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March Madness is the greatest sporting event ever created

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LANDON WASHBURN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Photo Courtesy of Landon Washburn The NFL Super Bowl and the FIFA World Cup are considered to be the best sporting events.  This past season, the Super Bowl had around 120 million viewers. In 2022, FIFA had 1.5 billion viewers for the World Cup. March Madness’s highest viewership in the last…

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Five tips for getting back into the swing of school

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ISABEL MARZULLO, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Some students may struggle with getting back into a schooling mindset after the winter break. For some students, getting back into a schooling mindset may mean finding a new routine; for others, it may mean finding a space to study. Regardless, this article provides five tips…

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The modern college student vs. ‘Grind Culture’

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BY: BLAIR BAPTISTE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Many modern college students, including myself, continue to fall victim to “Grind Culture.”According to slang.net, Grind Culture is the belief that people must work hard and be productive to prove their worth. This idea is integrated into many parts of our society, especially in media campaigns college-aged people are familiar…

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People should learn to live with their regrets

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BY ERICA GUSTAFSON, OPINION EDITOR “A life full of regrets is not living at all.” Along with the hundreds of other comments and advice, this one sentence stuck with me the most. However, not in a way you may think. After thinking about this time and time again over the years, I can say that…

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St. Bonaventure opens new sensory room

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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…

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College life can be experienced at home

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By Andrew Kruszka, Staff Writer Living at home while studying at college is not a bad experience by any means. Some believe that a student has to live on campus to get the full college experience. To an extent, this opinion is validated. However, as someone who has lived on campus for a couple of…

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Burst the ‘Bona Bubble’

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By: Haylei John The “Bona Bubble” is a phrase often used with pride by students to describe feelings of community throughout the campus. I too used to think of the Bona Bubble as some fond description of life at Bona’s, but now I’m challenging this notion and hoping that others will as well. Not all…

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The expensive college lifestyle

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This past week, as I slaved with a friend on the halls in my dorm to make them look spooky for Halloween, I started to think about the money I didn’t have that I was spending. I then began to realize that sort of thing tends to happen a lot. I came to college fully…

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All is fair in love…and college papers

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Corey Krajewski Staff Writer   Almost every student has experienced a moment in a class where a professor reiterates that Wikipedia is not a valid source to cite in schoolwork. Crowd-sourced information, especially on the Internet, has a reputation for inaccuracy. But crowd-sourcing is actually one of the most-effective ways of getting quality information. Crowd-sourcing…

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Go big, don’t go home

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By: Emily Mulcahey As another St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone, so has another spring break for Bonaventure students. It is common knowledge to those associated with the campus—and those associated with the whole town of Allegany—that the spring semester is full of festivities for the Bonnies. The January-May months give life to House…

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SBU should stress value

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By Taylor Nigrelli Opinion Editor When considering the enrollment issues facing St. Bonaventure, two numbers stand out. 19.6. St. Bonaventure’s enrollment has dropped 19.6 percent since the 2004-05 school year. 58. The tuition discount rate is 58 percent for the 2014-15 freshmen class. With such a reasonable actual tuition cost, St. Bonaventure’s enrollment shouldn’t be…

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Enrollment down for 2013-2014 school year

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By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor The university has seen a decrease in its freshman enrollment from 2012 to 2013. This year, the university enrolled 438 freshman and 71 transfer students. There were 422 graduate students enrolled for a total of 2,259 students at St. Bonaventure, according to Emily Sinsabaugh, vice president for university relations.…

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Passion trumps money in choosing major

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By: Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor  If anyone were to ask why I became a history major, the answer would most accurately be “my dad.” Between feeding me a steady diet of the History Channel and taking/dragging me to hundreds of museums, national parks and monuments for many of my formative years, my father groomed…

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Seniors gather ’round at Rathskeller

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By Heather Monahan Features Editor Senior year is usually a time that brings up a mix of emotions. There’s obviously some fear and anxiousness as to what life after Bona’s holds, but excitement and anticipation usually do a good job of masking any negative feelings. In general, the year is a time to celebrate accomplishments…

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Disgruntled high schooler needs a shot of humility, reality

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By: Matthew Laurrie Features Editor I’d like to take this opportunity to formally thank my dream college for denying my overachieving, entitled self circa 2011. The day I received notice of my rejection from my first-choice school was – in hindsight – quite possibly the best nugget of news I’ve ever learned. And while a…

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Campus mini-series highlights range of quirky characters

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By Allie Napoli Staff Writer It’s happened to all of us — great ideas spring into our minds and we’re enlightened with ways to get rich and famous overnight. But what if one day, you made these plans do just that — come to life? Makeda Loney, a junior journalism and mass communication major, has…

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Latest Internet sensation ‘shake’s things up at Bonaventure

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By Matthew Laurrie Features Editor Millions of YouTube viewers have spent countless hours watching thirty-second videos of the latest viral sensation. The “Harlem Shake” has students at Bona’s and individuals around the world abuzz with rhythm and moves. People may be familiar with the traditional move-and-sway Harlem Shake, but an updated craze is sweeping the…

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WolfPack nominated for national award

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By Jillian Hammell Assistant Features Editor During St. Bonaventure’s basketball season, the Reilly Center has a designated spot for its roaring student section known as the Wolf Pack. The group’s arrival to the arena ignites an all-out enthusiastic yelling session that is anything but subtle. The Wolf Pack is now in the running for the…

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Student organizations stand up to collegiate violence

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By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Assignment Editor Vito Czyz, director of safety and security, has been working with student organizations to promote nonviolence during “Enough is Enough Week,” which ends today. “My role is really education, prevention and getting people to understand we have to work together and live together in the St. Bonaventure community,” Czyz…

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