Reilly Center pool Photo: GoBonnies BY GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER The Reilly Center — a multi-purpose arena at St. Bonaventure University — swimming pool has experienced closures due to repairs. The causes have not been deemed dangerous and some members of the swimming and diving teams say they have not suffered setbacks despite changes in…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: CARSON HAYEK, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Since 1966, the Reilly Center has been a focal point of campus culture and athletics at St. Bonaventure University. As the arena reaches its 59th year on Dec.1, concerns have been raised about what the possible future holds for the facility. Since 2021 the arena…
The Reilly Center Morgan Kilger/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS EDITOR As St. Bonaventure University expands on efforts to keep its students and faculty safe, more buildings on Bonaventure’s campus will be electronic-card accessible. “As existing buildings are renovated or construction of new spaces added across campus we will be installing electronic card access,”…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR In a game that went down to the final play, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team defeated Davidson College 81-80 in an overtime thriller at the Reilly Center Saturday. Trading buckets early, the Bonnies (16-9, 7-6 A10) went on an 8-0 run midway through the…
The Reilly Center Morgan Kilger/The Bona Venture BY: JULIA BABCOCK, STAFF WRITER In fall 2023, St. Bonaventure University implemented speed bumps in front of the Reilly Center. The speed bumps only stayed up for a few weeks before being removed. Freshman education major, Ella McIntyre, was confused as to why the speed bumps were added…
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team hosts Little Three rival Canisius in the Reilly Center Thursday after ending its three-game losing streak with a road victory over Loyola Maryland on Saturday. The Bonnies (2-4, 0-0 A-10) were blown out, 85-47, by the Golden Griffins (2-3, 0-0…
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF When St. Bonaventure landed Daryl Banks lll from the transfer portal, fans hoped he’d blossom into a star. That appears to have happened. After 31 points Saturday against Massachusetts, Banks poured in 27 more Wednesday as St. Bonaventure held off a late George Mason rally to win 73-69 and…
Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF St. Bonaventure wanted to open its Atlantic 10 Conference slate with a bang. That’s exactly what it did. The Bonnies broke their four-game skid in front of 3,978 Saturday, winning 83-64 to ring in the new year. “I thought our guys stepped up and met the challenge,” coach Mark…
PICTURE: Tucker Reilly / The Bona Venture BY TUCKER REILLY, ADVISORY EDITOR Fr. Greg Boyle, the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, spoke with students and faculty this week in a series of presentations on Tuesday and Wednesday. With talks focusing on leadership, corporate responsibility and kinship, Boyle spent time illustrating a vision of service…
BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, MANAGING EDITOR After a year without Bonnies basketball in the Reilly Center, action is back in full swing, although with restrictions. On Dec. 21, in accordance with New York State’s mask-or-vaccinate policy for public spaces, St. Bonaventure University has required fans age 5 and older to be vaccinated for COVID-19 to attend…
BY KURT MARTONE, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Before the start of the men’s and women’s basketball seasons, St. Bonaventure University sent out an email to all members of the campus community, reminding them to wear a mask when attending Bonnies games inside the Reilly Center. “To all members of the campus community, please abide by the…
BY ANTHONY DASILVA, STAFF WRITER The sensory room is a new addition to the Student Health and Wellness Center at St. Bonaventure University; it is located in room 222 of the Reilly Center, upstairs nearby the Career and Professional Readiness Center. The room has calming lights, a small waterfall, two massive high-tech massage chairs, bean…
This year’s St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team features seven returners – three of them sophomores, three of them seniors and only one junior. The junior, Emily Calabrese, has played a lot of basketball during her first two seasons. In fact, none of the six other returners have played more. Calabrese has played in all 60…
By Meghan Hall News Assignment Editor Several clubs will be moved out of their offices in the basement of the Reilly Center in the coming semesters. Though the changes will not be immediate, the university is repurposing the basement of the RC for increased athletic space. This comes as part of a master plan created…
By Thomas Cottingham Features Editor St. Bonaventure University will take precedent next semester becoming one of the first schools in the nation to implement an on-campus chapter of Healthy O.N. (Oral Health and Nutrition), a nonprofit organization run predominantly by college students. Jason Liao, a history and pre-dental studies double major, plans to start the…
By Amelia Kibbe Advisory Editor More than 250 elementary, middle and high school athletes and nearly 100 volunteers will fill the Reilly Center and Sandra A. and William L. Richter Center today for four rounds of competitive play as part the annual Special Olympics Unified Basketball Competition. Before the games get underway, a torch run…
Bona’s games get loud — from the student section yelling, to the hype music to the announcing. But to some, the noise level can be too much — specifically the noise from the PA system. According to Carl Case, Ph.D., professor of management, the noise level at games can be tough on the ears of…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer St. Bonaventure University’s student section in the Reilly Center has been pushed back in order to secure a safer surrounding after the basketball doubleheader on Nov. 30. Before, the stanchions were placed directly behind the print media. Now, they have been pushed back so students are not interfering with the…
By Emily Coughlin Contributing Writer The new jumbotron in the Reilly Center was not an easy decision. There were many things that went into the planning of the video board such as: which board would have the best visuals, which board would fit the budget best, and most importantly, which board would best suit the…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer St. Bonventure University’s historical Reilly Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Behind the ongoing celebration through the 2016-2017 basketball season, there have been numerous memories retold and shared from previous years, including at the old Olean Armory, where the Bonnies played before the RC. Paul Wieland, a journalism…