By Kelsey Purcell, Staff Writer Paul McCartney, a member of the iconic former English rock band, The Beatles, announced a new album, “McCartney III Imagined.” It features other artists recreating songs from “McCartney III.” “McCartney III” is the singer’s 18th solo album. It is an 11-track album that was released on Dec. 18, 2020. The…
By John Ancillotti, Staff Writer An event on April 4, titled JOESTAR The Inherited Soul, revealed information about upcoming releases related to the popular manga and anime series “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” created by Hirohiko Araki. The event was hosted by master of ceremonies Chiaki Matsuzawa and featured each voice actor for the show’s five protagonists…
By Kelsey Purcell, Staff Writer This Sunday is Easter Sunday. Families will be celebrating with their own holiday traditions. It is typical for American children to dye eggs, go on egg hunts and enjoy Easter candy. In some countries, people celebrate Easter with different traditions. A Swedish Easter tradition is similar to the American Halloween.…
By Kathy Williams, Features Editor and Cammie Dutchess, Editor-in-Chief In an ever growing market, the war on chicken sandwiches has begun. To meet consumer demand and match competitors such as Chick-fil-A, many fast food restaurants have launched their version of a crispy chicken sandwich such as Popeyes, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald’s. The year 1967…
By Kristyn Johnson, Contributing Writer The 2019 college admissions scandal, known as “Operation Varsity Blues,” took the United States by storm. People were shocked to find that famous actors and actresses, such as Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, were part of the scandal. Netflix released Chris Smith’s documentary “Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal”…
By Karolina Dombaxi, Contributing Writer Demetria Devonne Lovato, also known as Demi Lovato, started out as a child actor on “Barney & Friends.” Her debut came in Disney’s “Camp Rock” in 2008, which paved her way to stardom. That same year she released her first album “Don’t Forget” which reached number two on the Billboard…
By Ethan Kerr, Contributing Writer Finally, Scarlett Johannsen is getting the respect she deserves in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with her own origin movie “Black Widow,” coming to both theaters and Disney+ on July 9. This film was needed since the first “Avengers” film back almost a whole decade ago, and with her counterparts getting…
By A Bonnie, Advice Columnist Midterm grades are a great way to scope out where you sit academically in your classes. Although your grade can improve or decline as the semester goes on, midterm grades give a starting point on what you can do to make an unsatisfactory grade better. St. Bonaventure University gives a…
By Karolina Dombaxi, Contributing Writer On March 20, the sun left Pisces behind and entered Aries, the most feisty and dynamic fire sign in the zodiac. Coincidentally, the same day also marked the spring equinox. With Aries being the first sign in the zodiac chart, the start of the season always marks a new astrological…
By Emilie Weinbeck, Features Assignment Editor American singer and songwriter, Pink, took the world by storm and started her claim to fame in the music world back in February 2000. Alecia Beth Moore, known as her stage name Pink, began her first tour on May 2, 2002 and did 56 shows during her tour which…
By Kelsey Purcell, staff writer Popular singer and songwriter Justin Bieber released his new album “Justice” on March 19. It includes hit songs “Holy,” featuring Chance The Rapper, and “Lonely” with Benny Blanco. Artists BEAM, Burna Boy, Daniel Caesar, Giveon, Dominic Fike, Khalid and The Kid LAROI also make appearances on the album. When Bieber…
By Kathy Williams, Features Editor “ Last Chance U: Basketball,” an installment in the Netflix docuseries “Last Chance U,” arrived just in time for basketball fans looking for more entertainment outside of March Madness. Released on March 10, this show pulled the heartstrings of viewers, fans of basketball alike and college athletes. Netflix released the…
By A.J. Powers, Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure University’s Farm to Table is a program run by the university ministries center that occurs every summer. During a 10-weekperiod over the summer, much time is spent at a local farm preparing food that will later be served at The Warming House, a local student-run soup kitchen in…
By Kurt Martone, Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure University’s pool testing compliance rate fell 20%, down to 74% participation from the previous week’s record high of 94%, according to the university’s week 5 COVID update email that was sent out Feb. 26. Despite this falloff in participation, Bonaventure continues to allow students to visit other residence…
By Tucker Reilly, News Assignment Editor The All Bonaventure Reads (ABR) program at St. Bonaventure University is a yearly project – originally started in 2006 – given to incoming freshmen, in which each student is given the same book to read and write on before hearing the author speak later in the semester. Sarah Barnard,…
By John Ancillotti, Staff Writer Two new Pokémon games, including the highly anticipated generation four Sinnoh remakes “Pokémon Brilliant Diamond” version and “Pokémon Shining Pearl” version, as well as “Pokémon Legends: Arceus,” were recently announced for the Nintendo Switch. On Feb. 26, the official Pokémon YouTube channel held a live streamed presentation celebrating Pokémon’s 25th…
By a Bonnie As much as we all hate to admit it, we all make excuses for ourselves every now and again. We make excuses when we do not feel like doing something, when we feel like we cannot step out of our comfort zone or when trying something new is just not what we…
By Kaitlin Sinclair, Staff Writer “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” has been on the air since 1999. It is the fourth longest running primetime scripted series. “Special Victims Unit” (SVU) is the branch of the “Law and Order” franchise that focuses on crimes such as rape, domestic violence, child abuse and more. The main…
By Emilie Weinbeck, Contributing Writer Over the last several years, many of our favorite childhood toys have undergone makeovers to become more inclusive within society today. In 2019, just ahead of Christmas, Mattel released a line of gender-neutral Barbies called “Creatable World.” This doll allowed children to customize their own non-gender identifying doll. Most recently,…
By Kelsey Purcell, Contributing Writer Goodbye February and hello March. New additions are arriving on Netflix as the next month begins. There are promising Netflix documentaries, new original series and some older favorite movies and tv shows coming that every household should enjoy. On March 1, Netflix documentary, “Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell,”…
