The administration buildingDavid Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR Jack Olszewski entered St. Bonaventure University as a freshman chemistry major in the fall of 2022. He transferred out after one semester. “I felt like I didn’t quite fit in with the general student population,” Olszewski said. “Also, I realized chemistry wasn’t for me…
BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, MANAGING EDITOR Sydney Fox, who began her first year of college at St. Bonaventure University in the fall 2020 semester, sat in her freshman dorm lounge with a group of friends. The group met to watch a Buffalo Bills game together. Resident assistants interrupted the group to inform them that someone would…
BY TUCKER REILLY, MANAGING EDITOR St. Bonaventure University hosted a keynote speaker this week, as a part of the All Bonaventure Reads (ABR) program. Nora Shalaway Carpenter, editor of the anthology “Rural Voices,” spoke to an audience of freshmen, faculty and others from the Reilly Center court on Oct. 20. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
By Will Poladian, Staff Writer After having to go online last year due to COVID-19, St. Bonaventure University is planning on returning to in person orientation. The orientation will include an overnight stay in the residence halls. There are three, two-day sessions in July: 12-13, 15-16 and 19-20. Each session will conclude with a lunch…
Freshmen at colleges all over the nation have more and more requirements by the year. Some of these are helpful, and some are just tedious and get in the way of everyday life. Here at St. Bonaventure, we have to take University 101, and a lot of requirements come tied in with that course. As…
By Kiley O’Donnell Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross country teams have had big results from their first-year runners. William Delaney led the Bonnies men’s team at last weekend’s Harry F. Anderson Invitational. With his 8k time of 26:59.4, Delaney finished 36th out of 213 runners and collected the Atlantic 10 men’s…
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-In-Chief St. Bonaventure University officials said enrollment numbers for the 2015 freshmen class decreased this year, with 390 registered students compared to last year’s 435. However, Bernie Valento, senior vice president for enrollment, added a decrease in enrollment was common among other institutions in the region, saying Jamestown Community College, Genesee Community…
By Caitlyn Morral Staff Writer For freshmen, the start of the academic year is both an exciting and terrifying experience, they said. Transitioning into a new school, especially from high school to college, can be stressful. Part of the problem, students say, is that it’s hard to know what to expect. “I was a little…
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-In-Chief Although university officials have yet to release official enrollment numbers for the 2015-16 academic year or finalized club budgets, new Student Government Association (SGA) President Rose Brown said a budget decrease is likely to continue. However, she added she is confident university officials will do everything possible to ensure the continuation…
By Ellen Kibbe Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure community gave a warm welcome to the ninth annual All Bonaventure Reads (ABR) author, Adam Braun, Monday in the Reilly Center Arena. Braun gave his speech to the whole freshmen class and many others. Braun’s book, “The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create…
By Nate West News Editor The Bonnies had some key rolesit needed to replace this offseason with the loss of players such as Eric Mosley and Demetrius Conger to graduation. Five new players join the Brown and White for their 2013-14 campaign. The three freshmen players are Jalen Adams, Xavier Smith and Denzell Gregg. The…
By Kailyn Jennings Contributing Writer After four weeks of classes, the honeymoon phase has worn off for many freshmen. This is the time when homesickness sets in and freshmen are nostalgic for their friends at home. Here at Bonaventure, many people, including upperclassmen, are willing to help freshmen get used to this culture shock…
By Heather Monahan Features Editor Running a club on campus can be difficult. Keeping an organization active and members interested is a struggle club leaders often face. Luckily, St. Bonaventure holds an annual club and organizational fair that not only allows freshman to join different clubs on campus in one centralized place, but also…
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 Neil White, author of “In the Sanctuary of Outcasts,” the 2012 ‘All Bonaventure Reads’ selection, spoke about what shocking discoveries led to the dramatic change of his life while living in prison in the Reilly Center at 7 p.m. last Monday. After a small introduction to engage his audience, White…
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor The community atmosphere and the approachable, caring faculty and staff are clear examples of how Bonaventure goes above and beyond its call to prepare students for life outside the Bona Bubble. The Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC) offers students a variety of services to help prepare them for…
By Alexandra Napoli Contributing Writer Over the summer, more than 500 incoming freshmen joined in a tradition that would not only bond them for the next four years, but for the rest of their lives. During orientation, freshmen received the class of 2016 All Bonaventure Reads novel, a memoir by Neil White, titled “In…