Three dollars found in pocket. Photo courtesy of Leah Anson BY: LEAH ANSON, OPINION WRITER Money — what every college student needs. The instant excitement of finding a dollar on the ground or in an unexpected coat pocket is scientifically proven to boost someone’s mood. So, what specifically does finding money trigger in the brain?…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR After the first full offseason under General Manager Adrian Wojnarowski, the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team has a new look for the 2025-26 season. In the current age of collegiate athletics, the transfer portal rules the offseason. As a bi-product of this, the Bonnies…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team took down Division III Alfred University Wednesday in its season-opening exhibition game 101-40. The Saxons jumped out to a quick 11-5 advantage three minutes into the first half, before the Bonnies began a scoring barrage led by junior guard…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure’s women’s basketball opens its season with an exhibition game against Division II Daemen University at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Reilly Center. Bonaventure enters the season without its top three scorers from last year. Guard Dani Haskell graduated, while guard Zoe…
Jacob Durgala (L), 20, a sophomore sports management major and Trevor Johnston (R), 20, a junior accounting major, work the front desk at Friedsam Memorial Library Wednesday night, Oct. 22, as part of their campus work study. Photo courtesy of The Bona Venture BY: DANIELLE CLARK, STAFF WRITER Enrollment at St. Bonaventure University steadily increased…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SAMUEL WEILERT; STAFF WRITER On Oct. 18, the St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s cross country teams had their best showings of the season, with a combined 24 personal bests being achieved in the team’s last meet before the Atlantic 10 Championships Meet on Nov. 1. Senior runner Clay Peets…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: AIDAN SHINNERS; STAFF WRITER During the 2026 season, the St. Bonaventure softball team will be managed by first-time head coach Camden Decker. Decker joins the Bonnies following three consecutive 30 plus win seasons as an assistant coach with the Troy University Trojans. Decker led the Trojans to a 34-22 record…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure University women’s soccer fell to 3-11-2 with a 6-0 loss to the University of Dayton Sunday, extending its losing streak to eight straight, all against Atlantic 10 opponents. The team nears the end of its first season with head coach Melissa Sherwood, who…
BY: AIDAN SHINNERS; STAFF WRITER Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team fell Thursday to the St. Joseph’s Hawks by a score of 3-1. The Hawks (5-9-1, 2-5-0 A-10) started the game fast, with a scoring chance in the 8th minute that was denied by sophomore goalkeeper Adelaide Paredes. In the…
BY: CAMERON DUMONT; STAFF WRITER Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com St. Bonaventure men’s soccer dropped their game Saturday 2-0 to conference foe Rhode Island Rams. The loss drops the Bonnies to a record of 1-2-1 in Athletic 10 play and 3-6-2 on the season. The Rams sit at 2-6-3 on their season following the victory. The Bonnies…
BY AVERY BRASWELL, STAFF WRITER The professional staff at St. Bonaventure University is not talking – at least publicly- about the backlash to the viral social media post of Student Government Association President Emma Gavazzi appearing to gloat over the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. University President Jeff Gingerich has promised disciplinary action…
SIMM Logo Photo courtesy of Jack Valenti BY: JACK VALENTI, STAFF WRITER AND NOAH VALENTI, STAFF WRITER Students in Money Management (SIMM) is a student-run investment club overseen by Dr. Jim Mahar and led by student leaders Jack Valenti and Aaron Lusak. The fund currently manages about $775,000 and gives students hands-on experience in equity…
BY CHRIS DOODY, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Construction of the addition and remodel to the John J. Murphy Professional Building has begun at St. Bonaventure University. “The plan is for Murphy to be reopened in Fall of 2026,” said Aaron Chimbel, Dean of the Jandoli School of Communications. The Murphy building will be entirely shut down and the…
The Administration Building at St. Bonaventure Univerisity Photo courtesy of The Bona Venture BY DAVID SCIBILIA, MANAGING EDITOR On Tuesday morning, a St. Bonaventure University international student had their academic visa revoked. The federal government did not formally notify the university of the revocation or give a reason as to why the F-1 visa was…
BY: JOSEPH DEBELL, OPINION EDITOR Photo by Joseph DeBell Protesters in the Greater Olean area joined demonstrators across the country Saturday in rallying to protest President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk — voicing opposition to government downsizing, economic policies, health care policies, perceived threats to human rights and various other issues. Demonstrators gathered in…
Jack Shea and Kaylee Grace Photo Courtesy of Kaylee Grace BY JACK SHEA AND KAYLEE GRACE [Editor’s note: Jack Shea and Kaylee Grace are running for 2025-26 SGA executive president and SGA executive vice president. They are challenging incumbents Emma Gavazzi and Ben Vitale.] We are concerned about the recent decision by the Student Government…
Ben Vitale and Emma Gavazzi Photo courtesy of Emma Gavazzi BY EMMA GAVAZZI AND BEN VITALE [Editor’s note: Incumbents Emma Gavazzi and Ben Vitale are being challenged by Jack Shea and Kaylee Grace for 2025-26 SGA executive president and SGA executive vice president.] Just as the United States government has judicial, legislative and executive branches,…
Golf cart parked outside of Safety and Security [Doyle Hall] Photo: Chris Doody BY GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER On the bright spring afternoon of March 19, Lily Peterson, a freshman health science major, was making her routine walk from Loughlen Hall to a class at Francis. Listening to music, while still on high alert for…
Students in a student government meeting Photo courtesy of @sbu_sga on Instagram By David Scibilia, Managing Editor Less than a week before student government elections, the Student Government Association at St. Bonaventure University said earlier today that no SGA-chartered clubs — including student media such as The Bona Venture or WSBU 88.3 FM The Buzz…
Joseph DeBell/The Bona Venture By The Bona Venture Editorial Board “The writing process remains incomplete until your words are printed or spoken,” — Russell J. Jandoli, founder of the Department of Journalism and namesake of the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University. Earlier today, the St. Bonaventure University Student Government Association decided that…