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(Assistant) Editing with the fam

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By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor  As the assistant news editor at The Bona Venture, I have several tasks each week. Like the other editors, I write weekly and edit the stories in the news section. Although I am not responsible for thinking of topics for story assignments, I sometimes inform our news editor (Lian)…

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Teamwork: How each news story is perfected

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By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor  When reading The Bona Venture, there is a byline under each story giving credit to the writer. It is easy to assume that each writer just wrote their story by themselves and then all the stories are simply pieced together in the newspaper. However, until I began my adventure…

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A sporting fellow: the role of a sports editor

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By Pat Tintle Sports Editor  When writing for sports, stories often present themselves. Having Division I teams play on a consistent basis creates the opportunity for beat reporting. Beat reporting is a form of journalism in which the writer follows an issue, organization or team over a long period of time. The concept can be…

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Editor’s blog: A week in the life of a news editor

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By Lian Bunny News Editor  Finding newsworthy stories within the “Bona Bubble” is a job in itself.  As News Editor, I try to focus on assigning stories that students really would benefit from reading.  Each news story must directly relate to St. Bonaventure in some way, whether it is through an alumnus or a teacher…

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Bona Venture editor finds out what dreams are made of

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By Matthew Laurrie Copy Editor Before studying abroad in Perugia, my knowledge of Italian culture stretched about as far as my obsession with the Lizzie McGuire Movie, my adoration for pizza and Saturday dinners at my grandma’s house. Yet somehow I found myself sitting in the Buffalo Niagara International Airport – white knuckles clutching my…

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Editor recounts trip to Edinburgh while studying abroad

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By Samantha Berkhead Associate Editor Before this weekend, I was convinced that only one song had ever been written for the bagpipes. You know the one. Its brash cacophony of opening notes ringing out ubiquitously at Memorial Day parades across America every summer. Blame it on cultural isolation, my own ignorance or merely the fact…

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Editor spots trending European fashions while abroad

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By Samantha Berkhead Associate Editor The standard wardrobe protocol for students at many American colleges is pretty simple. Sweatshirts, T-shirts, sweatpants — not a lot of people deviate from these essentials when it comes to rolling out of bed for class. Chanel’s current figurehead and fashion mastermind Karl Lagerfeld once said, “Sweatpants are a sign…

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Editor writes from abroad

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By Samantha Berkhead Associate Editor Late last night, I ran down the stairs in my apartment building, shouting “WHAT’S THE CRAIC, LADS?” to the people at the bottom. No, I didn’t drop out of school to dabble in illegal activities. I’ve just begun my time at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland — my…

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