BY JOSEPH DEBELL, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons SXSW needs to do a better job of paying artists what they deserve, especially considering that some artists that play in the festival come from all over the United States. South by Southwest (SXSW) first appeared in 1987 after the city of Austin, Texas, wanted…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons BY MIKE POLCE, STAFF WRITER Every day when I am on my way to class, I see students walking down Clare Road. I pass by these students in my heated car, wondering how they make the trip every morning. The temperatures in St. Bonaventure commonly drops below 20 degrees, and…
photo courtesy of @machinegunkelly on Instagram BY MEGHAN BAEHL, OPINION EDITOR For those who don’t know, this is a sequel. A year ago (Feb. 18) I wrote an article covering the relationships of Machine Gun Kelly (MGK), Pete Davidson (funny guy) and Travis Barker (Blink-182). Since then, Davidson and Kim Kardashian have called it quits,…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons BY CONAN LYNCH, CONTRIBUTING WRITER In late 2022, James Gunn became the head of DC Studios along with Peter Safran. Gunn has already directed a handful of superhero films including “The Suicide Squad” and the “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies. If you’re a fan of Gunn’s movies, you understand the…
photo courtesy of @kamalaharris on Instagram BY MIKE POLCE, STAFF WRITER If Joe Biden decides to run again in 2024, the democrats could be in major trouble. According to a poll on fivethirtyeight.com, Biden’s approval rating is 43.2%, compared to 52% in January, 2021 when he was first elected president of the United States. His…
BY JOSEPH DEBELL, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Album score: 4/5 stars Stars are courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Singer, songwriter, rapper and producer Aidan Vaughn (VGHN) is an up-and-coming artist from Southern California. Although most people discovered Aidan Vaughn from his cover of Revenge by XXXTENTACION, I first heard of him when he released his cover/feature of Quadeca’s…
photo courtesy of Conan Lynch BY CONAN LYNCH, CONTRIBUTING WRITER In the sport of lacrosse there are a few different positions. These positions are attack, defense, midfield, and goaltender. Attackmen typically stay on one side of the field and try to score goals. Defenders try to defend against the attackmen who are trying to score.…
photo courtesy of @thesewinglabs on instagram BY BIANCA BILLONI, STAFF WRITER We live in a world where social media tends to dictate what we say, do and show interest in. Trends hit us quickly and are gone before we can even hop on the bandwagon. Sometimes these trends can be harmless; however, this is not…
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons BY KATIE KUZNIAR, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Freshman year room selections come around, and it is time to decide where my friends and I want to live for our sophomore year. Here are the options: Dev, Doyle or the sweet suite Shay Hall. I rounded up three of my friends (now there…
Photo courtesy of @rondesantisfl on instagram BY MIKE POLCE, STAFF WRITER The 2024 presidential election is 11 months away, meaning voters should start thinking about which candidate they want to support. To many Republicans in 2020, Donald Trump sounded like the ideal person to run this country, and many Republicans still feel this way. According…
BY CONAN LYNCH, CONTRIBUTING WRITER I am from Georgia where the weather can be intense. It was quite a jump moving from the hot to the cold, but I feel like I’ve acclimated myself to the snow. In my four years here, I have come to appreciate the cold a little more than the heat.…
BY JOSEPH DEBELL, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Album Score: 5/5 Photo Courtesy of @quadeca on Instagram Former YouTube star Benjamin Lasky (Quadeca) has done enough musical evolution to turn himself into a genuine songwriter/producer that can compete with other names in the music industry. At first glance, this LP manifests fragments of his previous record, From Me…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons BY BIANCA BILLONI, STAFF WRITER Anxiety. It’s a real thing that many people struggle with. Lately, I’ve been struggling with it a lot for several reasons, the main one being graduation. I can’t believe this is my last semester at St. Bonaventure University when it feels like I just got…
BY JOSEPH DEBELL, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Album Rating: 1/5 Brockhampton is a boy band of rappers, singers and producers that really have made a distinct sound in music during their discography. During their time that they broke out, they dropped some stellar albums. More specifically the group’s trilogy of Saturation. And while the group was getting…
photo courtsey of Cassidey Kavathas BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Everyone should become comfortable in their own loneliness. With the constant connection to others provided by cellphones, no one faces life truly alone. But, my greatest personal growth has come from loneliness. Attending ballet performances during my summer internship highlighted one of the first times I’ve…
Will and Cassidey’s first BV feature Freshmen year /photo courtsey of Cassidey Kavathas BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In the summer of 2020, I sat in Zoom orientation while my orientation leader, Cammie Duchess, spoke about how she was the Editor-in-Chief of The Bona Venture. As a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed freshman, I jumped on this connection…
The editorial board working hard in the newsroom / Photo courtesy of Cassidey Kavathas BY KELSEY PURCELL, FEATURES EDITOR I can’t believe my time as features editor as come to an end. It’s been a great semester. I’m so glad that I decided to start writing for the BV at the beginning of my freshmen…
BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Media and fans often dehumanize athletes while attempting to idealize sports accomplishments — to the benefit of no one. Star athletes, like all public figures, essentially lead two lives. First, there’s what they show the world. Fans and media form opinions on players’ characters and personalities through heavily publicized…
photo courtesy of Regan Gellerson gellerre21@bonaventure.edu BY BIANCA BILLONI, STAFF WRITER As I’m finishing up my second last semester here at Bonaventure, I’ve been thinking about why I love this place so much. I have so many reasons to be grateful for this school, but one of the main ones is the Regina A. Quick…
Tyler worked in food service this summer at Pizza E Birra in his hometown Tyler Smith / The Bonaventure smithtj19@bonaventure.edu BY TYLER SMITH, STAFF WRITER Working in a packed restaurant on a Friday night as a teenager can be stressful, yet so rewarding for later in life. That young server wants to stop and argue…