By Dylan Kelley, Contributing Writer Flashback to 1988 in Chicago Illinois, the home of NBA all-star weekend and the location of what would go down as one of the greatest dunk contests in history. It came down to the wire, but ultimately Michael Jordan pulled out the win over Dominique Wilkins, 147-145. To some, Michael…
By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor Spider-Man is one of the most iconic superheroes of all time. Created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in 1962, the character has been a pop culture icon for decades. So, it only made sense when Sony gave director Sam Raimi the green light to adopt Spider-Man to the big…
By Matthew Villanueva, Features Assignment Editor This past week, conservatives in rural counties in Oregon have begun to campaign to reconstruct the geography of the United States. Despite being geographically a right-leaning state, Portland takes up a majority of the state’s population and is one of the most liberal cities in America. The group is…
By Charlie Randall, Contributing Writer Electric cars, once a joking point in the automobile world, have now revolutionized the car industry with models like the Tesla S, being seen as a green alternative to driving cars and giving someone the prestige points of ‘helping to save the world.’ While that is well and good, there…
By Tucker Reilly, News Assignment Editor With the Democratic field slimming down after the New Hampshire primary, it seems like a strange time for a new face to debut on the debate stage. Nevertheless, on Wednesday night, Mike Bloomberg took his place next to seasoned candidates like Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, seemingly proving that…
By Andrew Kruszka, Contributing Writer Major League Baseball has looked like a disgrace after this past off-season’s debacle, trying to deal with the Houston Astros cheating scandal. As we all know, the Astros were caught cheating in 2017, the year they won the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The organization was punished by…
By Addison Gremli, Contributing Writer People are always traveling. With social media right at our fingertips, there always seems to be new pictures popping up of where people went on vacation. Whether it is across the world to Europe, just to a neighboring state or a nearby town, people love to let others know where…
By Matt Villanueva, Features Assignment Editor Stone’s Rule: “It’s better to be infamous than not famous at all.” In November of 2019, Roger Stone was convicted of seven felonies including witness tampering, obstruction of an official proceeding and lying to investigators, following the Mueller Report. Stone is a Republican political consultant and Richard Nixon fanatic.…
By Mike Hogan, Editor in Chief It took a lot of courage to do what former Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch did during a Feb. 7 interview with MLB Network’s Tom Verducci. The now former World Series winning manager sat in front of a camera and faced all of the music regarding the sign-stealing fallout,…
By Bryce Kelly, Staff Writer After last week’s vote-counting debacle in Iowa, many political pundits have questioned whether Iowa should still start the election cycle. Since 1972, Iowa has been the first caucus/primary in the country. There is a need for a change. One of the reasons the Iowa caucus was a disaster is because…
By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor Leonardo DiCaprio suffered defeat in the best actor category once again at the 92nd Academy Awards last Sunday. Joaquin Phoenix defeated DiCaprio and others to win the award for his portrayal as Arthur Fleck in “Joker.” This is DiCaprio’s fourth loss in the best actor category at the Oscars, along…
By Andrew Kruszka, Contributing Writer The Sandra A. & William L. Richter Center is St. Bonaventure University’s fitness building for non-student athletes on campus. Although some of the time, a Division I athlete may catch your eye as they do have workouts and activities in there, most of the time, the general non-athlete student population…
By Matthew Villanueva, Features Assignment Editor This past week, American composer Lin-Manuel Miranda announced that Disney would release a full feature of his hit Broadway musical, “Hamilton,” with the original cast. Throughout the historical hip-hop opera, the title founding father beseeches the audience to remember, “History has its eyes on you.” The past week of…
By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor Even a night that should’ve been about Democrats still managed to be a win for President Donald Trump. The Iowa caucus took place Monday night and was an unfathomable disaster. The caucus was supposed to be the first step for Democrats toward defeating Trump in November’s Presidential election and instead…
By Erica Gustafson, Contributing Writer The social media platforms we use today are important in connecting people from all over the world. Though there are numerous benefits from using them, people have progressively gotten more open and willing to post negative comments and threats towards other users. People say whatever is on their mind, no…
By Ashley Estabrook, Contributing Writer One hundred and two million people across the United States tuned in to watch the Super Bowl this past Sunday. The commercials, halftime show and the game itself are quintessential components of the widely viewed event. During big events like the Super Bowl, we have come to expect political statements…
By Andrew Kruszka, Contributing Writer This prize should be awarded to the coach that has made the most difference in the league within the year. Although most of the time it does, this decision should not be based off of regular- season results This year, again, that was the case. It would be wrong to…
By Charlie Randall, Contributing Writer The question of hunger is a big one with an estimated 15 million households in the United States alone being considered ‘food insecure’ (a term coined by Fred Powledge but used by several hunger-fighting groups to classify the severity of hunger). While there are several different solutions and proposed ideas…
By Natalie Forster, Associate Editor While discussing an article in my Internet and the Law class, Carole McNall, assistant professor in the Jandoli School and advisor for The Bona Venture, noted how she strives to create a classroom where students want to show up and succeed. For her, this student involvement is what sets some…
By Matthew Villanueva, Features Assignment Editor “E pluribus unum.” Out of many, one. This Latin phrase has been the motto of the United States since 1782, and it likely will not be leaving any time soon. Despite the connotation that Latin is dead, the language surrounds your daily life. The term “Et Cetera,” literally translates…
