Photo Courtesy of: Morgan Kilger/The Bona Venture BY: ISABEL MARZULLO, FEATURES ASSIGNMENT EDITOR On the campus of St. Bonaventure, New York, resides the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. It’s in this vast brick building, where productions come to perform on a small and intimate stage for the people. This year, the Quick Center’s…
3D Rendering of Proposed Jandoli School Renovation Courtesy of Aaron Chimbel BY: ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, NEWS EDITOR Renovations to The John J. Murphy Professional Building plan to bring new workspaces and strengthen student media at St. Bonaventure University. The groundbreaking for this renovation will be at the Jandoli School of Communication 75th anniversary event on Oct.…
Loughlen Hall Elizabeth Kamrowski/The Bona Venture BY: GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Residence Life converts freshmen dorms into triples, accommodating one of the largest incoming classes in 20 years. The Loughlen Hall lounges were converted into triples to accommodate the large incoming freshmen class, according to Tom Missel, chief communications officer. Beds are situated against either…
BY: JESSICA WIKANDER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure’s Criminology Club hosted its Criminal Justice Day event on Friday, Sept. 13 in the Richter Center parking lot. The event was held to give students an opportunity to interact with local and state law enforcement offices and learn about the role they play in the greater Olean Area.…
The Rathskeller Courtesy of The Bona Venture BY: CHRIS DOODY, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Some students said they are deterred from the Rathskeller’s new changes, due to its new rotating menu. Others said they are unable to dine there at all because of health concerns like common allergies. Before this year, between 8 and 10 p.m. students…
Speed bump on campus David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, MANAGING EDITOR St. Bonaventure University’s Office of Safety and Security placed two sets of speed bumps outside the Reilly Center’s south entrance, marking their return to campus. Security added the 2.5-3-inch tall, 1-foot wide speed bumps in the fall of 2023. “Since the time…
Dean Whitcomb Courtesy of: Dean Whitcomb BY: MORGAN KILGER, FEATURES EDITOR Dean Whitcomb stepped on St. Bonaventure University’s campus for Welcome Days in August 2004 as an incoming freshman. Little did he know, 15 years later, he would be telling his Bonaventure story in front of hundreds of prospective Bonnies as the director of Undergraduate…
Photo: Ryan Addeo BY: GAVIN WATSON, STAFF WRITER AND WILL NUNN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER For St. Bonaventure University’s cross-country team success comes from the utilization of technology in training, and it all starts with the Garmin GPS watch. The watch, which every runner wears during practice, documents their performance and vitals with an app called V.O2.…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: CARSON HAYEK, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure University’s golf head coach, Ryan Swanson, has returned to the mountains of Allegany for his eighth year. Swanson was a 2008 graduate of Bonaventure and looks very favorably on his time in Olean. “I had a great experience here,” said Swanson. “It is why…
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR With players hailing from Jamaica, Venezuela, Ghana and Denmark, St. Bonaventure University’s men’s soccer head coach Kwame Oduro has built an international roster with diverse skill sets. Oduro described the scouting approach his staff takes to locate premier talent globally. “There are showcases all over the world…
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: KEGAN MCCALLUM, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure Women’s team will kick off its Atlantic 10 conference play today, taking on the George Washington University Revolutionaries at the Mount Vernon Athletic Field in Washington, D.C. The Bonnies sit at a 1-6-1 record going into the game. This matchup starts a 10-game run…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: LUCAS PANNOZZO, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Second-round heroics allowed the St. Bonaventure men’s golf team to capture its eighth straight Little Three Championship at the Crag Burn Golf Course Tuesday. The Bonnies fought off Canisius University’s strong first round, ultimately ending the day victorious by eight shots. After the first round of…
Graphic: Kyle Maier BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR Bob Beretta, St. Bonaventure’s director of intercollegiate athletics, revealed today that Adrian Wojnarowski reached out to him with interest in the men’s basketball general manager position despite being one of the highest-paid figures at ESPN. “Woj was instrumental in helping me begin the search for a general…
Image courtesy of St. Bonaventure University BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, MANAGING EDITOR Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA Insider for ESPN, announced his retirement earlier today and will return to St. Bonaventure University as the general manager for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program. In this role, the 1991 alum will help manage name, image and likeness opportunities…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: LEAH ANSON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team faceoff against Le Moyne College of the Northeast Conference Wednesday in a battle to start an upcoming home stretch of games. The Bonnies (2-4) are coming off a 4-2 loss to Little Three rival Niagara University and now face a…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY MICHAEL PEPLINSKI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure men’s soccer (2-3) takes on rival Niagara (1-5) today, hoping to bring back yet another win against a struggling Niagara team. Both teams looked to gain momentum early in the season, and this promises to be a hard-fought matchup. Shots on net will play…
A Blue Light on Campus Courtesy of Donald Gilliland BY: ISABEL MARZULLO, FEATURES ASSIGNMENT EDITOR “That’s not safe,” said Kayla Bonin, a junior biology major, when told St. Bonaventure University has five blue lights total on its 500-acre campus. In comparison, SUNY Fredonia’s campus is 256 acres and has 50 blue lights, and D’Youville University in…
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR Forged by fire through multiple non-conference battles against Power Four opponents, the St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team now moves to Atlantic 10 play Sept.19 with a game at George Washington. In late August, the Bonnies traveled to the Lone Star State, where they faced Big 12…
BY: ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, NEWS EDITOR This year’s incoming class of 591 students is one of the largest in decades, and along with that comes student complaints about longer lines at the Hickey Dining Hall, reduced options in the Rathskeller and crowded dorm rooms including triples. For professors, the concern is about the quality of education. …
Safety and Security Car David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, MANAGING EDITOR St. Bonaventure University’s 2023 compensation study aimed to give raises to all faculty and staff. But these raises partially excluded housekeeping and security. The study’s first phase brought everyone who wasn’t making 80% of the market median for their position to that…