CAB promotional materials for the Cedar Point trip Photo Courtesy of @sbucab on Instagram BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR The Campus Activities Board at St. Bonaventure University is increasing the number of events it hosts, hoping to get more Bonaventure students in attendance. The Campus Activities Board (CAB) plans events for students, such as bingo,…
Francis Hall at St. Bonaventure University David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: BROOKE JOHNPIER, STAFF WRITER The Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions at St. Bonaventure University received a $250,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Nov. 1. The grant will provide healthcare education in Cattaraugus County, which has some of the highest rates…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s cross country teams head to Bronx on Friday, to compete in the Northeast Regionals at Van Cortlandt Park. Hosted by Columbia University, this meet is the last of the Bonnies’ 2023 season. The men’s team is coming off a…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams experienced what they called the most grueling stretch of their season last weekend, facing nationally ranked Army and Cornell in back-to-back days. Scheduling two difficult meets in two days was an intentional decision, according to Bonaventure’s…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR Home. That’s the place the Bonnies return to Saturday after losing to Niagara University, 71-55, Wednesday night. That’s also the place head coach Jim Crowley began his coaching career at the Division I level 23 years ago. Now, after a seven-year hiatus at Providence College, Crowley…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF On a night when St. Bonaventure’s two preseason all-conference selections combined for 12 points on 5-15 shooting, the Bonnies still managed to escape with a 73-69 victory over visiting Longwood in Monday’s season opener. Preseason first-team guard Daryl Banks III scored 4 points on 1-8 shooting, including…
BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Charles Pride had a team-high 21 points in his St. Bonaventure men’s basketball debut Monday night in the Reilly Center as the Bonnies opened their 2023-2024 season with a 73-69 win over visiting Longwood. Despite going into the break up five, the Bonnies needed late free throws by guards Kyrell Luc…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team defeated Division II D’Youville 62-48 in Saturday afternoon’s exhibition game. In coach Jim Crowley’s first game back at Bonaventure, the Bonnies’ defense showed up in the first quarter, holding the Saints to six points and 2-13 from the field. After leading the Saints 17-6…
The alleged perpetrator Photo Courtesy of Notice Board BY: NEWS STAFF New York State Police arrested a Pennsylvania man Wednesday in connection to a reported “fondling” incident on St. Bonaventure University’s campus, according to a Thursday press release. According to the release, police arrested Jacob J. Tarr, 30, of Roulette for forcible touching and endangering…
Chicken received by a student Photo Courtesy: William McCallum BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR Riley Faso and Emma Gavazzi, both sophomores at St. Bonaventure University, went to eat lunch together at their campus’ main dining hall, the Hickey Dining Hall. After assembling their salads and picking a table, the pair started to eat. But Gavazzi…
A Plassmann lounge after renovations are completed Photo Courtesy: Jared Smith BY: JULIA BABCOCK, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Plassmann Hall is undergoing renovations that will provide a more-modern learning environment for St. Bonaventure University’s students and faculty. “[The] second and third floor[s] will be completed by the end of this year,” said Jared Smith, director of Facilities…
Headshots of Larry LaRocco (D-Idaho) and Vicky Hartzler (R-Missouri) Photo Courtesy: Noticeboard BY: ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, STAFF WRITER Former members of the U.S. House of Representatives will be coming to St. Bonaventure University to meet with students, speak in classes and give a public forum from Nov. 13 to Nov. 14. Every two years, Bonaventure participates…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ALLIE ELKINS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team’s 2023 season came to a close two weeks ago. The season brought with it some big changes, including the introduction of a new head coach for the first time in a decade. Looking ahead to 2024, George said he is…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR A bittersweet return is in store for St. Bonaventure women’s basketball head coach Jim Crowley as this season marks his 23rd as a coach at Bonaventure. But the winningest coach in Bonaventure’s history returns to the program after spending the last seven years at Providence College.…
Photo: @BonniesMBB/Twitter BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team debuted a retooled roster during its annual exhibition game with Division III Alfred University Wednesday night in the Reilly Center. Bona’s starting lineup featured three returners — Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference First Team guard Daryl Banks III, forward Assa Essamvous (formerly known as…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team fell 4-0 to VCU in the final game of the season Saturday. With the loss, the Bonnies finished the season 6-7-4 overall and 2-5-1 in the Atlantic 10 Conference. While the Rams were able to hold the Bonnies scoreless, the…
BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Bona Buddies, a youth mentorship program based out of St. Bonaventure University’s Franciscan Center for Social Concern, cultivates life-long memories and inspires the next generation. “It’s such a heartwarming thing to see the buddies come on campus every week and have the time of their lives when they’re here,” said…
BY BROOKE JOHNPIER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The theater program at St. Bonaventure University, SBU Theater, is presenting “Miracle on South Division Street”, a comedic play, through Saturday. The writer of the play, Tom Dudzick, has ties to Western New York, spending some of his early years in Buffalo. According to Dudzick, the play represents “back in…
BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team steamrolled Division III Alfred University 80-41 in the teams’ annual exhibition game Wednesday night at the Reilly Center. The Bonnies bested the Saxons in nearly every key metric, including field-goal percentage (57.1 – 30), total rebounds (37 – 30) and turnovers forced (19 – 11). …
BY ALLIE ELKINS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Richmond, VA- The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer ended their season with a 4-0 shutout loss against Virginia Commonwealth University Saturday night. VCU midfielder, Jonathan Kanagwa, dominated in the Ram’s win with two goals and two assists, having a part in all four goals. Kanagwa scored the first goal of the game…