By Gwen Furmanek Assistant Opinion Editor Social Security has been part of the United States’ federal budget since 1935, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt began the government’s biggest entitlement plan in history. The “Baby Boomer” generation has reached the age needed to collect Social Security benefits. With the mass amounts of people who are now… Keep Reading
By Sam Berkhead Managing Editor Rest in peace, rock ‘n’ roll. Debate its date of death all you want, but the spirit of rock music is long gone. But kids, the noise just isn’t what it used to be. Metallica cut off all their hair and started making corporate sellout old-dude music almost 20 years… Keep Reading
By Kyle Zamiara Promotions Editor He’s dated celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Simpson and Taylor Swift. He’s exposed previous relationships and talked about his love of porn in Playboy and Rolling Stone. And for the past two years, he has disappeared. But the singer-songwriter who has stolen and broken the hearts of countless teenage girls… Keep Reading
By Nicole Albright Contributing Writer It was the news that shocked the world: On Feb. 11, Pope Benedict XVI announced he would step down from his position. Now the race is on for the papacy, and some Americans want one of their own to be considered for the position. An American pope? Such an idea… Keep Reading
Jeff Peterson’s obituary, published Tuesday, told us what Jeff did during his life. But the obituary didn’t say what kind of man he was. Jeff liked to laugh and make others laugh. One time, he walked past my office when a work day had stretched into evening. “I don’t know if you’ve heard,” he said… Keep Reading
Spring break approaches, and students should look forward to the chance for a few days away from campus. Unfortunately, that break is usually paid for with a dreadful set of midterm exams and projects. The stress of midterm exams and projects can be a daunting task requiring long nights of constant typing, reading and the… Keep Reading
By Sam Berhead Managing Editor Rihanna, always one to push the fashion envelope, swapped her handbag for a scumbag as her accessory of choice at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards. That’s no surprise. Like it or not, she’s been reunited for a few months now with the ex-boyfriend who almost killed her four years ago. We’re… Keep Reading
By Nate West News Editor The times they are a changin’. The lyrics to the famous Bob Dylan song ring true lately. For the first time in almost 600 years, a pope is resigning from his papal duties and in 2020, for the first time since 708 B.C., wrestling will not be included in the… Keep Reading
By Emily Carson Copy Editor One step forward and two steps back. Just when it seems this country is becoming more tolerant of those who are different, headlines emerge to prove that wrong. A group of students, parents and a teacher at Sullivan High School in Sullivan, Ind., have banded together to push for a… Keep Reading
By Sara Ward Associate Editor I would like to kindly and respectfully disagree with some of the opinions expressed in Opinion Editor Deirdre Spilman’s Feb. 8 editorial titled “Brown deserves a chance to move forward.” In the editorial, Spilman spoke about how Chris Brown “doesn’t deserve to have one isolated incident (his 2009 assault of… Keep Reading
By Heather Monahan Features Assignment Editor Last week, Opinion Editor Deirdre Spilman wrote about how the public needs to look beyond Chris Brown’s past mistake and let him continue on with his life. I, however, have to disagree with her and want to make a point of why Brown should absolutely not be let off… Keep Reading
By Sean O’Brien Contributing Writer As St. Bonaventure students, we are privileged to have numerous options when it comes to dining. At certain times of the day, it seems that for many hungry young minds there’s only one choice: the Hickey Dining Hall. The entire student body seems to be crammed into the Hickey at… Keep Reading
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a Draganflyer X6 surveillance and assault drone! It’s just one of many new models of unmanned aerial vehicles becoming increasingly common in American skies. While drones are typically associated with attacks on terrorists in the Middle East,… Keep Reading
As a licensed clinical social worker and practicing psychotherapist, I would like to take issue with the column Kevin Rogers wrote for the Jan. 25 issue of the Bona Venture under the title “NYS Gun Control Law Destroys Doctor-Patient Confidentiality.” Rogers’ central contention is that the recently passed gun law is bad because it “nullifies… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure provides many opportunities to recycle, so there is no excuse for students not to utilize them. The Bonaventure community is participating in a project called RecycleMania: a recycling effort to help St. Bonaventure go green. Through March 31, the campus will learn to be more environmentally friendly. In a rush to dispose of… Keep Reading
By Annie Riley Assitant News Editor After a controversial inauguration lip-synching scandal, Beyoncé won her fans and even her critics back over after a fabulous halftime performance at the Super Bowl on Sunday. Beyoncé has been performing onstage since she was a child, but this performance came at a perfect time for the 31-year-old pop… Keep Reading
By Deirdre Spilman Opinion Editor When I think of Chris Brown, a few key things come to mind. I think of his amazing songs like “Run It” and “Turn up the Music” along with his fantastic dance moves and high-energy performances. Sadly, this is not the case for everybody. More recently, Brown has been associated… Keep Reading
While I truly appreciate Elizabeth Grady’s intention in the Feb. 1 edition of The Bona Venture to shine a light on fire safety issues after the Brazilian nightclub tragedy, I must take exception with her assertion the campus’ Rathskeller has only one fire exit. The Rathskeller has three emergency exits clearly marked with lighted exit… Keep Reading
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor In the early morning hours of Jan. 30, 2000, a limousine rented by Ray Lewis pulled away from an Atlanta nightclub as Richard Lollar, 24, and Jacinth Baker, 21, lay on the sidewalk, bleeding to death. On Jan. 2, Lewis announced he would retire from the NFL after this… Keep Reading
By Emily Sullivan Associate Editor I’ve lived in the Olean area almost my whole life. No matter where I have moved to, it was always within a 20-minute drive from good old Olean. I rely on the city for everything; if you’ve ever been to Portville or Allegany, you know there isn’t much in the… Keep Reading