By Tucker Reilly, News Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University has experienced a small spike in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, causing some concern ahead of Easter weekend. The university reported 27 new cases between March 13-26, more than double the amount for any other two-week period this semester. According to Dr. Marlene Wust-Smith,… Keep Reading
By John Pullano, Advisory Editor To win one Atlantic 10 Conference Championship is special. To win a second championship under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic would mean much more to St. Bonaventure University senior swimmer Tjaard Krusch. “Considering now that our time was limited because of COVID, it would be so huge to me… Keep Reading
By Tyler Smith, Sports Editor “ The sticks kind of ran a little cold,” is how head coach Randy Mearns described the Bonnies’ agonizingly close loss to Quinnipiac Saturday. With just over 10 seconds remaining, Bobcat senior Jake Tomsik found the back of the cage, breaking a 4-4 draw and sealing the victory over St.… Keep Reading
By Cameron Carr, Contributing Writer Seeking an important conference victory, the Bonnies broke through in the final 20 minutes of their Saturday afternoon road meeting with Duquesne, scoring twice and winning, 2-0. In the 72nd minute, midfielder Fredrik Hanson scored the Bonnies first goal off a sweet feed from sophomore Joshua Pulla. Then, freshman Luca… Keep Reading
By Nathan Soloman, Sports Assignment Editor For the first time in 680 days, the St. Bonaventure Baseball (0-5) team took the Fred Handler Park field, facing off with the La Salle Explorers (10-7) in a Saturday doubleheader. However, the Bonnies faced overall struggles in the two games, dropping contests 6-3 and 4-1 to the Explorers.… Keep Reading
By Kelsey Purcell, Staff Writer This Sunday is Easter Sunday. Families will be celebrating with their own holiday traditions. It is typical for American children to dye eggs, go on egg hunts and enjoy Easter candy. In some countries, people celebrate Easter with different traditions. A Swedish Easter tradition is similar to the American Halloween.… Keep Reading
By Kathy Williams, Features Editor and Cammie Dutchess, Editor-in-Chief In an ever growing market, the war on chicken sandwiches has begun. To meet consumer demand and match competitors such as Chick-fil-A, many fast food restaurants have launched their version of a crispy chicken sandwich such as Popeyes, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald’s. The year 1967… Keep Reading
By Kristyn Johnson, Contributing Writer The 2019 college admissions scandal, known as “Operation Varsity Blues,” took the United States by storm. People were shocked to find that famous actors and actresses, such as Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, were part of the scandal. Netflix released Chris Smith’s documentary “Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal”… Keep Reading
By Karolina Dombaxi, Contributing Writer Demetria Devonne Lovato, also known as Demi Lovato, started out as a child actor on “Barney & Friends.” Her debut came in Disney’s “Camp Rock” in 2008, which paved her way to stardom. That same year she released her first album “Don’t Forget” which reached number two on the Billboard… Keep Reading
By Emilie Weinbeck, Features Assignment Editor Growing up, chances are you heard of or read the famous Ramona Quimby books, “Henry Huggins or Ralph S. Mouse.” These beloved children’s books were written by author Beverly Cleary who passed away last Thursday at the age of 104. In 1950, Cleary started her writing career by publishing… Keep Reading
By John Ancilotti, Staff Writer On March 26, “Monster Hunter Rise,” the newest title in Capcom’s “Monster Hunter” series, was released on the Nintendo Switch. Capcom announced they shipped four million units to retailers for the game’s first weekend. The series’ previous title, “Monster Hunter World,” shipped five million units for its opening weekend. Although… Keep Reading
By Andrew Kruszka, Staff Writer As I was sitting in a class this past week, a question arose about how much students read or should read for class. We all know as college students that we’re expected to read a chunk every single semester. I’ve never met a student at the bachelor level who did… Keep Reading
By Frankie VanSickle, Staff Writer Tattoos are one of my favorite things in the world. Personally, I have one and plan on getting many more. They are a way to express things that you are into or things that you find cool. A lot of people also get them to commemorate either dead loved ones… Keep Reading
By Max McAuliff, Staff Writer Welcome to a 17-game NFL regular season. NFL owners voted Tuesday to expand the NFL regular season from 16 games to 17. This decision has been expected for months and doesn’t come as a surprise to most people in the league. While a 17-game season isn’t surprising, it certainly has… Keep Reading
By Erica Gustafson, Opinion Editor There will never be a time when everyone on this planet gets along; that is just a fact. No matter what the conflict is, there will always be at least one person who disagrees with others. The past year has really emphasized many of these disagreements based on religion, race,… Keep Reading
By Kurt Martone, Staff Writer On Saturday, Bonaventure will finally kick off its senior celebration plans with “50 days.” The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed this flurry of celebrations, which usually offer several events throughout the year that seniors can attend. This event is the first celebration since February last year, which was the “100 days”… Keep Reading
By John Pullano, Advisory Editor St. Bonaventure University canceled Reunion Weekend 2021 on March 22 citing concerns surrounding travel restrictions and in-person gatherings related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a university News Release. “We thought we could hold the reunion with few restrictions,” said Joe Flanagan, director of Alumni Service. “As we got to… Keep Reading
By Tucker Reilly, News Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University has received a Higher Education Capital Matching Grant (HECap) from the State of New York for approximately $3 million dollars, to be used for renovations on Plassmann Hall. In a press release yesterday morning, acting university President Dr. Joseph Zimmer described the necessity of Plassmann’s renovations.… Keep Reading
By Cassidey Kavathas, News Editor Study abroad programs continue to face challenges in planning their trips. Sorrento, Italy and Perugia, Italy both cancelled their 2021 programs but plan to return in 2022. As of now the Francis E. Kelley Oxford program is still planning a 2021 trip and is holding off on cancelling until the… Keep Reading
By Tom Seipp, Managing Editor Following the conclusion of both the men’s and women’s basketball programs at St. Bonaventure University, multiple players from each program have announced that they’re entering the transfer portal. From the men’s program, Wednesday that Alejandro Vasquez, a sophomore undeclared arts major, and Jalen Shaw, a junior video production major, had… Keep Reading