As we continue on in our new fall semester, we bring back all of our favorite Bonaventure traditions – including classes on Labor Day. From the crop tops in the Hickey, to the not quite pumpkin spice lattes from La Verna, I know I could not be happier to be back. I speak for all…
By Daniel Leopold Staff Writer College quickly becomes a time in every young adult’s life when school, free time and work become a stressful balancing act. The excitement and adventurous feeling experienced during the first couple of weeks of the semester soon wears down as the prospects of essays and finals draw near. Sometimes…
By Lian Bunny Contributing Writer Want to reminisce about the cool evenings when you would go to the park and play on the playground? The wait is over. The Teeter-Totter-A-Thon has arrived. Today at noon, an eight-hour teeter-totter marathon, hosted by Entrepreneurial Action Us (ENACTUS), is set to start. Teams of four will be taking…
By Alicia Maldonado Contributing writer How would you feel if you learned a huge amount of sexism thrived among the sports culture here at St. Bonaventure? St. Bonaventure University students and alumni take pride in the NCAA Division 1 sports teams on campus. These teams include women’s softball, men’s baseball, women and men’s soccer,…
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor Greg K. “Doc” Gibbs, program director of educational leadership, received the George B. Evans Grassroots Veterans’ Advocate of the Year Award. Gibbs attended the National Sons of The American Legion Convention in Houston, Texas where he was honored as a distinguished guest and sole recipient of the award. “The…
By Nate West News Editor Rick Trietley, former vice president of Student Life, was promoted to the Vice President of Student Affairs position by University President Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., over the summer. The first official announcement came came at the same time the Student Life division was renamed to Student Affairs. “I’m very excited…
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor Safety and Security Services purchased a Jeep Patriot in May 2013. This is the second Jeep that St. Bonaventure University funded; the first was purchased in May 2011, according to Vito Czyz, director of Safety and Security Services. “The newer Jeeps are more mobile, four-wheel drive vehicles,” Czyz said.…
By Nate West News Editor The St. Bonaventure email system temporarily went down last week, preventing some students from communicating with peers or professors, according to Michael Hoffman, executive director of information technology. “Due to a forced migration to a new version of the Microsoft email system, some students were unable to email faculty and…
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor The Richter Center received new cardio equipment during the summer. Rob DeFazio, director of the Center for Activities, Recreation and Leadership (CARL), talked about the new updates students will see from the project. “The biggest change that we made was the cardiovascular equipment and its new features,” DeFazio said.…
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor St. Bonaventure University has yet again been included on The Princeton Review’s “The Best 378 Colleges” in the nation and named a “Best Northeastern College.” The annual list, which is released each summer and only recognizes 15 percent of the nation’s four-year colleges, has included St. Bonaventure several times.…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Editor The legacies of Bonaventure simply cannot be contained within the pages of a magazine, but one campus publication is doing its best to showcase all the extraordinary things the school has to offer. Beth Eberth is the editor of Bonaventure magazine, the official magazine of St. Bonaventure University. She explained…
By Angelia Roggie Associate Editor As students make the journey from their dorm rooms or townhouses to the academic buildings for their classes, there is one building students and visitors can’t help but notice. Approaching Plassmann Hall is like witnessing the degradation of old age before your eyes. The windows look dirty, the screens are…
By Jillian Hammell Contributing Writer Imagine walking to class and hearing someone yell your name. You turn around, and the person is none other than your sibling who spent countless years caring, looking out for and, of course, embarrassing you. Julia and Carter Anderson know exactly how that feels. Julia, a junior sports studies major,…
By Amanda Klein Advisory Editor The first time I set foot in St. Bonaventure, N.Y., I was an awkward 17-year-old who had already decided where she wanted to go to school, and it sure wasn’t Bonaventure. But, for the majority of the evening tour that August, I couldn’t take my eyes off the beautiful mountains,…
By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Assignment Editor The last few weeks, Bonaventure basketball fans have had a lot to cheer about. Students spent days traveling to see the Bonnies play up close and personal. The students with the best seats in the house, however, weren’t those kids down the hall, but the cheerleaders. “It’s an experience…