By Mary Best Opinion and Advisory Editor My younger sister and I are experiencing our senior years together — hers in high school, mine at Bona’s. While the nerves that come with joining “the real world” surround my everyday activities, fighting the injustice of standardized testing surrounds hers. The dreaded Scholastic Assessment Test, or SAT,… Keep Reading
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor One of the most influential and unheralded pioneers of modern music was lost last Sunday when Lou Reed passed away at age 71. Artists, writers and fans of all ages immediately expressed their sorrow at the death of the former Velvet Underground frontman. By all accounts, Reed was an… Keep Reading
By Kiara Catanzaro News Assignment Editor Did you ever visit SeaWorld when you were younger? Orcas perform tricks with trainers and their performances illustrate the life of an orca in captivity as harmless and even beautiful. However, it is the exact opposite. “Blackfish,” a documentary directed and produced by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, tells the story of… Keep Reading
By Sara Ward Associate Editor When I think of recess, I recall warm days spent running down the hill behind my elementary school to the row of swing sets lined up in the back and pumping my legs so fast I thought I would be able to touch the sky. I remember playing tag with… Keep Reading
By Angelia Roggie Associate Editor Over midterm break, I spent the majority of my time hanging out with family and friends. But on Monday, Oct. 14, as I sat watching the movie “42” with my best friend, I couldn’t help but think about Jackie Robinson’s story and the Civil Rights Movement. St. Bonaventure was giving… Keep Reading
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff. Drivers might have found themselves inconvenienced behind the Reilly Center around lunchtime Monday. Anyone attempting to drive around the back half of campus found his or her progress stymied by an unannounced closing and had no choice but to loop around the long way to reach his… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor When you are required to pay $2,477.50 per semester for a meal plan, you expect food you can eat to be served to you – without an attitude. Although that may seem extremely reasonable, apparently for one manager in the Hickey Dining Hall, a simple question about what I… Keep Reading
By Zachary Waltz Assistant Sports Editor The government shutdown officially ended when President Obama signed a bill just after midnight on Oct. 17. Some people still don’t know that; I didn’t even know until a week after it happened. However, when the government shut down on Oct. 1, it was almost impossible not to know… Keep Reading
By Mary Best Opinion and Advisory Editor The National Security Agency (NSA) is just one giant spider weaving the World Wide Web at this point. While that hopefully doesn’t come as a surprise, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s June reveal of top-secret government documents outlining NSA surveillance programs divided the American public to assume one… Keep Reading
By Emily Sullivan Opinion and Associate Editor There always seems to be some sort of controversy in the music industry. Whether it’s because of Lady Gaga’s strange videos or Miley Cyrus’ never-ending twerking, artists are constantly coming up with new ways to be noticed and get publicity. But while Gaga and Cyrus rely on interesting… Keep Reading
By Sean O’Brien Assistant Opinion Editor Since Family Weekend, I have been without a computer of my own, as it had to be sent out for repairs. This has proven problematic, as most of my journalism and mass communication studies require use of a computer on a regular basis. That’s not to mention needing a… Keep Reading
Midterms. The very word makes most college students cringe. While we get the gift of a two-day vacation plus the weekend, the week we just finished was a jumble of papers, tests and presentations. It’s a stressful and dreary time. Our workload is much more intense than it is during the average week of classes.… Keep Reading
By Heather Monahan Features Editor Lazy. Narcissistic. Coddled. Delusional. All adjectives Time used to describe Generation Y. It’s funny, if you think about it. My generation, the twenty-somethings working our butts off in college to come out with debt up to our eyeballs and an awful job market, is constantly labeled as the selfish and… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Assistant News Editor Far too often students take the close-knit community here at St. Bonaventure for granted. The opportunity for students to communicate personally with the president of their university is not common at other schools. Realizing St. Bonaventure forms special bonds is essential to the SBU experience. Tuesday night, the third… Keep Reading
By Samantha Berkhead Editor-in-Chief In the 1980s, cartoonist Alison Bechdel created a system to test gender bias in media. The Bechdel test is simple in its requirements. A film, television show or any other storytelling media passes the Bechdel test if it has at least two women in it who talk to each other about… Keep Reading
By Deirdre Spilman Associate Editor In the Bible, it is stated that every child is a gift from God (Psalms 127:3). If this is true, then Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting” are extremely spoiled. After experiencing complications and even a miscarriage with later-in-life pregnancies, the couple is still trying… Keep Reading
By Mary Best Opinion and Advisory Editor As liberating as it is to have practically limitless freedom in college, the glory of it all fades away when students face penalties for caring about what happens to that precious freedom. Tuesday afternoon brought a dilemma — do I go to my 1 p.m. class to receive… Keep Reading
This editorial expresses the opinion of the Bona Venture staff. Ever walk out of a job interview wishing you had been more prepared? The Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC) is offering a new service throughout the month of October that is sure to help plenty of students, whether they are having problems with social media,… Keep Reading
By Emily Sullivan Opinion and Associate Editor On Sept. 30, my roommates and I sat gathered around our living room, our eyes glued to the television. On a normal Monday night, we would have been watching a movie together or maybe a late-night rerun of “Friends.” But on this particular Monday night, our eyes were… Keep Reading
By Kevin Rogers Managing Editor Displaying typical form, Congress failed to reach a budget agreement on Tuesday at midnight, resulting in a partial government shutdown immediately thereafter. As a result, agencies furloughed workers and a number of federal institutions shut down. It’s nothing more than could be expected. Congress, being the wildly inefficient and unproductive… Keep Reading