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
Stop the presses: Buff State student government oversteps authority
By Harrison Leone Editor-in-Chief On April 1, SUNY Buffalo State’s student-run newspaper, The Record, ran an April Fool’s edition. A cursory look at the online edition of the paper at Buffstaterecord.com revealed a funny, tongue-in-cheek and obviously farcical issue, with the title of the paper changed to “The Wrecked”, and a front page expose of… Keep Reading
Oh the people you’ll meet
One of the best parts of writing for The Bona Venture is the people that you get to meet as a part of your job. Whether an assignment requires interviews with random students on campus or a formal meeting with Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., the university’s president, writing for the BV is sure to lead… Keep Reading
Fashion, features and frivolity
By Lauren Zazzara Features Assignment Editor Being Features Assignment is incredibly easy. I do no work but I get a fancy title, and it’s great. I kid. But working for the features section is a fun job. Basically, I help come up with story ideas and, with the rest of the features team, I edit… Keep Reading
Laxers look to turn season around
By Reid Okoniewski Contributing Writer After a slow start to the women’s lacrosse team’s season, the Bonnies are prepared for Atlantic 10 Conference games. A 1-7 start to the season was not what fourth-year head coach Ryan Lynn, or the team had hoped to start with, according to Lynn. “Now that we’re in conference play, everyone… Keep Reading
Interim AD set for retirement
Pat Tintle Sports Editor With St. Bonaventure’s announcement of Tim Kenney taking over the duties of Athletic Director, Ron Zwierlein will step down from his position as interim athletic director. Zwierlein, who held the AD position between January of 2004 and January of 2007, replaced former Bonaventure AD Steve Watson, who departed from Bona’s and accepted the… Keep Reading
More madness to come
By Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor Professional sports give fans a chance to see the best players in the world. Although the same isn’t true with college sports, people are still fascinated with watching the best basketball schools in the country compete for a national championship. In two weeks time, a college basketball champion will be crowned… Keep Reading
Phun with Philosophy
By Philosophy Club members Hello, readers of The Bona Venture! Philosophy Club has a brief announcement. We’ll be around to greet you in the BV with a regular column now, but need a little help. While we could talk on and on about philosophy, as we often like to do, we’d love some input from… Keep Reading
Dayton flies past St. Bona’s
By Nick Konotposkyj Assistant Sports Editor The Dayton Flyers were not gracious hosts to the St. Bonaventure softball team this past weekend. The Bonnies came away losing all three of their games to kick off Atlantic 10 play, being outscored 19-4 in the process. The series sweep droped the Bonnies to 4-12 overall (0-3 in conference… Keep Reading
Hop into Wonderland
Bonaventure’s hip-hop team will host its annual hip-hop show in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, with an “Alice in Wonderland” theme. Just like the White Rabbit, the dancers are in a race for time to hit the stage on April 28-29. Freshman sociology major and hip-hop team member Brooke Astley said the… Keep Reading
Bonnies walkoff
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor The baseball team continued its strong early-season success in dramatic fashion Tuesday, as the Bonnies beat Niagara 8-7 on a walk-off sacrifice fly. The Bonnies continued the doubleheader as the team tied the Purple Eagles 1-1 in an eight-inning game that was cut short due to expiring daylight. The eventual… Keep Reading
Tell me a tale
The SBU Theatre’s spring production hit the Regina A. Quick Center for the arts this week. Student actors took on different roles based on characters from the Brothers Grimm to create their production titled “Story Theatre.” Based on Aesop’s fables and Grimm Brothers tales, the play aims to tell classic tales with a comedic twist. … Keep Reading
Classes to be cancelled for April fools
By Caitlyn Morral Staff Writer A day filled with tricks and pranks is right around the corner. Students and teachers are eager to use this day to play jokes on their friends, they said. For some students, April Fool’s Day is just an amusing day to trick those around them. “You can get away with… Keep Reading
Theaters have a ball with Cinderella
By Kellen Quigley Staff Writer Disney remade ‘Cinderella’ with impressive changes and its classic magic. With all the live-action remakes of traditional fairytales in recent years, a retelling of “Cinderella” was only a matter of time. While others like “Snow White and the Huntsman” and “Maleficent” changed quite a bit for a fresher story, this… Keep Reading
Tennis team loses sixth straight
By Jonathan Sawyer Staff Writer The men’s tennis team suffered its sixth straight loss last weekend to Duquesne. Playing in a tightly contested match, the Bonnies never lost hope of winning, played a lot more competitively and felt they were equal to the Duquesne team, they said. “We played very well this weekend, and we… Keep Reading
Bohemian Rhapsody
By Hannah Gordon Czech Correspondent In the last installment of “Bohemian Rhapsody” I mentioned feeling obligated to take in every moment of being abroad. I think I took that sentiment to another level this week. The Easter market started on Sunday, which means that Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square, the two most popular squares… Keep Reading
Dreading diversity
By Lauren Zazzara Features Assignment Editor The E! Network show “Fashion Police” is dedicated to offering commentary on the fashion choices of celebrities both on and off the red carpet. But since former host Joan Rivers’ death, the show has been shrouded in controversy. At the 2015 Academy Awards, Disney actress Zendaya Coleman (recognized as… Keep Reading
Golfer looks to rejuvenate Bonnies
Sports are often thought of as activities done for fun, but for junior Josh Stauffer, golf is a way of life. “Growing up, I was surrounded by golf,” Stauffer said. “My dad is a golf pro in Bradford, Pennsylvania, my hometown, and my mom works at the golf course too. So, when I was younger, I… Keep Reading
Kenney wants cash back at Bona’s
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor St. Bonaventure University has found its new Director of Athletics in Tim Kenney, the former executive associate athletic director for the University of Massachusetts. Kenney will start work at Bonaventure in mid-April. In his introductory news conference held in the St. Bonaventure Hall of Fame on March 19, Kenney, a graduate… Keep Reading
Grant funds SafeTeen Coalition
By Lian Bunny News Editor St. Bonaventure’s Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) found another way to promote safety in the local community: the SafeTeen Coalition. Alex Gu, a senior biology major, invented the idea of SafeTeen and applied for a State Farm grant to create the program. As the chief of MERT and an emergency… Keep Reading
Journalism faculty present
By Jason Klaiber Staff Writer Anne and Rich Lee, St. Bonaventure journalism and mass communication faculty, spoke at this year’s Joint Spring Meeting of the American Journalism Historians Association and the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The conference was held at New York University on March 21. Anne… Keep Reading