Q&A with the new BSG Executive Board
Jess Kaplan, News Editor
December 5, 2019
Bucknell Student Government (BSG) recently elected the 2020 executive board. Wilder Brice ’22 will serve as the Executive President, Molly O’Neill ’22 will serve as the Vice President of Operations and Miranda Williams ’22 will serve as the Vice President of Administration. Before the BSG board officiall...
CAP Center Core initiative to replace ACE
Jess Kaplan, News Editor
December 5, 2019
The Office of Campus Activities & Programs (CAP Center) is inviting all University students to apply to be a founding member of the CAP Center Core, a program that furthers leadership development and community involvement through event planning. CAP Center Core will replace Activities & Campus...
Green New Deal Lewisburg to hold second climate strike of semester
Will Metzler, Contributing Writer
December 5, 2019
Students, faculty, staff and members of the Lewisburg community have planned to come together for the second climate strike of the semester as part of a coordinated Global Week of Climate Action. The first climate strike on campus garnered the attendance of approximately 600 individuals. Green New...
Empowerment Week: Raising awareness for mental health on campus
Sarah Haber, Senior Writer
December 5, 2019
The inaugural Empowerment Week was held on campus from Dec. 2-5 to raise awareness for mental health. Several events, including a concert at Bull Run Tap House, rock climbing at the Kenneth G. Langone Athletics & Recreation Center, as well as a kickboxing class, were focused on introducing differen...
New psychology research reveals the most effective pick up lines
Helen Lauterbach, Contributing Writer
December 5, 2019
New research published in the journal “Personality and Individual Differences” by University Professor of Psychology T. Joel Wade explores the effectiveness of pick-up lines by women and how that is influenced by women’s attractiveness. Sarah Coughlin and Maryanne L. Fisher, both from the Department...
The Econ-versation: Special Feature – Understanding the Federal Reserve
Silvia Buonocore, Senior Writer
December 5, 2019
Depending on the state of the economy, the Federal Reserve (Fed), the central bank of the United States, indirectly influences the target interest rate it establishes through increasing or decreasing the money supply. The Fed’s primary goal is usually to preserve a stable macroeconomic environment. To d...
Breaking the bubble
Jess Kaplan, News Editor
December 5, 2019
Domestic: Google’s co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have stepped down from their respective positions as CEO and president of Google’s parent company, Alphabet. Page and Brin have said that the structural change is intended to “simplify our management structure.” Google CEO Sundar...
Heather Mac Donald delivers lecture on ‘The Diversity Delusion’
Sarah Baldwin, Print Managing Editor
November 22, 2019
On Thursday, Nov. 14, conservative political commentator Heather Mac Donald spoke at the University’s Bucknell Hall at the invitation of the Bucknell Program for American Leadership (BPALC). The organization sponsored Mac Donald’s visit as part of their series, “Campus Policies and the Liberal...
Speak UP organizes panel event as an alternative option to Mac Donald lecture
Helen Lauterbach, Contributing Writer
November 22, 2019
On Nov. 14 from 7-8 p.m. Speak UP held the event “Scholars Speak Up: Discussing Social/Cultural Topics, Myths, and Misconceptions of Today” at Larison Dining Hall. Six panelists presented on “cultural myths and misconceptions surrounding social and cultural issues of today,” such as rape culture,...
Students rally against Heather Mac Donald
Jess Kaplan, News Editor
November 22, 2019
On Nov. 14, more than 45 University students protested against Heather Mac Donald, a conservative political commentator who spoke against institutional efforts to promote diversity and inclusion. A picket line protest was staged by the Bucknell University Democratic Socialists of America, a new club...
University announces Commencement Speaker for Class of 2020
Sam Rosenblatt, Editor-in-Chief
November 22, 2019
On Wednesday, Nov. 20, students learned that Carolyn Speer Miles ’83, P ’14, will give the keynote address at the Class of 2020’s Commencement ceremony. Miles currently serves as the president and chief executive officer of Save the Children, a nonprofit that works to improve children’s lives a...
BDC performs 2019 Fall Showcase
Ellie Lowe, Contributing Writer
November 22, 2019
On Nov. 15 and 16, The Bucknell Dance Company (BDC) put on their annual fall showcase at the Harvey M. Powers Theatre. The showcase consisted of 20 different performances that featured a variety of theatre and dance classes as well as the Bisonettes Dance Team, the Irish Dance Club and the Bison Girls...
Bucknell Student Government (BSG) recently elected the 2020 executive board. Wilder Brice ’22 will serve as the Executive President, Molly O’Neill ’22 will serve as...
The Bison men’s water polo team topped the undefeated Harvard Crimson by a score of 13-12 in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Nov. 30 in Cambridge, Mass. This...
This past Tuesday produced shockwaves through the Democratic community as California Senator Kamala Harris, once seen as the DNC’s star candidate for U.S. President, suspended...
December 5, 2019
December 5, 2019
Heather Mac Donald delivers lecture on ‘The Diversity Delusion’
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