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
Bona’s, Simplex to celebrate 50 years
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor This year will mark the 50th anniversary of St. Bonaventure’s Fire Safety office partnering with fire safety company Simplex. In 2001, Simplex and Grinnell Fire Protection joined forces under Tyco International. The company now operates under the name SimplexGrinnell. “SimplexGrinnell, a Tyco International company, is a longtime leader in… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure finance professor wins Best Paper award
By Julia Mericle Staff Writer Giles Bootheway, finance professor at St. Bonaventure University, recently won the Best Paper Award for his work titled “Persistent Misconceptions Concerning Null Hypothesis Significance Testing” at the annual American Society for Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference (ASBBS). His colleagues, Darwin King and Carl Case, respectfully professors of accounting and business… Keep Reading
NBA’s One-and-Done a mixed bag
By Zach Waltz Assistant Sports Editor NBA Commissioner David Stern implemented “Article X,” commonly referred to as the one-and-done rule, in the 2005 NBA bargaining agreement. The rule requires all potential draftees for the NBA to be at least 19-years-old and one year removed from high school. Stern made the rule to halt the rush… Keep Reading
Franciscan Cup loss exposes flaws
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor There are not many positives to be taken from an early-season loss to Siena. The Saints entered the game 0-3, aren’t expected to be competitive and, frankly, aren’t very good. Fortunately, non-conference road losses in November don’t tend to matter in the long term. Sure, this particular loss is embarrassing.… Keep Reading
SBU sweeps home slate
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor The Big Four is officially Jim Crowley territory. The women’s basketball coach has now won 19 in a row against Canisius, the University at Buffalo and Niagara with the Bonnies’ 73-57 victory over the Purple Eagles on Tuesday night. Crowley said playing these regional rivals is extra motivation for… Keep Reading
Defenseman key to team’s young core
By Gavin Lindahl Staff Writer At five foot eleven inches and 140 pounds, sophomore Billy Weltzer doesn’t fit the typical bill for a college hockey defenseman. But according to Weltzer, his size has never deterred him in his more than 15 years of playing. “Being a smaller player, you have to be smarter about what… Keep Reading
Ruggers’ season ends in bowl game
By Zach Waltz Assistant Sports Editor The men’s rugby season has come to an end as the Bonnies lost their bowl game against American International College (AIC) in Shippensburg, Pa. Saturday. The Bonnies were originally supposed to play Shippensburg University, and SUNY Brockport was supposed to play AIC. However, Brockport was not able to travel,… Keep Reading
Pittsburgh invite next for aquamen
By Zach Waltz Assistant Sports Editor The men’s swimming and diving team heads to Pittsburgh today through Sunday for the Pitt Invite after beating Canisius on senior day last Saturday, 129-112. Head Coach Sean McNamee said the invite will be full of solid competition, including Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, with six teams total. “It’s the second… Keep Reading
Threes for Watson
By Whitney Downard Contributing Writer and Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor Tomorrow, a group of marketing students in the Event and Sponsorship Marketing class taught by Mike Russell, a professor of marketing at St. Bonaventure, will host the John J. Watson Memorial 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament in the Reilly Center Arena. Admission for fans is… Keep Reading
ASIA ‘Lights’ up Quick Center
By Emma Zaremba Features Assignment Editor Students shed light on Indian culture during this year’s Diwali show, “You’ve Been Conned,” hosted by students of Asian Students in Action (ASIA). The group provided the Bonaventure community with the opportunity to dip into a different culture Tuesday night in the Regina A. Quick Center for the… Keep Reading
Bonnies grateful for Thanksgiving break
By Amelia Kibbe Staff Writer The end of the semester may only be a few weeks off, but many St. Bonaventure students have not yet shifted their focus to studying. Instead, they are looking forward to their upcoming Thanksgiving breaks. Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and many students are anxiously counting down the days until… Keep Reading
Mockin’ around the courtroom
By Kevin Rogers Managing Editor Students from 10 colleges rolled into St. Bonaventure for a battle of legal know-how as SBU Mock Trial hosted its second annual “Friar Faceoff” tournament last weekend. In mock trial, students play the role of lawyers and witnesses as they develop the best defense or prosecution in a case… Keep Reading
’Tis (almost) the season
By Majella Shields Staff Writer Hi all, and welcome to this week’s Fashion Focus. I can’t believe we are coming to the end of the first semester. It has gone by so quickly. Time really does fly when you’re having fun. As the semester comes to a close, this means one thing — Christmas… Keep Reading
Wright, Ndoye spoil Barons’ homecoming
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor The last time the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team started a season 3-0, Bill Clinton sat in the Oval Office, the Backstreet Boys ruled the Billboard charts and the phrase “welding certificate” didn’t make residents of Olean recoil in horror. During that 2000-2001 season – which ended with an NIT… Keep Reading
Dolphins’ bullying scandal a product of convictionless society
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Plenty has been said of the bullying scandal that has unfolded in Miami the past two weeks. Those interested have labeled victim Jonathan Martin either a “coward” or a “hero,” perpetrator Richie Incognito a “psychotic, racist thug” or a “manly” leader and the team a “dumpster fire” or…well, that’s about… Keep Reading
False imprisonment problem in justice system
By Emily Sullivan Opinion and Associate editor A lot can happen in 10 years. In 10 years, I went from being an awkward, gangly seventh-grader to an awkward slightly less-gangly senior in college, about to embark on an even scarier journey into “the real world.” Looking back on it now, 10 years really did fly… Keep Reading
Media needs to stop 2016-crazed coverage
By Kevin Rogers Managing Editor It’s election season. I’m not referring to the Election Day that came and went on Tuesday. I’m not talking about the 2014 midterm elections next year. I speak of the next presidential election, now just less than three years away. I wish I wasn’t. But media outlets have been framing… Keep Reading
Va. Tech ruling undermines student safety
By Mary Best Opinion and Advisory editor While I’ve had my qualms with e2Campus texts in the past, I couldn’t be more thankful we have them. Besides the convenience of being informed about important school and weather information, it makes me proud to go to a school that prioritizes student safety. Until a few days… Keep Reading
Don’t skip Thanksgiving to get to Christmas
By Emily Sullivan Opinion and Associate editor I love Christmas time. There’s nothing quite like watching the snow fall onto the lights outside my house while listening to Bing Crosby croon some Christmas carols. But when stores go from spooky decorations and costumes to Christmas trees and Santa decorations before Halloween is even over? I… Keep Reading
Critics who pick on classic Disney can’t feel the love tonight
By Emma Zaremba Features Assignment Editor Disney’s great, stop the hate. A pro-life lobbying group (American Life League) criticized the Disney Company in 1995 of their supposed subliminal messages hidden in a variety of their films, according to Subliminal TV. Numerous critics have made jokes about the inappropriate messages and imagery, so people believe it… Keep Reading