St. Bonaventure Women’s Lacrosse Preps for Upcoming A-10 Tournament
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SAMUEL WEILERT; STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team is looking to end its season strong. Its final regular … Keep Reading
Bonnies open A10 play with win
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team opened conference play with a 78-69 win over the Rhode Island Rams, marking the team’s highest scoring game this season. The Bonnies (6-7) picked up the win behind 55 points in the second half, outscoring the Rams (4-9) by seven points in… Keep Reading
Bonnies fall as UB makes team history
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team lost to the Buffalo Bulls this afternoon 68-47 at Alumni Arena in Buffalo. The win for the Bulls marked the first time in program history the team has started a season 9-0. The Bonnies (5-7) struggled with turnovers throughout the game, turning… Keep Reading
Adams joins 1,000 point club in win over Army
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The Bonnies extended their winning streak to four games Monday night as they took down the Army West Point Black Knights, 92-83. Junior guard Jaylen Adams set a career milestone, entering the 1,000 point club with a corner three point shot in the first half. Adams would go on to… Keep Reading
Bonnies get home win over Albany
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team picked up a win on Sunday, defeating the Albany Great Danes 67-59 for its fifth win of the season The Bonnies (5-6) got off to a strong start with effective shooting, taking a lead mid-way through the first quarter which they would… Keep Reading
Bonnies take Big 4 battle against Niagara
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The Bonnies are 2-0 with one game left in the Big 4 matchups. The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team defeated the Niagara Purple Eagles, 79-69 in the Key Bank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. With less than 14 minutes to go in the second half, the Bonnies were up… Keep Reading
Fleming sees continuous growth for team
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team currently sits at 4-6 on the season and is coming off a two-game road trip that saw them lose both games. In their last game, they took a 74-50 loss to Toledo in which they committed a season-high 29 turnovers. Head coach… Keep Reading
Bonnies fall short against Toledo
by Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team fell to the Toledo Rockets Sunday afternoon 74-50, marking a sweep of the Bonnies over their two game road trip. The Bonnies lost to Eastern Michigan Friday. The Bonnies (4-6) struggled with turnovers throughout the game, giving the ball away a season-high… Keep Reading
Bonnies drop road game to Eastern Michigan
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team dropped its first game of a two game road trip Friday afternoon, losing to Eastern Michigan 75-56. Eastern Michigan (4-5) outscored the Bonnies (4-5) in three of the four quarters, including a 23-7 fourth quarter that extended the lead. The Bonnies finished… Keep Reading
Evaluating the Intellectual Journey
After nearly 18 years, the Intellectual Journey will finally be laid to rest following next semester. In 1998, a team of faculty and staff created the Intellectual Journey as an effort to offer a course grounded in Bonaventure’s great work, The Mind’s Journey into God. The course highlighted the Catholic-Franciscan tradition within a liberal arts… Keep Reading
Making lifelong memories
As a freshman, I thought The BV was lame. Obviously, I was wrong. Looking back on the last two years as an editor, I remember tears. A lot of them. Mainly on those nights that I sat at my desk laying out a page at 3 a.m. and I could barely keep my eyes open… Keep Reading
Editor-in-Chief reflects on job
There are few places I’d rather spend my time than in the basement of the Reilly Center. If that seems like a strange statement, well, it is. But then again, it might just seem weird to those who haven’t hunkered down in The Bona Venture newsroom on Wednesdays to put together an entire newspaper in… Keep Reading
Bonnies talk winter employment
The holiday season is widely trademarked by family time and gift-giving, but for many students, it’s also a time to gain a little extra cash or professional experience. Students choose to work for a variety of reasons, too. For Joshua Svetz, a junior journalism and mass communication major, winter break is a time to make… Keep Reading
Low-key employee: Nina Peterson : HEOP assistant reflects on her cherished relationships with program members
By Yoselin Person Staff Writer Nina H. Peterson, an administrative assistant of the HEOP department, has been working at St. Bonaventure in June 2003, and thinks of her job as a great opportunity. “I never imagined being here this long,” said Peterson. “But it has really worked out for me.” Peterson’s position at St. Bonaventure… Keep Reading
Red-haired students talk about representation in Bona Bubble
By Thomas Cottingham Features Assignment Editor Redheads, gingers, or whatever you want to call them, are actually a very rare group of people. Only about 2 percent of the world has red hair, which is approximately 140 million people. Red hair is not seen that often around the world, — well, except for places like… Keep Reading
Roth reflects on first semester: President Andrew Roth discusses Bona’s experience thus far
By Dom LoVallo Managing Editor Next week will bring an end to Andrew Roth’s first semester as St. Bonaventure University’s interim president. This also means Roth, Ph.D., will start his final semester as president in January. “It’s gone really fast, but it’s been a really good experience. Bonaventure is a great school, not without its… Keep Reading
Blogger reflects on stylistic ventures
Simone Robinson Staff Writer As early as I can remember into my childhood, I had a fond love for fashion. I’d go on little shopping adventures in my mother’s closet, dressing up in her finest wardrobe pieces and accessories. I’d waddle into the living room where the women of my family frequented, with massive boots… Keep Reading
UMin building begins to take shape: McGinley-Carney building will be move-in ready by March.
By Emily Losito News Editor The McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry building sits shrouded in a plastic cover. Construction on the new building has been underway since the early part of this semester. “It has a schedule which calls for substantial completion by Feb. 20,” said Phil Winger, associate vice president for facilities. He said… Keep Reading
Gambino pleases again with electrifying new installment
By Thomas Cottingham Features Assignment Editor Donald Glover, also known as his stage name, Childish Gambino, has been having a monster year. From creating his new hit TV show on FX, Atlanta, to acting in movies and to releasing his highly anticipated album, “Awaken, My Love!,” Glover is moving onto bigger and better things. His… Keep Reading
Women’s softball hosts charity event
By Alexis Young Staff Writer “This time of year, it is so easy to get caught up in all of the shopping and decorating of the holiday season. It is so easy to lose sight of the truth,” said Nicole Antonacci, an undeclared sophomore softball player. Saturday, Dec. 10 marks the seventh annual Christmas gift-wrapping… Keep Reading