By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor I hate fads. Generally speaking, if everyone wants something, I usually want nothing to do with it. It’s not because I want to paint myself as some kind of hipster who’s so much cooler than you – I hate that too. I just find that, in most cases, if…
By Matthew Laurrie Opinion Editor Saying goodbye to my BV byline is not going to be easy. If the walls of The Bona Venture could talk, I’m sure they’d tell you I sing a disturbing amount of Beyoncé, say words that would make Sister Margaret cringe, cry a lot and snore even more. Within the…
By Kevin Rogers Editor-in-Chief After fifty-two issues of The Bona Venture, it’s time for me to say my goodbyes to this legendary place and its magnificent residents. Though it hasn’t always been a summer drive on a freshly-paved highway, I can’t say I regret a moment spent in this newsroom. And though this particular newsroom…
By Alexandra Salerno Advisory Editor My first story for The Bona Venture was a review of the MTV Video Music Awards, featuring student reactions. As a freshman undecided major, I took the story assignment so incredibly seriously that I even penned a headline for my 700-word masterpiece — “VMAs fail to ‘Meat’ Students’ Expectations.” My…
By Kerri Linsenbigler Associate Editor I did not want to join The Bona Venture. I vehemently refused for more than a year to even write so much as a movie review. I had no desire to see my name in the paper. I did not want to be a print journalist, so what benefit would…
By Kyle Zamiara Associate Editor For a quite a few weeks I’ve been contemplating what I’d put in my final article in the BV. Who would I mention? What events did I have to bring up? What wall quote was my favorite? But only one word kept coming to mind: pudgies. For The Bona Venture’s…
By Heather Monahan Associate Editor If you had told me in my freshman year that I wouldn’t meet my lifelong college friends until I was a senior, I probably would’ve laughed in your face and rolled my eyes. But here I sit, a little over two weeks before graduation — a day I’ve dreamed about…
By Emily Sullivan Associate Editor It’s surreal to me that I’m actually writing my senior editorial. Four years ago, when I first joined The Bona Venture, I read a few senior eds and thought “I won’t have to worry about that for a long time.” But four years have gone by faster than I could…
By Sara Ward Associate Editor As I walk the trail and see the beautiful mountains in the distance on my way to class, I can’t help but realize that I won’t be doing the same thing next year. Sure, I like to complain about the questionable food options at the Hickey and dread climbing up…
By Angel Roggie Associate Editor Walking in to the BV during Welcome Days, I was really nervous. My high school didn’t have anything communications-related except yearbook, so I didn’t know how I would fit in the newspaper world. The staff went around and introduced themselves. Two blonde girls representing the features section caught my attention.…
By Deirdre Spilman Associate Editor As I sit here in the newsroom, I think back to editing farewell editorials as a sophomore assistant opinion editor and wondering what I will say when my time comes. Well, the time has come and I have no idea where to begin. The Bona Venture has been such a…
By Nate West Managing Editor We were trapped inside for far too long this winter. Finally we’ve had a few days of sunshine, and we need to take advantage of the weather. I enjoy playing sports outside to take get my exercise for the day. Since coming to college, one of my favorite sports to…
Simply sending a T-shirt isn’t enough to boost enrollment with increasing competition to recruit new students. St. Bonaventure needs to keep up with other schools and provide students with technology incentives. St. Bonaventure’s admissions team’s strategic decision to distribute Samsung Galaxy 7 tablets to prospective students at the Scholar’s Dinner and declared students at Spring…
“My friends and I are doing a kickball team for the first time this year ,and we can’t agree on a team name. Any thoughts on how to settle our dilemma?” You should never start off your Spring Weekend with drama! The weekend should be about creating fun memories dancing around the Richter parking lot,…
By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor Quite a few times I have walked into a building and said to my friends, “Well, someone was smoking in here.” Students standing just inside or right outside a building puffing away has become an all-too-common sight around campus. However, these actions are in violation of both the school’s…
By Hannah Gordon News Assignment Editor You’ve had a long, stressful day of classes and meetings. You stop by Hickey to grab some dinner before heading to the library for a night of homework and studying. Right before you leave, you decide to grab a snack for the road, but you’re allergic to gluten, so…
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff. Over the past few weeks, students walking on the trail from Bonaventure’s main campus to the East Side of campus have noticed some four-legged, seemingly ferocious animals venturing into the Bona Bubble. And while bears on campus are not an uncommon occurrence in the spring,…
“I am a junior here at Bona’s and I absolutely love it. My brother is considering coming to school here in the fall. I know I should be excited for him, but I’m not so sure I want to have my sibling here on campus!” _________ Being a bitter Bonnie is certainly not for the…
By Emma Zaremba Features Editor Empty chairs and empty tables fill the halls of the Murphy Professional building these days. Once the School of Business moved into the Swan Business Center, several offices in Murphy were deserted, leaving plenty of available space behind. The scheduled construction for freshmen dorm buildings Robinson and Falconio are forcing…
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor Potholes on campus have been a major problem with St. Bonaventure University’s maintenance this year. I have heard the horrors of maintenance workers not maintaining campus for over a year. The Bona Venture published a news story last spring about the numerous potholes on campus and how some cars…