By Anahiz Rivera, Contributing Writer The Clubhouse Restaurant, located on the St. Bonaventure Golf Course, closed for the season on Nov. 1 2017. While the restaurant is only temporarily being shut down, many people have felt confused as to why this is happening. Working in a restaurant can be very difficult, since owners need to have… Keep Reading
By Leah McCluskey, Staff Writer Abigail Johnson, a freshman on the women’s basketball team, fainted during the team’s exhibition game on Nov. 4. It took local emergency services around 10 minutes to arrive on the scene and evaluate her condition. Steve Mest, the associate athletics director for external relations, said emergency medical services and other… Keep Reading
By A.J. Mitchell, Contributing Writer With cross country coming to an end, the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross country teams will soon be turning their attention toward the spring track season. Donavan Lowe, a sophomore on the men’s cross country team, expressed how difficult it can be when transitioning into track season. Despite the… Keep Reading
By Emily Coughlin, Staff Writer St. Bonaventure started a major project consisting of many upgrades to Joyce Field. The renovations to the field should be completely finished for this upcoming softball season, according to Tim Kenney, director of athletics. The overall renovation of Joyce Field began two years ago when the Joyce family and St.… Keep Reading
By Derek Borycki, Staff Writer Last week, the St. Bonaventure University men’s rugby team played Notre Dame College at the Marra Athletic Complex. This game was different as it was kicked off with a ceremony for senior day, honoring the team’s seniors. This year’s seniors included prop Greg Delaney, fullback Tyler Flynn, lock Bob Kelly,… Keep Reading
By Nicholas Gallo, Staff Writer On Wednesday, Nov. 8, the Career and Professional Readiness Center will host the etiquette dinner in the Doyle Dining Hall. Once a year, the CPRC provides an interactive approach to teaching the finer points of dining etiquette and other interviewing tips over dinner and social situations. The director of the… Keep Reading
By Mya Cappellino, Contributing Writer In the Anne and William L. Swan Business Center, you’ll find the six Franciscan values listed on the wall leading up the stairs to the second floor: peace, love, respect, contemplation, service and joy. The Fourth Annual Business Retreat looks to take the Franciscan values “off the wall.” Members of… Keep Reading
By Anahiz Rivera, Contributing Writer October 31, 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, which is when Lutherans celebrate breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century. The day prior, a social gathering was held by Fr. David Couturier, dean of the School of Franciscan Studies, and Anne Foerst, Ph.D., head… Keep Reading
By Leah McCluskey, Staff Writer Today, Dr. Dennis DePerro will be inaugurated as St. Bonaventure University’s 21st president. Joseph Zimmer, Ph.D., university provost, has been contributing to the planning process of the ceremony since DePerro unofficially took office last June. “The ceremony will have a number of brief speeches that will offer greetings from various… Keep Reading
By the President’s Standing Committee on Equity and Inclusion In 1992, St. Bonaventure University stopped officially using the Brown Indian as a mascot and the associated Native headdress as a logo. However, the headdress has never gone away. It feels like the further distance we’ve gotten from our break with this symbol, the more current… Keep Reading
By Adam Wojcik For nearly as long as The BV has been publishing newspapers this semester, Liam McGurl, co-managing editor of the paper, has written several “Objective Look” pieces. Giving any article—or, in this case, series of articles—the title of “Objective Look” leaves one with the expectation that what he or she is about to… Keep Reading
By Brandon Sapienza Like many who watched or read the news, I was devastated by the attack that took place in New York City. For me, however, there was an added layer of sadness. Being a native of Brooklyn, I am very well aware of the anguish people felt following the attacks on Sept. 11,… Keep Reading
By Luke Nolan Like countless others, I often find myself arguing with other people. This is nothing new. It is as old as humanity itself. Disagreement sparks debate which, if done honestly, can bring out the truth. However, it is documented quite frequently that our society has, regrettably, come to a point in which disagreeing… Keep Reading
By Emily Coughlin Staff Writer Sophomore Christine Walsh is a top cross-country runner for St. Bonaventure University. She battled foot injuries her whole freshman year, and has recently been trying new training techniques to overcome her fracture. Her freshman year, she began to have foot problems from too much running, but pushed through the pain… Keep Reading
By Jeremy Castro Contributing Writer Women’s soccer senior goalkeeper Beth Moore understands having something being taken away from you better than anybody. “[Soccer] has been such a large part of my life,” Moore said. “I have been playing since I was 4 [years old]. To have that huge aspect of your life be over is… Keep Reading
By Anahiz Rivera, Contributing Writer The Medical Emergency Response Team, MERT, is a student run organization with about sixty members. MERT is commonly mistaken by students as an organization that is called when they drink too much and don’t want to get in trouble. Although MERT does handle alcohol-related incidents, students involved want it… Keep Reading
By Leah McCluskey, Staff Writer The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts will be holding its eighth annual Cutco Family Day on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Ludwig Brunner, executive director of the Quick Center, is gearing up for this year’s pirate-themed event. “It is anticipated that we will have around 200… Keep Reading
By Ashlee Gray, Contributing Writer The university’s inagural Day of Action will take place on Nov. 2. The Day of Action was commissioned by Dr. Dennis R. DePerro, the 21st President of St. Bonaventure University, to commemorate his inauguration, which will take place the next day, Nov. 3. DePerro asked the faculty and students… Keep Reading
By Nicholas Gallo, Staff Writer The Latin American Student Organization (LASO) on St. Bonaventure’s campus has started raising money for relief efforts in Puerto Rico and Mexico. The president of LASO, Jeancarlos Aponte, and members of the organization quickly reacted. Aponte, a sophomore theater major, from the Dominican Republic, wanted to find a way to… Keep Reading
By Mike Martin In an op-ed in the last edition of The BV, Brandon Sapienza criticized the politicization of late-night comedy shows by Madeline L’Engle who says, “A good laugh heals a lot of hurts.” Well maybe it is just me, but I think it is hard to laugh when America experienced its worst mass… Keep Reading