Kareem Hunt is back on an NFL team, three short months after video surfaced of Hunt shoving and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel. While Hunt is playing, Colin Kaepernick sits at home, two years after kneeling for the national anthem in protest of the wrongdoings against African Americans. The NFL and its franchises…
As if his tragic and unexpected death back in September wasn’t bad enough, Sunday’s 61st Annual Grammy Awards made matters even worse for Mac Miller’s family. Nominated for best rap album of the year, Miller’s “Swimming,” which gave an inside look to the late rapper’s psyche and included lines like “isn’t it funny? We can…
SOTU left Americans with plenty of questions President Donald Trump addressed the nation from inside the Capitol Building last week. The title of the speech, “Choosing Greatness,” was supposed to promote bipartisanship. Trump couldn’t have hit further from the mark. Admittedly, it is extremely difficult to successfully call for unity in such a divided political…
By Luke Nolan Staff Writer On Jan. 22, the New York State Senate passed Bill S240, with Governor Andrew Cuomo signing it into law the same day. Commonly referred to as the Reproductive Health Act, the law “revises provisions of law relating to abortion.” In it, lawmakers seek to appropriate personhood from the unborn by…
By John Pullano Opinion Editor For the Pullano family, the Super Bowl is more than a game; it’s a holiday. Despite being away from my family at my first year away at college, I knew I still had to go home for the game. So, I drove to Rochester to witness the spectacle alongside all…
By Matthew Villanueva Contributing Writer As Jacqueline Woodson, author of “Brown Girl Dreaming,” a memoir told in poetry, once said, “Diversity is about all of us and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together.” Being an English and secondary education double major, I love classic American literature: Carver, Fitzgerald,…
By Mark Vaccaro Contributing Writer It has been a few weeks since the college football season has wrapped up, with Clemson’s blowout win over Alabama in the National Championship being the biggest take away. There was no doubt when the season came to a close that a worthy champion was crowned, which was the goal…
By Matthew Villanueva Contributing Writer The great Yankees catcher Yogi Berra once said “90 percent of the game is mental.” While very true for professional baseball players, it is also true for all college athletes. College is hard enough by itself. Trying to balance academics, a social life, a sleep schedule and a personal life is…
By John Pullano Opinion Editor On the front steps of the Lincoln Memorial Covington High School junior Nick Sandmann went face to face with Native American Elder Nathan Phillips. Sandmann and Phillips went toe to toe in a crowd of chanting Hebrew Israelites and Covington High School students. Both groups believed they were in…
Bodak Yellow vocalist has overtaken Nicki Minaj as the best female rapper Don’t come at me Nicki Minaj fan club for the bold statement I’m about to make: Cardi B has dethroned Nicki Minaj from the rap game. It should go without saying that both artists are highly successful in an industry that is predominantly…
Throughout much of higher education, diversity training has become widely prominent and in many cases, mandatory. A survey sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities found that 60 percent of schools have some type of diversity requirement for undergraduate students. The purpose of a diversity course is to establish an awareness and a…
Building bears name of friar responsible for thousands of Native deaths Tucked on the west side of Francis Hall, Serra House is a relatively unknown building on the St. Bonaventure University campus. Formerly the home for the Damietta Center, the Residential Discernment program is run out of Serra House, where undergraduate men considering joining a…
Last Friday, Nov. 2, was All Souls Day. It is a feast within the Catholic Church in which we remember our departed. In Latin, it is called “Commemoratio omnium fidelium defunctorum,” or “Commemoration of all the faithfully departed.” It is a time where many take the time to pray for their beloved dead, even in…
Just three weeks removed from a called off engagement with Saturday Night Live host Pete Davidson, Ariana Grande released her new single thank u, next last Saturday. Looking past the catchy pop beat and unending Instagram caption possibilities the lyrics provide, the song’s message delivers a succinct, but powerful mantra for listeners: “thank you, next.”…
Shooting your shot in college is just as important as going to class, studying and doing laundry. According to the most reputable source, Urban Dictionary, shooting your shot can be defined as “letting go of your pride to pursue someone you are interested in.” Sure, I’ve definitely pulled up from half court to shoot my…
My dad introduced me to the world of politics back in middle school. He always encouraged me to watch the news with him, to learn about the politicians mentioned in the news cycle and to try and understand the policies being brought up by various political parties. I was dismissive at first, not really caring…
A few weeks ago, I was on Twitter and came across something that made my heart sink into my stomach. It was a statistic taken from a sports doctor comparing NCAA athletes and clinical depression. The chart stated that 30.4 percent of college softball players have clinical depression. Being a college softball player, this hit…
One of our favorite things to do as Bonnies is to rave about how amazing we are. Always holding doors, smiling faces around every corner and a sense of community that is mentioned in seemingly every conversation are all hallmarks of the student body I have grown the love. However, we are not without fault.…
Josh Hader, a pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, caused an uproar when tweets from 2011 and 2012 that included racist and homophobic remarks were found on his Twitter. These tweets were sent out less than four months before he was picked in the 19th round to pitch for the Baltimore Orioles. Professional athletes need to…
We have all heard the over-exaggerated “back in my day” speech from our parents and grandparents. However, when they tell you that they watched the 1975 World Series in study hall huddled around a state-of-the-art Zenith television set, they would be telling the truth. This seems hard to believe while you, along with the rest…