Every year, at the conclusion of the first month of classes, students have the opportunity to share St. Bonaventure with their families in many exciting ways during Family Weekend. The days are filled with all kinds of activities to participate in for families to experience the multitude of aspects that the SBU community has to… Keep Reading
When Kyra McGoey walks into the Hickey Dining Hall with her friends, she evaluates her food options, often unhappy with what she finds. McGoey, a sophomore English major, said she regularly avoids certain foods, like fish, while checking to see whether other options, like chicken, are cooked properly. Students that live in Devereux, Doyle, Falconio,… Keep Reading
An 84th minute penalty kick spoiled St. Bonaventure’s women’s soccer team’s Atlantic 10 opener at Fordham, proving to be too much to overcome the Bonnies lost 1-0. The loss dropped the Bonnies to 4-5 overall and 0-1 in the A10. Fordham improved to 2-6-2 overall and 1-0 in the A10 as of printing. The decisive… Keep Reading
Much like Cinderella and Snow White, college athletes getting a share of the profits they bring into their respective universities seemed like nothing but a fairytale. Until Nancy Skinner, California state senator, introduced legislation. The legislation allowed student-athletes from universities in California to be paid via sponsorship agreement. Skinner’s bill was later altered by the… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure University is giving the community a chance to celebrate fall with some exciting experiments on Sept. 24 at the local Fall in Love with Science event. Biology professor Dr. Xiao-Ning Zhang and student coordinator Josh McGraw have teamed up to share their passion for science with others. The event will take place from… Keep Reading
Walk down the right hallway of second Murphy, and you’ll find a blue office toward the end of the hall. Inside sits a Jandoli School legend, Carole McNall. Chances are, you’ll find a student in her office with her. An editor of The BV might sit in the chair next to her desk, running decisions… Keep Reading
Ray Bradbury once wrote, “You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” This is incredibly true, but writing can do much more than allow us to cope with reality. Authors provide escapism, education and emotional fluidity, all of which create and improve the human experience. Because of these reasons, the role of… Keep Reading
Throughout the midterm elections last year, if you watched TV or went online, you likely saw some attack advertisements from candidates on both sides of the spectrum spewing hate at the opposition. Smear campaigns have been prominent since the founding of the country, but nothing that Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson did compares to the… Keep Reading
On Sept. 6 and 8 when the St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team lined up against Navy and University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the players were introduced before lining up at midfield to hear the national anthem. This is normal for all sporting events, professional, collegiate and even amateur. What makes these two games stand… Keep Reading
Will Delaney continues to make his mark as a runner for the men’s cross country team. Prior to this week’s meet, Delaney held the fastest 5K time in St. Bonaventure history. This past weekend, Delaney set his personal record and moved up in the record books to become the second fastest runner in the 8K… Keep Reading
The St. Bonaventure women’s tennis team opened up its 2019-20 season this past weekend in Annapolis, Maryland for the Navy Invitational. The Bonnies returned all six players from last year’s 8-15 team, including their two 13-game winners, sophomores Penelope Abreu and Emily Stanley. They also brought back Kahlei Reisinger, the lone senior for the Bonnies… Keep Reading
By John Pullano, Sports Editor The Reilly Center opened its doors to the 100th season of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball, which begins in less than two months, rocking a whole new look to honor the program’s centennial season. Since 1966, the Reilly Center has been the home to the rich tradition of St. Bonaventure basketball.… Keep Reading
Handshake is a new career management system that St. Bonaventure University’s Career and Professional Readiness Center has begun using to connect their students with future employers. The CPRC decided to make the switch from Simplicity to Handshake this semester as its main service to lead students into the professional world after finding many of the… Keep Reading
Between the installation of new parking lots and building renovations, St. Bonaventure University had a busy summer. Amid all of the new and ongoing projects and the start of the 2019-2020 academic year, there is one on-campus development that shouldn’t go overlooked. The university recently installed new gasoline tanks outside of the Maintenance/Central Receiving Building.… Keep Reading
By John Pullano, Sports Editor Sports journalism has only been expanding over the past several years. From the major media outlets, such as Fox Sports, NBC Sports and ESPN, to the smaller companies, such as The Ringer and even your very own Bona Venture newspaper. However, in recent months Barstool Sports has risen the popularity… Keep Reading
“I don’t know about you, but for me after I get a haircut I look good, I feel good, everything is right in the world,” said Angel Vazquez, a student friar on campus. Sitting in the Damietta Center, Vasquez, a licensed barber in the state of Illinois who is waiting to have his license transferred… Keep Reading
By Mike Hogan, Managing Editor Growing up, Kacie Filian would kick soccer balls into a regulation-sized net on the side of her home outside of Chicago, Illinois, dreaming of moments where she would be the hero. After willing the Bonnies to a 2-1 victory over Merrimack Sunday, where she scored two second-half goals, one being… Keep Reading
As St. Bonaventure University class sizes have grown larger over the past few years, with the freshman class alone containing more than 500 students, the struggle to find parking spots has become a significant issue. To help accommodate the spreading concern of being late to classes or getting a ticket, because there seemed to be… Keep Reading
This academic year, St. Bonaventure University is a smoke-free campus. The new policy was voted on last year and has been in place since July 1. St. Bonaventure University Student Government Association Executive Board President Lara McCormick, a senior political science and international studies double major, discussed what led to the push for an updated… Keep Reading
Among many other renovations that were made both on and off campus over the summer, St. Bonaventure University installed a brand new security system at the townhouses. The project concluded during the first week of classes in early September. For the university, there has always been room for improvement within the realm of campus facilities… Keep Reading