An updated classroom in Plassmann HallDavid Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Construction completed on the basement of Plassman and some residence halls, updating them for the 2023-2024 academic year. Plassmann underwent major renovations that included new interior finishes, new furniture, and a new HVAC [heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems]. The basement…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR Following a last-place finish in the Atlantic 10 Conference standings last season, the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team has its sights set on a playoff appearance for the first time since 2017. “Our program holds itself to the highest standard, and we know that making the…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR While St. Bonaventure has hired five new head coaches for its Division I sports programs since 2022, one thing has remained constant: Mike Threehouse as Bonnies softball head coach. Threehouse’s 27 year stint as head coach is the second-longest active streak behind only Michael Bates, head…
Photo: @BonniesBaseball/Twitter BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR This offseason, second-year head coach Jason Rathbun made major changes to St. Bonaventure University’s baseball program, adding 21 newcomers to the roster. Before his time at Bonaventure, Rathbun led Division III Herkimer Community College to a 556-180 record, making the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association World Series eight…
Photo: GoBonnies BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF With the score tied 1-1 on St. Bonaventure University’s all-purpose field, junior Sydney Hayward stepped up from her center back spot and into opposing Niagara’s 18-yard box. She tracked her teammate’s free kick — a high, arching ball — and jumped over defenders to head it past Niagara’s goalkeeper. …
BY BROOKE JOHNPIER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The 2023-2024 Friends of Good Music performance season opens Friday at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. “This is the first concert of our eight concert season,” said Evelyn Penman, interim executive director and senior curator of the Quick Center. “The Quick Center partners with Friends…
BY NATHAN DONNELLY St. Bonaventure, N.Y. — The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team defeated Little Three rival Canisius 4-0 at the Marra Athletics Complex Wednesday night. The Bonnies (3-3-1, 0-1 A-10) improve to .500 while the Golden Griffins (1-6-1, 0-1 MAAC) picked up their fourth-consecutive loss. Junior forward Umechi Akuazaoku’s goal with 9:16 left gave…
Photo: David Scibilla BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR The Hickey Dining Hall committed to leaning into local produce and farm-to-table products this semester with a Micro-Farm by Babylon Micro-Farms. This Farm, behind the Upper Crust sandwich station, will provide fresh greens and herbs to the Hickey for use in sandwiches, salads and other dishes. The…
Dr. David Hilmey, the provost and vice president for Academic AffairsPhoto Courtesy of St. Bonaventure’s office of communications BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR “Third time’s the charm,” David Hilmey, St. Bonaventure University’s newest provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, said. Formerly Bonaventure’s dean of Arts and Sciences, Hilmey had served as interim provost twice…
The sign outside of the plot where the housing is going to be builtMorgan Kilger/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure University graduate housing is planned to be built across from Francis Hall, creating additional options for graduate students. “We never envisioned a graduate housing problem,” said Tom Missel, Bonaventure’s chief…
Dr. Guy Imhoff, interim Dean of Arts and SciencesPhoto Courtesy of Sbu.edu BY: CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Guy Imhoff was promoted from associate dean to interim dean of Arts and Sciences at St. Bonaventure University on Sept. 7. Imhoff, who holds a doctorate in French literature from the University of Kansas, has taught French at…
Freshmen students moving into residence halls in fall 2020Photo Courtesy of Faith Pingie BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR After swirling a cotton swab five times inside both of her nostrils, Faith Pingie, a senior education major at St. Bonaventure University, stared down at the small, white, rectangular piece of plastic on her counter. The…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY WILL POLADIAN, MANAGING EDITOR After 12 seasons under Steve Brdarski, a new head coach is on the scene for the St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team. In January, Bonaventure named Donny George its 11th head coach in program history. In two seasons on Niagara University’s coaching staff, George helped lead the…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR Clay Peets has made his mark on St. Bonaventure University’s cross-country and track programs. As a freshman, Peets set program records in outdoor track in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter dashes. He established the 5000-meter record at that year’s Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships. During the 2021-22 season,…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY ANDREW HALE, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer team opens Atlantic 10 play Saturday following a 2-2-1 start during its non-conference slate. Bonaventure traveled to Texas as they faced Houston Christian and Incarnate Word to begin the season. The Bonnies’ lone non-conference win came against Houston Christian in…
Students eat dinner on the Oxford Trip Photo Courtesy of Mike Jones-Kelley BY: MORGAN KILGER, STAFF WRITER The study abroad programs at St. Bonaventure University are getting ready to spring into action. This year, students will be traveling to Sorrento, Italy and Oxford, United Kingdom. The Sorrento program brings the group throughout the entire Italian…
Construction vehicles on the St. Bonaventure University campus BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR Like many other St. Bonaventure University students, William McCallum, a freshman biology major, said he has noticed construction vehicles on campus this past semester. Whether it be at Plassmann Hall, near the Reilly Center, or in front of the Murphy Professional building,…
A group of schoolwork for assorted subjects David Scibilia/ The BonaVenture BY: CIARAN CONNEELY, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Alexander Obie sat in a statistics class at St. Bonaventure University, taking notes on the lecture material. Obie noticed the professor slowed down during the lecture, prompting Obie to look up from his notes. Obie scanned the faces of…
An AED located in the Reilly Center David Scibilia/The BonaVenture BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR A student-athlete collapsed during practice on St. Bonaventure University’s all-weather field in April 2022. The player was experiencing cardiac arrest — a medical emergency where the heart stops beating. Jacob Schoeberl, a junior at Bonaventure and an EMT — was…
The Administration building David Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, ADVISORY EDITOR The search for the new provost and vice president of academic affairs continues at St. Bonaventure University. The search committee is on track to bring finalists to campus before the end of the semester. “Things are on track,” said Dr. Leigh Simone, the…