The idea to perform “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” by Steve Martin as the spring production came from Dr. Ed Simone, director of the theater program. Not only did he see it Off-Broadway in 1996, he performed in a 2000 production of it. Becky Misenheimer, associate professor of theater and the theater designer and technical…
By Jenna Cosentino, Staff Writer There is no doubt that St. Patrick’s Day is a well-celebrated holiday in college. With fun on and off-campus activities, there’s plenty to do. If you aren’t Irish or you never celebrated St. Paddy’s Day, you’re in luck. Celebrated this Saturday, the day is filled with people dressed head to…
By Melanie Gerber, Counselor Columnist Is it okay to be sad? Have you ever experienced the emotion of sadness? It seems unlikely that you haven’t; however, sadness tends to get a bad rap. Sometimes, we struggle with the idea of sadness and how, at times, uncomfortable this emotion can be. The emotion of sadness may…
By Jim Mahar, Professor Columnist St. Bonaventure is a very small school. We have fewer than 2,000 students. We are a rural school. Almost everyone knows everyone else. People are involved in classes, clubs, sports and more. You can’t help but know others. At how many other schools does the professor give you their cell…
Saturday Night Live’s 42nd season’s ratings skyrocketed, in part due to the material the cast was able to use during Donald Trump’s campaign and election. The departures, however, of Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer and Sasheer Zamata left the talent scouts of SNL with big shoes to fill for the 43rd season. Just days before the…
By Jenna Cosentino, Staff Writer Anne-Claire Fisher, Ed.D, associate professor in the School of Education, has a bright-colored, painting-filled office. As visitors enter into her space, they are greeted with pictures of her family, artwork, books and eye-catching trinkets. Many of these are from the Southwestern United States and France. 1) Next to Fisher’s desk…
By Natalie Forster, Features Assignment Editor Launching onto the scene in 2012, Lord Huron has been an under-the-radar driving force for indie-folk music. Inspired by Lake Huron, front-man Ben Schneider started Lord Huron as a solo project, increasingly adding members. Currently with four members, the group has started to gain success through television shows. The…
By Brianna McKnight, Staff Writer If fashion lovers are keeping up with this year’s Fall and Winter 2018-19 Fashion Weeks, then they’ve seen New York City, London and Milan’s Fashion Week. Paris’ Fall and Winter 2018-19 Fashion Week just came to an end on March 6 and the next shows will appear during Los Angeles…
Following in the footsteps of the classic late 80s to 90s sitcom “Full House,” “Fuller House” first premiered as a Netflix original series in February 2016, over 20 years after the end of its predecessor. Quite like the original, the sequel has the main character DJ Tanner, a widowed parent to three children, who are…
By Jim Mahar, Professor Columnist Sometimes everything just comes together. I can’t explain why it happens, but it is magical when it does. “It” happened over midterm break on the BonaResponds trip to Dickinson, Texas. Months of planning paid off as over 50 BonaResponds volunteers came together at the Mount Olive Baptist Church in Dickinson…
This year’s 90th annual Academy Awards sought to challenge politics and promote social revolution to little avail, as the event was the least-watched Oscars of all time. The broadcast rating dropped 19 percent from last year to a total of 26.5 million viewers. Almost every category was won by its suspected nominees and there were…
By Jenna Cosentino, Staff Writer Whether you are shopping in stores or even online, you have probably come across this new, fun pant trend: paper bag waisted pants. The paper bag trend is all about the high cinched-in waist that is very flattering on every shape and size. It is made up of extra fabric…
By Faith Topolski, Staff Writer Guy Imhoff, Ph.D., professor of French, has his office adorned with many gifts and small treasures from all over the world. The objects in his office reflect where he has been, people he has known throughout his time at St. Bonaventure University and the places he wishes to go. 1)…
By Natalie Forster, Features Assignment Editor Many students question the caliber of our advising program at St. Bonaventure and if advisors should be matched with students based on student career plans. At minimum, students and advisors typically meet once a semester to be cleared for course registration. Depending on a student’s major, though, outside interactions…
Looking back at 2017 in hip-hop, there were a lot of new and exciting artists we were introduced to. Most people know Lil Pump, Trippie Redd, XXXTentacion, Smokepurpp and others, but there is one group that you should be paying special attention to: Brockhampton. If you haven’t heard about them yet, you better get prepared…
By Jim Mahar, Professor Columnist On Aug. 25, Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston, Texas and much of the Eastern Texas Coast. The nation has moved on. The newscyles have passed us at warp speed. In that time, we have lived through hurricanes Irma and Maria. We have been exposed to too many political and business scandals…
A musical performance by freshman Nam Tran “Bambi” Nyugen started off the first Agape Latte event of the semester on Wednesday. Her soft, calming voice, accompanied by her own piano playing, eased into the talk presented by David Hilmey, Ph.D., dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, about his struggle to embrace spirituality. Natalie…
By Natalie Forster, Features Assignment Editor The Glenn Miller Orchestra is not a typical orchestra. They perform swing music instead of the typical classics, playing selections from 27 songs. Glenn Miller, a late big-band musician, composed many of the songs during his career, yet there were still some well-recognized hits from the past, such as…
By Jim Mahar, Professor Columnist A first-time volunteer recently asked what would be the biggest surprise on BonaResponds’ upcoming trip to Houston, which is a tough question to answer. I thought of the surprise that happens on every trip, when volunteers accomplish more than they ever thought possible. These trips can be so tiring and…
By Natalie Forster, Features Assignment Editor The American Advertising Federation (AAF) is a current club and class that is offered at St. Bonaventure University, where students compete in the National Student Advertising Competition. St. Bonaventure has been involved for over 20 years with 30 students each year. They’ve made past advertisements for companies including JCPenney,…