Kanye West’s ninth studio album takes the artist in a radically new direction, from a complete lack of profanity to a direct devotion to God, but it fails to penetrate West’s ever-present ego. Anyone familiar with West’s previous work would be familiar with a constant element of faith within the rapper’s music: it’s present in…
The Bonnies Connect App is St. Bonaventure’s smartphone application, but some Bonnies are having troubles with the app. One of these students is Emily Palmer, a junior English major. “There’s no reason to have it. They put events out every single day on the Notice Board,” she said. “Plus, there’s the issue with signing in…
BonaResponds is a group run at St. Bonaventure University that sends students and faculty to an area that has been devastated to provide help. A student-run talent show will raise money to help BonaResponds provide relief for the Bahamas after a recent hurricane. On Tuesday, “Bona’s Got Talent” will be held in the Regina A.…
The “It’s Time to Pow Wow” event, taking place on tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts auditorium, will be the start of an annual, diverse event on campus. A pow wow, a Native American tradition, comes with a distinct, yet also fluid definition. “Some call them a festival,…
“I am fascinated by last words,” Miles “Pudge” Halter opens in Hulu’s “Looking for Alaska” mini-series adaptation. In the long-awaited screen adaptation of John Green’s 2005 debut novel, “Looking for Alaska,” Miles “Pudge” Halter, played by Charlie Plummer, is a 16-year-old high school junior transferring to Culver Creek Academy in Alabama. Miles is shown as…
Within the past week few weeks, groups of students and professors have been promoting study abroad programs. Japan, Oxford and Sorrento are all featured destinations in the summer of 2020 for St. Bonaventure students preparing to experience the joys and challenges of living and learning abroad. The Oxford, England study abroad program is by far…
Cell phones have become determinants on how people run their lives. Almost anything can be done at one’s fingertips. The horror thriller “Countdown” shows the consequences of downloading an app that tells one’s death date. The film starts at an innocent party where young adults download Countdown, an app that predicts how long someone has…
On Friday, Oct. 25th, video games “The Outer Worlds” developed by Obsidian Entertainment and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” from Activision were released. The creators of the “Fallout” series, Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, were the directors of “The Outer Worlds.” Their new game is a “Fallout”-style first person, single-player shooter taking place in a…
St. Bonaventure’s Latin American Student Organization, otherwise known as LASO, is part of the Damietta Center, an organization working on issues regarding diversity and inclusion at the university. LASO exists in order to preserve and nourish the culture of Latin American students, which is why it is an integral part of St. Bonaventure’s ambition to…
“It’s a lovely day in the village, and you are a horrible goose” is the description of the “Untitled Goose Game,” an independent stealth-puzzle video game developed by House House. In the game, the player controls a goose and is given a list of tasks to complete. The first area of four is a pond…
As the spring semester approaches, many first-year students are confused as to how to begin the registration process. Planning a schedule seems daunting but can easily be broken down into a few steps: Find out what you need to take, talk with your advisor and register. My.sbu.edu is the portal to everything needed for scheduling.…
Even if one is relatively unfamiliar with St. Bonaventure University ASIA, or Asian American and Pacific Islander Students In Action Club, it is unlikely that many people have missed the numerous posters for “Indrajaal: The Story of Aladdin.” On Monday at 7:30p.m., the group will be celebrating the festival of Diwali with an event at…
St. Bonaventure University’s theatre program has a new play planned. The play is titled “Lines,” and it is a newly devised play by the theatre director who and theatre students. “Lines” began showing on Wednesday and will continue to Saturday, with shows beginning at 7:30 p.m. The play runs for approximately 70 minutes, and there…
On Sept. 13, three of the most well-known female singers teamed up to create arguably one of the biggest pop-anthems of the year, “Don’t Call Me Angel.” This song, by Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey, will be featured on the soundtrack of this year’s reboot of “Charlie’s Angels,” which has been a…
Just in time for spooky season, Netflix and Hulu stocked up their streaming services with original scary movies. However, with the surplus of thrillers out there, which platform is worth turning to to get a scare? One Netflix original, “The Silence,” follows Ally Andrews, a deaf 16-year-old girl, and her family through a surreal threat…
When one thinks about the colors in closets a few years ago compared to today, there would be quite a difference. Dull, dark autumn colors matching with the themes of fall and the holidays that come with it. These colors would be paired with rustic, brown riding boots and maybe a plaid scarf. Today, the…
On Sept. 29, beloved retail store Forever 21 announced its closing after announcing plans to file for bankruptcy. In total, 350 stores in 40 different countries will be closing, 178 of which are in the United States. Forever 21 was originally started in 1984 by South Korean immigrants, Jin Sook and Do Wan “Don” Chang.…
Can there be justification for a notorious villain’s actions? Psychological thriller movie “Joker” will make anybody question one’s morals while diving into the insanity behind the criminal. Wannabe stand-up comedian Arthur Fleck, played by Joaquin Phoenix, lives at home with his mother during 1981 in Gotham City. He suffers from a condition that causes him…
Unlike other fall or spring break trips in which Bona Responds goes somewhere that had been devastated by a natural disaster, our trip this past weekend was different. There was no hurricane or devastating tornado that hit Cleveland, Ohio. Yet, the moment that we got there it was obvious that work needed to be done.…
On Sunday at 2 p.m., the “Out of Darkness: Putting a Face on Homelessness” talk was held at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. During the talk, Gary L. Wolfe, the artist of all the displayed pieces, spoke about the journey these paintings and the models went through. All of Wolfe’s paintings currently…