By Jonathan Sawyer Contributing Writer Student-athletes are a part of a group to help bring the campus community together. The Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) is a student-run organization on campus and is the voice for student-athletes “We do a lot of specific things to help the student athletes understand their position and how we represent…
When considering St. Bonaventure basketball this season, names such as Marcus Posley and Dion Wright come to mind, but not that of walk-on sophomore guard Quentin Weinerman. But for the smallest, shortest player on the St. Bonaventure roster, the road to Olean has been one filled with highs and lows, great accomplishments and devastating setbacks.…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor The women’s basketball team (5-2) hosted Colgate University (0-6) on Tuesday, Dec. 2 in the Reilly Center. Despite a 30-30 tie at halftime, the Bonnies came out in the second half to outscore the Raiders 35-19, sealing their fifth victory of the season, 65-49. The Bonnies will head to…
By Zach Waltz Sports Editor The men’s basketball team improved to 5-1 on Wednesday after beating the Buffalo Bulls, 72-63. Head Coach Mark Schmidt said the Bonnies executed their defensive game plan perfectly in the first half, allowing the team to get a 16 point lead going into the half. “I thought we took…
Staff Editorial The 1970’s returned to downtown Buffalo Saturday, for a few hours at least. The Bonnies took down the Niagara Purple Eagles before the University of Buffalo bested the Canisius Golden Griffins in a doubleheader at the First Niagara Center in Downtown Buffalo Saturday. The event, dubbed the “Big Four Classic,” was organized by…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor After a win in front of their home crowd against Canisius College, the women’s basketball team dropped their first road game of the season to James Madison, 76-43, on Sunday, Nov. 16. The Bonnies struck first against the Dukes with a jump shot by junior forward Katie Healy, but James…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor Nearly two months into the season, and the situation is bleak for the St. Bonaventure club hockey team. The team has been outscored 40 goals to 16 through the team’s first eight games, seven of which have been losses. Included in those seven games is Bona’s 5-2 loss…
Two years ago, during the 2012 presidential election, St. Bonaventure was quite the political hotbed. Students and professors pledged their allegiance to either Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, with a few disillusioned folks hoping for some third-party candidates to pull off a miracle. Student political clubs such as the college democrats and college republicans put…
By Andrea Fernandes Features Assignment Editor Giving back to the community is one of the things stressed to students here at Bonaventure. With this teaching, it’s expected that the University does its part to ensure that as a whole, we really are practicing what we preach. It’s important to recognize that St. Bonaventure is located…
By Bri Roberts Contributing Writer In the Oct. 31 edition of The Bona Venture, Hannah Gordon wrote an article titled, “Spectrum doesn’t exclude asexuals.” Spectrum, St. Bonaventure’s LGBTQIA+ organization, has ruffled a few feathers in their attempt to publicize their club while celebrating Ally Week last week. At first, several students voiced their concerns because of…
Tonight is the night we look forward to getting creative and dressing up as someone else. Or, in the case of those going as “basic girls,” maybe just going as yourself. Trick or treating may not be at the top of everyone’s to-do list, but you can be sure to see a lot of interesting…
Staff Editorial Among many other things, college can be a time of firsts. First time cooking for yourself, first time doing your own laundry, first time living on your own. Unfortunately, it’s also usually the first time a person deals with depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Depression is a serious…
Battling inclement weather, the Bonnies wrapped up their fall season with a 12th-place finish at the Dayton Flyer Invitational. The Bonnies struggled with inconsistent play on the first day, ending their first round in eighth place with a score of 303. During the first round, junior Josh Stauffer and freshman Corey Long led the way for…
By Hannah Gordon News Editor St. Bonaventure hasn’t executed a lockdown drill since 2009, and that is a problem. Vito Czyz, director of Safety and Security, said his team ranked an active shooter as the sixth highest threat to campus, preceded by snow or ice storms, tornado or high winds, residential building fires, power failures,…
Staff Editorial In the Aug. 29 edition of The Bona Venture, the opinion page ran a piece titled “Cuts create reading painbow.” The piece detailed Student Government Association’s decision to cut the funding for the College Readership Program to allocate more money to struggling clubs and organizations. While the author understood the move, she stated…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor It was a disappointing weekend for Bona’s women’s soccer this past weekend as the squad dropped both matches to open Atlantic 10 conference play against Davidson University and Richmond University. The weekend started with a 2-0 loss to Davidson Friday night in which the Bonnies outshot their opponent…
Last weekend, the Bonnies traveled to Binghamton, N.Y., taking an eighth place finish in the Binghamton Invitational. Fighting poor weather, the golfers battled through the first day of competition, finishing the opening half of the invitational in ninth place. Things flowed more smoothly the second day, and with good rounds by junior Josh Stauffer and…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor After an 0-5 start to season, the men’s soccer team won their first game over St. Francis University last Friday by a score of 2-1. Down 1-0 in the 73rd minute, the Bonnies tied the game with a goal from senior defender Garret Pasano. Just five minutes later,…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor It’s a big weekend for the women’s soccer team, as it begins conference play against Atlantic 10 opponents Davidson and Richmond. The Bonnies enter the weekend with a 4-5-1 record. The squad has had the opportunity to catch a bit of a breather, as their last game was…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor The men’s soccer team’s winless season continued last weekend when the Bonnies fell to Canisius and Bowling Green, by scores of 3-2 and 1-0, respectively. Despite an 0-5 record, Coach Mel Mahler saw some good aspects to take away in both loses. “I was happy how we played,”…