By Emmariah Holcomb Staff Writer Simone Bernstein and her brother Jake were listed in Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 2013 list as social entrepreneurs, last week. “I am extremely humbled and honored to be on the list with other inspiring entrepreneurs,” said Bernstein. According to forbes.com, Forbes editors and reporters work with panels of…
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer Students from St. Bonaventure’s theater department participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) at Towson University in Towson, Md. last week. The festival is an opportunity for theater students to partake in various workshops and participate in different productions. Multiple students from the theater department were nominated…
By Jillian Hammell Assistant Features Editor Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) traveled to the tropics for its tenth annual Bahamas trip. At the start of the new year, SIFE members showcased their business and education knowledge to local Bahamians. The members were also involved in several community service projects. Forty-two students, two Board of…
By Heather Monahan Features Assignment Editor Bonaventure students from Western or Upstate New York are typically acclimated to the weather Bonas experiences during the winter. However, out-of-state students who are used to warmer weather take notice and have different reactions to the arctic temperatures and flurries of snow. Will Vossler, a sophomore accounting major originally…
By Alexandra Napoli Staff Writer Watching the clock count down to midnight on Dec. 31, seeing the ball drop in Times Square, and hearing chants of “Happy New Year!” This chain of events happens every year, and with that chain comes the end to 365 days of eating too much food, procrastinating at work…
By Tate M. Slaven Contributing Writer With the blistering cold weather hovering over the St. Bonaventure campus, bundling up on your treacherous walk to class is vital. Audrey Mooradian, a sophomore psychology major, uses her hobby to help the Bonaventure community combat these below-zero temperatures. Mooradian makes scarves, and not just any kind of…
By Mary Best Editor-in-Chief Mispronounced by most and adored by seemingly all, “Les Misérables” has been receiving rave reviews and irritating amounts of award buzz. While some claims of it being the greatest movie of all time are a little far-fetched, it proves impressive beyond expectation. “Les Mis” is chock full of fantastic performances. Best…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Bonaventure. Snow and carols usher in the much-anticipated end of the semester, but one obstacle stands in the way of students’ holiday celebrations — final exams. Finals bring high-stress and anxiety to the usually joyful Christmas season. University Ministries hopes to calm students’ nerves at the…
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor It’s time for the season where people are overcome with the spirit of giving which accompanies the most wonderful time of the year. This week, students around St. Bonaventure have been doing just that for National AIDS Awareness Week. The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts teamed up…
By Alexandra Salerno Editor-in-Chief Five business students will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament in honor of John J. Watson tomorrow in the Reilly Center. As members of marketing professor Michael Russell’s event and sponsorship marketing class, juniors James Reed, Mike Iulianello, Justin Walker and Taylor Lang and senior Zach Clark had to brainstorm and implement…
By Jillian Hammell Staff Writer The words on the pages of this year’s All Bonaventure Reads selection, “In The Sanctuary Of Outcasts,” took on new meaning in the Doyle Dining Hall on Wednesday. Freshmen students filled two conference rooms with their “In The Sanctuary Of Outcasts” projects. The poster conference contained more than 25…
By Alexandra Napoli Staff Writer The importance of holiday traditions is more than the family simply getting together to have dinner and give thanks. Traditions, Thanksgiving ones specifically, are about uniting with the ones you love and having something to bond everyone together. As years go on, unique traditions are created or tailored to…
By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Editor The Garret Theater and Butler Basement workshop are once again a flurry of rehearsals, designing sets and costumes, and creating props. This can only mean one thing— SBU Theater is ready to perform again. As a part of its 10th Anniversary celebration, SBU Theater will perform three plays this…
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor St. Bonaventure students traded notebooks and pens for dancing shoes and microphones Tuesday as the Step Team hosted its 7th Annual Talent Show in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Audience members were treated to seven acts, showcasing a variety of different talents. Juniors Andy Pacheco…
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…
By Kiara Catanzo Staff Writer Slam poets convey their emotions through their work and the way it is performed. Last Thursday, students had the opportunity to hear the stories of their peers as the St. Bonaventure Slam Poetry Club held this semester’s Poetry Slam. Slam Poetry Club aims to make poetry more common on…
By MacKenzie Linehan Contributing Writer James Bond will seemingly never die, and I am quite all right with that. As an avid fan for as long as I can remember, I have seen each Bond movie at least once. The franchise has made 24 fantastic movies. ‘Skyfall’ already is set to break the Bond…
Joe Flanagan By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor The Bonaventure experience doesn’t end after a student walks across the stage to receive their diploma. In fact, the Bonaventure connection is an unwritten bond carried throughout a lifetime. At least Joe Flanagan, director of Alumni Services, thinks so. Flanagan, ’74, received his bachelor’s degree in marketing…
By Gavin Lindahl Staff Writer Laurie Branch,CEO and president of Iroquois Group, visited the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Thursday night to deliver a keynote speech at the Career and Professional Readiness Center’s (CPRPC) 2nd annual Internship Summit. Her speech focused on giving students advice on handling themselves in an internship. Branch grew…
By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Editor After months of ads, speeches, tour stops and campaigning, America elected its president Tuesday night. With 303 Electoral votes, President Barack Obama won a second term in the White House. For many Bonaventure students, this came as no surprise. “Everyone knows the tradition of a president getting reelected for a…