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
Faculty invent new March bracket
Emily Losito Associate Editor During the month of March, there’s typically one thing on everyone’s mind: basketball. However, some forget that it’s also Women’s History Month. Kimberley DeSimone, a journalism and mass communication lecturer at St. Bonaventure, and Pauline Hoffmann, dean of the school of communication, came up with the idea of making a bracket… Keep Reading
“Logan” is a hit in theaters
Tom Cottingham Features Editor The superhero genre may seem to be a bit over saturated with the continued releases by Marvel and DC Comics. Plus with Netflix and The CW releasing superhero television shows, the genre may be played out and too cliché at this point. Logan, however, is an exception in the pack. Although… Keep Reading
Lenna Professor arrives
By Jessica Dillon News Assignment Editor An award-winning biographer, journalist, essayist, fiction writer and “sometimes poet” will arrive Saturday to begin his term as the spring 2017 Lenna Endowed Visiting Professor. Michael N. McGregor, professor of English and creative writing at Portland State University, will spend his 16-day visit at St. Bonaventure lecturing, meeting with… Keep Reading
Golf course adds fee for faculty
University administrators recently raised the price of golf memberships for all staff members from no fee to $100. The change comes as a way to increase efficiency, according to Tom Missel, interim vice president for student relations. “Finding new revenue streams is one way the university can increase its operational efficiency and strengthen its financial… Keep Reading
New cybersecurity director dicusses future plans for developing program
By Dominic LoVallo Managing Editor St. Bonaventure University hired an IT expert from New Zealand for the university’s new cybersecurity program. Hossein Sarrafzadeh, Ph.D. founded and co-directs New Zealand’s first Cybersecurity Research Center, something he said is an excellent platform to facilitate important conversations that need to take place among education, industry and government. “A… Keep Reading
Doino Awards voting begins
By Amelia Kibbe Advisory Editor Members of the St. Bonaventure community have less than a week left to complete nominations for the 2017 Fr. Joe Doino, O.F.M., Honors & Awards Program. Nominations, which can be found on my.sbu online and printed at various locations around campus, will close Wednesday, March 22. The award ceremony will… Keep Reading
Later hours for dining hall
From what I gather, a large number of students here at Bonaventure have found themselves hungry in the middle of the night after studying, homework or other typical college student things. Unfortunately, at Bona’s, we only have one main dining hall where we are able to swipe in for a snack – and it closes… Keep Reading
Downside of social media
During my adolescent years, I, along with most others in my age group, have been exposed to social media. Being a teenager in the 21st century, this is not an uncommon occurrence. Social media has certainly established its importance in the worlds of young people, and unfortunately its effects are not all beneficial. As years… Keep Reading
St. Patrick’s Day overlooks origin
March 17th is the one day of the year when everybody claims to be Irish. I never understood why this is, seeing as I don’t claim to be Mexican every year on Cinco de Mayo, and other people around the world don’t claim to be American on July 4th. Once I got to college, I… Keep Reading
Youth rising for women’s lacrosse
By Ryan Signorinio Staff Writer Despite the team having eight seniors, the St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team is in the midst of a youth movement. “It’s really integral to our success moving forward that we incorporate as many underclassmen as possible in our rotation, so that they can start to see time and they… Keep Reading
Always on the road and the green
By Dave Malchak Staff Writer In terms of scheduling, St. Bonaventure NCAA Golf is in a position that makes them unlike most other sports. It plays in invitationals and also travel long distances to play. The Bonnies did not have any home matches last fall, and won’t have any this spring. Other sports have similar… Keep Reading
From Indian to American courts
By Emily Coughlin Staff Writer Beginning at seven years old, sophomore Indra Patwardhan has never stopped his passion for tennis. Inspired by his parents, Patwardhan has picked up several wins for the Bonnies. Patwardhan said he was introduced to tennis because of his parents love of the sport and their inability to play at a… Keep Reading
My Final Four Predictions
By Kiley O’Donnell Sports Assignment Editor Happy March Madness! The best time of the year is here and I could not be happier. While it took me a while to complete my bracket, I’m confident in the Final Four that I have selected. EAST – Villanova Wildcats I have the Villanova Wildcats knocking off Wisconsin… Keep Reading
Sevens fueled by fast action
By Kiley O’Donnell Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s rugby team is in the middle of its spring season, where it plays matches in the form of sevens. A much quicker and fast-paced game compared to the regular form of fifteens played in the fall season consisting of 40 minute halves and 15… Keep Reading
Sessions explain curriculum changes
Guy Imhoff, Ph.D., dean of Clare College, and David Hilmey, Ph.D., dean of arts & sciences, held two open sessions earlier this week and will hold one today to discuss the new general education curriculum and how it will affect student scheduling this upcoming summer and fall terms. At Wednesday’s open session, approximately 25 faculty… Keep Reading
Diversity courses to be made mandatory
By Julia Mericle Editor-in-Chief Anne-Claire Fisher, an associate professor of education, said the two new courses added to the general education curriculum starting in the fall of 2017 are long overdue. SBU 102: Introduction to Diversity will be worth one credit. Students will also be required to choose another three-credit course centered around diversity out… Keep Reading
Bonnies claim series behind strong offense
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University baseball team capped off a three game series against the North Dakota State Bison with a 7-3 win, taking the series two games to one. The Bonnies (5-5) had the slight edge in hits against the Bison (7-8), racking up 10 hits compared to their opponents… Keep Reading
Bonnies tennis swept by Red Flash at home
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s tennis teams picked up a pair of losses on Saturday against the Saint Francis Red Flash, with the men losing 6-1 and the women falling 5-2. The men got their only point from freshman Lukas Linden Malmberg, who topped senior Eli Cerdan in… Keep Reading
Bonnies’ offense heats up in win over Bison
By Mike DeSanto Sports Editor After being shut out on Friday 10-0, the St. Bonaventure University baseball team responded by beating the North Dakota State Bison 10-3 on Saturday, evening the three-game series at a win each thus far. The Bonnies (4-5) were able to out-hit the Bison (7-7) 12-6 over the course of the… Keep Reading
Bonnies unable to keep pace, fall to Longwood
By Dave Malchak Staff Writer On Friday afternoon, the St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team lost on the road to Longwood, 13-8 at Burger Jackson Field. The Bonnies opened the game with a 3-0 lead. Within the first five minutes of play, goals were scored by senior midfielders Scarlett Jaworski, Rachel Perla, who also plays… Keep Reading