By Cammie Dutchess, Managing Editor “Grand Army,” a new Netflix original series, follows five teens as they navigate and overcome high school, political and social obstacles. The series, which is ranked nine in the top 10 in the U.S. today, is set in a fictional Brooklyn high school where people of all identities attend. The…
By Dominic LoVallo Managing Editor My name is Dominic LoVallo. I am white, male, straight and money was never an issue for my family. If I was Christian and not Agnostic, I would reside only in the majority. With all that being said, I believe in the Black Lives Matter movement. One of the first…
Tyler Grudi’s article last week in the Bonaventure raised interesting questions about discrimination. He argues that government should not force people into associating with one another, that free-market capitalism will work this out as people see best. However, Grudi and many others fail to note an important difference between forcing two individuals to associate with…
By Lian Bunny Photo Editor Gender Equality Club– it’s a working title. Juliette Bauer, a sophomore women’s studies major, said she wants to rebrand the old gender issues-based club Voices. The group aimed to raise awareness about sexual violence, reproductive health, portrayals of sexuality and sexism in general. According to Bauer, Voices disintegrated sometime last…
St. Bonaventure University’s lack of proper accessibility for differently abled individuals is an affront to our Franciscan values. The lack of accessibility is shameful and disrespectful to the entire community of non-able bodied people. The best I can say is that Bonaventure does have elevators in most of its buildings, but the majority of them…
Hillary Clinton, Presidential hopeful and longtime pro-choice activist, caught the attention of both pro-life and pro-choice advocates last week after her controversial comments on abortion. In an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, news anchor Chuck Todd asked Clinton when an unborn child has constitutional rights. Clinton responded that “under our laws currently, that is…
We, as a country, are not within a time period where feelings matter over facts, but in a time where facts are reflecting feelings. As of March 16th, 2016, 217 people have been killed by police officers within the United States, according to The Counted, an ongoing investigation by The Guardian about people killed by…
March is officially the National Irish Heritage month in the United States, and this year it is packed with celebration. Not only do we have the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and the consumption of shamrock shakes from McDonald’s, but on Easter Monday the people of Ireland will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Easter…
Rape. A subject, it seems, everyone is uncomfortable with. But a subject that desperately needs to be talked about. Uncomfortable? Get comfortable. One incidence of rape has broken the Internet this week, pertaining to pop star Kesha. The star has not produced new music since 2013. Why? Because she’s been locked into a contract with…
This week, President Obama finally announced formal plans to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, fulfilling promises he made to the country years ago, proving it’s never too late for a good thing. This announcement came mere days after Republican nomination candidate and renowned television clown Donald Trump voiced his support for torture techniques.…
Nothing has made the marginalization of the deaf community so apparent to me than this year’s Super Bowl. The game opened with Lady Gaga singing the national anthem, followed by the U.S. Armed Forces chorus singing America the Beautiful, all the while actress Marlee Matlin performed the American Sign Language (ASL) rendition of the performances.…
