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
Local rap group releases second album
By Thomas Cottingham Features Assignment Editor After a large exposure with the Bonaventure student body, Olean rap group Microphone Mafia is back with another album. The group’s claim to fame on campus was discovered by their first mixtape and standout, Bona-related songs, “Bona Chick” and “Smart Girls Only,” released last year. The rap group consists… Keep Reading
Low-key employee: John Brewer
By Lauren Zazzara Associate Editor Security guard John Brewer began working at Bonaventure in 2008. He worked basketball games part time, keeping students under control. “There’s some rules within the NCAA that have to be followed; no horns or whistles or that sort of thing is our main focus, as well as anyone that may… Keep Reading
Bills fans take a knee for Kaepernick
By Dom LoVallo Managing Editor Colin Kaepernick has become a household name ever since he began kneeling during the national anthem, causing support or outrage across the nation. Sunday, Kaepernick made his first start of the season when the San Francisco 49ers came to Buffalo to face the Bills in a week six competition. This… Keep Reading
Community on LGBTQ+ representation on campus
The Residential Education Department held “Out At Bona’s,” the second Civil Dialogue the organization’s hosted this fall semester. The Oct. 6 event consisted of student and faculty members, all speaking about what it’s like to either exercise, come to terms with or reveal one’s sexual orientation on a college campus. The main speakers included Hilda… Keep Reading
Payroll changes affect faculty
By Rachel Konieczny Co-Photo Editor For St. Bonaventure University faculty and staff, five-week months can make a difference. The university switched its payroll schedule from bi-weekly to twice a month, or bi-monthly, according to Thomas Missel, interim vice president for university relations. “That reduced the payroll from 26 pays to 24 pays to avoid a… Keep Reading
SBU hosts first open house of the year: More prospective students visit than last year
By Lian Bunny Co-Photo Editor St. Bonaventure University hosted an open house on Saturday, Oct. 15, attracting more than 70 prospective students. This event is the first of three fall open houses, according to Monica Emery, director of volunteer relations and events. According to a past edition of The Bona Venture from last October, the… Keep Reading
Bonnies down GW in A10 play
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team picked up its third conference play win of the season, and third in the last four games, Wednesday night when it beat the George Washington Colonials 1-0. The win brought the Bonnies record to 4-9-2 overall, and 3-2-1 in conference play. The… Keep Reading
Women’s Soccer falls to Billikens in Overtime
The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team remained winless in conference play today, falling to Saint Louis Billikens in overtime 1-0. The two teams played 90 scoreless minutes, and in the fourth minute of overtime, senior forward Kirsten Clemens broke the tie. The win put the Billikens at 12-2-1 on the season and 5-0-1 in conference.… Keep Reading
Men’s Soccer capitalize in Overtime
Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure Men’s Soccer team sent its seniors out with a win, beating the Dayton Flyers 1-0 to collect a conference win on senior day. The game-winning goal came from sophomore midfielder Isaiah Wilson at 2:55 in overtime, his second goal of the season. The team is now 3-9-2… Keep Reading
Barry Gan speaks before U.N
By Diana McElfresh Editor-In-Chief Barry Gan’s interest in nonviolence started out early. “As a kid, I never liked getting in fights. I was always trying to mediate fights. I never saw the need for them,” said Gan, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, and director of the school’s nonviolence program. Gan’s focus in nonviolence has taken him… Keep Reading
Mackowski moderates C-SPAN conversation
By Lian Bunny Co-Photo Editor C-SPAN 3 aired a panel moderated by Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., St. Bonaventure professor of journalism and mass communication, last Saturday, Oct. 1. The panel, titled “Great Attacks on the Civil War,” took place in August at the Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Emerging… Keep Reading
Scheduled power outage Monday
Deteriorating manhole repairs will leave the west side of campus without power Monday, Oct.10 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Phillip Winger, vice president for facilities, explained that the power outage, taking place over midterm break, is occurring due to maintenance and is a precautionary step to avoid unexpected outages in the future. “The University… Keep Reading
Clinton wins mock election: Students participate in a campus-wide presidential election
By Emily Losito News Editor With the presidential election in about a month, St. Bonaventure’s College Democrats club is gearing up. College Democrats has held mock debates in the past. This involved students acting as then-presidential candidates like Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton. College Republicans joined in the debate too and… Keep Reading
Talk on Islam closes out Francis Week: Esposito educates students about misconceptions of Islam
By Diana McElfresh Editor-In-Chief The St. Bonaventure University faculty senators established the School of Allied Health at their meeting last Friday, Sept. 30. With an agenda that had 10 pages worth of material to cover in a two-hour time frame, the faculty senate covered three, maybe four topics during the entire meeting. At least one… Keep Reading
Allied Health established by Faculty Senate
By Dominic LoVallo Managing Editor The St. Bonaventure University faculty senators established the School of Allied Health at their meeting last Friday, Sept. 30. With an agenda that had 10 pages worth of material to cover in a two-hour time frame, the faculty senate covered three, maybe four topics during the entire meeting. At least… Keep Reading
Transitus exhibits Francis’ death: Students narrate the faith,even in death, of St. Francis
By Rachel Konieczny Co-Photo Editor Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi participants had less time than usual to prepare for the annual campus celebration this year. Timothy Walter, freshman philosophy major and Transitus narrator, said participants in previous years had several weeks to prepare for the event. “Time was so crunched that we pulled it… Keep Reading
Protect the Pack: ending sexual violence
By Cameron Pettrone Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure is taking steps along with the rest of the country in the fight against sexual violence with the new “Protect the Pack” initiative. Juliette Bauer, a junior women studies and English major, is the current president of SBU 4 Equality on campus, the group that partially inspired the… Keep Reading
Silent sit-in urges for injustice awareness
Silence served as a powerful tool in making a statement at Tuesday’s sit-in that happened on the Plassmann academic building stairs. Approximately 40 students gathered in front of the building to bring awareness to injustices plaguing the country and to show respect for the victims of injustices. The secretive demonstration coordinated by the multicultural clubs… Keep Reading
Second invitational in a row for Bonnies
By Anthony Candelaria Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure golf team came off a good showing from the Little Three golf tournament last week and the team looked to carry that momentum into the Binghamton invite according to sophomore golfer Brent Morgan. “I think we are all playing very solid. Not many weaknesses are being shown… Keep Reading
Goalies carrying the load
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team, currently 1-8-2 on the season and 0-1-1 in conference play, has struggled to keep opponents’ shot totals down, leading to them surrendering more goals and applying more pressure to the team’s goalkeeper tandem of sophomore Luke Iacobellis and redshirt-freshman Alex Olday. Head… Keep Reading