Fourteen brick and mortar markers in the St. Bonaventure Cemetery stand in a circle, about 50 feet apart from one another. The markers depict the stations of the cross – the significant moments leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion. The markers, built in 1926, now have large cracks running through them and have chunks missing. Former…
John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” is a masterful psychological thriller, offering a surreal depiction of unprecedented familial bonds. It’s a commentary that, through a CGI-boosted fantasy, shows what parents will do for their kin and the obligatory roles of the family dynamic in times of survival. Krasinski stars as the lead role, Lee – alongside…
By Jenna Cosentino, Staff Writer Pastels have always been a color of spring and summer. They are the perfect shades to brighten up your look with shirts, shoes and accessories. The color lilac is making a comeback and is going to be your statement color for the upcoming seasons. As seen on the summer 2018…
By Landon Allison, Staff Writer St. Bonaventure University currently offers the Residential Discernment Program for men considering religious life. “This Residential Discernment Program is about people who are actively considering the possibility that God might be calling them to be a Franciscan friar, a priest, brother or something like that,” said Fr. Ross Chamberland, O.F.M.,…
A decade after the release of the novel “Thirteen Reasons Why,” the Jay Asher television adaptation premiered as a Netflix original series, and the next season is expected to air soon as they cast new characters. Widely criticized for its romanticization of suicide, the show tackles a variety of taboo subjects throughout its 13 episodes.…
By Natalie Forster, Features Assignment Editor The Netflix-original movie, “Game Over, Man!” directed by Kyle Newacheck, follows three nobodies as they go from their routine, lackadaisical lives into being a focal point for United States safety. Starring Adam DeVine, Blake Anderson and Anders Holm, this film premiered on March 23 and raunchily showcases the destruction…
By Jim Mahar, Professor Columinst With the school year winding down, I will take this week to look back on the school year while next week’s article will be a look ahead. After graduation last year, we had one of our largest events: the Rural Area Medical (RAM) clinic, where we helped turn the floor…
The recently established McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry is the home to many offices, including one belonging to Fr. Francis Di Spigno, O.F.M., executive director of University Ministries. When he relocated to his new office, he had to decide what items to bring. His fish tank, not pictured, was one of the first things that…
By Jenna Cosentino, Staff Writer The sixth annual Trashion Fashion: Bona’s Gets Trashy 2018 Runway Experience Show is only one week away. The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts will be turned into one big runway. Trashion Fashion came from a recycling incentive here on campus. Sean Conklin, assistant curator at the Quick Center,…
By Faith Topolski, Staff Writer Agape Latte is a chance for students on-campus students to engage in open and meaningful conversation. The event is faith-based and the conversation is lead by a central guest speaker. Topics are diverse and hard-hitting, with past themes being anxiety, family and marriage, coming out and living out faith. There…
The Boston Marathon, an event that takes place on Patriot’s Day, is a prestigious race that all Bostonians take pride in. It brings everyone in the city together, as we celebrate the tremendous athletic accomplishments of people from all around the world. Five years ago, that wasn’t the case. I’ll never forget where I was…
By Jim Mahar, Professor Columnist Everyone can make the world better every day. It sounds like a trite statement, but it is more than that. It is a basic tenant of BonaResponds that everyone matters and can make things better. To prove that, I am going to give you some examples from the BonaResponds world…
“Invasion of Privacy,” rapper Cardi B’s follow-up installment to a two-part “Gangsta B*tch Music” mixtape, is a 13-track embodiment of the Bronx native; it’s honest, straightforward, unforgiving. Every track on the record tells the story of her self-discovery, as she’s moved from the strip club across from her neighborhood school to a world-wide platform of…
I felt a serene solitude viewing photographer Aida Muluneh’s pieces this past weekend, as I unexpectedly stumbled upon her vibrant portraits in the “Being: New Photography 2018” exhibit of the Museum of Modern Art. Now, Muluneh serves as my admitted creative muse. She elevates the craft, creating her own path – unaffected by modern thought.…
Blues musician Terry Bellamy has partnered with Olean’s African American Center for Cultural Development for his third annual blues presentation in the city’s Trinity United Methodist Church. “There were enough people interested in the history of the blues and I was able to make a presentation,” said Bellamy, who offers private music lessons and occasionally…
By Jim Mahar, Professor Columnist This is the second series of volunteer reflections from our Spring Break trip to Dickinson, Texas. The first reflection is from “Karen,” Yongjing Ye, who is a senior finance major from China: “Last week was the most fulfilling week in my life so far. I spent a whole week in…
By Brianna McKnight, Staff Writer Just like the 2018 Spring and Summer Fashion Weeks proved a couple weeks ago, people could be giving fanny packs a try. The show has also influenced many other trends that are expected to rise in popularity this spring. While the hipster look lives on in the fashion world, it…
By Natalie Forster, Features Assignment Editor On Wednesday, Ed Simone, Ph.D., opened the stage up to LanDforms, a partnership of Danielle Evelena Doell and Leah Crosby, invited to the Rigas Theater in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts by the Martine Performing Arts Series. “Give yourself permission to laugh at the irony and…
By Bryce Spadafora, Contributing Writer Tucked away on the second floor of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is the office of Ed Simone, Ph.D. As a professor of theater, Simone’s office holds several items from his international travels, as well as a few from closer to home. 1. Directly behind Simone’s desk…
By Natalie Forster, Features Assignment Editor Alecturer of music and piano instructor Laura Peterson, has been at St. Bonaventure University since 1996. Since she came here, Peterson has been collecting books, sheet music, figures and anything else you can think of. Her positively eccentric personality shines through with each unique item placed around her room.…