The cost of being an American is currently higher than ever. From the $3 trillion war that's costing every household around $100 a month to the rising price of food necessities, citizens are struggling to keep themselves from drowning in debt, reported Barackobama.com.
Every day people all over the world read e-mails, text messages, menus, textbooks and various other materials. Reading for pleasure may not happen as often as some would like. Susan Danziger and her husband, Albert Wenger, created DailyLit.com to get daily installments of books out to readers via e-mail or RSS feed.
At St. Bonaventure University, the word Clare is often feared, not revered. Many incoming St. Bonaventure students do not fully understand the requirements of Clare College. Others detest Clare Courses.
Perhaps the most popular weekend of the year at St. Bonaventure University is the last weekend of the spring semester - Spring Weekend. Each year, dining services sponsors a cookout, and other clubs sponsor an outdoor concert. But the weekend's biggest event is the Rick Farina Softball Tournament.
While students all over campus don mitts and caps for this weekend's annual softball tournament, a different group of students and alumni will gather to celebrate one of St. Bonaventure's most treasured traditions.
This time of the year usually reminds St. Bonaventure students of the fact their time here doesn't last forever. For seniors, they know the end is just two weeks away.
The Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) is a volunteer organization staffed with certified students. MERT responds to all campus-wide medical and traumatic emergencies.
The wail of sirens and the yelp of an air horn break the silence of the night air. Far off in the distance, the road becomes illuminated with red and blue lights as an Allegany Fire Company ambulance makes its way to the main entrance of St. Bonaventure University. On board, an emergency medical services crew prepares to treat a student who had too much to drink.
"You wanna go to the bars?" This statement has probably been uttered numerous times each weekend this school year. Students and bar owners alike say that during Spring Weekend, the phrase just gets uttered a lot earlier.
Students here know about St. Bonaventure's reputation as a party school. It's a small school nestled between a small city and a small town. So, what are students supposed to do in their spare time?
Thursday night, or "thirsty Thursday" as commonly called by students, often starts the weekend at St. Bonaventure University. While drinking may start on Thursdays for some, many classes don't end until Friday afternoon. Professors addressed the issue of student drinking in relation to attendance and performance in class.
Dean Lee Coppola and senior Steve Swieciki sound off about the drinking culture at Bona's, both past and present.
It's Friday night, and all of your friends are about to go to a party and plan to drink. You, however, do not want to drink or go to the party. As you start to think of your alternatives, reality kicks in. You go to college at St. Bonaventure. You think there is nothing else to do on a Friday night except drink. However, there are many organizations on campus that offer alternatives to drinking.
I waited on the curb, watching as the bright, yellow bus roared closer. It slowed to a stop, and with my co-editor Alexandra Fioravanti a step behind, I left the snowy sidewalk and climbed aboard.
"It will never happen to me." It's the common misconception teens and young adults everywhere feel. We think we're invincible. Even though we see tragedy strike hundreds of kids every day, we still convince ourselves that it will never happen to us. But it does happen. And it happened to Bonaventure freshmen Karen Kwiatkowski and Molly Hurley.
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