Students say schoolwork increases stress levels

     ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (Feb. 25) – An alarm clock rings in Máire Reynolds’ dorm room. She rolls out of bed and shuffles to her desk. Her first task—set up her daily schedule.
     “I strictly manage my time,” said Reynolds, a sophomore management major with a 3.7 grade point average. “I make a checklist to see what I need to do and check things off when tasks are finished.”

Happy Spring!

     Happy Spring! It actually turned out to be a gorgeous day! I woke up to the sun shining through my window, birds chirping and not a sign of snow anywhere.What a good way to start!
     So here's to a new season! A new beginning in every sense of the word! A new beginning for me, for my friends, for nature, for everything.

My heart is in...



Alaska. Denali National Park to be exact.

     I'm sitting here in my warm, well-lit dorm room, looking outside to see the flurries of snow whipping around so fast you can't tell if it's really snowing or if the wind is just moving the snow all over the place. As nice as it is inside compared to outside at the moment, I'd rather be somewhere else. Does that ever happen to you? You think of a memory, or read something, or hear something or see something that reminds you of somewhere else? That's me tonight. I'm here, in St. Bonaventure, N.Y., but my heart is in Alaska.

Students, professors differ in amount of technology usage

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (Jan. 31) – Ryan McDonald sits in Café La Verna, a coffeehouse on St. Bonaventure University’s campus, typing a text message. Thumbs a blur, they suddenly stop. Message sent.

     “Funny, isn’t it?” said McDonald, a junior management major. “I’m about to be interviewed about technology and I can’t put my phone down for two seconds!”

The Truth about Valentine's Day...and other holidays

     For some, it's Valentine's Day. For others, including your fearless leader (me), it's Single Awareness Day. As much as I don't want to have a bash session on everyone who is happily in a relationship on this day, it seems so easy to do so. I'm going to try not to though, I promise.

Screamin' Green

     I colored last night. Real coloring. In a real coloring book...The Princess and the Frog coloring book to be exact. As childish as it might seem, I really enjoyed it! It was not only relaxing, but it was fun to just sit down at my desk and use it for something other than schoolwork. I forgot how much fun being a kid was.

Lack of Inspiration

     Do you remember when you were a kid and Saturday morning was the best morning ever? You'd wake up early and park your little hiney in front of the TV to spend a pleasurable morning with a bowl of sugary cereal (minus the milk) and your favorite cartoon characters. Those were the days.