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
Bonnies drop first road game of season
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor After a win in front of their home crowd against Canisius College, the women’s basketball team dropped their first road game of the season to James Madison, 76-43, on Sunday, Nov. 16. The Bonnies struck first against the Dukes with a jump shot by junior forward Katie Healy, but James… Keep Reading
Hockey team back to old ways
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor Nearly two months into the season, and the situation is bleak for the St. Bonaventure club hockey team. The team has been outscored 40 goals to 16 through the team’s first eight games, seven of which have been losses. Included in those seven games is Bona’s 5-2 loss… Keep Reading
Yankees eye top shortstops
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor Heading into the 2014-2015 offseason, the New York Yankees have a glaring issue to address – the replacement of an icon. Derek Jeter has been synonymous with the Yankees since his first full big league season in 1996. His leadership and exemplary consistent baseball brought New York five… Keep Reading
SBU splits against Canisius
After winning last week’s home meet against Cleveland State, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams traveled to Buffalo to take on Canisius College. The men beat the Golden Griffins 144 to 99, while the women lost a hard-fought meet by four points, 115 to 119. For the men, a team effort led to the victory. Junior Michael Pilyugin set… Keep Reading
Steam triggers fire alarm
By Hannah Gordon News Editor Students in the Shay and Loughlen residence halls experienced a fire alarm around 4 a.m. due to a similar steam release that happened in Devereux Hall last month and resulted in evacuation. Although residents were not officially evacuated, the associate vice president for facilities, Phil Winger, said the steam event… Keep Reading
Hilbert, Bona’s discuss alliance
By Rachel Konieczny Staff Writer Expanded listening sessions for faculty members are taking place this week and next to discuss the possibility of a strategic alliance with Hilbert College. Teresa O’Rourke, the executive director of the strategic alliance study, is leading the confidential sessions with faculty to answer questions and consider suggestions to the… Keep Reading
Coughlin accepts Sienna president position
By Julia Mericle Assistant News Editor Br. F. Edward Coughlin, O.F.M., Ph.D. accepted the position as the new president of Siena College, appointed by the Siena College board of trustees. Coughlin has experience in higher education as both a professor and senior administrator and over 40 years as a Franciscan brother. He was previously employed… Keep Reading
History profs selected for American Historical Association project
By: Jason Klaiber Staff Writer St. Bonaventure history professors Dr. Maddalena Marinari and Dr. Phillip Payne have been selected for the American Historical Association’s (AHA) Tuning Project for the History Major, a nationwide, faculty-led initiative devoted to reimagining the history degree program. The AHA, which is the United States’ largest professional organization dedicated to the… Keep Reading
Family Business Club tours Constellation Brands, Inc.
By: Madeleine Faircloth Staff Writer St. Bonaventure University Family Business Club members added more connections to their lengthening list this past weekend as the club traveled to Constellation Brands, Inc.’s headquarters in Victor, New York, for a tour. The club was started five years ago by students with family business ties and teaches students hopeful… Keep Reading
Sophomore to start Anime Club
By Riley Eike Staff Writer Sophomore Casey Hale is bringing back the Anime club. Restarted a few weeks ago, the Anime Club aims to serve as a place for people that have similar interests to join together in discussion. “Ours is focused on Japanese animation,” Hale said. “A well-known example is Dragon Ball Z.”… Keep Reading
Tech Services hosts Mobile Technology Expo
By Theo Ross Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure’s Technology Services and the Friedsam Memorial Library hosted the Mobile Technology Expo at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, in the Library Instructional Lab. Ann Tenglund, associate director of libraries, and Karla Bright, an instructional support specialist, spoke about some of the apps available to both students & faculty.… Keep Reading
Stansel delivers speech on economic freedom
By Lian Bunny News Assignment Editor Dr. Dean Stansel, associate professor of economics at Florida Gulf Coast University, delivered his speech, “Economic Freedom: What It Is and Why It Matters,” on Nov. 11 in the William F. Walsh Science Center Auditorium. Stansel is currently directing the Economic Freedom of North America index funded… Keep Reading
Mock Trial headed to nation’s capital
The St. Bonaventure Mock Trial team is heading to Washington, D.C. today for an invitational at American University. This will be the team’s fourth competition of the season. The team began its season with a competition at Drexel University in Philadelphia. It then debated at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. Most recently, the team hosted… Keep Reading
Stock Box
By Eric Neu Contributing Writer Market Highlights Halliburton is set to buy Baker Hughes for $35 billion. As oil prices have been dropping in recent weeks, both companies believe this is a good step moving forward. Halliburton and Baker Hughes are number two and three in the energy sector. They have combined to… Keep Reading
Bonnies defeat Vikings in home meet
Following losses to Duquesne and LaSalle, the women’s swimming and diving team took to the pool against Cleveland State last Friday, hoping to secure its first victory of the year. They did just that, as the Bonnies defeated the Vikings by a score of 147 to 83. Sophomore Tanja Kirmse continued her winning ways, taking… Keep Reading
Athletic Director Watson to take on same position at new school
By Taylor Nigrelli Opinion Editor St. Bonaventure athletic director Steve Watson has accepted the same position at Loyola University in Chicago, as was first reported by The Intrepid. Watson will remain athletic director for 30 days before his resignation is official, according to St. Bonaventure University president Sister Margaret Carney O.S.F. Carney said there… Keep Reading
Hockey team gets first win of season
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor Despite finally winning its first game of the season last weekend, the club hockey team knows there’s a long way to go to get past the subpar 1-5 start. Still, spirits are higher than they have been, according to junior defensemen and assistant captain Nate Parker. “It’s a relief. We have been… Keep Reading
Women ruggers end undefeated season in playoffs
By Zach Waltz Sports Editor The women’s rugby team ended its season last Sunday, losing its first game of the season in the regional finals against Sacred Heart University 32-5. The loss brought an end to an otherwise impressive season for the Bonnies, having gone undefeated up to that point. Junior scrumhalf Catherine Eaton… Keep Reading
Top NHL prospect’s injury is nothing to fret about
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor In wake of world-class prospect and Ontario Hockey League (OHL) leading scorer Connor McDavid injuring his hand Tuesday night after a scrap with Mississauga Steelheads forward Bryson Cianfrone, the hockey world immediately blew up. Soon after McDavid went off, hockey writers and fans alike began pondering the implications… Keep Reading
Men have a role to play in feminist movement
By Taylor Nigrelli Opinion Editor Men have a role to play in the gender equality movement and a reason to play said role. As it does most weeks, social media disagrees with that assertion. In the wide-ranging, expansive Twitterverse of unfunny, joke-and-meme-stealing parody accounts, one stood out this week – The Meninist. This account, satirically… Keep Reading