With vivid memories of the riots in Ferguson, Missouri, and the escalation of racial tension on Staten Island and in our nation following the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, it was very easy to recognize that the racial divide in our society is still very present. This past week, we saw evidence that…
Letter to the Editor Dear whoever left a note near the Martin Luther King, Jr. display in the chapel and /or also destroyed part of the display, This is just conjecture on my part but I am assuming that you did not attend the celebration Jan. 19. It is also conjecture on my part…
By Harrison Leone It’s no great revelation that print journalism has seen its prime come and go. As the situation stands now, we may one day have to explain to our grandchildren the basic concept of a newspaper. It is a field that seems to become weaker with each day, as newsrooms everywhere are stripped…
By Nate West This is the beginning of my eighth semester at Bona’s, and I can tell you, I’ve had an amazing Bonaventure experience. That being said, I’m finding myself scrambling to complete my Bonaventure bucket list (Yes, the one from my freshman year.) It’s important for students to be a part of the community…
Read the editorial at the top of the page to the right of this before reading this. Welcome back. The bit about The Bona Venture going back to a weekly publication? That is thanks to an anonymous donor who generously helped clubs and other campus groups who were struggling financially with their budgets as a…
Staff Editorial The 1970’s returned to downtown Buffalo Saturday, for a few hours at least. The Bonnies took down the Niagara Purple Eagles before the University of Buffalo bested the Canisius Golden Griffins in a doubleheader at the First Niagara Center in Downtown Buffalo Saturday. The event, dubbed the “Big Four Classic,” was organized by…
By Taylor Nigrelli Opinion Editor Among the various roles college plays, preparing students for the workforce stands as the most important. In some fields this is easier than others. Accounting and education come to mind. In the humanities, this can be a bit more difficult. There is no field where the marriage between education and…
By Nate West Editor-in-Chief I’m a St. Bonaventure senior, making it safe to assume I’ve had a drink or two before and will have a few more in the future. It’s no secret drinking is a popular way to spend the weekend here. If you’ve been in Allegany on a Friday or Saturday night during…
By Julia Mericle Assistant News Editor This week in my English 321 class my professor announced that we will be reading “Paradise Lost” by John Milton. My classmate and I looked at each other and smiled because in another English class, English 203, that we take together we very recently finished reading the same poem.…
Staff Editorial Basketball returned to St. Bonaventure last week and brought with it students’ favorite weekend activity – screaming at officials, opposing players and fans and whoever dares wrong the sacred Bonnies. Not that there’s necessarily anything wrong with this – it seems like most fans are just showing passion and having fun. But there’s…
By Amelia Kibbe Features Editor Although the date of Christmas has never changed in its centuries-long history, Americans begin buying gifts earlier each year. This causes holidays such as Thanksgiving to take a backseat. The commercialism of Christmas needs to stop overpowering the importance of Thanksgiving. Two days before Halloween, I went to Walmart with…
By Taylor Nigrelli Opinion Editor Men have a role to play in the gender equality movement and a reason to play said role. As it does most weeks, social media disagrees with that assertion. In the wide-ranging, expansive Twitterverse of unfunny, joke-and-meme-stealing parody accounts, one stood out this week – The Meninist. This account, satirically…
Staff Editorial It’s not a secret drinking is a popular pastime here on campus, but it’s important to exercise caution if you choose to participate in such extra-curricular activities. With cold weather quickly approaching, it’s important to remember some safety tips during this time of year. First, make sure you and your friends are all…
Two years ago, during the 2012 presidential election, St. Bonaventure was quite the political hotbed. Students and professors pledged their allegiance to either Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, with a few disillusioned folks hoping for some third-party candidates to pull off a miracle. Student political clubs such as the college democrats and college republicans put…
By Ashley-Kate McCann Contributing Writer With media outlets publishing less news on Ebola, there has been a dip in the scare tactics that had been so common in the preceding weeks. What was clearly more prevalent than the disease was the fear being spread about the “outbreak” of the disease. According to a Washington Post…
By Andrea Fernandes Features Assignment Editor Giving back to the community is one of the things stressed to students here at Bonaventure. With this teaching, it’s expected that the University does its part to ensure that as a whole, we really are practicing what we preach. It’s important to recognize that St. Bonaventure is located…
By Bri Roberts Contributing Writer In the Oct. 31 edition of The Bona Venture, Hannah Gordon wrote an article titled, “Spectrum doesn’t exclude asexuals.” Spectrum, St. Bonaventure’s LGBTQIA+ organization, has ruffled a few feathers in their attempt to publicize their club while celebrating Ally Week last week. At first, several students voiced their concerns because of…
By Hannah Gordon News Editor This week, Oct. 27 to Oct.31, was St. Bonaventure’s Ally Week, an educational week Spectrum, St. Bonaventure’s LGBTQA+ Alliance, runs to encourage students to make the campus a safe zone for people that identify as a sexual orientation other than straight. This week happens to also be National Asexual Week.…
Staff Editorial Among many other things, college can be a time of firsts. First time cooking for yourself, first time doing your own laundry, first time living on your own. Unfortunately, it’s also usually the first time a person deals with depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Depression is a serious…
By Ashley-Kate McCann Contributing Writer On the issue of abortion, I remain firmly in the pro-choice camp. The fundamental reason I have chosen the pro-choice stance, is that prohibiting abortion does not stop abortion—it just stops safe abortion. Before the case of Roe v Wade, 1973, women had no protection under the United States Constitution…