BY ANDRE GIBSON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Bonaventure University hosted a celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday featuring guest speakers from local members of the community, poetry and music from the combined SBU Choirs. The event highlighted the triumphs and the obstacles in the nation’s history and showed the audience a…
By Shannon West Staff writer Barry Gan, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, gave a presentation titled, “MLK: The Reluctant Leader” in The Loft on Wednesday to pay homage to the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Gan stated that for Dr. King, leadership was “thrust upon him” and that he “felt obligated to do…
“The mission is to poke the bear and wake the school up to fix problems within the university,” Noah Burton, a St. Bonaventure sophomore, said about his new club. Burton is organizing an event that points out issues within the school and plans to make changes through marching, protesting and radical cheerleading. Burton, a political…
By Angelia Roggie Associate Editor Over midterm break, I spent the majority of my time hanging out with family and friends. But on Monday, Oct. 14, as I sat watching the movie “42” with my best friend, I couldn’t help but think about Jackie Robinson’s story and the Civil Rights Movement. St. Bonaventure was giving…
