BY ANDREW KRUSZKA, STAFF WRITER Have you ever played a board game? How about a card game? Let’s see, have you ever played any game? When I ask this question, I mean any game at all? This could be a video game, board game, card game, sports game, or really anything you can think of.…
BY ANDREW KRUSZKA, STAFF WRITER Here’s a quick question for you. Should we learn? What exactly is the benefit of learning, and what exactly are we trying to learn? As a future educator, I get the question all of the time of why do students have to learn, do work and pass these classes that…
BY ERICA GUSTAFSON, OPINION EDITOR A college or university experience is not supposed to be a walk in the park. I learned that the hard way walking in as a shy and nervous freshman. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I wasn’t quite sure if I would find my place as…
By Natalie Forster, Associate Editor While discussing an article in my Internet and the Law class, Carole McNall, assistant professor in the Jandoli School and advisor for The Bona Venture, noted how she strives to create a classroom where students want to show up and succeed. For her, this student involvement is what sets some…
It’s no secret that America is consistently ranked as one of the most obese nations in the world. According to Details.com, 21 percent of New Year’s resolutions this year involved weight loss in one way or another. There is no doubt that Americans need to lose weight. However, the American public is not educated enough…
By Taylor Nigrelli Digital Media Strategist When news of Dr. Roderick Hughes’ death spread through social media this week, I was struck by the variety of ways he seemed to have touched lives. Some lauded his kindness, others his humor, others still his unique teaching style. To me, it was both his near-constant questioning of…
By Amelia Kibbe Features Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure is known for its small class sizes. One of the aspects the school considers most appealing is the student-to-professor ratio. Because of this, students need to participate more often in class. Many of the classes I currently take are largely discussion-based. Professors assign reading for homework and…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor Let me begin by listing the totality of my knowledge of the National Hockey League before coming to St. Bonaventure: 1.) It exists. 2.) Wayne Gretzky. That about does it. Growing up in a town with no hockey rink and where the nearest professional franchise is more than three…
By Alexandra Napoli Contributing Writer “A man should never neglect his family for business,” Walt Disney once said. One campus organization, Family Business Club (FBC), establishes a compromise in Walt Disney’s eyes by combining both family and business. About one in four students at St. Bonaventure have a parent who owns a business, according to…