The history of the softball program
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY NATHAN DONNELLY, CONTRIBUTING WRITER When the St. Bonaventure University softball team formed in 1988, Molly Quattrone took … Keep Reading
ENACTUS gives back: club hosts three events to fundraise for children with cancer
By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor The Give Back Bash, a two-day event hosted by ENACTUS, raised nearly $4,000 this past weekend. The money will be split between CURE, an organization that raises money to support the families of children with cancer, and the family of an Olean boy who was recently diagnosed with terminal… Keep Reading
Stock Box
By: Steve Zimmer Staff Writer Trading Activity Buy Alcoa Inc. (AA) Alcoa Inc. produces and manages primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina. The company operates in four segments: alumina, primary metals, global rolled products and engineered products and solutions. Alcoa supplies aluminum to eight major markets, including the automotive, aerospace, construction, oil, commercial transportation, defense,… Keep Reading
Heroin issue hits close to home
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor Nearly 20 miles from St. Bonaventure, four Salamanca area residents overdosed on an alternate form of heroin. Students received notification of the overdose cases, including the death of one individual, on April 17. The “killer heroin” appears to be a clear, white granular substance packaged small clear bags, according… Keep Reading
Fischer to return to business faculty
By: Lian Bunny News Editor After working at St. Bonaventure for 30 years, Michael Fischer chose to step down as provost and vice president for academic affairs and return to what he considers his favorite position at the university: the teaching faculty in the School of Business. “I made the decision 30 years ago to… Keep Reading
CAB announces Spring Weekend events
By: Lian Bunny News Editor “I hope everyone is looking forward to me making a fool out of myself trying to play kickball. I’m really horrible at sports, so expect great things.” According to Peter Bertoldo, a sophomore modern languages major, this is the main reason people should attend this year’s Spring Weekend festivities. On… Keep Reading
Enough talk, time to walk: students participate in national initiative to prevent on-campus violence
By: Jason Klaiber Staff Writer St. Bonaventure’s Damietta Center, Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and Safety and Security departments commenced the annual week-long “Enough is Enough” campaign by sponsoring an on-campus walk on April 18. The walk started at the lawn beside the Hickey Dining Hall and circled around the internal loop of the… Keep Reading
Swimmers host shoe drive
By: Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor The women’s swimming and diving team is holding a shoe drive to collect shoes for the organization Soles4Souls. For each dollar donated, one pair of shoes will be given to a person in need. Soles4Souls is an international, non-profit organization that fights poverty by collecting and distributing shoes and… Keep Reading
SGA lists new goals
By: Brando Fields Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure University community has a new Student Government Association (SGA) lineup. SGA is a group of students elected by their peers who work together in order to better the campus. Each member is involved with the decision making process. The mix of students for this upcoming fall semester… Keep Reading
Students attempt to define sexual harassment
By: Riley Eike Staff Writer Katelynn Brown stood inside a residence hall lobby talking with her friend. A drunken boy appeared and said hello to Brown. “Hi,” she said. He grabbed her arm and yanked her, dragging her behind him as he made his way to the door leading upstairs. “No!” she said, trying to… Keep Reading
Fun with ‘feats’ girls
As assistant features editor, I do a lot of, well, assisting. Each weekend, I meet with the other two features editors, and we come up with story ideas. Our meetings usually consist of laughing, joking and telling stories, but we eventually take the time to discuss ideas for stories and who will be writing them.… Keep Reading
(Assistant) Editing with the fam
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor As the assistant news editor at The Bona Venture, I have several tasks each week. Like the other editors, I write weekly and edit the stories in the news section. Although I am not responsible for thinking of topics for story assignments, I sometimes inform our news editor (Lian)… Keep Reading
Laugh Pack comics apologize for show
Letter to the Editor Last week, the Laugh Pack, the comedy club at St. Bonaventure University, held a very disappointing stand-up comedy open mic. Multiple people got up and left after they felt offended by some of the jokes our comedians told to the audience. As the club leader, I send out my deepest apologies… Keep Reading
No strangers to the campaign trail
By Corey Krajewski Staff Writer With 2016 Presidential candidates beginning to officially announce their campaigns, the current race for the Republican presidential bid seems to be anyone’s game. There are many candidates running, and not a single one seems to be clearly ahead. In such a wide-open race, for one to win, they must actively… Keep Reading
Volunteering with furry friends counts
By Kiara Catanzaro Associate Editor St. Bonaventure University focuses on giving back to the community, which stems from its Franciscan roots. Whether it promotes campus-related volunteering such as The Warming House or Bona Buddies, or volunteering in the Olean and Allegany community, giving back plays an important role for students. With this emphasis on volunteering,… Keep Reading
Nicholson check-in
By. Harrison Leone Editor-In-Chief Remember Andrew Nicholson? You probably do. He is one of the five best men’s basketball players in school history, the linchpin of the Bonnies only Atlantic 10 title, a first-round pick and is solely responsible for the strange concentration of Orlando Magic jerseys in Cattaraugus County. He is a Bonaventure legend… Keep Reading
Gonzalez saves the day
By. Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor The softball team gave its fans something to be excited about in the past week. Two of its last three wins have come in walk-off fashion, including Wednesday afternoon when sophomore outfielder Desiree Gonzalez lined a single into right center field to drive in the game-winning run against Fordham.… Keep Reading
Weekend win builds momentum
By. Jonathan Sawyer Staff Writer The men’s tennis team closed out its regular season this past weekend, facing LaSalle on Saturday and Saint Joseph’s on Sunday. It started off the weekend with a win over LaSalle seven matches to zero. The Bonnies went down in sets 5-2 to Saint Joe‘s on Sunday. “I honestly believe… Keep Reading
Bulls run past Bonnies on home field
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor After winning 10 of its first 12 games, the baseball team has slowly sunk into mediocrity. The Bonnies hosted the University at Buffalo on Tuesday at Fred Handler Park at the Marra Athletics Complex, but fell to the Bulls 9-8. Buffalo came out swinging, as it scored three runs in… Keep Reading
Golfers eye A-10s
Rain and sporting events do not mix well. This is a lesson that the golf team learned this week. After two rounds of play, the Greenbrier Collegiate Invitational ended early due to rain. Because the golfers completed two rounds, tournament officials declared the results to be final, and the Bonnies left Virginia a day earlier… Keep Reading
Lacrosse team unites for heartbroken teammate
By. Reid Okoniewski Contributing Writer We all receive the notifications from St. Bonaventure telling us that a fellow Bonnie, or relative of a Bonnie has passed away. I always stop what I’m doing and say a special prayer for that person and their family. Unfortunately, I was shocked by the Notice Board on Tuesday notifying me… Keep Reading