By Emma Zaremba Features editor There’s no place like St. Bonaventure for alumni returning to campus each year on homecoming weekend. This weekend, also known as young alumni weekend, features a schedule of events set to begin this afternoon and last through Sunday. Alumni Services organized the entire weekend in collaboration with the…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor Alumni Services will be hosting an event with a panel of Bonaventure alumni next Thursday, Feb. 6, for students of all years entitled, “Once a Bonnie, Always a Bonnie.” The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.…
By Jackie Roberts Staff Writer “It’s never too early to start planning for your future.” College students, hear statements like this on a regular basis. However, not all take action. Once again, the Career and Professional Readiness Center is offering students an opportunity to jump start their career planning next Friday at 3 p.m.…
Alexandra Salerno Advisory Editor A few months ago, I took a picture of a tree on campus, and it received more than 50 double taps. (That’s likes on Instagram for those who are bravely living without smartphones). Yet, as #instaworthy as I’m sure we all agree our beautiful school is, unfortunately, there isn’t a common…
By Lian Bunny Contributing Writer The Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC) introduced a new program last year, the Alumni Internship Service. This program is designed to help students find internships by utilizing the university’s alumni base. The program allows alumni to stay connected and give back to the school while helping students, according to…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Editor Somewhere along their journey, senior Bonnies traded in crayons and overalls for a degree and dress clothes. As the class of 2013 looks toward the future, some students took time to reflect on their youthful dreams. Brittany Gasper, a journalism and mass communication major, had astrological aspirations when she was…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor It’s not uncommon for students to have a litany of grievances about the college or university they attend. You can see it every day here at St. Bonaventure. We complain about the food at the Hickey and lament poor class registration times. It seems there’s always something for us…
By Alexandra Napoli Staff Writer Walking 26.2 miles through the desert of White Sands Missile Range, N.M. does not seem to be an easy feat. Yet 5,900 people participate in the Bataan Memorial Death March every year. Three of these 5,900 people happen to be Bona’s alumni Richard Trietley, ‘86, his wife Michele, ‘88,…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Editor The legacies of Bonaventure simply cannot be contained within the pages of a magazine, but one campus publication is doing its best to showcase all the extraordinary things the school has to offer. Beth Eberth is the editor of Bonaventure magazine, the official magazine of St. Bonaventure University. She explained…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor New York Post lead sports columnist Mike Vaccaro, ’89, is one of two journalists to earn the honor of being named 2013’s New York Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA). The NSSA annually awards the best sportswriter and sportscaster in each state. The…
By Alexandra Napoli Staff Writer SBU alumni have been reaching out to students for years through networking sessions with juniors and seniors. However, this year, the alumni are expanding their reach even further by launching an event for the sophomore class. The alumni will hold a networking session at the Ellicott Square Building in…
Joe Flanagan By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor The Bonaventure experience doesn’t end after a student walks across the stage to receive their diploma. In fact, the Bonaventure connection is an unwritten bond carried throughout a lifetime. At least Joe Flanagan, director of Alumni Services, thinks so. Flanagan, ’74, received his bachelor’s degree in marketing…
By Nate West News Assignment Editor Carl Paladino,’68 and 2010 New York gubernatorial candidate, spoke to students yesterday in the Walsh Amphitheater about the value of family-owned businesses. While a student, Paladino was a member of the ROTC program. He then graduated from Syracuse University in 1971 with a Juris Doctor degree. From there he…
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff. When a high school senior starts the long process of picking a college, one of the first things they look up about each school is the tuition. Tuition and board at St. Bonaventure is $38,617, according to the St. Bonaventure website. Needless to say, most…
By Nate West Assistant News Editor Business First has named eight Bonaventure alumni to its 40 under Forty list. The list celebrates 40 of Western New York’s rising leaders. Donna Quigley, ’99, Erik Bohen, ’04, Jennifer Westerholt, ‘10, Richard Campbell, ‘02, Philip Pantano, ’96, Jeff Connors, ’02, Matthew Keller, ’02, and Edward Kosmoski, 02,…
By Jillian Hammell Contributing Writer Imagine walking to class and hearing someone yell your name. You turn around, and the person is none other than your sibling who spent countless years caring, looking out for and, of course, embarrassing you. Julia and Carter Anderson know exactly how that feels. Julia, a junior sports studies major,…
By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Assignment Editor “There’s just a different connection between Bona alums and Bonaventure. Other schools don’t have that connection.” Lucia Scotty, coordinator of electronic communications for alumni, has been organizing reunion weekends throughout her 15 years at Bonaventure. Reunion Weekend honors different class years, just like a high school reunion, Scotty said.…
By Samantha Berkhead News Editor Throughout the last few months, the Trayvon Martin case has ballooned from a quiet story of a shooting in suburban Florida to a national media controversy. By the time editors at The New York Times asked Dan Barry, ‘80, and Serge F. Kovaleski, Campbell Robertson and Lizette Alvarez to cover…
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff The St. Bonaventure University community has been through a whirlwind journey during this year’s basketball season, physically and emotionally. Bonaventure students got to make the most of this time with the help of the university’s alumni community. Both the men’s and women’s basketball…
By Samantha Berkhead News Editor With the recent success of St. Bonaventure’s men’s and women’s basketball teams throughout the last four weeks has come a whirlwind of activity on the part of students, faculty and university employees. There were the viewing parties in the The Rathskeller, bus trips to Atlantic City, N.J., Nashville, Tenn. and…