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Big Four event fosters “classic” atmosphere

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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…

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Bonnies drop first road game of season

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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…

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Hockey team back to old ways

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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…

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Student political participation lacking

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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…

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Leftover Hickey food should be donated

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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…

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LGBT club overlooked the importance of recognizing asexuals in the St. Bonventure community

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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…

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Bonnie Love This: Halloween

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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…

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Working together to stifle depression and end suicide

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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…

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SBU finishes season in Dayton

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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…

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St. Bonaventure should hold more active shooter drills

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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,…

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Newspapers return to rightful place on campus

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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…

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Women’s soccer team goes 0-2 on the weekend

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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…

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Bonnies chip in for 8th place finish

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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…

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Men’s soccer team gets first win of season

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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,…

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Conference play begins for St. Bonaventure

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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…

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St. Bonaventure falls to 0-5

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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,”…

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Bonnies tee off with new coach

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Following the Cornell Invitational, the golf team traveled to Niagara Falls to compete in the Little Three Invitational. The teams present consisted of St. Bonaventure and longtime rivals Canisius and Niagara.  Coach Erik Hoops, who is in his first year with the program, was satisfied with the result. “We were disappointed that we didn’t play…

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Night games create great fan experience

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Staff Editorial Colleges and universities that make their homes in rural or non-major metropolitan areas often struggle to find weekend and nighttime activities for current and prospective students. St. Bonaventure is not immune to this. In fact, with the Campus Activities Board budget slashed again this semester, this becomes a more difficult issue. In spite…

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Women’s rugby stays undefeated

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By Zach Waltz Sports Editor   The women’s rugby team improved to a perfect 3-0 record last Saturday against Fredonia in a 27-10 win. Senior scrum half Erin Ballou said the Bonnies’ fast pace offense played a large role in winning the game. “This past weekend, a big factor to our success was being able…

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Men’s soccer loses 5-0 to Rider

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By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor   The men’s soccer team continued their early season struggles last weekend as they dropped their first road game of the year to Rider, 5-0. Coach Mel Mahler was disappointed with his team’s performance, particularly the lack of offense against Rider, as well as the season so far in…

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