comedians. Colbert’s opening monologue was filled with Donald Trump jokes. Everything was put out there from Seth Meyers… Keep Reading
Online Grad programs grow
By Letitia Bottino Contributing Writer Living in an age of technology provides students with plenty of ways to perform tasks both big and small. More importantly, for the millennial generation, completing these tasks causes us to rely heavily on online sources. When it comes to education, students across the globe have utilized the benefits of… Keep Reading
How to apply fall trends on campus
By Kaylyn Foody Contributing Writer New York Fashion Week may be over, but the trends we saw on the runway are fresher than ever. We might be broke college kids who cannot buy couture designer fashion, but we can mimic the pros to achieve hot looks that are prime for cold weather. Here are three… Keep Reading
“It” remake puts a modern spin on horror
By Dominic LoVallo Editor-in-Chief “It” aired as a miniseries 27 years ago and now “It” has found its way –not only to our theater, but into our nightmares. The movie “It,” based on its namesake, the 1986 horror novel by Stephen King, lived up to the hype as a scary movie. At least for everyone… Keep Reading
Ditcher, Gianniny and Morgan lead Brown and White to fourth place
By A.J. Mitchell Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s golf team took a trip down to Cornell, NY this past weekend to play in the Cornell Invitational at the Robert Trent Jones golf course at Cornell University. Sophomore Nolan Ditcher put an exclamation point onto his great weekend by shooting a one-over par 72 on Sunday.… Keep Reading
Women’s soccer suffers shutout against Buffalo
By Jeremy Castro Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure Women’s soccer team struggled once again to get on the scoresheet as they fell to the University at Buffalo Bulls by a final score of 3-0. The Bonnies (0-7-1) went down early, as Kara Daly received the ball from the left side and rifled the ball into the top… Keep Reading
Video replay makes soccer better
Major League Soccer, MLS, introduced a fifth member to its referee staff during games halfway through the 2017 season: a video assistant referee (VAR). The introduction of video review in MLS marks a change in soccer. Referees are finally being recognized as mistake-making humans, and video review is there in case a play is missed.… Keep Reading
Walk-on takes team leadership role
Sean Mickey Contributing Writer Levi Malone’s tenure on the St. Bonaventure men’s cross country team has been an everchanging journey. Levi began his time at Bonaventure solely as a student. Now, as a senior, Levi is a captain of the men’s cross country team. He said his resilience and dedication to the sport haven’t gone… Keep Reading
Bonnies shine in the classroom
By Jeff Uveino Contributing Writer Spring 2017 marked the 24th straight semester that St. Bonaventure University student-athletes have accumulated an overall 3.0 or better GPA. Thirteen of Bonaventure’s Division I teams also produced a 3.0 GPA or better, and 134 student-athletes amassed a 3.50 GPA or better during the spring 2017 semester and were named to the… Keep Reading
Coach plans cystic fibrosis fundraiser
By Mike Hogan Contributing Writer This past weekend, Darryn Fiske, the St. Bonaventure University strength and conditioning coach hosted his 11th annual cystic fibrosis walk in dedication to his 12-year-old nephew, Andrew, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at birth. Cystic fibrosis is a terminal disease that damages the lungs as well as the digestive system, and it is life-threating. There is no cure for… Keep Reading
Inside the job of athletic trainers
By A.J. Mitchell Contributing Writer There is a key part of every team that never really gets its time in the spotlight. The athletic trainers at St. Bonaventure University come to the aid of over 250 student-athletes, and their main concern is to keep players on the field, on the court or in the pool.… Keep Reading
Kenney gives insight on TV coverage
The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team will be on the big screen this season 14 times, five of those on ESPN programming. CBS Sports Network and NBC Sports Network will be rounding out the national appearances, making it the most nationally televised games for Bonaventure since Mark Schmidt took over the program in 2006. Bonaventure’s… Keep Reading
Library holds Opening Doors exhibit
Through the National Library of Medicine and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, there is a six-panel exhibition discussing four African American surgeons’ advancements in their fields. The university borrowed the exhibition from the National Library of Medicine, which has toured in medical schools, libraries and universities for two… Keep Reading