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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2024 Commencement Student Speaker: Lea Tarzy
Kelsey Werkheiser, Print Managing Editor • May 10, 2024

With an alumni network 56,000 strong, it's not uncommon to run into a Bucknellian virtually anywhere. For Lea Tarzy ’24, a chance encounter with an alum made all the difference...

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Alexandra Slofkiss: 2024 Commencement Soloist
Hayley Leopold, Print Presentation Director • May 10, 2024

This year’s soloist for Bucknell University’s Class of 2024 Commencement Ceremony is Alexandra Slofkiss ’24, a biology major with an anthropology minor from Marlboro,...

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2024 Commencement Speaker: Nadia Sasso '11
Kelsey Werkheiser, Print Managing Editor • May 10, 2024

Nadia Sasso ’11— a creative producer and digital storyteller whose work has been recognized by former President Barack Obama and former network news anchor Katie Couric,...

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Outstanding Senior Award: Bernadette Maramis
Dora Kreitzer, Editor-in-Chief • May 10, 2024

Bucknell Student Government Executive President, Posse Scholar, Arts & Science Dean’s Student Advisory Committee member, Residential Advisor, Mauch Fellow for Lewisburg...

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Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion: Gloria Sporea
Malika Ali, Opinions Editor • May 10, 2024

Gloria Sporea ’24, a passionate advocate for international student rights and cultural activism, is this year’s recipient of The Bucknellian’s Excellence in Diversity...

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Excellence in Athletics Award: Meghan Quinn
Hugh Straine, Sports Co-Editor • May 10, 2024

Meghan Quinn ’24, a sprinter on the women’s track & field team from Lititz, PA majoring in Psychology, has been awarded The Bucknellian’s Excellence in Athletics...

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Excellence in the Arts Award: Joselyn Busato
Aaron Chin, Arts and Culture Co-Editor • May 10, 2024

Over the course of her Bucknell career, Joselyn Busato ’24 has made a name for herself in the Bucknell arts community. Entering Bucknell as a Creative Writing Arts Merit...

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Staff of the Year: Aprile Englehart
Dora Kreitzer, Editor-in-Chief • May 10, 2024

Aprile Englehart, Lead Cashier, is named the winner of this year’s Bucknellian Staff of the Year award.  “I am seriously incredibly grateful to be selected,” Englehart...

Lauren Medeiros, Photography Co-Editor / The Bucknellian
Faculty of the Year: William Meek
Michael Taromina, News Editor • May 10, 2024

Professor William Meek, Campbell Jr Rutledge & Eleanor Rutledge Chair in Management & Entrepreneurship and Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship in Management...

Senior Reflection: Reid Fournier
Reid Fournier May 10, 2024

I’m sure that many of my classmates would agree that our freshman year did not feel like the ‘real’ Bucknell. Despite the university’s best efforts, it was difficult...

Senior Reflection: Tiffany Jones
Tiffany Jones May 10, 2024

When I first arrived at Bucknell amidst the challenges of a global pandemic, my heart was set on pursuing a career in chemical engineering and leaving a meaningful legacy....

Senior Reflection: Spencer Howell
Spencer Howell, Senior Writer • May 10, 2024

When I started my Bucknell career in the Fall of 2020, I had no idea the changes I would come to face. By the end of my first year, I felt like I’d had it all figured out....

Senior Reflection: Juliana Rodrigues
Juliana Rodrigues, Special Features Editor • May 10, 2024

Often, when I share that my first year at Bucknell started in the fall of 2020 I am met with sympathetic responses and pity for the experiences I must’ve missed out on....

Senior Reflection: Endia Scales
Endia Scales May 10, 2024

For the Class of 2024, the start to our undergraduate career was not a typical one. COVID-19 changed what we all had imagined our freshman year of college to encompass. As...

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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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