BonaResponds volunteers gutting a home during the 2023 winter trip to Pine Island, FloridaDavid Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: BROOKE JOHNPIER, STAFF WRITER Every year, St. Bonaventure University conducts service trips to help people in need around the country and in other parts of the world. BonaResponds and University Ministries — both predominantly run by students…
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS EDITOR The struggle is real for the women’s basketball team and things aren’t looking up for the rest of the season. If I had to describe this team in one word, I’d use the word “lacking.” This team lacks depth, height and the ability to move the…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS WRITER The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s track teams opened their indoor seasons at the RIT Invitational in Rochester, New York, last Friday. Freshman Brendan Chapple won the mile in his Bonnies debut for the men’s team. Chapple’s time of 4:23.90 ranks third in school history. …
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY NATHAN DONNELLY, SPORTS WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams defeated Little Three rival Canisius at the Reilly Center this past Saturday. Honored before the meet were the seniors of both teams, with eight senior men and six senior women. Receiving recognition on the men’s side…
Fragala and EllieDavid Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, FEATURES EDITOR Friday mornings, Donna Dombek, an assistant professor for childhood education at St. Bonaventure University, has no issue with tardiness. Roughly a third of the class comes 10-15 minutes early — but not for extra help. Ellie, the therapy dog, has made routine visits the…
Realbuto after receiving award Photo courtesy of Tom Missel BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS EDITOR On the evening of Jan. 19, the St. Bonaventure community rippled in shock as the news of Ryan Realbuto’s ‘23 passing spread. News broke that Realbuto passed away at 9:15 p.m. as students and faculty settled down from the first week…
Lounge on the second floor of Plassmann Hall Morgan Kilger/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS EDITOR With the spring 2024 semester, a new Plassmann Hall welcomed students and faculty with a fresh face. “It’s beautiful, it’s beautiful, it’s beautiful,” said Dr. Lauren Matz, an English and women’s studies professor. The completion of these floors…
Warming House logo Photo Courtesy of Warming House website BY: BROOKE JOHNPIER, STAFF WRITER The Warming House, founded in 1974, recently received a $4,000 grant from the Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation. The soup kitchen located in Olean, New York is currently the longest-running student-run kitchen in the country. The Renodin Foundation provides grants for…
Fr. Larry Ford Photo Courtesy of Noticeboard BY: ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR This past December, St. Bonaventure University’s Board of Trustees, appointed Fr. Larry Ford, who emphasizes guardianship and a unique Franciscan perspective for the university’s well-being. Ford is the secretary of the province of our Lady of Guadalupe, an organization that works to…
A collage of photos from the Mountain Photo courtesy of Natalie Pronio BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, FEATURES EDITOR “Everybody should choose to do something unusual for them,” said Brother Kevin Kriso, the guardian of the friar community at Mt. Irenaeus. “If they try something new, they might realize, there’s a whole different way of looking at…
Taylor SwiftPhoto courtesy of SBU Website BY: BROOKE JOHNPIER, STAFF WRITER Rich Lee, a professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, created a new class centered around exploring pop culture’s increasing impact on the media and public policy called Media and Pop Culture. The class is a special topics course, a…
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure continued its losing streak in conference with a 65-40 loss at home to St. Joseph’s University. This marks Bonaventure’s seventh loss in a row in conference play. The Bonnies are now 4-14 overall, and 1-6 in conference. St. Bonaventure currently sits second to last…
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY ANDREW HALE, MANAGING EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams host their final home meet Saturday against Little Three rival Canisius. Saturday’s Senior Day clash against the Golden Griffins will be the two team’s second meeting of the season. In their last meeting, the Bonnies defeated…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS WRITER The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s track teams will commence their indoor seasons at the RIT Indoor Invitational in Rochester, New York, this Friday. The event marks the first of six indoor invitationals the teams will participate in throughout the winter. Junior Clay Peets anticipates…
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team hosts Little Three rival Canisius in the Reilly Center Thursday after ending its three-game losing streak with a road victory over Loyola Maryland on Saturday. The Bonnies (2-4, 0-0 A-10) were blown out, 85-47, by the Golden Griffins (2-3, 0-0…
BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR On a sunny afternoon, the Reilly Center had a storm full of threes as the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team defeated Miami (OH) 90-60 on Saturday. Unlike the last game, the Bonnies came out the gate on a 7-3 run started by a redshirt senior guard Daryl Banks III 3-pointer…
BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR On Thanksgiving Eve, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team defeated 65-61 to Bucknell Wednesday night in the Reilly Center. The game started out slow with both teams shooting a combined shooting 1-15 from the field at the under-16 media timeout. The Bonnies saw their first point of the night with…
Photo courtesy of GoBonnies BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In the first opportunity to prove itself against a Quadrant 1 opponent this season, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team trailed for all but 54 seconds, losing 77-60 against Auburn in Friday’s Legends Classic Championship game. Outside of forward Chad Venning’s 14 points on 7-8 shooting, the…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team fell 77-60 to Auburn in the Legend Classic Championship game Friday night in the Barclays Center. Brooklyn native and redshirt junior forward Chad Venning got the Bonnies on the board early, scoring the team’s first four points. The Bonnies saw shades of their opening-round…
The dorm Pursel and Palude were moved to David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER AND DAVID SCIBILIA NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR, NEWS EDITOR Gardens East, West and Townhouses 31 through 33 at St. Bonaventure’s University experienced a power outage on Sunday, forcing administrators to relocate the buildings’ residents. Campus Facilities performed a total electric shutdown…