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
Defensless players in the NFL
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor Concussions have been the biggest issue in the NFL in the past three to four years. But there are other problems in the NFL that could be considered worse. Consider the rule change of not leading with your head or defenders hitting up high on players. Defenders have no other… Keep Reading
Basic travel essentials for break
By Simone Robinson Staff Writer Get prepared as you travel this holiday season with a basic travel essentials list, which incorporates everyday items to keep you comfortable. Fuzzy Socks Bring a pair of fuzzy socks while traveling to prevent any moments of discomfort or constriction you may feel as a result of wearing bulky fall… Keep Reading
Student discusses battling S.A.D.
By Joshua Svetz Contributing Writer You wake up. It’s dark and cloudy. You don’t feel like you did yesterday. Maybe you weren’t happy, but the day hasn’t started yet and already you want to climb in your bed and never get up. You walk to the bathroom. Suddenly you feel sick. You start dry-heaving in… Keep Reading
Meek serves mediocre effort
By Thomas Cottingham Features Assignment Editor After about a year and half with drama involving many big names in the hip-hop industry, Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill has released his long-awaited mixtape, DC4, or Dreamchasers 4. Meek Mill, who is known for his fast flow and his “brag rap” lines, does bring the heat in his… Keep Reading
Club to host election viewing party
By Gabrielle Richards-Hinds Contributing Writer College Democrats club will host an election event in the Rathskellar on Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 8:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. “We will be watching the election results as they come in on news stations like CNN and Fox News,” said Jenna Maxwell, a junior political science major. Topics regarding… Keep Reading
Low-key employee: Ann Tenglund
By Amelia Kibbe Advisory Editor For Ann Tenglund, as associate director for St. Bonaventure’s library, what began as a student job in the library her freshman year of college became a lifelong career. Tenglund, an Olean, New York, native, came to nearby Bonaventure after high school to study two different fields — elementary education and… Keep Reading
Saxophonist to jazz up campus
The campus’s ongoing Clare College Jazz Concert Series continues this upcoming week, with saxophonist Andy Middleton stopping by Bonaventure during his two-week United States tour. This Monday, Middleton, an Austria-based musician, will perform an array of jazz-infused tunes on campus, alongside Steve Rudolph (on piano) and Kieran Hanlon, a SUNY Fredonia bass instructor. Scheduled to… Keep Reading
The expensive college lifestyle
This past week, as I slaved with a friend on the halls in my dorm to make them look spooky for Halloween, I started to think about the money I didn’t have that I was spending. I then began to realize that sort of thing tends to happen a lot. I came to college fully… Keep Reading
Mishandled drug scandal
Maria Sharapova received a two-year suspension from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after a drug scandal in which she tested positive for meldonium in her system. After hearing about this story, I thought it could have been handled rationally and in a timely fashion if Sharapova would have openly reported taking the drug when she… Keep Reading
We’re more than athletes
Being known as an “athlete” is a title that is mostly respected but carries some negativity. They are either respected for their admirable characteristics and traits that they have earned and worked for, or they are disliked for their supposed lack of intellect and drive outside of their respective sport. When I think of an… Keep Reading
Durant’s humanizing move
Professional athletes are a rare breed. The athleticism, determination and willpower that it takes to become a professional in any sport can’t be found in your average person. In today’s world, with social media outlets such as YouTube and Twitter, we as a society are constantly being reminded just how incredible these athletes are. But… 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