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The Bucknellian

The weekly student newspaper of Bucknell University

The Bucknellian

The weekly student newspaper of Bucknell University

The Bucknellian

Multilingual program to be offered at Class of 2025 and future Commencements
Dora Kreitzer, Print Managing Editor • April 17, 2025

As a result of efforts from Bucknell Student Government (BSG), the commencement program for the Class of 2025 will be translated from English into six other languages. BSG...

Supper Club launched by Bucknell Dining
Supper Club launched by Bucknell Dining
Lindsay Beier, News Editor • April 17, 2025

On Monday, April 14, Bucknell Dining Services held their inaugural “Supper Club” event, hosting 38 guests for an “upscaled” dinner in Walls Lounge. The event was themed...

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Forbes names Bucknell a top midsized employer in Pennsylvania
Staff Reports April 17, 2025

Bucknell has been ranked seventh among midsized employers (companies with 1,000 to 5,000 employees) in Pennsylvania and first among colleges and universities in the state....

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Breaking the Bubble (04/18/25)
Anna Nykanen, Staff Writer • April 17, 2025

DOMESTIC An arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg, Pa., this past Saturday night. 38-year-old Cody Balmer has now been arrested as the suspected...

Bucknell Management 101 students give a helping hand to Northumberland County
Gavin Walsh, Contributing Writer • April 15, 2025

Bucknell’s Management 101 students are joining forces with the Getting Ahead Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 2017 by Rose Williams, to make a meaningful...

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Lewisburg participates in nationwide “Hands Off!” assembly
Lindsay Beier, News Editor • April 11, 2025

Last week on Saturday, April 5, nationwide protests were held under the banner of “Hands Off!,” a nonviolent coalition organizing against the actions of the current Trump...

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Harvard is just the first stop on Trump’s war on higher ed
Malika Ali, Opinions Editor • April 17, 2025

In one of my classes the other day, someone asked if Trump’s crackdown on DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs was connected to stopping antisemitism. I was caught...

Connected but not really: Bucknell Wi-Fi deserves better
Shaheryar Asghar, Assistant Opinions Editor • April 17, 2025

There’s a special kind of pain in watching your Google Doc say “Trying to reconnect…” just as you’re typing the final sentence of an essay due in five minutes. At...

The return of political apathy
Meghan Renter, Staff Writer • April 17, 2025

Every election season, it is difficult to walk through a college campus without being harassed about voter registration. As a voter registration tabler myself, I do sincerely...

When everyone’s not okay but no one says it
Shaheryar Asghar, Assistant Opinions Editor • April 17, 2025

You know the semester is nearing its end not by the calendar but by the change in people. Conversations become shorter. Eye contact fades. Everyone seems distant, physically...

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Bucknell’s Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Advocacy Office enters a new chapter
Hayley Leopold, Special Features Editor • April 17, 2025

Bucknell’s Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Advocacy Office is in the midst of a powerful transformation. Under new leadership and with renewed energy, the office is...

Theatre Department takes on Shakespeare for Spring Mainstage performance
Kelsey Werkheiser, Editor-in-Chief • April 17, 2025

This past weekend from Friday, April 11 to Monday, April 14, the Department of Theatre & Dance put on their production of Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night, or What...

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Innovation, impact and inspiration shine at 2025 BizPitch Competition
Hayley Leopold, Special Features Editor • April 11, 2025

Bucknell’s annual BizPitch competition, hosted by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), returned to the Elaine Langone Center’s Terrace Room on Monday, April...

Students' perspective: Geography 2050 Annual Symposium
Students’ perspective: Geography 2050 Annual Symposium
Mirra Manolov and Cole Vandevanter April 11, 2025

This past November, we were given the opportunity to attend the annual symposium “Geography 2050” that is held in New York City at Columbia University. This symposium...

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Softball's Sunday comeback against Lafayette
Softball’s Sunday comeback against Lafayette
Charlotte Dursee, Sports Editor • April 17, 2025

Bison Softball faced Lafayette in a three-game series last weekend. Although Saturday did not end in their favor, the Orange and Blue turned around to dominate the Leopards...

Women’s Lacrosse wins 11-9 against American
Women’s Lacrosse wins 11-9 against American
Christiane Bonhage, Contributing Writer • April 17, 2025

This past Friday, April 11, Bison Women's Lacrosse secured an 11-9 victory at home against American. This brings their record to 6-7 overall and 2-4 in the Patriot League. Taylor...

Men’s Tennis finish regular season 16-6
Men’s Tennis finish regular season 16-6
Maddie Fowler, Assistant Sports Co-Editor • April 17, 2025

Orange and Blue Men's Tennis put a strong end to their regular season as they defeated Lehigh and Holy Cross 4-0 each on Saturday in Bethlehem, Pa. These recent wins pushed...

Track and Field finds ten all-time marks at Bison Outdoor Classic
Sean Brennan, Senior Writer • April 17, 2025

Track and Field competed at home in the Bison Outdoor Classic over the weekend, picking up 10 all-time marks for the record books in the process and setting one facility record....

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One day of "Psychodelphia"
One day of “Psychodelphia”
Lindsay Beier, News Editor • April 17, 2025

Words cannot sufficiently communicate how meaningful the show “Psych” (2006-2014, plus three movies… or even four, prayer hands emoji) is to me and my family. It’s...

A review of “Mickey 17”: The cost of being disposable
Tosin Adebayo, Arts & Culture Co-Editor • April 17, 2025

How do you explain a movie like “Mickey 17” in a couple of simple words? I don’t think you can. It’s weird, disorienting and oddly profound. What starts off as a confusing...

The beauty of bouldering
Aaron Chin, Arts & Culture Co-Editor • April 17, 2025

I never thought that I would get into rock climbing, but here we are. I’ve been climbing since February 2024 and although I can’t say that I’m a climbing expert, I can...

Shows that were canceled too soon
Abby Katz, Arts & Culture Assistant Editor • April 17, 2025

Just last week, one of my favorite TV shows, “9-1-1”, which I have previously written about, was renewed for its ninth season. Despite my happiness about its continuation,...

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