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
Buffalo Brief
By BV Sports Staff Western New Yorkers love Buffalo sports. While other areas of the country may ignore this great city, many locals are infatuated with its regional teams. So here it is: The BV’s take on all things Buffalo sports. Bills Are there any people out there that still believe in EJ Manuel? Anyone,… Keep Reading
Chinelly starts career with club hockey
By Ethan MacKrell Contributing Writer There’s no better feeling than getting your first goal out of the way and taking the pressure off your shoulders. This past weekend, Joe Chinelly scored the first goal of his Bonaventure career off of a pass from line mate Andrew Farnham. Chinelly, a freshman on this year’s St.… Keep Reading
Band and choir perform in Rigas Theater
By Brandon Chin The halls of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts echoed this past Sunday with the sounds of another concert in the Visual Performing Art’s Fall Series. The afternoon performance consisted of a score of singers from the concert choir and select scores played by the concert band. Though only… Keep Reading
School of spooks
By Marissa McCall Halloween is right around the corner and students said they are excited to dress up and have fun with friends, while others are busy putting together on-campus events. To kick off the Halloween festivities, the Buzz is hosting WSBU-FM, 88.3 The Buzz Fall Field Day, where they will have music, cider… Keep Reading
All that jazz
By Lauren Zazzara The St. Bonaventure campus will be swaying to the sounds of jazz over the course of this school year with the CLAR 209 Jazz Concert Series funded by the Keenan-Martine endowment. The series began on Oct. 22 with a Jazz ‘n Wings performance by Les Sabina and the Sextet. Sabina, Ph.D,… Keep Reading
Club hockey drops weekend series
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure’s hockey team played two games against Ithaca this weekend with Ithaca taking the first game in a shootout 6-5 and the Bonnies taking the second game 3-2. For the Bonnies, it was their second win on the season, and it puts their record at 2-3-1. Forward… Keep Reading
Listen up, freshmen
By Caitlyn Morral When Sierra Dechane was a freshman, she waited until the last second to study for her exams. A classic freshman mistake, according to Dechane. Now, as a sophomore, she, and other upperclassmen, want to offer advice to this year’s freshman class as their first semester at Bonaventure winds down. On Oct.… Keep Reading
Men’s rugby falls short of state tournamant
By Jonathan Sawyer Assistant Sports Editor The men’s rugby team has been going through a rebuilding season. Senior Captain Phil Jackling, says even though the team is struggling, he sees improvement every week in practice and games. “Our record of 1-5 does not accurately reflect how well the team is doing,” Jackling said.… Keep Reading
Women’s soccer loses to Dayton
By Gavin Lindahl Staff Writer As they sit in the basement of the Atlantic 10, the women’s soccer team is nowhere near where it wanted to be at this point of the season. The conference campaign has yielded a meek 2-6 record at press time. Coming off back-to-back road losses against Davidson and Dayton, the… Keep Reading
Mastering vocals
Students said they’re warming up their vocal cords for the vocal master class next week. On the evenings of Monday, Nov. 2 and Tuesday, Nov. 3, students will have the opportunity to attend six voice-training sessions. The seminar includes a group warm-up each day, as well as separate sessions on conveying emotions, reading a monologue/dialogue… Keep Reading
Nwafornso recieves award
By Dominic LoVallo Staff Writer A 3-0 loss to Duquesne University last Saturday officially eliminated the St. Bonaventure’s men’s soccer team from reaching the Atlantic 10 (A-10) playoffs this season. The Bonnies also lost the final of their three goaltenders due to a concussion only 21 minutes and 58 seconds into the first half.… Keep Reading
Essay winners talk about ABR book
Eight freshmen got the opportunity to eat dinner with justice advocates on Monday for their reflection essays on the All Bonaventure Reads book “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by Bryan Stevenson. Each incoming freshman had to read the book and write a reflective essay. Some freshmen said they think everyone would benefit… Keep Reading
Dialogue neglects Wiccan viewpoint
By Hannah Gordon Managing Editor The #RaceMatters program hosted talks on the American judicial system, racial bias in society and cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes. The latter was lacking a crucial detail, according the Pauline Hoffmann, dean of the journalism and mass communication school. “I guess I thought (Wicca) would be touched on a bit,… Keep Reading
Professor authors Spotsylvania article
“We tried to focus on a battle that civil war buffs knew about, but a facet that is often overlooked.” Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., professor of journalism and mass communication has co-authored an article that appears in the most recent edition of Civil War Times magazine. “Another Butchery: The Third and Final Union Attack on Spotsylvania’s… Keep Reading
Bona Bastketball to return
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Assignment Editor Marcus Posley with the ball, Bonnies down two points. Ten seconds left in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinal matchup with the Dayton Flyers. The man who sent the Bonnies off with two walk-off wins earlier in the year was looking for the trifecta when he got stripped of the… Keep Reading
Recent events necessitate campus discussion about sexual violence
By Julia Mericle News Editor On Oct. 4, a student reported the second alleged sexual assault on campus this academic year. In response to this incident, Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., university president, said there might need to be a larger campus discussion about sexuality. “By a larger campus conversation I mean that we do not… Keep Reading
Rugby begins states
By Jonathan Sawyer Assistant Sports Editor Heading to the playoffs for it’s second straight year, the St. Bonaventure women’s rugby team looks to continue its success in a match-up against Union College in the first round of the playoffs Saturday. This matchup will challenge the team, players said. “Union is undefeated in the regular season,… Keep Reading
New mascot makes debut
St. Bonaventure University unveiled its new mascot at the second annual Fan Jam on Oct. 24. The mascot cost $9,500, according to Seth Johnson, director of athletics marketing and promotions. “A substantial portion of that cost was covered by donations from alumni,” said Johnson. Johnson did not provide an exact amount. The old mascot costume… Keep Reading
Former death row inmate speaks on injustice in US
By Rachel Konieczny News Assignment Editor “For 16 years, I leaned on death row for something that I didn’t do. For 16 years, the state of Alabama refused to retest the bullets because they didn’t have to. For 16 years, it was as though my life didn’t matter.” Anthony Ray Hinton was exonerated from death… Keep Reading
Not just ghouls and goblins
‘Tis the season.’ For Michael Myers, Jason and Carrie that is. These three classic characters make their appearance on AMC only a few times a year, but it’s always right around the same time: Halloween. They are the embodiment of horror and fear, invented to terrify you to the point of sickness, but for some… Keep Reading