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
Writing the poetry of your being
By Philosophy Club members Imagine being poor, single and forced into a diet of water, vegetables, and no alcohol. Vision-bending migraines are common. Your books rarely sell, you have few friends and you dine alone for almost every meal. Oh, and you may be dying from syphilis. If you can enter this headspace, you may… Keep Reading
Fast not furious
By Luis Rodriguez Staff Writer “Fast and Furious 7” sent shockwaves throughout the nation on its April 3 release date, shattering numerous box-office records by grossing over $147 million in its first weekend. In just two weeks it grossed a whopping $252 million, more than the $239 million “Fast & Furious 6” made during its… Keep Reading
Chamber of music
By Caitlyn Morral Staff Writer Last weekend, The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts was filled with the sound of music. The university’s chamber singers, voice studio and piano studio came together to deliver a recital. Sponsored by the St. Bonaventure music department, the event was free and open to the public. The recital… Keep Reading
Francis dorms close
By Lian Bunny News Editor The university had about 350 open beds across campus for the 2014-15 academic year. Next year Francis Hall dorms will be vacant, and Doyle Hall may have some new residents, Jamestown Community College (JCC) students. In addition to housing changes, Richard Trietley, vice president of student affairs, said the third… Keep Reading
Bonnies win ADDYs
By Lian Bunny News Editor “Then the creative rebels take over and storm the castle with pitchforks and start making crazy advertising. I hope we’ll go back to an age in which excellence is the standard, not safety.” According to Michael Jones-Kelley, adviser for St. Bonaventure’s American Advertising Federation (AAF), the three Bonaventure students who… Keep Reading
ENACTUS takes action against cancer
After months of planning and collaboration, ENACTUS members are ready to host fun events while giving back to the community. The club’s upcoming Give Back Bash is this weekend. While past and present ENACTUS members have said they enjoyed the national service work they take part in, they also said that they are looking forward… Keep Reading
Welcome to club Orion
Timothy Stead said he was rummaging through old, packed-away boxes when he found three high-powered telescopes. From this discovery, the idea for St. Bonaventure’s astronomy club was born. “I inquired about what (the boxes) were and discovered we had these brand new telescopes that weren’t being used,” Stead, a junior physics major, said. Stead said… Keep Reading
Stock Box
By Steve Zimmer Staff Writer Summer Portfolio Monitoring In order to hedge our equity positions over the summer, students were tasked with placing stop-losses on their sector holdings. A stop-loss is an order to sell a stock if it hits a certain price. It’s designed to limit an investor’s loss on a position. Since the… Keep Reading
Students start medical club
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor A new club, the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), is available for students interested in pursuing a health related career. Seniors biology majors Alex Gu and Aayushi Sardana brought AMSA to campus with the approval of faculty advisor and biology professor Douglas Guarnieri. Gu and Sardana passed leadership… Keep Reading
Prospectives spring into Bona’s
By Jason Klaiber Staff Writer As St. Bonaventure seniors prepare to transition into “the real world,” a new batch of students are nearing the beginning of their college experience. More than 130 admitted students visited campus for the annual admissions event “Spring Into Bonaventure,” which was held on April 10. For competitive purposes, university officials… Keep Reading
USA Today reporter, ’06, receives Domino award
By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor Rachel Axon, an investigative reporter for USA Today sports media group, said it was her time at Bonaventure that shaped her career. Axon’s success in the sports journalism field earned her recognition as the 2015 recipient of the John Domino Award. The award was presented on Monday, April 13… Keep Reading
Learning languages unites and divides
By Blagoja Dimitrievski Contributing Writer Ashley Hong was born in Guam to Korean parents. She lived in Guam until she was 5 years old and then moved to Korea with her parents. She first learned to speak Korean at home. Hong said she learned English as her second language at International Christian School. She moved… Keep Reading
Poetry performance with Perdomo
The passionate rhymes of slam poetry will fill Café La Verna tonight at 7:30. Poet Willie Perdomo will read from his work, so grab a latte, a comfy seat and some good company and get lost in the world of poetry. “The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon,” Perdomo’s latest work, landed him as a… Keep Reading
Bohemian Rhapsody
By Hannah Gordon Czech Correspondent Moving to Prague was a bit like moving to St. Bonaventure—if you multiply the travel time and divide the luggage. Everything was new and exciting when I was a first- semester freshman. I could explore the campus and surrounding areas, make new friends, party and maybe study. The feelings of… Keep Reading
Let’s get trashed
By Kellen Quigley Staff Writer For the third straight year, students at Bona’s will take the stage of the Rigas Family Theater in The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts and show off their fashion creations as the big finish for Recyclemania. “We were looking for ideas to recycle in new and different ways,”… Keep Reading
Stock Box
By: Steve Zimmer Contributing Writer Club Activity Over the past two weeks, members of SIMM have been working to prepare SIMM’s semi-annual report. Reports for both the Equity and Energy Fund are distributed to our advisory board, alumni and any other interested party. The reports for the Equity and Energy Fund highlight fund performance compared… Keep Reading
Oh brother, I’m becoming my mother
By Emily Mulcahey Staff Writer Uh oh. It has finally happened. I am becoming my mother. I was talking to a friend who had just received her new and improved, finally 21-year-old license in the mail. The only problem was, it had been printed with her old (totally lame, 16-year-old) picture. As I told her… Keep Reading
Time for some more real-world FaceTime
Social media and technology play a daily role in nearly everyone’s life. Take a walk down the street, and it probably won’t be five minutes until someone appears with a phone in hand, oblivious to the real world. Although we use our phones as a form of entertainment, they could be more detrimental to our… Keep Reading
The name game
By Corey Krajewski Contributing Writer With a year and a half until the 2016 Presidential election, Hillary Clinton has positioned herself far ahead of any potential competition for the Democratic Party candidacy. While she has not made an official declaration, she already has a well-funded campaign staff and multiple political action committees in place. As… Keep Reading
Baseball team snaps seven-game losing streak
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor A season of highs, lows—and ties—has been the story of the Bonnies’ 2015 performance. The baseball team snapped its seven-game losing streak on Tuesday, as the Bonnies defeated Niagara in game one of a doubleheader by a score of 7-3. The team then tied the Purple Eagles in game two,… Keep Reading