A table that shows the number of documented rape cases from years 2016 to 2022 Data compiled from Bonaventure’s 2018, 2022 and 2023 Clery reports BY DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR Students and administrators are split on the efficacy of campus initiatives put in place to lower documented rape cases at St. Bonaventure University after data…
Rape. A subject, it seems, everyone is uncomfortable with. But a subject that desperately needs to be talked about. Uncomfortable? Get comfortable. One incidence of rape has broken the Internet this week, pertaining to pop star Kesha. The star has not produced new music since 2013. Why? Because she’s been locked into a contract with…
By Emily Sullivan Associate Editor The world is an ugly place. On Sept. 29, 1998, a man named Steven Smith raped and killed his girlfriend’s daughter, Autumn Carter. He walked into girlfriend Kaysha Frye’s bedroom with Autumn in his arms and placed her next to Frye. She realized Autumn wasn’t breathing and told Smith he…
By Sam Berkhead Managing Editor I’d like to think that we live in a progressive, modern society in which sex is a healthy, normal and above all consensual part of adult relationships. Without fail, this optimism is dashed against the rocks on an almost daily basis. This Sunday, CNN correspondent Poppy Harlow covered the trial…
By Amanda Klein Advisory Editor I love to run. I’ve run four races in the last year, and I’m training for a 10k in May. I zone out, listen to my iPod and look at the Allegheny River. Once I hear footsteps behind me, that pleasantry fades. Panic sets in. Even…