A 2018 Oscar nominee for Best Picture, Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” is a candid revitalization of an otherwise dead plotline: the overcooked coming-of-age story, all about boys and booze, with a few familial frustrations scattered throughout. Gerwig, the work’s screenwriter and director, is cunning in her approach – allowing a healthy dose of nostalgic clichés…
By Brianna McKnight, Staff Writer Only six days into the first New York Fashion Week of 2018, people are already blown away. There are trends, colors, patterns, fabrics, accessories and silhouettes we’ve yet to see, but will not forget. Naeem Khan is one of those unforgettable shows from past fashion weeks that has gone so…
As soon as Kimberly DeSimone, a lecturer in the Jandoli School of Communications, moved from the School of Business to the John J. Murphy Professional Building, she was told she could have her office freshly painted. 1) “Since they were painting anyway, I asked if I could choose the color,” DeSimone said. “They agreed, and,…
The long-anticipated momentteased since episode five of season one finally allowed fans to have closure this past Sunday. From that episode, viewers learned beloved husband and father, Jack Pearson, would not be joining the rest of his family in the present. Last season, viewers learned that at some inevitable point Jack’s presence would dwindle and…
By Jim Mahar, Professor Columnist BonaResponds was founded in the weeks after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to help those in need after natural disasters. While BonaResponds evolved into new areas during the intervening years, helping people after natural disasters is still at the heart of everything we do. Thus, when Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston…
Snap Inc. has recently caused worldwide speculation and commentary with the public release of its newest Snapchat update. The update contains an almost completely reconfigured system, removing and replacing some of the traditional designs the app has featured for over a decade. Stories are no longer ordered chronologically; they are now ranked based on interactions…
By Jenna Consentino, Staff Writer The winter blues seem to have finially hit when we heard that the groundhog saw his shadow. That encounter means there are six weeks of winter left. With six weeks of winter comes six more weeks of styling outfits to match the weather. But don’t fear; there are many ways…
By Natalie Forster, Features Assignment Editor Fans worldwide rushed to Minneapolis to watch Super Bowl LII between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots on Feb. 4. Not only did the Eagles prove themselves on Super Bowl Sunday, but so did halftime performer Justin Timberlake. Instead of having a big introduction before Timberlake’s performance,…
By Faith Topolski, Staff Writer Michael Jones-Kelley, lecturer of journalism and strategic communication, says he has spent one third of his life in an office. In that time, he has made it into a home-like space where he enjoys spending time and expressing who he is. 1) The most distinctive feature of his office is…
By Jim Mahar, Professor Columnist After months of planning with our partners (CAMSL) in the Mayanka area outside of Makeni, in Sierra Leone, where the garden program got started. Agriculture is a sustainable way to help individuals out of poverty and this “teach a person to fish” model has worked well for us in Haiti.…
“The Colorful 8th Grade Minds” exhibition began as a pilot program when Nicole Missel, art teacher at Allegany-Limestone Middle School, approached Sean Conklin, assistant curator at the Quick Center for the Arts, asking about a collaboration between her students and the museum. Following the New York State Learning Standards for the Arts release in July…
By Marissa McCall, Staff Writer This past Saturday, Jan. 27, a select group of St. Bonaventure’s American Advertising Federation (AAF) creative team traveled to The University of Buffalo for the 2018 BrandHack competition. BrandHack is a competition run by the American Advertising Federation Buffalo, where teams of four or five must create a branded campaign…
By Brianna McKnight, Staff Writer Fashion Week is coming again, and the shows are beginning soon. We already have been given some inside secrets on some of the many changes being made. Get ready for the kick off Fashion Week on Feb. 8 taking place in America’s fashion capital—New York City! Vogue has recently announced…
There’s no debating it: Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me By Your Name,” a nominee for Best Picture at the annual Academy Awards, is controversial. It’s also captivating, inquisitive. It makes viewers think about, in a historical context, what “coming of age” means when one is simultaneously “coming of self” in the shoes of their sexuality. The…
By Faith Topolski, Staff Writer One professor who has plenty of fun things to look at and is approachable and inviting, is Dr. Stephanie Vogel in the Psychology department. Her office is full of objects that reflect her passion and interest in her field. There are many items that are psychology related, and many more…
By Jenna Cosentino, Staff Writer You may have noticed on your Instagram feed, Pinterest boards or in your favorite stores, basic denim usage – for functionality purposes – is out and expressive, fashion-focused denim is in. If you haven’t heard of it or seen it, it is basically spicing up the simple denim with creative…
Canadian artist Daniel Caesar released his debut album at the tail end of this past summer. Naturally, it flew past my radar, but I’m grateful to have stumbled upon this effort – leaking fluidity from the seams – in these cold winter months. Freudian, boasting an artillery of 10 warm, soulful ballads, mixes tonality reminiscent…
By Jim Mahar, Professor Columnist I want to start off by thanking the BV editors for giving me the opportunity to share these articles with you, the readers. I am deeply honored. I hope to give you a little glimpse into the world of BonaResponds. I hope you see some of its impact and that…
By Natalie Forster, Features Assignment Editor YouTuber Logan Paul posted a video in the beginning of January in a Japanese forest where he and his friends discovered a dead body hanging from a tree. The forest is called Aokigahara, and it is known as Japan’s “Suicide Forest” for the amount of self-inflicted deaths that occur…
With award show season well underway, the 60th annual Grammy Awards are poised to add additional shock value to an already shocking and publicly contentious year in the entertainment industry. Despite chillier temperatures, the awards ceremony will be hosted in New York City, as opposed to Los Angeles, for the first time in over a…