The university Administration Building Photo: David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, NEWS EDITOR Over the next couple of months, St. Bonaventure University’s Faculty Senate will be reviewing outcomes of the general education requirements to evaluate their relevance to students’ education today. In 2016, the faculty senate undertook a revision of the Gen Ed curriculum…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER International talent fills one third of St. Bonaventure University’s women’s soccer’s active roster. Graduate student and first-year Bonnie Thea Juul found out about Bonaventure after winning the Northeast 10 Conference in her senior season at The College of Saint Rose. Bonnies women’s soccer head coach Donny…
St. Bonaventure University Photo: David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER The Budget Committee of the Student Government Association created the 2024-2025 budget for new and existing clubs last month, allocating funds to campus clubs. The committee functions off of a fixed budget; they have a set amount of money to divide between…
Photo of STEP Team Photo courtesy of @sbu_step on Instagram BY: ISABEL MARZULLO, FEATURES EDITOR “The goal of STEP as a club on campus is to increase the representation for minorities, as well as bring a creative element,” said Kendra Jeffery, a psychology major and STEP Team captain. Stepping is an African-based tradition that uses…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: QUINN BURGESS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Michael Bucko, a junior golfer from Johnson City, New York, had a slow start to his Division I golf career. In his first season at Bonaventure, Bucko’s top finish was tied for eighth 76-76 in the 2022 Murray Cup against Siena College. During his sophomore season,…
Photo: Frank DeBari / The Bona Venture BY ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team defeated Division III Alfred 63-39 in Wednesday’s annual exhibition game. The Bonnies starting lineup featured four newcomers: junior guards Jaxon Edwards, Dasonte Bowen and Lajae Jones, alongside senior guard Melvin Council Jr. Graduate center and co-captain Noel Brown…
Photo: @bonnies_mbb on Instagram BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure men’s basketball transfers Melvin Council Jr., Chance Moore and Dasonte Bowen defined individual and team expectations at a media session in the Reilly Center Monday. Council, a transfer senior guard from Wagner College, said the Bonnies ultimate goals are an Atlantic 10 title and…
BY ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team takes on Division III Alfred University in its annual preseason exhibition game Wednesday night in the Reilly Center. The Bonnies, projected to finish 10th of 15 teams in the Atlantic 10’s Preseason Poll, face a familiar Alfred team. The two squads have played against each…
Students, alumni, professors gather for the dinner celebration Photo: @BonasJSchool on Instagram BY GENEVIEVE BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER The Jandoli School of Communication celebrated its 75th anniversary, bringing a sea of alumni, students and faculty together to recognize years of success, and those who made it possible. Deb Henretta ‘83 contributed to the renovation of the…
Professor Jeffrey Warner Courtesy of: sbu.edu BY: MORGAN KILGER, FEATURES EDITOR Jeffrey Warner, an adjunct Spanish professor at Bonaventure, lost his battle with stage four pancreatic cancer on Oct. 13. He passed in his home surrounded by family. Warner loved Bonaventure — he always told his students. After growing up in Portville, New York, he…
PHOTO: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: SAM SWEATMAN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Coming off their best season since a COVID-19-shortened 2020 campaign, the St. Bonaventure’s women’s lacrosse team prepares to close out the fall with a scheduled “SBU Play Day” on Saturday. The Bonaventure-hosted event is a set tournament style of scrimmages. Four schools will be participating with…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: WILL NUNN AND SEAN WALLACE, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS From securing Atlantic 10 conference victories to being featured in SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays, the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team looks to capitalize on its success this month by securing an A10 playoff spot. The team entered the season with 21 returning players,…
Photo: @bonnies.hockey on Instagram BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR With eyes set on a national championship this season, the St. Bonaventure men’s AAU Division I hockey team looks to bring its win streak to four following two games against the Rochester Institute of Technology this weekend. After a 2-1 start, head coach Jordan Farnham made…
The administration building David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY CHRIS DOODY, STAFF WRITER Jeff Gingerich, university president, formed BonaLeads to provide faculty leaders with new insights into the inner workings of higher education at St. Bonaventure University. “We have tremendously talented staff and faculty at St. Bonaventure,” said Gingerich. “It’s important that we provide different kinds…
The new clock tower the university installed near the library Photo: David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY ANDREW HALE, EDITOR IN CHIEF St. Bonaventure University installed a new street clock, which they placed outside of the Friedsam Memorial Library. Construction on the concrete patio and electric, brick walls surrounding the clock began this summer. The Verdin…
BY CHRIS DOODY, STAFF WRITER Get uncomfortable, leave your comfort zone, and visit the St. Francis Inn. Photo Courtesy, Marrissa Ryan The Inn is a Franciscan, Eucharistic community that empowers people to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty; it seeks to build relationships and respect with those who experience these. Kensington is a notorious…
Photo of BonaResponds volunteers Photo courtesy of Jim Mahar BY: JAMESON ZUBER, STAFF WRITER In response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Jim Mahar, a finance professor at St. Bonaventure University, created BonaResponds. The club managed to gather 286 volunteers to travel to Biloxi, Mississippi, and help relieve victims of the storm however possible. “BonaResponds is…
BY: MORGAN KILGER, FEATURES EDITOR Musical theater is coming to St. Bonaventure University. Professor Janell Clingenpeel, a visual and performing arts professor, and Dr. Brian Stevens, visiting professor and director of choral and vocal music, will offer MUS 399: Musical Theatre and Production for the spring semester. In this course, students will engage in the…
Photo and Writing by Joseph DeBell Friends, family and friars gathered at St. Bonaventure Cemetery to lay to rest the Rev. Dan Riley, OFM, one of the university’s most cherished figures and the founder of Mt. Irenaeus. Brother Kevin Kriso, OFM, led the service, reminding attendees of the significance of the day. “How appropriate we…
BY: MORGAN KILGER/FEATURES EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University’s men’s basketball team has impacted both the university and Franciscan values for decades. The legacy men’s basketball built and the Franciscan values shown is featured in the documentary “Brown and White: The Heart of Bona’s Basketball” produced and directed by Mike Camion, a 1988 Bonaventure alumnus. . …