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
Go for the green
By Tristan King Contributing Writer The challenge continues as Recyclemania returns to Bonaventure for another year. The campaign kicked off on Sunday and ends Monday, March 31. Various recycling containers and informational posters across campus have been stamped with the nature-friendly green Bona Wolf. The goal of Recyclemania is to recycle 25 percent of plastic… Keep Reading
Red Alert: Red Dress Week
By Majella Shields Staff Writer Hi everyone, and welcome to this week’s Fashion Focus. I would like to address an up-and-coming event I have been reading about on social media. The American Heart Association’s (AHA) “National Wear Red Day” is today. This campaign was launched by the AHA in light of research that displayed women… Keep Reading
Honors society hosts annual Hut-A-Thon
By Hannah Gordon News Assignment Editor Phi Rho, St. Bonaventure’s counseling honor society, will host its annual Hut-A-Thon this weekend to raise awareness about homelessness and mental illness. This year’s event will be held today from 2 to 8 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Feb. 9 from 8 a.m.… Keep Reading
Stock Box: How do stocks work?
By Sean Corey Contributing Writer Stocks are simply ownership shares in a company. If you own a stock of a company you are part owner of that company. Being an stockholder entitles you to the financial profits of the company and gives you a vote in the corporate governance of the company. If the financial… Keep Reading
Bonaventure community joins recycling competition
By Julia Mericle Staff Writer Recyclemania is underway and will continue for the next eight weeks at St. Bonaventure. The project, hosted by Tread Lightly, will promote recycling and sustainability at St. Bonaventure in an effort to benefit the local environment. Each spring, colleges across the United States and Canada take on… Keep Reading
J/MC professor edits new Civil War book
By Lian Bunny Assistant News Editor Chris Mackowski, an associate professor of journalism and mass communication, recently edited “Bloody Autumn: The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864,” published in January. This book is the 10th book of the “Emerging Civil War” series. Mackowski has authored or co-authored five of the 10 books. They… Keep Reading
Three alumni named to WSBU Hall of Fame
By Kiara Catanzaro News Editor Three St. Bonaventure alumni will be inducted into the WSBU-FM 88.3 The Buzz Hall of Fame tomorrow at noon to honor their professional achievements. The inductees include Justin Craig, ‘97, a program director at ESPN’s New York City station, Tom Schuh, ‘84, a programming and marketing specialist with… Keep Reading
Bonaventure Square signs symbolize failed project
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff. On Nov. 14, 2013, a university press release announced the Town of Allegany Planning Board granted St. Bonaventure’s request to rezone the property for Bonaventure Square. Kinley Corporation, the former lead developer of the project, was unable to secure funding for the Bonaventure Square development… Keep Reading
Raising questions of class participation
By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure is known for its small class sizes. One of the aspects the school considers most appealing is the student-to-professor ratio. Because of this, students need to participate more often in class. Many of the classes I currently take are largely discussion-based. Professors assign reading for homework and… Keep Reading
Unapologetic WolfPack
By Matthew Laurrie Opinion Editor We are WolfPack. Hear us roar. The St. Bonaventure student section, which placed fifth in the 2013 Naismith Student Section of the Year contest, has been under attack recently regarding its raucous conduct. But the voice of our school will not be silenced. John Wawrow, a sports reporter for… Keep Reading
Bad blog bashes Bonnies
By Hannah Gordon News Assignment Editor If you want someone to take your opinion seriously, the first thing you have to do is disregard all spelling and grammar rules. Next, forget what anyone told you about fact checking. No one cares if what you say is true or can be supported with real information. Oh,… Keep Reading
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Concussions end another Bona career
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor For the second time this school year, a men’s rugby player has withdrawn from St. Bonaventure due to complications stemming from concussions suffered while playing the sport. Just a few months after senior Ryan Brennan was forced to leave school, junior Evan Meister followed suit after being diagnosed with cognitive… Keep Reading
Winter games hold excitement
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor With the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics kicking off today, Americans will cheer on representatives of our country for the next 18 days. The United States will once again be in the hunt to win the medal count, with our rival across the pond, Great Britain, also looking to be… Keep Reading
The A-10: no nights off
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor After Wednesday’s loss at Richmond, the Bonnies (13-9, 3-5) will enter what appears to be the lighter portion of their schedule. The team will face off against Dayton (15-8, 3-5) tomorrow in the Reilly Center at 4 p.m. before traveling to take on Fordham (9-12, 2-6) and George Mason (7-15,… Keep Reading
Bonnies extend win streak to six
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor After beating the defending Atlantic 10 champion St. Joseph’s Hawks 73-67 Wednesday, the women’s basketball team moves to third in the A-10 with a conference record of 7-2 (18-6 overall). The Bonnies held a wire-to-wire lead against the Hawks and out-rebounded them 39-29. Sophomore forward Hannah Little tied a… Keep Reading
Team finds new life in second semester
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor After three straight wins, it’s been all smiles for the Bona’s hockey team recently, according to senior forward Michael Iulianello. “Team morale is at an all-time high, and we’re all back to just having fun and working hard,” said Iulianello. “This semester has been a completely different team and… Keep Reading
Swimmers begin to taper for A-10’s
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Before heading to Geneva, Ohio for the Atlantic 10 Championships, the Bonnies took to the road for one last meet. The team traveled to University Park, Pa. on Feb. 1 to compete in a three-team meet with Penn State and Towson. With Penn State ranked 23rd in the country, the… Keep Reading
Textbook tales
By Kevin Rogers Editor-In-Chief One of the more dreaded prospects for students at the beginning of a new semester is the inevitable textbook list that materializes a few weeks before classes begin. Once the books are purchased, some students question how useful the investment truly is. “Textbooks are overpriced and underused,” Vivien Pat, a freshman… Keep Reading
Lincoln’s Legacy
By Kerri Linsenbigler Associate Editor Nearly 150 years after the end of the Civil War, the debate over its defining moment still wages on at St. Bonaventure. The Steven Spielberg film “Lincoln,” shown in the Walsh Amphitheater last week, looks at the passing of the 13th Amendment as the defining legislation of the Civil War… Keep Reading