By: ISABEL MARZULLO, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons I was three when my dad began taking me to our local library every Tuesday evening; I marched through the front doors with a blue tote bag in hand as an elderly librarian smiled at us from behind the counter before exclaiming, “Oh, there are…
BY MAX MCAULIFF, STAFF WRITER Many people have a reading phase at some point in their lives. That phase may come as a young adult when the freedom to finally read on one’s own truly becomes available to people. Popular young adult series include Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson and Twilight. These series…
By Emilie Weinbeck, Features Assignment Editor Growing up, chances are you heard of or read the famous Ramona Quimby books, “Henry Huggins or Ralph S. Mouse.” These beloved children’s books were written by author Beverly Cleary who passed away last Thursday at the age of 104. In 1950, Cleary started her writing career by publishing…
By Andrew Kruszka, Staff Writer As I was sitting in a class this past week, a question arose about how much students read or should read for class. We all know as college students that we’re expected to read a chunk every single semester. I’ve never met a student at the bachelor level who did…
In 1884, Mark Twain wrote, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” a classic in the American literary canon revolving around Huckleberry “Huck” Finn. Huck befriends a former slave, Jim, and the two go on adventures through the nineteenth century southern antebellum. Jim is, at many times, characterized as an unintelligent, uneducated and comedic character. Twain often…
While some incoming freshmen see the annual All Bonaventure Reads (ABR) book as a tedious task to overcome, getting a look at the work that goes into its selection might give way to some unexpected page-turning motivation. According to Chris Brown, director of First-Year Experience and Orientation, the First-Year Experience program (FYE) was established in…
Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor There I sat, two days before the spring semester was set to begin, staring at a list of required textbooks. As a journalism and mass communication major, I admittedly spend far less money on books than a business or science major would. And I’ve been around the textbook block before. I’ve…
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer The delight and simplicity of friendship shines through SBU’s theater production of “A Year with Frog and Toad,” SBU’s most recent musical directed and choreographed by Ed. Simone, director of the theater program. “A Year with Frog and Toad,” book and lyrics by Robert Reale and music by Willie…
By Jackie Roberts Contributing Writer For decades, the Friedsam Memorial Library has been a hideaway for stressed Bonaventure students running on caffeine and adrenaline. The building is not only a place for students seeking silence and solitude, but also symbolizes the Franciscan values held so dear to the Bonaventure community. Tami Attwell, library secretary, raved…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Assignment Editor Writing a 50,000-word novel in thirty days. That’s the task participants in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) take on each November. As the words and ideas of possible novels migrate from writer’s minds down to their fingertips, a blank Word document comes alive. Jess Rehac, a senior education major,…