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
Cultures converge at Bona’s
The St. Bonaventure University tennis teams have a combined 16 athletes. Of these, 11 of the student athletes come from outside the United States. The tennis players come from three different continents and nine different countries, including as far as India and Bulgaria. Coach Michael Bates said in order to scout and recruit the international… Keep Reading
Top 4 College Basketball teams
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor As October dwindles down, the hype and rave of college basketball starts to fill the air. After watching such an exciting end to the season, where the Villanova Wildcats ended the season in historic fashion, senior forward Kris Jenkins had the shot that everyone always dreams of shooting at the… Keep Reading
Annual Fan Jam to begin
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Fan Jam is an annual event that kicks off the upcoming St. Bonaventure University basketball season. It is a fun way for students to get excited for the season and learn more about the teams, including the coaches. However, when comparing Fan Jam to other schools, the hype can fall… Keep Reading
PhoneFlare app available to students: The app aims to prevent sexual violence on college campuses
By Emily Losito News Editor “A couple of years ago, I got together with a friend at a coffee shop, and we talked about high-profile sexual assaults on campuses,” Christopher Cinq-Mars Jarvis said. “We wanted to address the ‘he said, she said’ situations that can make prosecuting the offender very difficult.” The 27-year-old film director… Keep Reading
Oxygen bar in Olean calls to Bona’s students
Keith Mott, ‘07, and wife Jessica Mott, owners of Skin Tight Studio, believe their new business is an elegant and affordable pampering option for Bonaventure students and the local community. The business opened on Oct. 1 and is located at 1781 Park St. It serves as a wellness and health facility aiming to help customers… Keep Reading
Poem by Vonna: A Place to Call Home
A colorful outline and magical key, With a playful format and a picture of me. A formal placement of joy or hate, A place to go if you must relate. Darkness only when the sun goes down, And sounds flowing round and round. A house on the island or maybe in a fort, Somewhere in… Keep Reading
Holmes encourages peace before violence: Peace Conference speaker gives tactics to prevent conflict
By Cameron Pettrone Staff Writer Presenter Robert L. Holmes, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Rochester and avid pacifist, believes that war is a cooperative undertaking by all sides, not just the aggressor. Holmes was a speaker at St. Bonaventure’s Concerned Philosophers for Peace conference, held Oct. 13 to 16, which covered issues… Keep Reading
A YouTube channel start up how-to
By Simone Robinson Staff Writer YouTube is a place where you can express yourself and share your ideas with others. It is also an unlimited space where you can explore and share your knowledge through videos that may one day inspire others. Joining YouTube is quite easy, but starting a fashion channel may be a… Keep Reading
Rapper’s transparency inspires student
By Joshua Svetz Contributing Writer Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi. Musician, actor, producer, director, artist, writer, comedian, a true genius and one of the most talented human beings alive. But sadly, a troubled person, as many tortured geniuses through history have been. Seeing Cudi enter rehab for depression and suicidal urges hurts my heart. Like the… Keep Reading
Motherhouse hosts Day of Mercy
By Amelia Kibbe Advisory Editor Sr. Mary Lou Lafferty, O.S.F. said she knows she and her fellow sisters will be in competition with Sunday afternoon’s Buffalo Bills game but hopes many Bonaventure students will take the time to visit them for a prayer service for mercy. Pope Francis announced 2016 as a Year of Mercy,… Keep Reading
CAIS offers new perspectives
By Diana McElfresh Editor-in-Chief Of the some 13 universities Amina Golden-Arabaty applied to, only St. Bonaventure offered Arabic, let alone a program in Islamic Studies. “My mom was an alum, and [the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies] wasn’t here when she was here, so I was so happy,” Golden-Arabaty, a sophomore journalism and mass… 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