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Rugby ready for season finale

By Derek Borycki, Staff Writer Last week, the St. Bonaventure University men’s rugby team played Notre Dame College at the Marra Athletic Complex. This game was different as it was kicked off with a ceremony for senior day, honoring the team’s seniors. This year’s seniors included prop Greg Delaney, fullback Tyler Flynn, lock Bob Kelly,… Keep Reading

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21 Savage, Offset team with Metro Boomin’

The dry-spoken, braggadocio rapper 21 Savage and hard-hitting Migos member, Offset, teamed up with premium trap producer Metro Boomin to deliver one of the rawest albums yet, “Without Warning.” The Atlanta trio worked on this album to bring back the simplicity of a good trap project: grand production with dark, clever bars. Without Warning, as… Keep Reading

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Netflix releases Stranger Things 2

Chaos: the typical state of hit Netflix show “Stranger Things 2.” Fans start out in a different place with unknown people—unsure of how they connect to small-town Hawkins, Indiana with familiar Michael Wheeler, Will Buyers, Eleven and many other characters. Things seem a little bit clearer when the mysterious Kali breaks down a bridge, but… Keep Reading

NEWS

CPRC hosts annual Etiquette Dinner

By Nicholas Gallo, Staff Writer On Wednesday, Nov. 8, the Career and Professional Readiness Center will host the etiquette dinner in the Doyle Dining Hall. Once a year, the CPRC provides an interactive approach to teaching the finer points of dining etiquette and other interviewing tips over dinner and social situations. The director of the… Keep Reading

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Business school visits Mt. Irenaeus to reflect

By Mya Cappellino, Contributing Writer In the Anne and William L. Swan Business Center, you’ll find the six Franciscan values listed on the wall leading up the stairs to the second floor: peace, love, respect, contemplation, service and joy. The Fourth Annual Business Retreat looks to take the Franciscan values “off the wall.” Members of… Keep Reading

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Kassnoff named Interim Dean

David Kassnoff, lecturer of journalism and strategic communications and digital media, had a 30-year career in marketing communications — including serving as managing editor of Kodak.com; communications and community affairs manager at Kodak; and chief communications architect at DSK Writing and Communications. He began working at the university in 2009. Kassnoff said he feels prepared… Keep Reading

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Academic calendar changes

Students’ requests for Martin Luther King Jr. Day to be recognized by the university caused changes to the academic calendar for this year and years to come. The St. Bonaventure faculty senate approved a new calendar for the next three academic years. The new calendar provides for classes to resume the Tuesday after MLK Day,… Keep Reading

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SBU celebrates Reformation Anniversary

By Anahiz Rivera, Contributing Writer October 31, 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, which is when Lutherans celebrate breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century. The day prior, a social gathering was held by Fr. David Couturier, dean of the School of Franciscan Studies, and Anne Foerst, Ph.D., head… Keep Reading

NEWS

School of Franciscan Studies dissolving

On Friday Oct. 27, St. Bonaventure University’s faculty senate made the decision to dissolve the School of Franciscan Studies. Instead of having an individual school, there will be a Franciscan studies and theology program under the School of Arts and Sciences. Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M., dean of the School of Franciscan Studies and executive director… Keep Reading

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DePerro inaugurated as 21st president

By Leah McCluskey, Staff Writer Today, Dr. Dennis DePerro will be inaugurated as St. Bonaventure University’s 21st president. Joseph Zimmer, Ph.D., university provost, has been contributing to the planning process of the ceremony since DePerro unofficially took office last June. “The ceremony will have a number of brief speeches that will offer greetings from various… Keep Reading

OPINION

Bonnies are better than this

By the President’s Standing Committee on Equity and Inclusion In 1992, St. Bonaventure University stopped officially using the Brown Indian as a mascot and the associated Native headdress as a logo. However, the headdress has never gone away. It feels like the further distance we’ve gotten from our break with this symbol, the more current… Keep Reading

OPINION

Is ‘Objective Look’ really objective?

By Adam Wojcik For nearly as long as The BV has been publishing newspapers this semester, Liam McGurl, co-managing editor of the paper, has written several “Objective Look” pieces. Giving any article—or, in this case, series of articles—the title of “Objective Look” leaves one with the expectation that what he or she is about to… Keep Reading

OPINION

New York state of mind

By Brandon Sapienza Like many who watched or read the news, I was devastated by the attack that took place in New York City. For me, however, there was an added layer of sadness. Being a native of Brooklyn, I am very well aware of the anguish people felt following the attacks on Sept. 11,… Keep Reading

OPINION

Friends should disagree

By Luke Nolan Like countless others, I often find myself arguing with other people. This is nothing new. It is as old as humanity itself. Disagreement sparks debate which, if done honestly, can bring out the truth. However, it is documented quite frequently that our society has, regrettably, come to a point in which disagreeing… Keep Reading

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Film educates students on race issues

The United States is home to 5 percent of the world’s population, but they also house 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. This opening to the Netflix original film, “13th: From Slave to Prisoner” emphasizes the harsh reality for African-Americans as the government finds loopholes to restrict their rights. “The very folks who often express… Keep Reading

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Objective look: Drop the mic, men

Last week’s opinion piece by Luke Nolan, titled “Contraception isn’t a human right,” caused a stir around campus and online. Twitter was booming with feedback, and there’s been a lot of talk about the writer’s fairly unpopular opinion. As I see it, the outrage is caused from a single, overlooked fact; the anger felt by… Keep Reading

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Considering what it means to be asexual

By Mark Ventrice and Kaden Kreitzburg Contributing Writers I’m an asexual person. According to What is Asexuality, an online resource for the asexual spectrum, asexuality is (“ace”, for short) simply someone who does not experience sexual attraction. Aces can be any sex, gender, age, ethnic background or body type; they can be rich or poor,… Keep Reading

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SBU hip-hop show did not disappoint

On Oct. 24, St. Bonaventure University’s hip-hop team performed its sold-out fall show, Clue: Murder at Boddy’s Mansion. After debating whether or not to do a Nightmare Before Christmas show, the captains ultimately decided on Clue after deciding Nightmare’s music would not work well. The synopsis of the follows the murder of Mrs. Boddy at… Keep Reading

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MSA club visits the Big Apple

The Muslim Students and Allies (MSA) is a club on campus that junior Amina Golden-Arabaty started her freshman year. Two years later, the club has grown to sustain major trips. On Oct. 21, MSA took their first club trip to the Met museum in New York City, but this was not MSA’s first off-campus trip.… Keep Reading

NEWS

Clubs join together to host Halloween event

Children involved in Bona Buddies will once again get to celebrate Halloween Saturday afternoon at Bonaventure. The event, hosted by both Bona Buddies and ENACTUS, is in its sixth year. In years past, the haunted house and Halloween party were hosted in Francis Hall; however, this year it will be hosted in the Rathskeller. Abbie… Keep Reading

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