Skip to Main Content
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

Emily Paine / Bucknell University
Student Commencement Speaker and Outstanding Senior: Gabby Diaz
Aaron Chin, Arts and Culture Co-Editor • May 16, 2025

This year, the senior class elected Gabby Diaz ’25 for The Bucknellian’s Outstanding Senior award. From all of her hard work and accomplishments on campus, it is clear...

James T. Giffen / Bucknell University
2025 Commencement Soloist: Juliana Capizzi
Brooke Thames, Bucknell Marketing and Communications • May 16, 2025

Kicking off Commencement will be a rendition of the national anthem by Juliana Capizzi ’25, a biomedical engineering major from Chevy Chase, Md. Capizzi began opera vocal...

Photo Courtesy of Harry Crowder
2025 Commencement Speaker: Jessica Livingston ’93
Sarah Downey, Contributing Writer • May 16, 2025

Great ideas can change the world— but only if they have the support to take off. Without early investment, companies like DoorDash, Airbnb and Dropbox might never have grown...

Emily Paine / Bucknell University
Doris Fischer Malesardi to receive honorary doctor of humane letters
Staff Reports May 16, 2025

Bucknell will honor Doris Fischer Malesardi S’45 with an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during the Commencement ceremony in recognition of her extraordinary commitment...

Emily Paine / Bucknell University
Class of 2025 tribute paves the way for future Bucknellians
Sarah Downey, Contributing Writer • May 16, 2025

The Christy Mathewson Gates greet all visitors to Bucknell’s campus— a welcome that holds special meaning for Bucknell students. Each year, new students walk through the...

Kelsey Werkheiser, Editor-in-Chief / The Bucknellian
Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion: Emily Rivera
Dora Kreitzer, Print Managing Editor • May 16, 2025

Emily Rivera, on behalf of the work she has done on the experience of Bucknell’s community college transfer students, is this year’s winner of The Bucknellian Award for...

View All
Broke, brown and burnt-out
Malika Ali, Opinions Editor • May 1, 2025

Even though I’ve written plenty of opinion articles critiquing Bucknell, I’ve actually always been genuinely thankful to go here. As a high school student from a first-generation,...

The tea on tarrifs
Morgan Levy, Senior Writer • May 1, 2025

President Trump is on the hunt to restore the United States’ manufacturing prowess in global trade. To increase our country’s competitive edge, sovereignty and economic...

Expanding the circle: Why Bucknell must rethink the bubble
Shaheryar Asghar, Assistant Opinions Editor • May 1, 2025

Bucknell University has long prided itself on offering a rigorous, intimate education rooted in the liberal arts tradition. Nestled in the quiet rural hills of Lewisburg,...

On desensitization to media
Meghan Rentner, Staff Writer • May 1, 2025

In 2020, George Floyd’s murder caught the world’s attention. Captured on video and spread like wildfire across the internet, the story gripped the world’s attention,...

View All
Senior Reflection: Aaron Chin
Aaron Chin, Arts and Culture Co-Editor • May 16, 2025

Last weekend, I saw my favorite band, Japanese Breakfast, live for the first time. Anyone who has read my articles knows how much I love them; I wrote two articles about them....

Senior Reflection: Kayla Howie
Kayla Howie, Senior Writer • May 16, 2025

When I came to Bucknell for New Student Orientation in the pouring rain four years ago, I never could’ve anticipated all of the growth that would happen, both for the University...

Senior Reflection: Ninah Jackson
Ninah Jackson May 16, 2025

“Universities,” Robin D.G. Kelley writes in “Black Study, Black Struggle,” “will never be engines of social transformation. Such a task is the work of political...

Senior Reflection: Anna Lajos
Anna Lajos May 16, 2025

Looking back at my four years at Bucknell University, I am eternally grateful for the opportunities this institution has given me, the people I have met along the way and...

View All
Kelsey Werkheiser, Editor-in-Chief / The Bucknellian
Excellence in Athletics: Jack Roberto
Courtney Keller, Assistant Sports Co-Editor • May 16, 2025

Jack Roberto, midfielder and captain for Bison Men’s Soccer has been awarded The Bucknellian’s Excellence in Athletics Award for 2025.  Roberto is a finance major...

An Interview with Saquon Barkley
An Interview with Saquon Barkley
Charlotte Dursee, Maddie Fowler, and Courtney Keller May 1, 2025

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley sat down with Dean Moe McGuinness for a moderated discussion on Wednesday, April 30 in Sojka Pavilion. After three years of playing football...

Lianne Garrahan / The Bucknellian
Women’s Tennis finishes season at Patriot League Quarterfinals
Courtney Keller, Assistant Sports Co-Editor • May 1, 2025

The Bison Women’s Tennis team’s season came to a close at the Patriot League Quarterfinals, in which they fell in a close match to fourth-seeded Lehigh 4-3.  The Orange...

Lianne Garrahan / The Bucknellian
Baseball takes series against Army, celebrates Senior Day
Courtney Keller, Assistant Sports Co-Editor • May 1, 2025

Bison Baseball took on Army at home, taking the series 2-1. The Bison fell in the first game but claimed an 8-3 victory on Senior Day and a 10-6 victory to finish the series.  In...

View All
Kelsey Werkheiser, Editor-in-Chief / The Bucknellian
Excellence in the Arts: Naomi Malone
Kelsey Werkheiser, Editor-in-Chief • May 16, 2025

Naomi Malone is the Class of 2025's recipient of The Bucknellian’s Excellence in the Arts award. Though majoring in biomedical engineering, this hasn’t stopped Malone...

Cara Christensen / The Bucknellian
Weird punctuation marks that should make a comeback
Aaron Chin, Arts & Culture Co-Editor • May 1, 2025

I’m done with this. The standard punctuation marks that have been enforced upon me by societal groupthink have made me nothing but irate. There have been so many times when...

A Chinese-American perspective: “How do we build a bridge to our culture?”
Aaron Chin and Esther Zhao May 1, 2025

“Am I even Korean anymore if there’s no one left in my life to call and ask which brand of seaweed we used to buy?”  This is a question that musician and author,...

Lo hice todo: ¿cómo empezar a decir adiós?
Daniel López Contrera, Contributing Writer • May 1, 2025

Lo hice todo: ¿cómo empezar a decir adiós?  En agosto 2023 llegué por primera vez a Estados Unidos. Desde ese momento he trabajado como International Spanish TA en...

View All