Student Filling Out a Voter Registration Form Photo: The Bona Venture BY CHRIS DOODY, STAFF WRITER With election day approaching on Nov. 5, some students said they’re prepared to vote in this year’s presidential election. With more than just a presidential election on the line, Tom Buttafarro Jr., director of the office of government and…
The National Voter Registration Day logo Photo Courtesy of National Voter Registration Day BY ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, NEWS EDITOR St. Bonaventure University registered a record number of voters in honor of National Voters Registration Day on Sept. 17. Bonaventure held a voter registration table on campus from Sept. 16 to 18. Tom Buttafarro, director of government…
BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, FEATURES EDITOR When Joe Gunn, a sophomore chemistry major, opened the doors to the Rathskeller — St. Bonaventure University’s on-campus, late-night dining spot — he never expected to check his voter registration. On April 11, Bonaventure’s College Republicans club in tandem with Bonaventure’s College Democrats club hosted their annual Rock The Vote…
BY KURT MARTONE, NEWS EDITOR A permanent table has been set up in the Friedsam Memorial Library to allow students to register to vote. Organizers hope to have every student on campus registered and ready to vote by November. The idea came together through Thomas Buttafarro, director of government and community relations and Maureen Bernas,…
BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, NEWS EDITOR For National Voter Registration Day every year Tom Buttafarro, the director of government and community relations for St. Bonaventure University, organizes a voter registration and absentee ballot campaign for students with the help of volunteers. Volunteers for the campaign come from all over: members of the High Education Opportunity Program,…
What if I were to tell you that every month, Americans 18 and over could receive $1,000 per month for the rest of their lives with no strings or gimmicks attached? This policy known as Universal Basic Income (UBI) is essentially a price floor that guarantees every American citizen over 18, a fixed amount per…
By Diana McElfresh Editor-in-Chief People have told me that it must feel awful to have this election, of all possible elections, be the first one in which I cast my ballot for President of the United States. The gripes against both major party candidates are serious. In some cases, the issues aren’t even about…
Voting: It’s your civic duty – that’s what I’ve heard people say. Until recently, I brushed them off along with those who swear they can save the planet one recycled bottle at a time. They are nice sentiments, but how realistic are they? I guess I never thought my vote really counted among the hundreds…
By Kevin Rogers Assistant Opinion Editor This past week, dozens of St. Bonaventure students registered to vote for the first time or guaranteed they will receive absentee ballots to cast their votes from school. They’ve taken the first step to participate in the American political process. With the paperwork out of the way, young voters…
By Mary Best Managing Editor Vote. It’s really not that hard, people. Despite her deep speaking voice and tendency to play questionably scandalous characters in romantic comedies, Scarlett Johansson won my applause in her appeal to young voters at the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 20. “In 2008, less than half of all eligible voters…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor It’s impossible not to be bombarded by coverage of the presidential election every four years., The circus known as primary season causes the election’s to dominate of mainstream media to span over a year. The mudslinging, verbal mishaps and overall negativity of politics turns what should be an exciting…