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
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
Goodbye to Greatness
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor On a Sunday that shocked the world of sports and then shook it to its foundations, the game of golf lost one of its legends. On Sept. 25, Arnold Palmer died from “complications from heart problems,” according to espn.com. Palmer, according to golfweek.com, was a seven-time major championship winner,… Keep Reading
New coach, new season
The St. Bonaventure women’s swimming & diving team hopes to make a splash this season under new head coach Brian Thomas. Thomas joins Bonaventure from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, according to gobonnies.com. “I started in May, so when I started, after a couple weeks… Keep Reading
Sacred Places: Father Joseph Butler Statue
By Yoselin Person Contributing Editor A statue can often showcase the connection its subject has to an area. The statue of Father Joseph Butler, located in front of Friedsam Memorial Library, reminds others of Butler’s connection to St. Bonaventure University. Erected on June 5, 1921, the statue speaks to Butler’s 31-year-long career at Bonaventure, during… Keep Reading
Embrace it Africa holds fundraiser run
By Lian Bunny Co-Photo Editor St. Bonaventure’s campus got a little more colorful this past Saturday, Oct. 1. Embrace it Africa, a non-profit organization and Bonaventure club, hosted Color Me Happy run/walk. The group focuses on access to public health, public education and economic development in southern Uganda, Africa. Zach Rodriguez, ’09, one of the… Keep Reading
Low-key employee: Duane Broadwell
By Andrea Fernandes Associate Editor Duane Broadwell, the weekend bus driver, has experienced quite a bit during his time driving what students refer to as “the drunk bus.” For the past seven weeks, Broadwell has spent his Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights driving the bus that transports students between campus and town. He drives from… Keep Reading
’08 graduate publishes book
Amy Passalugo said many of her friends call her story-writing process “crazy,” with the exception of two: Jacey and Liam. But that might just be because they’re confined to her head. Actually, both are the supporting, fictional characters to her recently published novel, “Stay Under the Stars.” Passalugo, class of ‘08, said both characters lived… Keep Reading
Through the lens: the perfect photo shoot
By Simone Robinson Staff Writer Camera For any fashion photo shoot, the most crucial item to have is a digital camera. Although a DSLR is ideal, be sure to keep in mind that quality is more important than quantity and, certainly, price. Instead of dropping over $800 on a fancy DSLR from brands like Nikon… Keep Reading
Bon Iver succeeds with a new artistic approach
By Thomas Cottingham Features Assignment Editor After a five-year hiatus, indie folk band Bon Iver released one of its most ambitious albums yet, 22, A Million. The mastermind behind Bon Iver, lead singer and songwriter Justin Vernon, creates not only meaningful lyrics but powerful sounds that must coexist for his vision of the band’s sound.… Keep Reading
