By Jillian Hammell Assistant Features Editor A Slice of Heaven can be found only 40 miles away from the Bonaventure campus. This particular slice, found in Amish country, is full of furry, free-roaming alpacas. Michael Bean, assistant director of custodial services, and his wife, Sue, co-founded A Slice of Heaven Alpacas in 2009. Bean felt…
By Alexandra Salerno Advisory Editor I’m embarrassed to admit I can’t imagine a time when students studied abroad with only paper maps, travel books and snail mail for company. During my five-minute walk from my house to the bus stop, I check my iPhone’s London CityMapper app for live bus updates. The gloriously British red…
By MacKenzie Linehan Staff Writer How could you resist an opportunity to have a good chuckle? They say that laughter is the best medicine, after all. “Identity Thief,” starring the hilarious Academy Award nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids”) and Jason Bateman (“Horrible Bosses”), takes you on a high-speed adventure that provides sub-par laughs and great entertainment.…
By Jillian Hammell Assistant Features Editor “Sometimes we go on a search and we do not know what we are looking for, until we come again to our beginning,” well-known poet, artist and thinker Robert Lax once said. Lax began his good journey in Olean in 1915. With his ties with the town and his…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Editor Millions of YouTube viewers have spent countless hours watching thirty-second videos of the latest viral sensation. The “Harlem Shake” has students at Bona’s and individuals around the world abuzz with rhythm and moves. People may be familiar with the traditional move-and-sway Harlem Shake, but an updated craze is sweeping the…
By Heather Monahan Features Assignment Editor It’s no secret Bonaventure has an earlier scheduled spring break compared to other colleges. Many students who go home are the only college students present in their hometowns during this time. While the early break can be rationalized by the Easter break Bonaventure also gets, both students and professors…
By Tate M. Slaven Staff Writer Spring break crept up fast for the Bonaventure community, and the thought of it is enough to help power students through midterms. Break brings a smile to the faces of students, and the exciting news of being halfway through the semester will follow each student no matter where they…
By Kellen Quigley Staff Writer As the last weekend of February quickly approaches, the 85th annual Academy Awards draw near. This year, Seth MacFarlane will host the ceremony, which will air live on ABC at 7 p.m. Sunday. Three-time Oscar winner Steven Spielberg’s Civil War-era epic “Lincoln” leads with 12 nominations, including Best Picture and…
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer Tapping into the inner child of the SBU theater group, the cast will perform the musical “A Year with Frog and Toad” March 20 through 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Brett Keegan, a senior philosophy major, will play Frog and Ian Rogers,…
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer Cheesy rhymes and dull performances might come to mind when a person thinks of a poetry reading. However, slam poetry is different. The excitement that awakens the crowd is contagious, especially for a slam-poet novice. The poet can swear, scream, stomp or sing at any point to communicate his or…
By Jackie Roberts Contributing Writer Students and staff from every corner of St. Bonaventure gathered to celebrate Black History Month. A mix of emotions flooded campus after the Black History Month show put on by the Black Student Union (BSU) in The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on Monday. Students Troy Deweever and…
By Samantha Berkhead Managing Editor Twenty days ago, a certain Pennsylvania-bred groundhog lied. Winter is still upon Western New York and shows no signs of letting up anytime soon. The adverse weather isn’t just an annoyance and a reason to bundle up. Cold weather takes a heavy toll on skin, drying and chapping it into…
By Kailyn Jennings Contributing Writer Nicholas Sparks has added yet another New York Times bestseller to his repertoire. “Safe Haven” is at the top of the fiction chart, and it is now adapted to the big screen. The romantic film was fittingly released on Valentine’s Day, and on the night of the movie’s release, Olean’s…
By Emmariah Holcomb Staff Writer The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts will come alive with African-American culture through the Black History Month show. This year’s Black History Month at St. Bonaventure aims to bring African-American culture and excitement for students, faculty and staff. The Black Student Union (BSU) will host the Black History…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Editor The legacies of Bonaventure simply cannot be contained within the pages of a magazine, but one campus publication is doing its best to showcase all the extraordinary things the school has to offer. Beth Eberth is the editor of Bonaventure magazine, the official magazine of St. Bonaventure University. She explained…
By Heather Monahan Features Assignment Editor Picking out a box of cards with your favorite cartoon character on it and making each one out to a specific classmate before signing your name isn’t exactly complicated, but it seemed like it was when we were kids. Who should get the biggest cards? Which Valentine do you…
By Jillian Hammell Assistant Features Editor Do not fret, all you hopeless romantics —the season to be charmed is still upon us. Valentine’s Day may be crossed out on this year’s calendar, but that doesn’t mean quality time and attention are forgotten. Bring on the flowers and chocolate because there is still something in the…
By Samantha Berkhead Managing Editor It’s 12:30 p.m. on a Wednesday in the Hickey Dining Hall. A moderate din of lunchtime chatter permeates the air. Nothing seems out of the ordinary, until… “HA HA HA HA!” These short, uproarious barks of laughter boom across the entire dining space, demanding to be heard. Throughout the years,…
By Tate M. Slaven Contributing Writer Students who come to college learn the transition can either make or break them. Many incoming students become concerned with leaving the comforts of home and coming to college to live in a dorm. After the first year or two, some Bonaventure students decide it’s not for them, but…
By Kailyn Jennings Contributing Writer Just days ago, artists from all musical backgrounds vied for the coveted golden gramophone that represents the epitome of musical accomplishment. The 55th Annual Grammy Awards took place Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. For the second time, LL Cool J hosted the event that more than 28…
