By Elizabeth Pantano , Staff Writer On the first night of the spring semester, Siobhan Harrington, a sophomore education major, stood outside a dark and empty Café La Verna. Harrington walked away both disappointed and puzzled as to why Café La Verna closed earlier than usual. “I was pretty confused when I went to La… Keep Reading
By Matthew Villanueva, Features Assignment Editor This past week, American composer Lin-Manuel Miranda announced that Disney would release a full feature of his hit Broadway musical, “Hamilton,” with the original cast. Throughout the historical hip-hop opera, the title founding father beseeches the audience to remember, “History has its eyes on you.” The past week of… Keep Reading
By Mike Hogan, Editor-in-Chief St. Bonaventure men’s lacrosse coach Randy Mearns stood in the corner of his team’s brand-new locker room and reflected on his program’s inaugural season. Last year, his team of 33 freshmen, two sophomores, two juniors and one senior was thrown into action. There was no layover. Mearns wanted his team to… Keep Reading
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor It’s always special when a notable St. Bonaventure alum returns to campus. It’s even more special when it’s a former first-round NBA draft pick who played four years for the Bonnies. Andrew Nicholson ‘12 spent the day on campus and watched the men’s basketball team defeat George Washington, 72-47. “This… Keep Reading
By Tommy Valentine, Staff Writer Being the official education partner of the Buffalo Bills certainly has its perks, and St. Bonaventure athletic director Tim Kenney has taken full advantage of the recently formed partnership. Sunday afternoon, the men’s lacrosse team will be opening the 2020 season with a game played inside the ADPRO Sports Training… Keep Reading
By John Pullano, Managing Editor Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. Boston Red Sox fans have had a Mookie Betts-sized hole carved into their hearts over the past week that only the 2018 MVP and four-time All-Star can fill. Late Tuesday, the Red Sox elected to trade Betts and former Cy Young… Keep Reading
By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor Even a night that should’ve been about Democrats still managed to be a win for President Donald Trump. The Iowa caucus took place Monday night and was an unfathomable disaster. The caucus was supposed to be the first step for Democrats toward defeating Trump in November’s Presidential election and instead… Keep Reading
By Erica Gustafson, Contributing Writer The social media platforms we use today are important in connecting people from all over the world. Though there are numerous benefits from using them, people have progressively gotten more open and willing to post negative comments and threats towards other users. People say whatever is on their mind, no… Keep Reading
By Ashley Estabrook, Contributing Writer One hundred and two million people across the United States tuned in to watch the Super Bowl this past Sunday. The commercials, halftime show and the game itself are quintessential components of the widely viewed event. During big events like the Super Bowl, we have come to expect political statements… Keep Reading
By Andrew Kruszka, Contributing Writer This prize should be awarded to the coach that has made the most difference in the league within the year. Although most of the time it does, this decision should not be based off of regular- season results This year, again, that was the case. It would be wrong to… Keep Reading
By Charlie Randall, Contributing Writer The question of hunger is a big one with an estimated 15 million households in the United States alone being considered ‘food insecure’ (a term coined by Fred Powledge but used by several hunger-fighting groups to classify the severity of hunger). While there are several different solutions and proposed ideas… Keep Reading
By, A Bonnie As the long month of January officially ends, the motivation to keep up with our New Year’s resolutions usually depreciates with it. Each year, when the clock strikes midnight for the New Year, we are tasked to create a bullet list of expectations and duties that we have to live by for… Keep Reading
By Vanessa Donadio, News Editor Every Education major at St. Bonaventure University is required to obtain three credits from a foreign language class to graduate. The languages offered include Spanish, French, Italian, Latin and Arabic. American Sign Language (ASL) is also available to fill the language requirement, but only for education majors. Professor Angela Reisner,… Keep Reading
By Sean Mickey, Sports Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University’s one-day giving blitz, #BonaGivingDay, received its most individual donors since its record-breaking 2018 challenge. The fifth #BonaGivingDay, held on Jan. 30, garnered $280,954. The amount raised has fallen from a high of $387,000 set in 2018, but university officials aren’t discouraged. Bob Van Wicklin, vice president… Keep Reading
By Elias Kott, Contributing Writer SIMM and Stock Market-Related News Members SIMM (Students in Money Management) opened up the week with its semi-annual picture day. After pictures, junior Chris Bortuzzo gave members a breakdown of a very important financial statement called the statement of cash flows. The statement of cash flows is a type of… Keep Reading
By Natalie Forster, Associate Editor While discussing an article in my Internet and the Law class, Carole McNall, assistant professor in the Jandoli School and advisor for The Bona Venture, noted how she strives to create a classroom where students want to show up and succeed. For her, this student involvement is what sets some… Keep Reading
By Matthew Villanueva, Features Assignment Editor “E pluribus unum.” Out of many, one. This Latin phrase has been the motto of the United States since 1782, and it likely will not be leaving any time soon. Despite the connotation that Latin is dead, the language surrounds your daily life. The term “Et Cetera,” literally translates… Keep Reading
By Bryce Kelly, Staff Writer John F. Kennedy’s assassination in November 1963. The Challenger explosion in January 1986. The Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists attacks. Anyone who was alive during these events remembers where they were and what they were doing when these occurred. For sports fans and even some non-sports fans, Kobe Bryant’s death is… Keep Reading
By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor Whether you support the impeachment of President Trump or not, one thing that is for sure is that it is a lengthy process. The House of Representatives officially announced an impeachment inquiry into President Trump in September because he allegedly asked the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, to investigate the… Keep Reading
By Andrew Kruszka, Contributing Writer So, you want to hear my opinion? Here’s one for you, the so-called Most Valuable Player of the NFL this year is most certainly one of the worst in the league. I am not discrediting anything that Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has done over the past two seasons. I… Keep Reading