By Diana McElfresh Editor-In-Chief Dan Barry, ’80, said he thinks St. Bonaventure was “integral” to shaping the path of his career. “I really do embrace the Franciscan ideal,” said Barry on Monday during a media briefing. Barry was on campus this week to discuss his recently published book, “The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and…
There are a few ways to describe Dan Barry. He’s a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, New York Times columnist and a father of two. Still, though, in his lengthy list of personal and professional accomplishments, Barry puts one fact alongside the rest: He’s a Bonnie. Barry, class of ‘80, said coming back to campus is a…
SBU’s annual All Bonaventure Reads event took place on Monday in the Richter Center where Dan Barry, author of “The Boys in the Bunkhouse” and St. Bonaventure class of 1980 alumnus, spoke about his book and the injustices inflicted upon people with disabilities in our society today. He stressed that the concept of otherness projected…
By Joe Sanchez-Castro Dan Barry, ’80, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for The New York Times, will speak Monday Sept. 26, about his most recent book “The Boys in the Bunkhouse.” The lecture will be held at the Richter Center at 7:00 p.m. Barry is a noted journalist, having received many journalistic awards in his career.…
By Kristie Schiefer Assistant News Editor Hailed as one of the best baseball books of our time, Pen American Center honored “Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball’s Longest Game” and its author, Dan Barry, ’80, with the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. The award is granted to nonfiction books on the subject…
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…