PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. BONAVENTURE ATHLETICS BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF WASHINGTON – The No. 8 seeded St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team takes on the No. 9 seeded Duquesne Dukes in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Championships Thursday. The Bonnies (21-10, 9-9 A-10) enter the tournament having won four of their last five games, including a…
Trump signing a bill Photo: Wikimedia Commons BY DAVID SCIBILIA, MANAGING EDITOR Despite increased pressure from the Department of Education and the Trump administration, St. Bonaventure University President Jeff Gigerich said the university will continue its diversity, equity and inclusion programs until specifically told they violate the law. On Feb. 14, the U.S. Department of…
BY: CARSON HAYEK, SPORTS EDITOR Photo: Joseph DeBell / The Bona Venture The Reilly Center has been a staple of the St.Bonaventure campus since 1966. Most notably known for its passionate student section during men’s basketball games, the arena is approaching a record year for attendance. A variety of factors play a role in how…
BY: WILL NUNN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team has had a difficult season. The Brown and White sit last in the Atlantic 10 standings at 6-22, and 2-15 in conference play. One of the main catalysts for the Bonnies’ struggles has been their lack of offensive output.…
BY: LAYNE HAUGHT, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com The St. Bonaventure University baseball team put on a scoring barrage in their opening series against Gardner-Webb in North Carolina, tallying 45 runs across four games and winning the series three to one. A vast improvement in the opening series in comparison to 2024 where the…
BY: RILEY PENDLETON, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com The St. Bonaventure swim and dive team traveled to Virginia this past week to compete in the Atlantic 10 Championship meet. The men’s team finished as runner-ups in the competition, making this the best finish for the program since 2016. The women’s team finished in ninth…
BY: SEAN WALLACE, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com Coming off the Nazareth Conference Tune-Up to finish the indoor regular season, the St. Bonaventure men’s track team will look to make some noise at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track Championships. Sophomore Brendan Chapple set the school record for the indoor 1000 meters in the A-10…
Photo: Joseph DeBell BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team won its first game over Duquesne in over two years, defeating the Dukes 70-63 Saturday afternoon. Prior to the game’s start, the university honored senior guards Chance Moore and Melvin Council Jr., as well as graduate center Noel Brown in honor of…
BY: SCOTT SACKETT, JANDOLI SCHOOL LECTURER Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons In a visit to the Dachau concentration camp near Munich, Germany last week, U.S. Vice President JD Vance solemnly addressed a group of dignitaries after meeting a survivor. Beneath a dank gray sky reflecting the emotional undertones of the occasion, Vance said, “I’ve read…
PHOTO COURTESY OF DUQUESNE ATHLETICS BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team plays at home for the first time since Feb. 9, looking to snap its two-year-long, five-game losing streak against Duquesne Saturday afternoon. The Bonnies (18-9, A-10 6-8) and Dukes (11-15, A-10 6-7) first played each other on Jan. 18. In that…
Devereux Hall Photo Courtesy: Morgan Kilger BY MORGAN KILGER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The housing portal — St. Bonaventure University’s housing selection process — is starting up for the 2025 through 2026 school year. Freshman accounting major Carly Thomas is halfway through her first year at Bonaventure. Sophomores can choose between Devereux Hall, Shay Hall, Francis Hall,…
BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com The St. Bonaventure University softball team heads into the 2025 season with the goal of returning to competitiveness after a 4-39 (1-18 A-10) 2024 campaign. Returning to the Bonnies lineup, sophomore outfielder Sydney DeGram who led the team with a .313 batting average in her first…
BY: WILL NUNN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Photo Courtesy of gobonnies.com The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team traveled to Amherst, Massachusetts Saturday and defeated the UMass Minutemen 73-59. The win snaps a three-game losing streak for the Bonnies (18-9, 6-8 A-10), and places them just 0.5 games back of the Minutemen (11-15, 6-7 A-10) in the…
BY: WILL NUNN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Photo: @BonniesMBB / X After a heartbreaking loss at Rhode Island on Wednesday, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team looks to bounce back as they travel to Amherst, Massachusetts to face the UMass Minutemen Saturday. The Bonnies (17-9, 5-8 A-10) enter Saturday coming off three consecutive losses, being bested…
Reilly Center pool Photo: GoBonnies BY GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER The Reilly Center — a multi-purpose arena at St. Bonaventure University — swimming pool has experienced closures due to repairs. The causes have not been deemed dangerous and some members of the swimming and diving teams say they have not suffered setbacks despite changes in…
Washers in a laundry room Photo: Chris Doody BY CHRIS DOODY, STAFF WRITER Some students at St. Bonaventure University face a weekly battle when doing their laundry. “I have had people touch my clothes, and put them on top of the washing machine and then I have to put them back into the washer because…
PHOTO: Joseph DeBell / The Bona Venture In each of the first 16 games, the Bonnies men’s basketball team scored more points in the paint than their opponent. Much of that success came from Bonaventure being more physical than many of their out-of-conference opponents. As of late, however, the dominance near the rim has been…
BY: JOSEPH DEBELL, OPINION EDITOR Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The music industry thrives on the talent and labor of artists, yet record labels continue to deny them health insurance. In her acceptance speech for Best New Artist, Chappell Roan used her moment in the spotlight to highlight an issue within the music industry —…
Devereux Hall photo: St. Bonaventure University BY ISABEL MARZULLO, NEWS EDITOR Recently there has been a noticeable shift in Resident Assistants at St. Bonaventure University. Some enter the role with enthusiasm but leave burnt out. Between lack of support, working late shifts and conflicts with housekeeping, several RAs have decided not to return to the…
BY: WILL NUNN, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR PHOTO: @BonniesWBB / X The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team fell 58-49 at the hands of the George Washington Revolutionaries Saturday, marking their ninth consecutive defeat. Despite the loss, the Bonnies rallied together with the local community for a greater cause: the annual pink game, which raised money and…