By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor While many Bonaventure students are anxiously counting down the days until Christmas on their Advent calendars, other students from different spiritual backgrounds are observing ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ with their own religious customs. Waheed Ameen, a senior journalism and mass communication major, has practiced Islam his…
By Mary Best Managing Editor The SBU Concert Choir and Concert Band spread Christmas cheer singing (and playing) loud for all to hear last Sunday for their annual Christmas concert. The choir, directed by Kathryn A. Black and accompanied by Griffin Kramer on piano, displayed their intricate vocal skills in select choruses and solos from…
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor St. Bonaventure is no stranger to social media. With multiple parody Twitter accounts and last year’s infamous BonaMemes Facebook page, students can easily stay up to date campus happenings. However, two students decided to focus their efforts on a social media page aimed at spreading kindness on campus…
By Katelyn Schrock Staff Writer Karen Robbins has been an associate professor at St. Bonaventure since the fall of 1987. In the classroom, she teaches her students American history, but in her spare time she has been writing a book on its way to publication. A love of American history led her to the writing…
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer SBU Theater’s production of “Knowing and Un-Knowing” captivated audiences with its comical interpretation depicting how humans (and apes) decipher the meaning of life. The 80-minute one-act play festival, directed by Ed. Simone, chairperson of the department of visual and performing arts, shows characters struggling to develop their understanding of…
Irene Colomaio By Alexandra Napoli Staff Writer Loans, diplomas, class locations and exams are all significant aspects of a college career. Without these simple things, St. Bonaventure really wouldn’t exist. But who makes all of this happen? The answer is Irene Colomaio. Colomaio works as the administrative assistant in the Registrar’s Office, a job she…
By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Editor On Oct. 21, the Pope canonized seven new saints, including St. Marianne Cope, the first American Franciscan saint. To honor the legacy of St. Marianne, Bonaventure will host the Southern Tier premiere of a documentary profiling her holy life Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Regina A. Quick Center…
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor St. Bonaventure students traded notebooks and pens for dancing shoes and microphones Tuesday as the Step Team hosted its 7th Annual Talent Show in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Audience members were treated to seven acts, showcasing a variety of different talents. Juniors Andy Pacheco…
Joe Flanagan By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor The Bonaventure experience doesn’t end after a student walks across the stage to receive their diploma. In fact, the Bonaventure connection is an unwritten bond carried throughout a lifetime. At least Joe Flanagan, director of Alumni Services, thinks so. Flanagan, ’74, received his bachelor’s degree in marketing…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor As the first basketball game of the season approaches, players are busy practicing, cheerleaders are warming up and students are anxiously awaiting tip off. But there’s another key player in the mix of all the hustle and bustle of the upcoming games: St. Bonaventure University’s school mascot, the Bona…
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 Kerri Linsenbigler Features Editor On Sunday, Oct. 21, the Catholic world will watch as two religious women are canonized in Rome. One of these women, however, has a direct connection to St. Bonaventure. Blessed Marianne Cope will become the first American Franciscan saint after this weekend. She joined the Franciscan Sisters of Syracuse (now…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor Worldwide, 121 million people suffer from depression and other mental health issues, according to the World Heath Organization. One new group on campus is working to combat this statistic. To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) is a nonprofit organization aimed at providing help to people affected by…
Dennis Frank By Alexandra Salerno Editor-in-Chief Dennis Frank, university archivist, wrote a history of the Civil War and the War of 1812 at age 10. A history buff since childhood, Frank graduated from SUNY Geneseo with a bachelor’s degree in history. It wasn’t until later he stumbled upon his other passion. “I was helping (my…
By Alexandra Salerno Editor-in-chief Last week, St. Bonaventure hosted two teenagers whose relationship with the University reads like a storyline from a movie script. In 2005, Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., university president, received an email from an Italian woman named Laura Pietrobattista. She introduced herself as belonging to the family of Fr. Panfilo (Eng: Pamphilo)…
Clinton Pataye By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Editor Fourteen years ago, Clinton Pataye joined Bonaventure’s Safety and Security team looking for a break from his hectic police job. “I only saw bad people,” said Pataye, a security officer supervisor. “It got real old. I came here because I like the quietness and the solitude.” Pataye said…
By Katelyn Schrock Contributing Writer Freshmen are assigned to a dorm and placed with an unfamiliar face that soon turns into a roommate. Following that first year, it’s up to students to choose their own living arrangements. Juniors and seniors have the option of continuing to live on campus or finding residences’ in the…
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor Eighty percent of college students stay within a three- hour range of their home, said Thomas Iwankow, associate director of admissions. However, the Bona Bubble is home to students from more than 30 states. The newly enrolled students at St. Bonaventure this fall, both freshman and transfers, come from …
Nancy Ryan and Courtney Callahan By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Editor On Fridays, nearly 1,200 workers on Bonaventure’s campus eagerly await their paychecks. The hard-earned money may go toward bills, books or even entertainment. If it weren’t for Nancy Ryan and Courtney Callahan, however, none of these things could be accomplished. Callahan, the payroll clerk, manages…
By Jillian Hammell Contributing Writer As you make your way through the Hickey during crowded lunch hours or casually find a table at dinner, you may notice a new addition. During the summer, the Hickey underwent construction to open up a staircase leading from the dining hall into the Rathskeller. Not only does the underground…