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St. Bonaventure host Celebration of MLK’s legacy

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BY ANDRE GIBSON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure University hosted a celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday featuring guest speakers from local members of the community, poetry and music from the combined SBU Choirs. The event highlighted the triumphs and the obstacles in the nation’s history and showed the audience a…

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Students participate in Francis Week events

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BY WILLIAM MCDONOUGH, STAFF WRITER Francis Week at St. Bonaventure is a week celebrating the founder of the Order of Friars Minor – or simply Franciscan Friars – and his accomplishments. St. Bonaventure celebrated six days of events in memory of the beloved Saint, according to SBU News. According to the SBU News’ schoolwide email,…

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Bonaventure hosts Francis week celebration

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BY ANTHONY DASILVA, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Francis week starts today, Oct. 1 and goes through Wednesday, October 6. According to Amanda Naujoks, associate director of St. Bonaventure University’s ministries, the event has a long and detailed tradition at the university. “St. Bonaventure has held St. Francis week for at least 20 years,” said Naujoks. The…

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The Reilly Center celebrates 50 years

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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…

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Francis Week takes over Bona’s

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By Jessica Dillon Contributing writer Francis Week, a celebration honoring the life and legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment, began Wednesday. The celebration is meant to take students’ perceptions of St. Francis beyond the birdbath, said Fr. Francis Di Spigno, O.F.M., executive director of University Ministries. “We can…

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Pro life among the ice

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By Lauren Zazzara Associate Editor The snow may have mostly melted, but that didn’t stop SBU for Life from hosting its annual Snow Mass on Tuesday night. SBU for Life is a pro-life club that works to build conversation about the sacredness of human life, even if others’ stances differ. The Mass was held at…

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Celebrating Irenaeus

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By Amelia Kibbe Editor-in-Chief   A place so peaceful and tranquil actually came from a time of riots and unrest. That’s how Brother Kevin Kriso, O.F.M., coordinator of Mt. Irenaeus Life and Ministry to St. Bonaventure, described the idea which eventually became Mt. Irenaeus. On Sept. 19, members of the Mt. Irenaeus community will celebrate…

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Closing out junior year like ‘Old Sports’

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By Asha Matthews Contributing Writer There are papers due, finals to take and only a few weeks left of school before summer begins. Most high school seniors are waiting to have their prom, but junior Bonnies are getting ready for a three-day extravaganza — an amplified version of a high school “prom.” Class of 2015…

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Groundhog’s Glory

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By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor When will it be spring? With below-zero temperatures becoming the norm these days it seems as if everyone is wondering if the season of melting snow and blooming flowers will ever arrive. For some weather watchers, the answer is soon to come. This Sunday, Feb. 2, is Groundhog Day…

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Keep the freedom ringing

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By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor   “I have a dream.” These famous words of Martin Luther King Jr. still have a special meaning today. This past Monday, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the St. Bonaventure community gathered to remember one of America’s most-recognized men and celebrate the peace and sense of unity he…

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ASIA ‘Lights’ up Quick Center

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By Emma Zaremba Features Assignment Editor    Students shed light on Indian culture during this year’s Diwali show, “You’ve Been Conned,” hosted by students of Asian Students in Action (ASIA). The group provided the Bonaventure community with the opportunity to dip into a different culture Tuesday night in the Regina A. Quick Center for the…

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Bona juniors prepare for prom pomp and circumstance

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By Emma Zaremba Contributing Writer This weekend, students will be given the chance to relax and celebrate the beginning of their final journey together as a class at Bonaventure. A long-honored tradition is bound to make its mark when it begins tonight with a rave-themed dance. In the past, junior prom was a three-night event…

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