Alexis Young Staff Writer In today’s society, we are constantly told to be nice. In the Disney classic “Bambi”, Thumper’s mother scolded him with the line ‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.’ While this is all well and good in most circumstances, it cannot apply to all because sometimes…
Corey Krajewski Staff Writer Almost every student has experienced a moment in a class where a professor reiterates that Wikipedia is not a valid source to cite in schoolwork. Crowd-sourced information, especially on the Internet, has a reputation for inaccuracy. But crowd-sourcing is actually one of the most-effective ways of getting quality information. Crowd-sourcing…
Emily Mulcahey Opinion Edior In light of recent world events, we find ourselves asking, quite simply, “why?” Earlier this month, the people of the world came together as the attacks in Paris unfolded on international television. After hours of viewing the horrible footage, we put down our work, we made ourselves turn off the…
Corey Krajewski Staff Writer As Thanksgiving ends, the Christmas season truly begins, bringing us glad tidings of cheer and merriment. Tragically, it also brings us the vitriolic rhetoric of the participants in the “war on Christmas.” Every year, some Americans across the nation begin to rabble rouse over either an alleged attack on the…
Kevin Bradley Staff Writer With November come and gone, we enter into the last leg of the fall semester and begin preparations for final exams. Most of you have dealt with these many times before, but for those that haven’t or those prone to stress, studying can be a brutal experience. Everything seems fine…
Emily Mulcahey Opinion Editor Thanksgiving: a day to appreciate (especially if we’ve been away from home) finally seeing our families to eat some delicious grub and to be thankful for what we have. But, with Black Friday starting before dinner time, Christmas just around the corner and whatever the family feud of the week…
Kevin Bradley Staff Writer As we enter into the final stretch of the semester, we all begin to feel the drastic change in life at St. Bonaventure. The air turns frigid, noses start to run and we are hit with wave after wave of snowy blizzards that turn our school into a barren white…
Greetings, One week ago, a group of students at the University of Missouri banded together in solidarity to protest inaction in the face of oppression. The students courageously stood up to administrators who refused to acknowledge that they were contributing to a climate of inequality and discrimination. The University of Missouri has reaffirmed our commitment…
Kevin Bradley Staff Writer There can be no question that the advent of social media created a powerful force in the world, capable of inciting great change as well as linking us all together in a digital web. Many people lambast this, citing it as decay in our culture where we care more…
Corey Krajewski Staff Writer For decades, the Reilly Center has been widely touted as tough to play in, but this season, it’s tougher to watch in. For those who have not noticed, the arena has been redecorated with numerous advertisements from sponsors, most of which look garish and out of place. The RC…
Emily Mulcahey Opinion Editor It is no secret that in most cases, a college education comes with a hefty price tag. While I am always inclined to think that a good experience outweighs the cost, I am also a firm believer of working while you’re in college. How else will you barely be…
Zach Waltz Associate Editor With cold weather rapidly approaching, many students have been dreading the “s” word. Yes, I’m talking about snow. There’s nothing quite as extraordinary as the first snowfall of the year, especially at St. Bonaventure. Our beautiful campus gets covered by a pristine layer of pure white, adding to the picturesque…
‘Tis the season.’ For Michael Myers, Jason and Carrie that is. These three classic characters make their appearance on AMC only a few times a year, but it’s always right around the same time: Halloween. They are the embodiment of horror and fear, invented to terrify you to the point of sickness, but for some…
For decades, Halloween has been called a dangerous, immoral and unnecessary holiday by parents and other adults. They argue that kids shouldn’t be consuming so much candy, that people may drug the candy before giving it to kids and that dressing as monsters and ghosts is sacrilegious. While these are understandable concerns for parents, I…
In this day and age, it seems society has become obsessed with defining every aspect of life with some specific label or category. One only needs to look at someone’s Twitter bio to see that people are a “craft beer enthusiast/Taylor Swift megafan/avid reader/netflix account haver.” The world may be a more positive place if…
When we think about our ideal selves, we likely imagine ourselves a few inches taller, with straight teeth, pearly whites and without that little bit of flab we can’t seem to shake. Sometimes, we end up obsessing over these things that we want to change, but we just can’t. We live in a culture that…
Family Weekend. A time for spending mom and dad’s money like it’s going out of style, for showing off all of the exciting things you do on campus and for finally figuring out where your drunkest friend gets it from. As freshmen, you didn’t really know what to expect when the ‘rents came knocking on…
It is difficult to balance the needs of an ever-increasing population, with the needs of the natural environment. Conservation of flora and fauna has never been as important as it is now. Strides have been made in the past fifty years to provide protection for the environment. While strides have been significant, more community involvement…
When I was a kid, cardio exercise was a punishment. We did it during gym class and at hockey practice when we made the coach mad. It wasn’t popular as a social activity but as a way to keep yourself in shape. Boy did that change. Every week, countless fun runs, color runs and 5k…
Ah, the inevitable break up. Strange to think that every time we start a new relationship, there are really only two options: we will either end up marrying this person or eventually part ways. Well, more often than not, it’s the latter. Especially in a college setting, breakups are bound to happen. They have the…
