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Athletes don’t enjoy talking to reporters

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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…

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The great, unknown Emu War

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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…

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Arena staff at A10s was unprepared

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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…

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Trump, Kim meeting sparks discussion

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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…

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Gun laws need to change soon

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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…

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EIC comments on problematic parking

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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…

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Approved chemical still harms the U.S.

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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…

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