Bonaventure removes trees due to safety concerns
Tree stump behind John J. Murphy Professional Building Elizabeth Kamrowski /The Bona Venture BY: ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR When walking to … Keep Reading
Experience ‘gets the worm’
By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor These days, a fancy degree and a high GPA are not enough to land the perfect job. For many Bonaventure students, internships are a must to boost their résumés in hopes for a job after graduation. These internships can teach students essentials of a job as well as offer… Keep Reading
Czech it out
By Harrison Leone Czech Correspondent The 11:30, or 23:30, if you prefer, bus from Prague to Munich pulled in to the outskirts of the capital of Bavaria before the sun was up and, unfortunately for me, before the trains into the heart of town were running. So I set up camp on a chilly train… Keep Reading
Bonnies love this: Spring weekend
Spring Weekend Necessities 1. Kickball Team- The more creative, slightly inappropriate and risqué the name is, the better. Everyone knows that it doesn’t matter if you win or lose: it’s all about the shirt you get. 2. Meal Bracelet- Don’t forget to grab one of those wonderful green plastic bracelets. You can’t miss out on… Keep Reading
Editor looks back on eventful three years
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor I’ve never wanted to be anything but a sports writer. When I was in middle school, I used to write fake newspaper sports sections, reporting real and imaginary sports news. In high school, I obsessed about the intricacies of nearly every sport at every level. So as I pen my… Keep Reading
SBU expands role in Special Olympics
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Thursday, St. Bonaventure students joined local law enforcement agents, high school students, Special Olympic athletes and others for the 2014 Law Enforcement torch run to honor late state trooper Ross M. Riley. Riley, an Allegany native, was killed in a rappelling training exercise in November. Olean is just one of… Keep Reading
SBU drops five straight
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor After dropping Wednesday’s game to Binghamton University, the baseball team is now winless in its last five games. That streak includes a three-game series against Atlantic 10 opponent Fordham University in which the Bonnies were outscored by 20 runs. The Bonnies current streak of losses came after what appeared… Keep Reading
Male laxers post 4-1 record in 2014 slate
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor While St. Bonaventure does not have a Division I men’s lacrosse team, many male students get to play lacrosse regularly due to the men’s club lacrosse team. After going 1-4 last season, this year’s team showed a lot of improvement going 4-1 in games against teams from around the… Keep Reading
Editor’s time at The BV changed him for the better
By Matthew Laurrie Opinion Editor Saying goodbye to my BV byline is not going to be easy. If the walls of The Bona Venture could talk, I’m sure they’d tell you I sing a disturbing amount of Beyoncé, say words that would make Sister Margaret cringe, cry a lot and snore even more. Within the… Keep Reading
Squad clings to life
By Eustace Q. Browne Staff Writer As the St. Bonaventure softball season begins to come to a close, the team’s (6-28, 3-8) postseason hopes remain ambiguous. With a 3-8 record in the Atlantic-10 conference, the Bonnies sit three games out of the sixth and final spot for the A-10 tournament in the Bronx, New York.… Keep Reading
Editor-in-chief wraps up a splendid semester
By Kevin Rogers Editor-in-Chief After fifty-two issues of The Bona Venture, it’s time for me to say my goodbyes to this legendary place and its magnificent residents. Though it hasn’t always been a summer drive on a freshly-paved highway, I can’t say I regret a moment spent in this newsroom. And though this particular newsroom… Keep Reading
Feats girl reminisces on BV beginnings and ends
By Alexandra Salerno Advisory Editor My first story for The Bona Venture was a review of the MTV Video Music Awards, featuring student reactions. As a freshman undecided major, I took the story assignment so incredibly seriously that I even penned a headline for my 700-word masterpiece — “VMAs fail to ‘Meat’ Students’ Expectations.” My… Keep Reading
Editor’s stories and send offs
By Kerri Linsenbigler Associate Editor I did not want to join The Bona Venture. I vehemently refused for more than a year to even write so much as a movie review. I had no desire to see my name in the paper. I did not want to be a print journalist, so what benefit would… Keep Reading
Golfers prep for A-10 tournament
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer After a disappointing trip to West Virginia for the Greenbrier Invitational, the Bonnies headed back north to Rochester, N.Y. for the Oak Hill Invitational. The two-day tournament, which took place on April 21 and 22, saw the Bonnies finish in sixth place out of the seven competing schools. Despite a… Keep Reading
Former sports editor scores big at The BV
By Kyle Zamiara Associate Editor For a quite a few weeks I’ve been contemplating what I’d put in my final article in the BV. Who would I mention? What events did I have to bring up? What wall quote was my favorite? But only one word kept coming to mind: pudgies. For The Bona Venture’s… Keep Reading
Editor builds lasting friendships, family ties
By Heather Monahan Associate Editor If you had told me in my freshman year that I wouldn’t meet my lifelong college friends until I was a senior, I probably would’ve laughed in your face and rolled my eyes. But here I sit, a little over two weeks before graduation — a day I’ve dreamed about… Keep Reading
Editor looks back on a Bona Venture dream in time gone by
By Emily Sullivan Associate Editor It’s surreal to me that I’m actually writing my senior editorial. Four years ago, when I first joined The Bona Venture, I read a few senior eds and thought “I won’t have to worry about that for a long time.” But four years have gone by faster than I could… Keep Reading
First win continues to evade laxers
By Erin Izydorczak Staff Writer The lacrosse team lost in the last three Atlantic 10 conference games, but it is showing a lot of improvement, according to Coach Ryan Lynn. “I think we have become better as a team. We have battled to the very last second in each of the game,” Lynn said. In… Keep Reading
Editor reflects on rewarding experience in the newsroom
By Sara Ward Associate Editor As I walk the trail and see the beautiful mountains in the distance on my way to class, I can’t help but realize that I won’t be doing the same thing next year. Sure, I like to complain about the questionable food options at the Hickey and dread climbing up… Keep Reading
BV benefits editor from Welcome Days to the White House
By Angel Roggie Associate Editor Walking in to the BV during Welcome Days, I was really nervous. My high school didn’t have anything communications-related except yearbook, so I didn’t know how I would fit in the newspaper world. The staff went around and introduced themselves. Two blonde girls representing the features section caught my attention.… Keep Reading
Former opinion editor touts BV as best Bonaventure experience
By Deirdre Spilman Associate Editor As I sit here in the newsroom, I think back to editing farewell editorials as a sophomore assistant opinion editor and wondering what I will say when my time comes. Well, the time has come and I have no idea where to begin. The Bona Venture has been such a… Keep Reading