By Rachel Konieczny News Editor The Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication announced the annual senior awards on Tuesday. Andrew Bevevino won the Mark A. Hellinger Award and Jackie Roberts received runner-up award. Chernice Miller received the Woman of Promise Award. Bevevino, a senior journalism and mass communication major, said he was… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Managing Editor A Special Olympics coaching clinic general meeting held on Tuesday prepared students for upcoming Special Olympics basketball coaching clinics to be held on Tuesday, Feb. 2 in Butler Gym. Attendance at a Special Olympics coaching clinic general meeting is mandatory to attend the Special Olympics coaching clinics, which will take… Keep Reading
By Hailey Gattuso Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure University celebrated the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 25 in the Rigas Theater at the Quick Center for the Arts. The celebration, hosted by junior political science major J.W. Cook and senior journalism mass communications major Jasmine Foster, honored King’s legacy with… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Advisory Editor St. Bonaventure University has been named to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance list of The Top 300 Best College Values of 2016—as well as the publication’s list of 100 best private universities—for the first time in school history. The listings will appear in the February edition of the D.C.-based magazine, available on… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Editor St. Bonaventure University has begun planning for the 800th anniversary of the birth of Saint Bonaventure, according to Ludwig Brunner. Brunner, the executive director of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, said planning for the centenary needs to begin a year and a half to two years ahead… Keep Reading
“Good afternoon everyone, As we started the process of revising our Student Government’s constitution it came to our attention that proper procedure had not been followed in amending the Constitution in 2013 and 2014. The SGA voted on, and approved, the proposed amendments in 2013 and 2014 as required by the constitution, but the proposed… Keep Reading
Perfection is like a fairytale; people will tell you it’s not real but everyone secretly wants it to actually happen. And perfection’s lack of reality certainly doesn’t stop people in the real world from striving for it. Because who wouldn’t want it all? Exciting adventures, relaxing free time, cookie-cutter family, nice home, fancy cars, plenty… Keep Reading
By Alexis Young Staff Writer The construction of the new Merton Center remains in the concept phase. University Ministries is working with an architect to make modifications to the design and layout of the new building to fill the needs of University Ministries, while staying within the assigned budget. “There’s the architectural triangle that I… Keep Reading
There is no better time for the United States to re-ignite its love affair with traveling the final frontier than the present. In the past few years, space has quietly recaptured the public eye, with sci-fi blockbusters like Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy and The Martian creating a generation of citizens entranced by the… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Managing Editor A truck traveling on Francis Road left the roadway between Friday night and early Saturday morning striking a utility pole and a tree on campus. The driver, Mr. Phillip Gardner, 23, of Allegany, was traveling northbound in a 2002 Dodge pickup truck. Unsafe tires and an unsafe speed caused him… Keep Reading
By. Jonathan Sawyer “One and done” is a term that is frequently used nowadays in college basketball. 2004 was the last year high school basketball players were allowed to enter the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft. Ever since 2004, players started using college as a trampoline to the pros: only going one year and leaving.… Keep Reading
Bills A Buffalo Bills quarterback has made the Pro Bowl. No, this isn’t 1991, and Jim Kelly did not lead Buffalo to yet another playoff and Super Bowl run. This time it’s the new kid on the block: Tyrod Taylor. Back in training camp, it was a battle with three guys (Taylor, Matt Cassel, and… Keep Reading
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor After starting the season with four straight conference wins, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team dropped its third consecutive conference game on Sunday. This time, it was to the only undefeated team left in the Atlantic 10, the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams by a score of 84-76. After starting… Keep Reading
By Mikael DeSanto Staff Writer There are only two dual meets remaining in the 2015-16 men’s swimming and diving season. For the seniors, like swimmer Gregg Byrne and diver Alex Marra, this means there are only two dual meets left in their collegiate swimming careers. Soon they will go to the Atlantic 10 Championships for… Keep Reading
By Dominic LoVallo Assistant Sports Editor The women’s swimming and diving team has been preparing to face the Niagara Purple Eagles at its next meet. The Bonnies have been out of action since Jan. 16, when they were able to outscore the Binghamton Bearcats 166.5-121.5. The team wants to keep momentum going with conference play… Keep Reading
By Mikael DeSanto Staff Writer The spring season has kicked off for the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s tennis teams. The men’s team opened its season with a loss to Youngstown State, while the women started the season with losses to Penn State and Navy on Jan. 15 and 16. On the men’s side, freshman… Keep Reading
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor Coming off its first loss in 16 games, the women’s basketball team avenged itself by dominating the Saint Joseph’s University Hawks by a score of 65-51 Wednesday night. The Bonnies went 49 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point land in Wednesday night’s victory and… Keep Reading
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor Back in 2012, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams went on magical runs to reach the NCAA tournament. The women won the Atlantic 10 regular season title while the men’s team, led by the great Andrew Nicholson, plowed through St. Joseph’s, UMass, and finally Xavier to win the conference… Keep Reading
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team dropped its second-straight conference game on Tuesday night in the Reilly Center to the Dayton Flyers. The Bonnies lost by a score of 85-79 in a game that was anything but status quo. Dayton went into the locker room with a 45-18 lead at… Keep Reading
By Mikael DeSanto Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University men’s swimming and diving team returned to competition last Saturday, beating the University of Binghamton Bearcats 166.5 to 121.5. The team had previously not competed since the Akron Invitational in December. The Bonnies picked up wins in 11 of the 16 events in the meet.… Keep Reading