There’s no debating it: Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me By Your Name,” a nominee for Best Picture at the annual Academy Awards, is controversial. It’s also captivating, inquisitive. It makes viewers think about, in a historical context, what “coming of age” means when one is simultaneously “coming of self” in the shoes of their sexuality. The…
By Faith Topolski, Staff Writer One professor who has plenty of fun things to look at and is approachable and inviting, is Dr. Stephanie Vogel in the Psychology department. Her office is full of objects that reflect her passion and interest in her field. There are many items that are psychology related, and many more…
By Jenna Cosentino, Staff Writer You may have noticed on your Instagram feed, Pinterest boards or in your favorite stores, basic denim usage – for functionality purposes – is out and expressive, fashion-focused denim is in. If you haven’t heard of it or seen it, it is basically spicing up the simple denim with creative…
Canadian artist Daniel Caesar released his debut album at the tail end of this past summer. Naturally, it flew past my radar, but I’m grateful to have stumbled upon this effort – leaking fluidity from the seams – in these cold winter months. Freudian, boasting an artillery of 10 warm, soulful ballads, mixes tonality reminiscent…
By Jim Mahar, Professor Columnist I want to start off by thanking the BV editors for giving me the opportunity to share these articles with you, the readers. I am deeply honored. I hope to give you a little glimpse into the world of BonaResponds. I hope you see some of its impact and that…
By Natalie Forster, Features Assignment Editor YouTuber Logan Paul posted a video in the beginning of January in a Japanese forest where he and his friends discovered a dead body hanging from a tree. The forest is called Aokigahara, and it is known as Japan’s “Suicide Forest” for the amount of self-inflicted deaths that occur…
With award show season well underway, the 60th annual Grammy Awards are poised to add additional shock value to an already shocking and publicly contentious year in the entertainment industry. Despite chillier temperatures, the awards ceremony will be hosted in New York City, as opposed to Los Angeles, for the first time in over a…
With the start of the Student Success Center, Director of First-Year Experience and Orientation, Chris Brown, moved his office from Falconio Hall to Plassmann Hall at the beginning of this academic year. (1) Along with a new office comes a new way of decorating. As soon as you enter his office in Plassmann 102B, the…
By Joe Giglio, Chattertons Love is a velociraptor a long dead predator we’ve only seen the remnants of. And I’m Dr. John Hammond, trying to bring it back out of a mix of great desire, a moneymaking scheme, and it will be my undoing- or maybe it won’t. Sure his life work was destroyed, but…
We’re trained to think success, growth and advancement come from relentlessly looking forward. In its preparative nature, college seems to deem the past dead, the future a commodity – something I’ve pandered to completely. My entire undergrad, I unilaterally thought of my future in a big city, with towers overhead and my mountainous upbringing behind…
Sister Cathy Cesnik was a beloved teacher at a Catholic school in Baltimore, Maryland. On Nov. 7, 1969, Sister Cathy went missing. It wasn’t until almost 25 years later that stories of a potential cover-up of her death started to emerge. The seven episode Netflix documentary series, “The Keepers” follows two of Sister Cathy’s students.…
Due to student interest, the Campus Activities Board chose to offer two bus trips to New York City this semester, giving those who didn’t attend the first another opportunity to explore the city. The first New York City trip this semester, which took place on Sept. 30, sold out within four days. For this reason,…
By Jenna Cosentino, Staff Writer The holidays are in full swing and with the stress of finals coming up, Christmas is going to be here before you know it. It may not feel like the holidays are here, but blasting classic Christmas songs will surely get you in the spirit. Take the time out of…
By Matthew Petit, Contributing Writer My love, is a little beast crouching in the woods near a grove. The sycamore trees yawn at her presence; the sun dapples against her brown fur. When I visit her, she holds out her black hands, cupped, wanting a crumb. Instead, I give her an apple. Do you like…
By Jenna Cosentino, Staff Writer Thanksgiving is less than a week away Since the holiday approached this quickly, you probably haven’t thought about what you’re going to wear, if you’re anything like me. Not everyone celebrates Thanksgiving the same. Some people might have a giant family dinner at a relative’s house or an intimate family…
“Thor: Ragnarok,” is the Marvel movie that every other Thor movie should have followed the formula to. The film is funny, clever and follows elements of a superhero movie, but also ties in elements of a comedy film, as well. A team of talented actors helped make this film a change of stigma surrounding superhero…
By Natalie Forster, Staff Writer St. Bonaventure, the man this university was named after, spent an incredible amount of time on the idea of community and brotherhood. The friars and staff thought that it would be fitting to host their own dinner to spread the joy of the holidays for students unable to go home…
Last Tuesday, America saw a glimmer of hope. For Virginians, residents were locked into a promise of change – and not via interlocked pinkies. It was a political promise, one made by Danica Roem, ’06, who secured her seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. Roem is a Bona’s graduate, and one I was fortunate…
Fans of cinematography will find themselves anxiously waiting for a season two premiere of Mindhunter, a new original series by Netflix. The release of Mindhunter season one was released on Oct. 13, but with only 10 episodes, the finale feels abrupt. In contrast to that feeling, the acting and directing phenomenally grasp viewers with every…
Although the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration ended Nov. 2, Fall Out Boy celebrates the Mexican holiday in the new video for “HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T.” Fall Out Boy tweeted the video early Wednesday morning with the caption, “It’s Time to Wake Up the Dead and Dance.” “HOLD ME TIGHT…
