By Bryce Kelly, Staff Writer After a thrilling playoff run, the Miami Heat are facing the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals Wednesday night. The Heat, the 5th seed representing the Eastern Conference, have had quite the run to the finals. The Heat beat the Pacers in the first round four games to none.… Keep Reading
By John Pullano, Editor-in-Chief St. Bonaventure University graduate school counseling and clinical mental health counseling interns began working at their respective sites in September with guidelines to stop the spread of COVID-19. In 2020, student counselors will be placed in different sites as they would if there was not a pandemic, according to Mia O’Brien,… Keep Reading
By Nathan Solomon, Contributing Writer After three successful seasons playing for Howard University, Star Fitzgerald-Greer decided to take her talents to St. Bonaventure University to complete her final year of eligibility. She’s the goddaughter of Bona’s basketball hall-of-famer Fred Crawford and he helped her make her decision easy. “Once I got a call from St.… Keep Reading
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
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
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
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
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
Actress makes history at the 72nd Emmy Awards By Emelie Weinbeck, Contributing Writer On Sept. 20, American actress and singer Zendaya made history at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. The award show was forced to get creative due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The show, hosted by American television host Jimmy Kimmel, included all the… Keep Reading
By Cody Shimp, Contributing Writer Following the release of the Netflix film “The Social Dilemma” on Sept. 9, 2020, Twitter had strong opinions on the film, as it was trending in the top 20 in the United States. The film explores the effects of social media, social networks and smartphones on the behavior of humans.… Keep Reading
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
By a Bonnie, Advice Columnest As midterm week quickly approaches, college students are beginning to prepare – and stress – for their exams. Many students, in fact, do not know how to study for their midterms, so here are a few study tips to hopefully boost your grades. A good first tip would be to… Keep Reading
By Richard Williams, Contributing Write Professors at St. Bonaventure University, faculty and staff will be subject to weekly random COVID-19 tests starting the week of Sept. 21 and lasting until the end of the fall semester. According to Bonaventure’s office of human resources, 5% of the employee population at Bonaventure will be selected each week… Keep Reading
Popstar and rapper collaborate in new single, “Holy” By Kathy Williams, Features Assignment Editor Notorious pop star Justin Bieber has turned his life around while keeping a similar theme throughout all of his music. His single “Holy” has the familiar pop and R&B sounds that his audience is used to but showcases his maturity through… Keep Reading
By Logan Caruso, Staff Writer “A Silent Voice: The Movie” is a 2016 animated film produced by Kyoto Animation and directed by Naoko Yamada. It is based on the manga “A Silent Voice” written and illustrated by Yoshitoki Ōima. The film begins with the main protagonist, Shoya Ishida, getting his affairs in order before he… Keep Reading
By Tucker Reilly, News Editor On Monday, Sept. 14, St. Bonaventure University was awarded a grant of $200,000 from the state of New York as a part of the Workforce Development Initiative. The university released a statement on Tuesday, Sept. 22, detailing the purpose of the grant. The grant will provide “tuition aid for the… Keep Reading
By Elias Kott, Staff Writer As of Sept. 23, 2020, all three major indices finished down for the day with the Dow Jones down 525.05 points (-1.92%), S&P 500 down 78.65 points (-2.37%) and Nasdaq taking the biggest hit down 330.65 points (-3.02%). Currently, the Dow sits at 26,763.13, S&P 500 at 3,236.92 and Nasdaq… Keep Reading
By Richard Williams, Contributing Writer At St. Bonaventure University, the campus housekeeping department has made numerous changes to their program for the fall semester due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic has changed everything,” said Jared Smith, facilities director at St. Bonaventure. “Cleaning now is 24/7 and weekends are just as important as weekdays… Keep Reading
By Tucker Reilly, News Editor With St. Bonaventure University now four weeks into the fall semester, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) has done its best to adapt to the university’s COVID-19 policy. The Board is a student club focused on providing opportunities for students outside of the classroom through a number of activities, events and… Keep Reading
By John Pullano, Editor-In-Chief At the beginning of September, St. Bonaventure University undergraduate students in the teacher preparation programs began working at schools in Cattaraugus County. Depending on their program, education majors at Bonaventure are required to complete “authentic off-campus experience” in order to graduate, according to Bonaventure’s university website. In a normal year Bonaventure’s… Keep Reading