Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor Who says a model can’t also be a role model? The Department of Education in New York City certainly doesn’t think this is a possibility. A high school guidance counselor was recently fired from her position after racy photos of her reappeared on the Internet seventeen years after they were…
By Kevin Rogers Assistant Opinion Editor This past week, dozens of St. Bonaventure students registered to vote for the first time or guaranteed they will receive absentee ballots to cast their votes from school. They’ve taken the first step to participate in the American political process. With the paperwork out of the way, young voters…
By Emily Carson News Editor According to the Center for Disease Control, sexually active adolescents and young adults are at a higher risk for getting sexually transmitted diseases. Nearly half of the 19 million new sexually transmitted diseases (STD) diagnosed each year are among young people aged 15 to 24. This is something Bonaventure, home…
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff. Midterms bring a chaotic atmosphere as most students are sleeping less, consuming more caffeine and spending more time in the library in the hopes that they will do well on their midterm exams. Of course, exams are a big deal, but placing so much stress…
By Emily Sullivan Opinion Editor When I think about a college party, I imagine red Solo cups on the ground and crushed beer cans everywhere. I imagine people acting stupid and music so loud the vibrations can be felt throughout the room. The last thing I think of is people ingesting alcohol through their rectums.…
By Sara Ward Copy Editor Last weekend, California Gov. Jerry Brown took another step toward ending discrimination and hate against the gay community by signing a law which prohibits therapy aimed at turning gay kids under the age of 18 straight, according to a Oct. 2 CNN.com article. After the state Senate passed the bill,…
By Anthony Gannon Contributing Writer Dr. Paul Butler is one of the early initiators of a type of controversy that will become common among high schools and local communities throughout the United States. The issue? Should football be banned? Butler, a first term school board member in the Dover, N. H. district, is a former…
By Mary Best Managing Editor Vote. It’s really not that hard, people. Despite her deep speaking voice and tendency to play questionably scandalous characters in romantic comedies, Scarlett Johansson won my applause in her appeal to young voters at the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 20. “In 2008, less than half of all eligible voters…
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff. Weekends at St. Bonaventure, similar to most college campuses, have become notorious for wild student behavior. There’s no denying what happens on an average Friday night at Bona’s. Many students get dressed up and go out for a night of partying, whether it’s on campus…
By Kevin Rogers Assistant Opinion Editor Twitter can be a tool for good. It can promote the occasional righteous social cause. It can be a quick and easy way to get breaking news updates. Of course, breaking news updates are only valuable when they contain accurate information. If they aren’t, Twitter becomes a tool for…
By Matt Butler Associate Editor With the rise of mobile technology and expansion of wireless data networks in recent years, it seems nearly everyone possesses a smart phone or similar device capable of tasks like social networking and sharing videos. As a result, we are becoming increasingly connected on a global scale never before seen…
By Deirdre Spilman Opinion Assignment Editor If you type “Lady Gaga” into the Google search engine the first suggestion that appears is “Lady Gaga fat.” Now that’s despicable. If Gaga is considered fat, everybody above a size two should be considered morbidly obese. She looks as if she would rank evenly with a toddler on…
By Kyle Zamiara Promotions Editor As September comes to a close, NHL fans will be dreading an October with no puck drops. That’s right, the league is once again in a lockout. It didn’t seem so long ago when the league locked out for what felt like eternity in the 2004-05 season. I had never…
By Alexandra Salerno Editor-in-chief It’s late, and I’m sitting in a big, comfy chair in my favorite LaVerna alcove. I’m trying to catch up on the homework I’ve been neglecting all week when I suddenly crave one of those chocolate chip muffins perched behind the glass at the coffee counter. I order, pay and sit…
By Elizabeth Grady Promotions Editor Chicago public school students began their first day of school Wednesday, seven days late. A teacher’s strike in the third-largest school district in the U.S. prevented 405,000 students from returning to Chicago’s 675 schools, according to the Chicago Public School’s website. Teachers picketed over an extended school day, job losses…
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff One of the most commonly broken rules on the St. Bonaventure campus is the 15 mph speed limit posted on campus roads. Safety and Security has been attempting to put a stop to this and other violations of the rules which endanger pedestrians and other…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor Parents are there to watch your first steps, hear your first words, teach you to learn and grow and mentor you along your way. They may be the most important people in a child’s life. “The New Normal,” one of NBC’s newest sitcoms, follows a gay couple and their…
By Deirdre Spilman Opinion Assignment Editor Even if you live under a hunk of obsidian you know that eating food from McDonald’s is not the most health-conscious decision that someone can make. The food is full of fat and sodium and slathered with grease. When eating McDonald’s, it is understood that you are probably consuming…
By Kristie Schiefer Assistant News Editor What ever happened to swinging around on the monkey bars? It’s a great source of fitness requiring upper and lower body strength if you decided to hang upside down by your knees. But that’s all changed. Children can now swing around a pole for pure fitness, strength, and fun.…
By Ryan DeOrdio Staff Writer Nate Shinagawa, Democratic candidate for New York’s 23rd congressional seat, answers an environmental policy question as he cites pro-green technology statistics. He stops mid-sentence and asks for a fact check. Within minutes, his statements debunked. It’s better than he thought. A $1 million investment in green energy creates 16.7 jobs,…