Semenya’s natural body should not be deemed unfair Beyond avid track and field fans and native South Africans, Caster Semenya is probably an unheard of name. The case in which she is fighting against the International Association of Athletic Federations has far-reaching implications for the future of women’s track and field. Semenya is an 800-meter…
On Feb. 16, the Vatican announced that former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick had been laicized – that is, removed from the clerical state. Last summer, the allegations of sexual abuse and assault against McCarrick had sparked a crisis in the American church, alongside the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report that documented numerous cases of sexual abuse by…
Dec. 14, 2012, 9:32 a.m., “Mr. Locke is in the building, this is not a drill,” echoed from the loud speaker of my middle school. Two and a half hours of bewilderment later, the lockdown is over, and nobody in the building is hurt. Four miles away, a different story unfolded; 20 children and six…
Campus needs to hold its students to a higher standard In my two-year search for a university that could make me feel at home while all the same pushing me to be my finest person, I settled upon St. Bonaventure because of the SBU bowls served in the Hickey Dining Hall, the small intimate campus…
Back in September, thousands of Americans were calling current Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh unfit to serve, following the accusations of sexual assault by Christine Blasey Ford. Ford is a psychology professor at Palo Alto University and a researcher at Stanford University, making her a credible source. Kavanaugh was deemed fit by the committee to…
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…