By Tedd Caputo, Contributing Writer The NBA season came to a close in a big way Wednesday. Eleven of the 17 teams in the playoff race fought for seeding in their respective conferences; however, the most important seeding situation in the NBA takes place between two of the most exciting teams in the league as…
By Jack Hughes, Contributing Writer Coding has become an important part of our society. We use code all the time without even thinking about it. I am writing this in Google docs, which uses code. Many people see code as documents, apps and programs. Learning how to code is becoming an increasingly important skill as…
There’s a major facet of the human experience that goes unnoticed, existing in our subconscious, but never fully coming to fruition. That portion of our being lies in the subtleties of life and falls to the wayside in our stress-induced choice to focus on avoiding life’s next catastrophe, solidifying our next triumph or generally clouding…
By John Restuccia, Contributing Writer I am one of the most conservative people you will ever meet; I see myself as a mix between neoconservative and tea party conservative. I write this as a wake-up call to my own side of the aisle, to those conservatives who have their heads in the sand. Most young…
In the movie Bull Durham, minor-league baseball veteran Crash Davis mentors young stud Ebby “Nuke” LaLoosh while he is developing into a superstar. At one point, Davis takes time to give LaLoosh advice about interviews. In this lesson, he gives LaLoosh a list of cliché sports sentences, telling him, “They’re your friends.” Although this scene…
By Brandon Sapienza, Staff Writer Of all the recent allegations and scandals that have rocked the White House since January of last year, the newest one seems to be the least significant, yet puts into question the morality of our president. A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal came out with a report that…
By Teddy Caputo, Contributing Writer With less than a month left in the NBA season, fans are left wondering how the race for the regular season MVP will end up. Many players have made a case for the award this season, but to me, there’s only one player that stands out more than the rest:…
By Noah Powley, Contributing Writer Throughout human history, there is one constant: conflict. In 1932, less than two decades after the Treaty of Versailles, yet another battle would erupt; not World War II, however. My personal favorite, the Great Emu War. In the early to mid-20th century, many nations were not fully industrialized. Australia was…
Before the men’s basketball game at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, a St. Bonaventure student walked into section 105, one of the designated student sections for the afternoon game against Davidson College, without an issue. About five minutes before tipoff, this student decided to get up from his seat and use…
By Luke Nolan, Staff Writer The Vatican has recently announced its plans to go through with the canonizations of two great men of the 20th century: Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI. The lives of both men exemplify what it means to stand up for what you believe in, no matter the cost. St.…
By Brandon Sapienza, Staff Writer Last Thursday, President Donald Trump announced his plans to meet with North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un to discuss the nuclear disarmament of the rogue, isolated nation. The announcement comes as a surprise, given the harsh rhetoric the two men exchanged over the past year, including Trump constantly calling Jong-un…
At one point, most people have heard the saying, “The best things in life are free.” This commonly used quote is truer than ever with the sudden emergence of a survival video game. Fortnite Battle Royale is a game which puts the player in a world similar to one described in “The Hunger Games,” the…
By Brandon Sapienza, Staff Writer My parents taught my brother and I a lot growing up. Specifically, two things come to mind: being respectful to everyone we meet, and make decisions we can be proud of. Those valuable lessons molded us into what I believe are responsible young men. Other parents have also shared this…
“For the times they are a-changin’,” wrote singer and songwriter Bob Dylan. This line may seem simple, but many of us overlook its importance. The times are always changing, and so are we. In the last issue of the BV, Luke Nolan pitted the changing culture against the doctrines professed by the Catholic Church. While…
I’ll never forget a talk given by the late Dr. Maya Angelou, one where she breathed life into the power of words. “Words are things I’m convinced,” she explained. “You must be careful about the words you use…they get on the walls, they get in your wallpaper, they get in your rugs, in your upholstery,…
Another school shooting took place on Friday, resulting in 17 deaths and several injuries. The fact that I have to say “another” to begin that sentence is just pathetic. There have been 238 school shootings resulting in 138 deaths with 300+ more injured since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012, according…
As a fourth-year student at St. Bonaventure University, I’ve long struggled with the rationale for breaking any and all designated parking rules on Bona’s basketball game days. It’s no secret; Bonaventure students have been consistently frustrated with the inconvenience of certain parking lots on campus. The common university response to these complaints is usually a…
By Landon Allison, Contributing Writer Atrazine, still used in the United States despite its banning by the EU, can cause changes in our bodies with just minimal exposure. As an environmental studies major, this concerns me. This chemical is an herbicide, applied in the agriculture industry and on residential lawns and golf courses in order…
By Jack Hughes, Contributing Writer Algorithmic trading is the act of using code to initiate a position, such as buying or selling, in a particular asset, like a stock. According to the Merriam-Webster website, an algorithm is a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end. People use algorithms all of the time…
By Luke Nolan, Staff Writer For many years, the Catholic Church and many of its members have struggled with a “dumbing down” of Catholicism. The tendency to reduce the religion to a therapeutic philosophy full of warm feelings and affirmation is a dangerous one, as it rejects the roots and traditions of the great faith,…