March has come to an end, but we still have one more weekend of madness with Final Four kicking off on Saturday. Out of the teams remaining, Michigan State is the only team who is used to being on this stage. Virginia is making its first Final Four appearance since 1984, and both Texas Tech…
Imagine receiving consistent praise and acknowledgment for the work you’ve done in college. Imagine never hearing that you needed to work harder or shift your focus. Imagine thinking your work and life were the best that they could be, without ever having to work too hard at keeping everything in check. For some, that’s a…
Secretary of Education needs to improve or step down When Betsy DeVos was hired by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Education at the start of his administration, there were numerous red flags. One particular criticism is that she has never been an educator. She has spent her entire life in business. She…
As America enters 2019 and the number of candidates throwing their hat in the ring for the 2020 Presidential Election rises, perhaps the most popular question being raised is can the Democrats find a candidate strong enough to unseat President Trump? This is not the question we should be asking going into the 2020 election.…
“Zero tolerance” is defined by Merriam Webster as, “refusal to accept antisocial behavior, typically by strict and uncompromising application of the law.” Many businesses have “zero tolerance” policies for behavior, usually involving discrimination, harassment, assault and other felonies. If an employee disregards any rule laid out as “zero tolerance,” they will likely be fired. In…
Major news outlets ignoring important international stories From March 4 to March 21, 2019, one of the deadliest cyclones in the Southern hemisphere caused catastrophic damage to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. In total, Cyclone Idai has displaced over three million people and has a confirmed death toll of over 800 people. To make matters worse,…
Last Sunday, the NCAA Twitter account posted a video with the caption “Student and athlete — a day in the life.” The tweet immediately sparked jokes, as the 30-second clip grossly underrepresented the typical workload for a student-athlete. In the video, the student is seen going about his day. We see him wake up, attend…
A government divided needs to realize they play for the same team When professional sports teams begin their extensive and tumultuous seasons, they fight and compete to win at all costs, regardless of who their opponents are. This is a common conception for sports teams because never during the affair on the court or the…
Families involved in admissions scandal went too far The college admissions process is stressful, no matter who you are: the student, parent, family member or friend. But some parents took a step too far to attempt to lighten the load, only to overload the saddle. In the wake of the new college admissions scandal, over…
Sexuality has, especially in recent memory, been a point of contention in the Church and in the wider culture. By some, it is idolized as the means by which we affirm our identity and our humanity. By others, it is wrongly seen as a result of sin. We live in a culture rife with dichotomy—with…
In the wake of the upcoming presidential election, a multitude of Democrats have entered the field, motivated to beat the likely Republican on the ticket: President Donald Trump. There have already been 15 Democrats who have announced they are entering the campaign trail as of Monday. Notable names include Sen. Corey Booker from New Jersey,…
Semenya’s natural body should not be deemed unfair Beyond avid track and field fans and native South Africans, Caster Semenya is probably an unheard of name. The case in which she is fighting against the International Association of Athletic Federations has far-reaching implications for the future of women’s track and field. Semenya is an 800-meter…
On Feb. 16, the Vatican announced that former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick had been laicized – that is, removed from the clerical state. Last summer, the allegations of sexual abuse and assault against McCarrick had sparked a crisis in the American church, alongside the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report that documented numerous cases of sexual abuse by…
Dec. 14, 2012, 9:32 a.m., “Mr. Locke is in the building, this is not a drill,” echoed from the loud speaker of my middle school. Two and a half hours of bewilderment later, the lockdown is over, and nobody in the building is hurt. Four miles away, a different story unfolded; 20 children and six…
Campus needs to hold its students to a higher standard In my two-year search for a university that could make me feel at home while all the same pushing me to be my finest person, I settled upon St. Bonaventure because of the SBU bowls served in the Hickey Dining Hall, the small intimate campus…
Back in September, thousands of Americans were calling current Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh unfit to serve, following the accusations of sexual assault by Christine Blasey Ford. Ford is a psychology professor at Palo Alto University and a researcher at Stanford University, making her a credible source. Kavanaugh was deemed fit by the committee to…
Kareem Hunt is back on an NFL team, three short months after video surfaced of Hunt shoving and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel. While Hunt is playing, Colin Kaepernick sits at home, two years after kneeling for the national anthem in protest of the wrongdoings against African Americans. The NFL and its franchises…
As if his tragic and unexpected death back in September wasn’t bad enough, Sunday’s 61st Annual Grammy Awards made matters even worse for Mac Miller’s family. Nominated for best rap album of the year, Miller’s “Swimming,” which gave an inside look to the late rapper’s psyche and included lines like “isn’t it funny? We can…
SOTU left Americans with plenty of questions President Donald Trump addressed the nation from inside the Capitol Building last week. The title of the speech, “Choosing Greatness,” was supposed to promote bipartisanship. Trump couldn’t have hit further from the mark. Admittedly, it is extremely difficult to successfully call for unity in such a divided political…
By Luke Nolan Staff Writer On Jan. 22, the New York State Senate passed Bill S240, with Governor Andrew Cuomo signing it into law the same day. Commonly referred to as the Reproductive Health Act, the law “revises provisions of law relating to abortion.” In it, lawmakers seek to appropriate personhood from the unborn by…
