BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR The Legends Classic Championship game pitted two of the most successful coaches in college basketball for their respective programs in Bruce Pearl and Mark Schmidt. What many people might not know is that they have a history together. Growing up in the Boston, Massachusetts area, Schmidt and Pearl became close…
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…
A Safety and Security car outside of the Safety and Security offices David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER AND ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR, STAFF WRITER Bonaventure has had three arrests of non-students for on-campus crimes since the start of the 2023 academic year, causing some students to raise concerns about the open nature…
BY BROOKE JOHNPIER, STAFF WRITER Repairs to the roof’s of Robinson and Falconio halls at St. Bonaventure University completed earlier this week as workers prepared the freshman residence halls for winter weather. “There was a manufacturing defect in some of [the] materials that were used,” said Jared Smith, Bonaventure’s director of Facilities Operations. “It was…
Pictured from left to right: Vicky Hartzler, Mason Palude, Bart Lambert, Larry LaRocco David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR “Democracy is at stake in the 2024 election,” said Larry LaRocco, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. “We’ve had attacks on the norms of how we conduct our democracy and…
Photo: Justin Cleaver BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR A 1994 graduate of St. Bonaventure University, Jess Williams has become a staple of the Wolf Pack, a nickname given to the school’s student section at its men’s basketball home games. Williams throws obscure hats to fans sitting in the endzone section of the Reilly Center, hoping…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR With only ten rostered players to begin the season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team boasted the smallest roster of any Atlantic 10 Conference team. Since then, the roster has only gotten smaller. Four of the team’s ten players have carried injury designations into games this…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross country teams finished their 2023 seasons last Friday at the Northeast Regionals in the Bronx. Eleven Bonnies qualified for the event. Junior Clay Peets continued to break records, running the Van Cortland Park 10k course in 31:07.3, the best…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team defeated Oklahoma State 66-64 in a back and forth affair in the opening-round of the Legends Classic. Oklahoma State went on a 10-2 run to begin the game, but the Bonnies responded with a 17-9 run of their own, evening the score at 19.…
Photo: Kameron Melendez BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ahead of the 2023-24 season, St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt said he expects his team to compete for a conference championship and make the NCAA Tournament. Just two games into the season, Bonaventure’s March Madness aspirations suffered a hefty blow with a home loss to…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team hosts UAlbany in the Reilly Center Thursday night. The Bonnies (1-1, 0-0 A-10) picked up their first victory of the season over Robert Morris on Saturday. “It was good to see us rewarded for doing some good things,” said Bonaventure head coach Jim Crowley.…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team secured its first victory of the season, soaring past Robert Morris 70-52 in Saturday’s home opener. With senior guards Nadechka Laccen and Tianna Johnson out, senior guard Dani Haskell made her season debut as he started alongside forwards Payton Fields Maddie Dziezgowski and Taylor…
BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team takes on Robert Morris in the first home game of the 2023-24 season Saturday afternoon. The Bonnies return home to the Reilly Center, after losing 75-51 to Little Three rival Niagara in the season opener Wednesday. Senior guards Nadechka Laccen and Tianna Johnson both…
Jacob J. Tarr Photo courtesy of Notice Board BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR State Police were unable to identify a motive behind the forcible touching of an unidentified St. Bonaventure University female student by a Pennsylvania man outside of Francis Hall on Oct. 31. “He wasn’t a student — he was there to commit…
Francis Hall at St. Bonaventure University David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: BROOKE JOHNPIER, STAFF WRITER The Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions at St. Bonaventure University received a $250,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Nov. 1. The grant will provide healthcare education in Cattaraugus County, which has some of the highest rates…
Bonaventure students on the most recent Sorrento trip Photo Courtesy of @studysorrentosbu on Instagram BY: ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, STAFF WRITER St. Bonaventure University students have the opportunity to travel to Oxford, England; Salamanca, Spain; and Sorrento, Italy through the university’s study abroad programs, allowing them to experience new cultures while earning college credit. The Francis E.…
CAB promotional materials for the Cedar Point trip Photo Courtesy of @sbucab on Instagram BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR The Campus Activities Board at St. Bonaventure University is increasing the number of events it hosts, hoping to get more Bonaventure students in attendance. The Campus Activities Board (CAB) plans events for students, such as bingo,…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY KYLE MAIER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s cross country teams head to Bronx on Friday, to compete in the Northeast Regionals at Van Cortlandt Park. Hosted by Columbia University, this meet is the last of the Bonnies’ 2023 season. The men’s team is coming off a…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams experienced what they called the most grueling stretch of their season last weekend, facing nationally ranked Army and Cornell in back-to-back days. Scheduling two difficult meets in two days was an intentional decision, according to Bonaventure’s…