Jandoli Women in Sports Media members Courtesy of: @jwsm_sbu on Instagram BY: JESSICA WIKANDER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Jandoli Women in Sports Media group made its debut this semester at St. Bonaventure. The group offers women looking to enter the sports media field after graduation a place to connect and receive support from fellow students as…
Plaque on De la Roche Hall Courtesy of Dennis Frank BY: MORGAN KILGER, FEATURES EDITOR On the Allegheny River Trail, near Francis Hall, several well-looking structures are in the wooded areas. These structures are oil wells from the 20th Century when St. Bonaventure used oil as a key element of its funding. “During this period,…
Friar John O’Connor Courtesy of Franciscan Mission Service BY: JAMESON ZUBER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Since Friar John O’Connor was a teenager, he knew that he wanted to serve the Lord. The Brooklyn, New York, native was first introduced to the Franciscan way after a visit to his cousins’ farm in Catskills, New York. The vocations director…
Graphic: Kyle Maier BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR Six years before Utah Archer’s starting goalie Brett Dobson became a two-time Premier Lacrosse League champion, he was a Canadian high school prospect with zero Division I offers, hoping for a single opportunity. St. Bonaventure men’s lacrosse head coach Randy Mearns gave him that chance. “I knew…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: NATHAN DONNELLY, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s tennis team, with 75% of the roster being international players, has created a welcoming and enjoyable connection among players and coaches. Freshman Luke Ollivierre, of Bridgetown, Barbados, said that coach Michael Bates established the type of atmosphere that someone would want to…
Photo: Kyle Maier BY: ALLIE ELKINS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER “Every decision that we make is going to be with the student-athlete at the forefront,” said Bob Beretta, vice president and director of athletics at St. Bonaventure University. Beretta took on the job in July, following a months-long search for an athletic director by the university. According…
Photo: Will D’agostino BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR “I could be anywhere in the basketball world today, and I choose to be at St. Bonaventure University,” said Adrian Wojnarowski today at his introductory press conference as Bonaventure’s men’s basketball general manager. At a packed Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Wojnarowski sat alongside director…
PHOTO: Frankie Debari BY: CARSON HAYEK, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team will host Robert Morris University in an out-of-conference clash this afternoon. RMU visits with a record of 3-2-2. The Colonials’ last game resulted in a 3-2-win Saturday evening to IU Indianapolis. The Colonials come into the matchup shooting 1.57 goals per…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure’s women’s soccer team fell to 0-2-0 in Atlantic 10 play yesterday afternoon following a 1-0 loss to the University of Massachusetts. The Bonnies (1-8-1, 0-2-0 A-10) committed 12 fouls and allowed UMass (6-3-1, 1-1-0 A-10) to take eight corner kicks. The Minutewomen attacked…
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: CARSON HAYEK, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team will face the University of Massachusetts at home today on Bona’s Senior Day. UMass is coming off a 1-0 loss to #22 Saint Louis University Thursday night. Overall, Massachusetts owns a record of 5-3-1 (0-1-0 A10). The Minutewomen average 1.5 goals…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: DAVID PREMYSLOVSKY, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross county teams compiled fifth and seventh place finishes at the University of Rochester Yellowjacket Invitational today. In the men’s first 8k event of the season, junior Aiden Scattergood finished first overall out of 261 runners with a time of…
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: WILL NUNN, CONTRIBUTNG WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team hosts the Fordham Rams today as both teams kick off Atlantic 10 play. The Bonnies (2-4-1) are coming off a 1-1 deadlock against Le Moyne. Fordham (3-2-2) enters Saturday’s contest winless in its last three games, including losses to Penn and…
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: LAYNE HAUGHT, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team opened up Atlantic 10 play with a 1-0 loss to the George Washington Revolutionaries yesterday afternoon. The defeat brought the Bonnies to 1-7-1 (0-1-0 A-10), while the Revolutionaries moved to 3-4-2 (1-0-0 in A-10). The Brown and White came out…
Andrew Hale/ The Bona Venture BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Indigenous Spirit Dancers took center stage and showcased aspects of Native American culture through dance in a packed Reilly Center Tuesday night. The Indigenous Spirit Dancers, a dance group based in Cattaraugus County and the Seneca Nation, are made up of members from various nations…
Photo Courtesy of: Morgan Kilger/The Bona Venture BY: ISABEL MARZULLO, FEATURES ASSIGNMENT EDITOR On the campus of St. Bonaventure, New York, resides the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. It’s in this vast brick building, where productions come to perform on a small and intimate stage for the people. This year, the Quick Center’s…
3D Rendering of Proposed Jandoli School Renovation Courtesy of Aaron Chimbel BY: ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, NEWS EDITOR Renovations to The John J. Murphy Professional Building plan to bring new workspaces and strengthen student media at St. Bonaventure University. The groundbreaking for this renovation will be at the Jandoli School of Communication 75th anniversary event on Oct.…
Loughlen Hall Elizabeth Kamrowski/The Bona Venture BY: GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Residence Life converts freshmen dorms into triples, accommodating one of the largest incoming classes in 20 years. The Loughlen Hall lounges were converted into triples to accommodate the large incoming freshmen class, according to Tom Missel, chief communications officer. Beds are situated against either…
BY: JESSICA WIKANDER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure’s Criminology Club hosted its Criminal Justice Day event on Friday, Sept. 13 in the Richter Center parking lot. The event was held to give students an opportunity to interact with local and state law enforcement offices and learn about the role they play in the greater Olean Area.…
The Rathskeller Courtesy of The Bona Venture BY: CHRIS DOODY, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Some students said they are deterred from the Rathskeller’s new changes, due to its new rotating menu. Others said they are unable to dine there at all because of health concerns like common allergies. Before this year, between 8 and 10 p.m. students…
Speed bump on campus David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, MANAGING EDITOR St. Bonaventure University’s Office of Safety and Security placed two sets of speed bumps outside the Reilly Center’s south entrance, marking their return to campus. Security added the 2.5-3-inch tall, 1-foot wide speed bumps in the fall of 2023. “Since the time…