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
That darn dress
By Andrea Fernandes Features Editor A recent debate on social media has torn families apart, ruined friendships and destroyed relationships. The debate was over a black-and-blue or white-and-gold dress. It all started when Caitlin McNeill, 21, posted a picture of a dress on Tumblr asking what color it is. The picture of the dress soon… Keep Reading
Sluggers win first series
By. Pat Tintle Sports Editor Coming off a losing 2014 campaign, the baseball team began the 2015 season with a winning record. In their first three games of the season, the Bonnies took two of three games from Maine in the Russ Matt Invitational in Winter Haven, Florida. The Bonnies started the series with a… Keep Reading
Keep calm and study on for midterms
By Caitlyn Morral Contributing Writer It’s that time of the semester again when students at St. Bonaventure are cramming for midterm exams. Before the upcoming weeklong break, many are rushing to study and complete any final assignments before they are able to relax and enjoy themselves. According to Madeleine Feddern, a freshman elementary education major,… Keep Reading
Bonnies win one out of four in Myrtle Beach
By Nick Konotopskyj Assistant Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure softball team had a pair of double header match-ups on Feb. 28 and March 1 in Myrtle Beach, SC. The Bonnies started the weekend with an extra-inning victory over Charlotte followed by losing 8-5 against Robert Morris. Sunday consisted of the Bonnies losing both games to… Keep Reading
Bona’s downs Niagara in regular season finale
By Jonathan Sawyer Contributing Writer Saturday, the men’s club basketball team concluded its season in style. The Bonnies faced Niagara, who was missing a few players to start the game. Heading into the first half, the Bonnies got out to a 13-point lead, and continued to roll in the second half, winning the game, 55- 40.… Keep Reading
Vice president of enrollment needed
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor The search for the new vice president for enrollment continued last week and on Monday with open forums held for the remaining four candidates in the Robert R. Jones Trustees Room in Doyle Hall. The finalists are Bernard Valento, Christopher Keller, John Hamel and Stephen Neitz, candidates A, B,… Keep Reading
Doino Award nominations open
By Amelia Kibbe Managing Editor The St. Bonaventure community will gather Tuesday, April 7 in the Rigas Family Theater in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts to recognize the 2015 recipients of the Fr. Joe Doino, O.F.M. Honors and Awards at the annual Spring Awards Ceremony. According to Ann Hurlburt, executive administrative assistant… Keep Reading
Friars speak on tradition
By Jason Klaiber Staff Writer Father David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., dean of the School of Franciscan Studies, and Father Dominic Monti, former interim president of St. Bonaventure University, presented to faculty members in the Doyle Trustees Room on Feb. 27 concerning the role of Franciscan and Catholic traditions in the classrooms of St. Bonaventure. Father… Keep Reading
Alumni speak at non-profit panel
By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor Five alumni working in non-profit and service professions returned to campus Friday, Feb. 27 to share their experiences with students as part of the Call to Career: Insight into Non-Profit and Service Professions series. Panel members included: Ruth Harper-Rhode, ’09, ’10, public relations manager with Girl Scouts of Western… Keep Reading
Student looks to organize peaceful protests
“The mission is to poke the bear and wake the school up to fix problems within the university,” Noah Burton, a St. Bonaventure sophomore, said about his new club. Burton is organizing an event that points out issues within the school and plans to make changes through marching, protesting and radical cheerleading. Burton, a political… Keep Reading
Freezing Weather
By Lian Bunny News Editor Eight of the last 15 school days have reached zero degrees or below at St. Bonaventure University. The university has not canceled classes once. According to St. Bonaventure’s Winter Weather Class Cancellation Procedure, which can be found on my.sbu.edu, Safety and Security assesses campus roads and sidewalks, and notifies maintenance… Keep Reading
Reduce, reuse, Recyclemania
By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor “We’re trying to change a culture here,” Sr. Suzanne Kush C.S.S.F., director of the Franciscan Center for Social Concern, said, speaking about Recyclemania, a national competition to increase recycling on college and university campuses. Recyclemania began on Feb. 1 and continues through March 28. This is the second year… Keep Reading
Students tune in to global webcast
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” That’s the question Mike Fenlon, Global and U.S. Talent leader of the Price Waterhouse and Coopers and Lybrand (PwC), asked during the PwC women’s leadership series “Aspire to Lead,” a global webcast, held Friday, Feb. 27 in Walsh Auditorium. Michael Kasperski,… Keep Reading
Bonnies fail to three-peat
By Nick Konotopskyj Staff Writer The St. Bonaventure men’s swimming and diving team had at least a share of the lead for three out of the four days at the Atlantic 10 Championships, but the one day they did not have the lead ended up being the most important day of all- the final day.… Keep Reading
Bona’s embarrassed in DC
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor With just three games left in the regular season schedule, the men’s basketball team’s season can be summed up by one word—mediocre. There have been moments of national media coverage and moments of head-scratching frustration. The head-scratching turned into head-pounding on Wednesday night as the Bonnies fell to George Washington 69-46 However,… Keep Reading
Baby it’s cold outside
St. Bonaventure has transformed from a college campus into arctic terrain, and freezing temperatures don’t seem to be leaving anytime soon. Although Bonaventure is a small campus, a five-minute walk from the dorms to an academic building is enough to numb the body. It can take less than a half hour for frostbite to set… Keep Reading
Doing shady business
By Kiara Catanzaro Associate Editor Fifty Shades of Grey opened on Valentine’s Day weekend with $85.2 million in the box office. Based on the “Twilight”-inspired book written in 2011 by E. L. James, this story follows two different characters and their similar attractions for each other. Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) is a soon-to-be college graduate… Keep Reading
Pollock wrong in OTH column
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor On Feb. 16, the Olean Times Herald sports editor Chuck Pollock accused St. Bonaventure’s Sports Information Office of lying to Bona’s men’s basketball beat writer J.P. Butler. The accusation stemmed from freshman guard Jaylen Adams’ finger surgery last week. Prior to that announcement, the fan site Bonnies Bandwagon posted a story… Keep Reading
Sharing school spirit
By Caitlyn Morral Contributing Writer The women’s basketball team played and won against Davidson with a score of 72-56 on Saturday, Feb. 21. As usual, the university’s cheerleaders were present, but this time they were accompanied by another group of young girls. The South Knight Cheerleaders of Olean had the opportunity to show off… Keep Reading
Bona’s drops home finale
In their final home game of the year, the Bonnies continued the inconsistent play that has plagued them all year, falling to LaSalle 66-53 Wednesday night. Once again, the Bonnies struggled to put together 40 minutes of team basketball, and the result was more disappointment. For Coach Jim Crowley, the team’s loss, as well as its lack… Keep Reading