McChesney and Foti Bring Jazz and Broadway to St. Bonaventure
Photo and writing by Joseph DeBell The Rigas Family Theater at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts came alive as … Keep Reading
Senate pushes vote back: Proposed program to address changes before November vote
By Diana McElfresh Editor-In-Chief A health science major will have to wait at least another two weeks before it has a chance to be voted on. Faculty senators tabled a motion to vote on the new health science undergraduate major at their meeting last Friday, following several hours of deliberation. The delay resulted from concerns… Keep Reading
Core curriculum course changes addressed
The current core curriculum, Clare College, has been the guideline for students’ general education since 1998. Now a new core curriculum is to be set in motion beginning fall 2017. Phillip Payne, the chair of the new general education committee, explained that Clare College is great, but change is inevitable. “Clare was a good gen… Keep Reading
Student receives award in California
By Jessica Dillon Staff Writer Amelia Kibbe, the 12th St. Bonaventure recipient of the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation scholarship, traveled to California last weekend to receive her award. Each year, the foundation coordinates a nationwide sports essay competition for journalism undergraduates. The competition prompts students with a 3.0 GPA or higher to prepare essays of… Keep Reading
Powers wins presentation award
By Emily Losito News Editor Three hundred people stared back at Jordan Powers at the Rustbelt RNA Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. The meeting took place from Oct. 14 to 15. Powers, a junior biochemistry major at St. Bonaventure, gave a presentation titled “RNA-seq data analysis revealed a novel role of SR45 in plant innate immunity.”… Keep Reading
Athletes eat up nutritionist’s lecture
By Alexis Young Staff Writer “What works for those who are sedentary doesn’t work for those who are competitive athletes.” Tim Wierman, presenter at the ‘Eat to Compete’ presentation hosted Monday by the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), said student-athletes need different nutritional requirements than the average sedentary individual. Wierman, who earned his degree in… Keep Reading
2016-2017 St. Bonaventure Women’s Basketball team: Sophomore Guard Keely Fresh
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer A sophomore guard from Lexington, Virginia, Keely Fresh ended last season appearing in 10 games averaging 0.9 PPG. In high school, she was a McDonald’s All-American nominee and averaged 21.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.9 assists during her senior year. Basketball isn’t the only sport Fresh plays. “I also… Keep Reading
School celebrates All Saints’ Day Mass
By Joe Sanchez-Castro Contributing Writer The All Saints’ Day Mass welcomed 30 people into the University Chapel on Nov. 1 in Doyle Hall. Father David Couturier, O.F.M, the administrator and coordinator of the mass, read gospels, sang hymns from the Bible and spoke about the true meaning of this day and explained why it is… Keep Reading
2016-2017 Women’s Basketball team: Freshman Guard Jalisha Terry
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor Jalisha Terry an Accounting Major freshman point guard coming out of Hamady High School. She comes to the Bonnies averaging 20.5 points, 5.2 steals and 4.8 assists per game in her senior year of high school. Terry was named Michigan’s Associated Press Class C Player of the Year. She helped… Keep Reading
2016-2017 Bonnies Women’s Basketball team: Freshman Guard Danielle Migliore
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Danielle Migliore is a freshman sports studies major from Frankfort, NY. She averaged 31.3 points, 3.5 assists, 3.2 steals and 7.9 rebounds over the course of her senior season, earning Class C First Team All-State honors. She also set school records for career points with 2, 019 and three… Keep Reading
2016-2017 Bonnies Women’s Basketball team: Freshman Forward Sarah Young
Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Sarah Young is entering the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team as a freshman after a successful high school career, averaging 14.5 points and 12.0 blocks for Sacred Heart Academy. A forward from Depew, New York, Young is a biochemistry major. Young said that she enjoys being far enough away from… Keep Reading
2016 -2017 Bonnies Women’s Basketball team: Freshman Guard Sarah Hart
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer A guard from Elgin, Minnesota, Sarah Hart is a freshman on the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team. She is studying sports management and human movement. In high school, she was a Minnesota Miss Basketball nominee. Which is an award given to the best high school girls basketball player in… Keep Reading
2016 -2017 Bonnies Women’s Basketball team: Freshman Guard Rhianna Council
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Rhianna Council, a freshman guard from Durham, North Carolina, is joining the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team coming off of averaging 25.1 points and 9.8 rebounds at Northern High School. She is a sports studies major. Council talked about her decision to commit to Bonaventure. “I came up here… Keep Reading
McFadden building on success
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University women’s swimming and diving team member Devon McFadden, a junior, has won 10 events so far this season. Through four meets this year, McFadden has picked up wins in the 100-yard backstroke three times, 200-yard individual medley twice, the 200-yard medley relay twice, the 100- and… Keep Reading
Going from last to the top of the A10
The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team sits in fifth place out of 13 teams in its conference. The team can secure a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship in its final conference game, which requires a top-eight finish. This is a big turnaround after coming in last place in the conference last season. Sophomore midfielder… Keep Reading
Women’s rugby seeks playoff run
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor As the season comes to a close, the St. Bonaventure women’s rugby team looks to enter the playoffs as the three seed. The Bonnies will enter the Upstate New York College Rugby Conference small school division playoffs Saturday morning. Head coach Clarence Picard said even though the team is small,… Keep Reading
Big Year for Cleveland
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor Not so long ago, it was a common thing to hear either Cleveland sports fans lamenting about how bad their teams are, or non-Cleveland sports fans making fun of them for it. But things have changed within the last year or so. In fact, you could say the sports… Keep Reading
Senior’s reflect on careers
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor For two members of the St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer team, their time as collegiate soccer players is nearing its end. Defenders Mirae Whitaker and Jennifer Morris are both seniors on the team, meaning that the team’s last two games of the season could be the last two of… Keep Reading
Halloween weekend safety preparations
By Jessica Dillon Contributing Writer As Halloween weekend begins, the campus community is prepared to ensure student safety. Diana Calhoun, a security officer who has worked for the university since 1976, said that in her experience Halloween weekend has always been a safe affair. “The only things I really see are kids dressing up—and I’ve… Keep Reading
Upgrades to pedestrian pathway: Construction began on the path from Devereux Hall to the Reilly center
The two-stage process to repair and upgrade the walkway between Devereux Hall and the Reilly Center began Monday, Oct. 24. Phil Winger, vice president for facilities, said construction is in its first stage, which includes repairing the walkway from the Butler Gym to Devereux Hall. The second stage, planned to begin in spring, will repair… Keep Reading
Black Lives Matter, All Lives Matter
By Joe Sanchez-Castro Contributing Writer A debate of Black Lives Matter vs. All Lives Matter took place in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts loft on Oct. 25. Residential life hosted the event, and the debate revolved around the lack of opportunities and the amount of social injustices that black people face on… Keep Reading