The world’s a scarier place than mom said. My coping mechanism: Surrounding myself with like-minded people. While that sort of isolation might seem ignorant, it gives me some faith in humanity – that we’re all shooting for equality, respect life and love our fellow brothers and sisters. Maybe that’s my inner Franciscan coming out –…
By Jacob Przesiek Never touched a die or playing card in my life but I still lost mine in Vegas. I don’t bet on change because the odds are stacked against me. Washington is a gambling town and the house always wins. See, it’s funny because people died and nothing changes. It’s like a joke…
By Jenna Cosentino Staff Writer In college, there comes a time when we stay up late, cram for exams, try to read a whole textbook or just simply opt to binge-watching Netflix. With midterms right around the corner, these nights become more and more frequent. Waking up for 8:30 classes is always a struggle and…
By Brianna McKnight Staff Writer Buffalo’s National Federation for Just Communities (NFJC) held the Dash for Diversity event in Delaware Park on Oct. 1 to fight against bias and bigotry. Lana D. Benatovich, a member of St. Bonaventure’s Board of Trustee’s, is the president of the NFJC. The NFJC realized the need for people in…
By Kelly Haberstroh Features Assignment Editor In the two-hour season 14 premiere, Grey’s Anatomy managed to answer many fans’ pressing questions while still leaving room for suspense until the following week. As soon as Owen Hunt first appeared on Grey’s in the season five premiere, it was inevitable that the writers tackle the issue of…
By Jenna Cosentino Staff Writer Everyone can take a deep breath because we’ve finally made it to the end of the week. There is nothing like the anticipation of waiting until the final minutes of your last Friday class so you can start your weekend. These days are all about cranking the music with your…
The first time I heard the rapper XXXTENTACION’s popular track “Look At Me!” was at the hub of student activity: Allegany’s student bar The Other Place. The booming song – stock full of violent sentiments – ran rampant through the bar and, at the time, I didn’t have much of a care. I tapped my…
By Hannah Legacy Contributing Writer From Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, University Ministries will host its annual Francis Week to honor the life of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals and creation, with funds from John and Kay Meisch. Francis Week is a time to “celebrate and remember all that is a part of…
By Brianna McKnight Staff Writer The past couple of weeks have been surprisingly warm, but do we really mind? We are pushing off 2017’s fall fashion trends and saving them for a later date. Instead of putting on warm cozy colors, we are still strutting around rocking the latest color trends of spring and summer.…
By Faith Topolski Contributing Writer Movies from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s may at first appear to be out of date and completely irrelevant to today’s movies and current events. Upon further inspection, though, it’s clear this isn’t true. The themes, ideas and motivations presented in films from the “Golden Age of Cinema” are still…
Service trips are different from the usual tourist attraction or vacation because they focus on the ministry of presence. “Instead of doing and fixing, focus on being and be present to other humans who live in these countries,” said Maggie Morris Kibler, former director of Franciscan Center for Social Concern. Kibler and Jeff Sved, current…
“American Vandal,” a Netflix original series, puts a comedic spin on documentaries by making theirs into a “mockumentary,” following high school senior Dylan Maxwell who is wrongfully accused of spray painting phallic images onto 27 staff cars in the faculty parking lot. The documentary shows why Maxwell was the clear suspect of this obscene prank,…
Political correctness started as social politeness. The technological revolution of the early 2000s brought us accessibility to mass information – all at the convenience of a Google search bar. In turn, traditional identifiers for marginalized populations, or the majority itself, don’t cut it anymore – mainly because any i-Something gives us the knowledge we need…
By Natalie Forster Contributing Writer The 69th annual Emmy Awards took place on Sept. 17 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Stephen Colbert hosted for his first time ever, following in the footsteps of previous comedians. Colbert’s opening monologue was filled with Donald Trump jokes. Everything was put out there from Seth Meyers…
By Letitia Bottino Contributing Writer Living in an age of technology provides students with plenty of ways to perform tasks both big and small. More importantly, for the millennial generation, completing these tasks causes us to rely heavily on online sources. When it comes to education, students across the globe have utilized the benefits of…
By Kaylyn Foody Contributing Writer New York Fashion Week may be over, but the trends we saw on the runway are fresher than ever. We might be broke college kids who cannot buy couture designer fashion, but we can mimic the pros to achieve hot looks that are prime for cold weather. Here are three…
By Dominic LoVallo Editor-in-Chief “It” aired as a miniseries 27 years ago and now “It” has found its way –not only to our theater, but into our nightmares. The movie “It,” based on its namesake, the 1986 horror novel by Stephen King, lived up to the hype as a scary movie. At least for everyone…
Through the National Library of Medicine and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, there is a six-panel exhibition discussing four African American surgeons’ advancements in their fields. The university borrowed the exhibition from the National Library of Medicine, which has toured in medical schools, libraries and universities for two…
Sushi sounded good, but I didn’t ask for a side of slur. The fraternity house sounded fun, but I could’ve done without the verbal 3 a.m. daggers. The same goes for dinner the other night. I loved catching up with friends, but the surrounding looks when my pals across the table – a gay…
By Anastasia Cottone Staff Writer Fans of the show Blacklist can look forward to a thrilling episode while watching the premiere of season four. It begins right where season three left off. Viewers have just learned that the main character, Agent Elizabeth Keen, who was thought to be dead, is not. Fans are instantly hooked…
