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
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
Tech Department on hacking prevention
By Cameron Pettrone Staff Writer The 21st century has been the birthplace of countless computing advancements that have revolutionized the way we work and connect with others. A nasty side effect of this technological age is the potential for these many computing devices to be commandeered by those with bad intentions. Nearly three-quarters of Americans,… Keep Reading
Sr. Margaret Carney update
By Dom LoVallo Managing Editor Doctors have cleared Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., president emeritus, to return to her home in Olean, following her recent bone marrow transplant. Carney sent a letter to the Bonaventure community, saying she is doing well now and she is back home. In the letter, Carney told the campus how much… Keep Reading
STEM speakers visit via webcam
By Alexis Young Staff Writer Last Thursday Xiao-Ning Zhang , Ph.D., a biology professor, hosted a video conference of two science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, career talks for students at St. Bonaventure. Zhang has a passion for helping STEM students. After speaking with friends and colleagues, she was directed to Mark Mueller and… Keep Reading
Bookstore gets renovations
In time for basketball season, the bookstore, located in the Reilly Center, recently received renovations. The bookstore kept its doors open for business during the renovations from Oct. 17 through Oct. 20. Annette Donavon, manager of the bookstore, said the renovations came to fruition by the University collaborating with Follett for a new contract,… Keep Reading
Senate to consider new free period
By Diana McElfresh Editor-In-Chief The Faculty Senate will convene today to vote on the possibility of a new open period. The open period, as it stands, is an amount of time where no classes are scheduled. It offers students and faculty the opportunity to gather for meetings and to have plenty of time to eat… Keep Reading
Issues with minimum wage
Minimum wage is one of the most anti-black laws still on the books today. Not only was the minimum wage conceived in racial prejudice, but such legislation still has drastic consequences for black Americans. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, black laborers began to outcompete white laborers in certain industries. Black laborers were… Keep Reading
Halloween is the worst of holidays
I love the holidays and this time of year. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s are by far some of the days I look forward to the most. However, there’s one day that I’ve always hated. Halloween is my least favorite day of the entire year. Even the first day of school and the day after… Keep Reading
Athletes should have opinions
Most athletes become involved in politics often. But should they allow the playing field to be turned into political ground as well? It is obvious that athletes have the potential to sway public opinion on political issues. Athletes have immense followings, are typically trusted and well respected and are seen as leaders in our society.… Keep Reading