By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Assignment Editor In its opening weekend, “The Hunger Games” grossed $155 million, the third highest in North American box-office history, according to a March 26 CNN article. Despite all the hype, the casting choices have garnered negative attention on Twitter. And by negative, I mean racist. In the…
By Emily Sullivan Opinion Assignment Editor I’m not a fan of beauty pageants. That’s not to say I hate them, but judging girls on how they look in an evening gown and a bathing suit before asking them questions they answer using “like” and “um” every other word is not my idea…
Dear campus community, As I was leaving the PNC Arena in Raleigh, an elderly Notre Dame alumus, dressed in the dreadful green that N.D. seems to love, stopped me. He wanted me to know why the Bona fans didn’t seem to understand the score. I assured him that we certainly understood the reality of…
This editorial represents the opinion of The Bona Venture staff The St. Bonaventure University community has been through a whirlwind journey during this year’s basketball season, physically and emotionally. Bonaventure students got to make the most of this time with the help of the university’s alumni community. Both the men’s and women’s basketball…
By Anthony Gannon Sports Assignment Editor Quarterback Tim Tebow’s move to the New York Jets brought about the funniest exchange of blustering and facing from a new player for his new team ever. In his introductory press conference, Tebow spouted the word ‘excited’ 45 times. “I’m so honored and humbled to…
By Deirdre Spilman Assistant Opinion Editor To many people, television shows like “Glee,” “Doctor Who” and “Star Trek” have nothing to do with film series like “The Hunger Games” and “Harry Potter.” However, there is one thing all of these unique franchises have in common: their devoted fan bases. We have all witnessed people like…
By Matt Butler Associate Editor For those who possess a Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or just about any other type of social-media account imaginable, it was nearly impossible to dodge the record-breaking viral YouTube video titled ‘KONY 12,’ last week. Despite receiving more than 74 million views as of last Tuesday, this exponentially popular short video…
By Chris Graham Associate Editor The First Amendment is one of the greatest and most consistent battles within our country. Everyone loves to support the message behind it because it is ingenious — allowing people to express their views, thoughts and opinions however they want, whenever they want. As much as the masses support it,…