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Osunniyi’s Career-High Leads Bonnies Over Akron

BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR It’s been 283 days since the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team stepped off the court after 40 minutes of basketball. After two quarantines, five games canceled and days of waiting, the Bonnies finally were able to begin their 2020-2021 season at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.  The Bonnies wasted… Keep Reading

Columns/Fashion/FEATURES

How to manage Black Friday during a pandemic

By Kathy Williams, Features Assignment Editor COVID-19 has challenged in-store retailers across the nation by making them enforce social distancing, mask wearing and other sanitization procedures. However, retailers such as Walmart, Best Buy and Target are still planning on implementing sales for the Black Friday season. Black Friday, the term given to the Friday after… Keep Reading

FEATURES

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg passes away

Iconic justice leaves vacant seat in Supreme Court By Emelie Weinbeck, Staff Writer The United States of America lost an icon on Sept. 18. Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87 from complications of pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg left behind a legacy of landmark cases, advancements in women’s rights and a spotlight in pop culture. Ginsburg started… Keep Reading

Fashion/FEATURES

Thrift shopping is not just about the price

By Cammie Dutchess, Managing Editor Thrift shopping has become increasingly popular with teenagers and young adults the past few years. Instead of heading to the mall on weekends, this generation has directed their time to thrift stores and it is not all because of the prices. Well, let’s not rule out the cheap price tag,… Keep Reading

OPINION

Election winner should appoint new Supreme Court justice

By Erica Gustafson, Staff Writer Last Friday, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died due to complications related to metastatic pancreatic cancer. She was 87-years-old and had been appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993. She spent over two decades serving on the court before her death. Following her death, many senators and other government… Keep Reading

OPINION

Stop scheduling Jordan Spieth in featured groups

By Bryce Kelly, Staff Writer Let us take a trip down memory lane. The year was 2015. No one had to wear masks or worry about social distancing. Life was good. “Hello” by Adele and “Hotline Bling” by Drake were on radio stations across the country. The New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks in… Keep Reading

OPINION

Welcome to the new wave of influencer products

By Cammie Dutchess and Kathy Williams, Managing Editor and Features Assignment Editor Social media influences have been prevalent in today’s digital world for some time now. Society is used to influencers posting product and service recommendations such as make-up, clothing and tech gear on their media platforms, but lately they have started penetrating a new… Keep Reading

OPINION

Do not slack on COVID-19 policies

By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor When students returned to St. Bonaventure University in August for the fall semester, nerves were high. A lot of uncertainty and unrest over the implications COVID-19 would have on the semester was surely at the forefront of people’s minds. Here we are, however, a month into the school year with… Keep Reading

OPINION

How mainstream media has hit a new low

By Mike Polce, Contributing Writer The media that we know and love is slowly crumbling before our eyes, and it is terrifying. It is not the lack of media or even the excess of media today that is the center point to our frustrations and grievances. It is the vigorous egos that live in the… Keep Reading

FEATURES/Music Reviews

Fleet Foxes’ release fitting for autumnal equinox

By Matt Villanueva, Features Editor On Monday, Sept. 21, the indie-folk band, “Fleet Foxes” released a surprise album into the world on the autumnal equinox. Their second project following a six-year hiatus titled “Shore,” Fleet Foxes traditional autumnal-acoustic sound is present more than ever. Robin Pecknold, the lead singer and songwriter of the band, describes… Keep Reading

FEATURES

Student procrastination prevalent as year rolls on

By Kelsey Purcell, Contributing Writer As students wrap up the fourth week back at college they have a lot of homework to complete. Many assignments are due, papers are in progress and tests are administered, students are procrastinating. After attending a 75-minute class working on homework assignments is the last thing many students want to… Keep Reading

NEWS

Mask mandate changes how students learn

By Richard Williams, Contributing Writer Wearing a facemask in the classroom is now a requirement for students and professors at St. Bonaventure University for the 2020 fall semester due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Students have shown they are not concerned about the masks hindering their learning experience. “I don’t think my learning ability is… Keep Reading

NEWS

Party and suspensions lead to unrest among students

By John Pullano, Editor-in-Chief St. Bonaventure University officials suspended 28 students Sunday following a large scale party at the Garden East Apartment Saturday night. The suspensions come as the first major violation of Bonaventure’s COVID-19 code of conduct, which students were asked to sign when moving onto campus in August. The code read, “Behaviors that… Keep Reading

NEWS

Online learning changes classroom dynamics

By Cassidey Kavathas, Contributing Writer As students return to campus this semester, a majority still face the challenge of online classes. With the threat of COVID-19, at-risk professors have chosen to conduct classes via Zoom. The use of Zoom in online classes sparks multiple opinions from students around campus. “For Zoom you just roll out… Keep Reading

NEWS

Summer construction brings new on-campus parking

By Tucker Reilly, News Editor At the start of the 2020-2021 school year, St. Bonaventure University officially opened a new parking lot between the Administration Building and Doyle Hall. The lot — listed as “Lot L” or “Events Lot” on campus maps — adds 94 new overnight parking spaces and is the most recent motion… Keep Reading

OPINION

The vice presidential debates are worth watching

By Bryce Kelly, Staff writer The matchup for the presidency has been set for months. Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, is looking to win the presidential election against Republican-incumbent Donald Trump. That debate is getting all the attention because the president influences the country more than any other man. However, the vice presidential debate, scheduled… Keep Reading

OPINION

Students, COVID-19 protocols are here to protect us

By Erica Gustafson, Staff writer Across the country universities have been struggling with keeping their communities safe from the coronavirus as they continue to educate their students. It is not an easy task, but college officials are working with health and government departments to make face-to-face classes work for students and professors. These returning students… Keep Reading

OPINION

New York State’s COVID response: Worse than nothing

By Dominic Gismondi, contributing writer COVID-19 has indisputably become a part of everyone’s life. Whether it be the ever-prevalent masks, the hand sanitizer stations or the enforced social distancing guidelines, COVID-19 has entered the life of nearly every person on the planet in one way or another. However, one talking point that has remained constant… Keep Reading

OPINION

Properly disposing of masks as important as wearing one

By Mackenzie Nolan, Contributing writer Students at St. Bonaventure were itching for some normalcy this week. Wearing masks everywhere they went, besides their housing and restrooms, sanitizing the desks after use and practicing social distancing have become daily tasks in their everyday lives. Yet, it still feels unusual despite how long the coronavirus pandemic has… Keep Reading

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