By Samantha Berkhead Managing Editor Merriam-Webster defines “sacrilege” as “a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation of what is sacred.” It only makes sense, then, for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to incorporate a gospel choir into “Sacrilege,” the lead single from their latest album, “Mosquito.” The New York trio has become famous over the…
By Mackenzie Linehan Staff Writer The movie “42” is a film that will leave you in awe as the credits roll. The film, based on a true story, shows how the well-known baseball player Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman, TV show “Lincoln Heights”) changed the game of baseball forever. The title “42” hearkens back to Robinson’s…
By Mary Best Editor-in-Chief Maddie Gionet has made Bonaventure history. The senior is the first Bonaventure student to win the both the Mark Hellinger and the Woman of Promise Award. Gionet said she was surprised when Pauline Hoffmann, dean of the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication, told her last week. “My…
By Emma Zaremba Contributing Writer This weekend, students will be given the chance to relax and celebrate the beginning of their final journey together as a class at Bonaventure. A long-honored tradition is bound to make its mark when it begins tonight with a rave-themed dance. In the past, junior prom was a three-night event…
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer Imagine being recognized by one of the top-selling magazines in the nation for an idea you’re passionate about. It sounds like an impossible dream, but for junior social entrepreneurship and altruism major Simone Bernstein, it is a reality. Bernstein was recently recognized by Glamour magazine as one of its Top…
By Allie Napoli Staff Writer It’s happened to all of us — great ideas spring into our minds and we’re enlightened with ways to get rich and famous overnight. But what if one day, you made these plans do just that — come to life? Makeda Loney, a junior journalism and mass communication major, has…
By Jackie Roberts Staff Writer Across the country, hundreds of colleges are saying “enough is enough” to violence on college and high school campuses during the month of April. St. Bonaventure University is taking part in a national project called “Enough is Enough Week.” Bona’s will participate in this anti-violence awareness campaign starting April 15.…
By Jillian Hammell Assistant Features Editor Put away the winter jackets and heavy boots, because spring has finally graced Bonaventure with its presence. The time has arrived for us to re-introduce our skin to the sun. It is time to consult your closet and find the best looks of spring 2013. Colorful prints made their…
By Kevin Rogers Opinion Assignment Editor If you’re looking for two hours of solid, go-America fun, give “Olympus Has Fallen” a look. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”), the film details the capture of the White House by North Korean terrorists and the subsequent efforts to rescue the president and his national security team. The…
By Jackie Roberts Staff Writer From coast to coast, millions of Americans flood to voting booths on Election Day. Though our numbers here at St. Bonaventure do not quite reach that of the national elections, we do take our Student Government Association (SGA) elections seriously. So seriously, in fact, the election process has been updated…
By Heather Monahan Features Assignment Editor Around this time last year, BonaMemes was the talk of campus. Earlier this week, another Bonaventure-based Internet sensation grabbed students’ attention. SBU Crushes (@SBUCrushes), a Twitter account that launched Monday night, blew up immediately and gained more than 500 followers as of Wednesday night. Days after its inception, the…
By Tate M. Slaven Staff Wrier April 1 marks the one day of the year when pranksters with creative minds can get away with devising ways to punk the people around them. Many people around campus have either planned their fair share of pranks or have been victims of these clever ruses. At St. Bonaventure,…
By Jillian Hammell Assistant Features Editor As the spring semester winds down at Bonaventure, talk of summer activities floods campus. However, Bonaventure will not become a ghost town with tumbleweeds rolling down the sidewalks. Groups of middle and high school students will occupy the grounds from July 21 to August 3 for Bonaventure’s second annual…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Editor Perched atop the shelves in the rare books collection of the library sit thousands of stories spanning the course of history. The Holy Name Library for the Franciscan Institute, which was built as an addition to the Friedsam Memorial Library in 2008, houses the university’s archive of rare books. The library…
By Jordan Morey Staff Writer Tucked away in his townhouse sitting at a kitchen table, Brett Keegan interprets excerpts from Albert Camus’ novel “L’Étranger.” Keegan wields a highlighter the size of a carrot in his right hand, and a fresh cup of Egyptian hibiscus tea in his left. He scans the existential writings picking out…
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer Language has a powerful legacy on society. What we learn from previous cultures is determined from the language. At least, John Mulryan seems to think so. Mulryan, who retired in 2011 after 45 years as an English professor at Bonaventure, published his second book translation in 2012. His translation of…
By Emily Sullivan Associate Editor The world is no longer our own. The film “The Host,” based on the novel by “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer, showcases a world which has been taken over by aliens that call themselves the Souls. These caterpillar-like creatures are inserted into the brains of every human being, causing the human…
Jackie Roberts Staff writer Aristotle once said, “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” Artists like Colleen Cutschall (Sister Wolf) proves these words to be true, though thousands of years have passed since they were spoken. Cutschall, a Native American, will be speaking at…
By Tate M. Slaven Staff Writer There comes a point in a student’s journey at Bonaventure when he or she must plan for the day they have to leave the home they’ve created for themselves here, only to begin anew somewhere else. A student must compile all the knowledge and experience gained and package…
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer The delight and simplicity of friendship shines through SBU’s theater production of “A Year with Frog and Toad,” SBU’s most recent musical directed and choreographed by Ed. Simone, director of the theater program. “A Year with Frog and Toad,” book and lyrics by Robert Reale and music by Willie…