The weekly student newspaper of Bucknell University

The Bucknellian

The weekly student newspaper of Bucknell University

The Bucknellian

The weekly student newspaper of Bucknell University

The Bucknellian

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Student presents climate storybooks at Lewisburg Children’s Museum
Sarah Downey, Contributing Writer • April 26, 2024

When Jenna Kwiatkowski ’27, a biochemistry student, decided to enroll at Bucknell, she was excited about the opportunities in the sciences. “I wasn’t thinking of any...

Bucknell Intercollegiate Film Festival to feature the state’s top student films
Lyndon Beier, Assistant News Editor • April 26, 2024

The Bucknell Intercollegiate Film Festival (BIFF) will showcase the best and brightest young collegiate filmmakers in Pennsylvania by presenting premieres of their short films...

Bucknell students teach poetry workshops in Lewisburg schools
Aaron Chin, Arts and Culture Co-Editor • April 26, 2024

For April's National Poetry Month, Bucknell students and faculty have taken to every classroom K-12 in every school in the Lewisburg Area School District to teach generative...

Bucknell study identifies initial rewarding effects of alcohol on abuse risk
Michael Taromina, News Editor • April 26, 2024

About 20% of all people who consume alcohol develop an unhealthy use, accounting for over 5% of worldwide deaths. Professor Judy Grisel, Psychology and Neuroscience, was among...

Pennsylvania holds primary elections
Lyndon Beier, Assistant News Editor • April 26, 2024

This past Tuesday, April 23rd, voters across Pennsylvania voted in the primaries for this year’s election cycle. With the fraught political landscapes being traversed by...

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Michael C. Pascucci Team Center opens
Lyndon Beier, Assistant News Editor • April 26, 2024

The final phase and keystone of the Pascucci Family Athletics Complex is now complete. The Michael C. Pascucci ’58 Team Center, which officially opened its doors April 15,...

KLARC representatives speak to BSG as members celebrate last Congress session
Michael Taromina, News Editor • April 26, 2024

KLARC representatives, Tim Pavlechko, Deputy Director of Athletics and Karen Landis, Associate Athletics Director, Business & Team Services, were guest speakers...

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Breaking the Bubble (04/26/2024)
Michael Taromina, News Editor • April 26, 2024

Domestic On Wednesday, the Supreme Court assessed whether elements of Idaho's nearly complete abortion ban clash with a federal law guaranteeing specific standards for...

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Letter to the Editor: Provide more resources for IPVA and Title IX
Letter to the Editor: Provide more resources for IPVA and Title IX
Ericka Anghel, Ginger Baxter, and Helena Strauss April 26, 2024

Bucknell University is home to extreme rates of sexual assault. Exacerbated by the lack of institutional trust and subsequent underreporting of sexual violence, these rates...

When the customer becomes the employee: Understanding undergraduate unions
Bryce Merry, Contributing Writer • April 26, 2024

On April 4, 2024, Bucknell Residential Advisors (RAs), with 97% support, won a vote to unionize as a part of the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local...

Fueling through finals with more than caffeine
Luke Catalanello, Contributing Writer • April 26, 2024

Across campus, students are preparing for the second wave of finals this year. In 7th Street café, students charge up with caffeine, accompanied by the scent of freshly brewed...

Sienna Williams, Photography Co-Editor / The Bucknellian
What does Bucknell do well?
Malika Ali, Opinions Editor • April 26, 2024

We all applied, we all got in and as a community, we’ve shared many collective experiences, from enjoying chicken tender wraps from the Bison to filling up the library during...

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Hayley Leopold, Print Presentation Director
Advice from the Class of 2024
April 26, 2024

As the Class of 2024 concludes their final academic weeks and prepares for their upcoming commencement, they have reflected on their time at...

Kelsey Werkheiser, Print Managing Editor
Postcards from Bucknell students abroad
April 26, 2024

Name: Grace Woodhouse ’25 Location Abroad: Edinburgh, Scotland “My abroad experience has been everything I had imagined it would be...

Lauren Medeiros, Photography Co-Editor / The Bucknellian
Track and Field takes first at Bucknell Team Challenge
Lauren Medeiros, Senior Writer • April 26, 2024

On Saturday, April 20, Bucknell Track and Field hosted the Bucknell Team Challenge at the Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium. The men’s and women’s teams both finished...

Men’s Tennis ends regular season strong
Ingrid Houtkooper, Sports Co-Editor • April 26, 2024

Bucknell Men’s Tennis ended their regular season on a high note this weekend, defeating both Lehigh and Lafayette. Despite winning by a strong point margin (5-2) on Saturday,...

An outstanding weekend for Women’s Rowing at the George Mason Invitational
Lauren Medeiros, Senior Writer • April 26, 2024

On Sunday, April 21, Women’s Rowing traveled to Fairfax Station, VA to compete in the George Mason Invitational. The Bison had outstanding performances on race day, as the...

Lauren Medeiros, Photography Co-Editor / The Bucknellian
Baseball goes 1-2 in weekend series at Army
Hugh Straine, Sports Co-Editor • April 26, 2024

Bucknell Baseball took on Patriot League foe Army in a three-game series this past weekend on the road. Despite a tough series, the Bison dropped two out of three. Bucknell...

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"Why?": A reflection on Inside Out
Amira Faden, Contributing Writer • April 26, 2024

This past semester, I have had the honor of taking a poetry class through the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. The course took place in a local prison: 8 of the students...

Evelyn Pierce, Graphics Manager / The Bucknellian
Ka-CHOW! A reflection on one of the greatest movie trilogies of all time
Aaron Chin and Esther Zhao April 26, 2024

When you think of the greatest movie trilogies of all time, you may think of classic movies such as the “Star Wars” trilogy, the “Indiana Jones” trilogy, or the “Back...

A letter to F1 driver Zhou Guanyu: Drive on, Dreamer
Esther Zhao, Arts & Culture Co-Editor • April 26, 2024

As the Arts and Culture editors, Aaron and I have been wanting to incorporate a range of topics and styles of writing when it comes to the Arts and Culture section, including...

Taylor Swift’s "The Tortured Poets Department" and the artist’s shift toward embracing parasocialism
Kayla Howie, Staff Writer • April 26, 2024

“After this, when you hear those songs out in the world, I hope you’re gonna think about the memories that we made here tonight” - Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour Since...

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