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Baby gator found a year ago in Pa. sewage treatment plant doing ‘fantastic’
ALLENWOOD —“ Fantastic” is the way a senior keeper at Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland describes the condition of the baby alligator found in a Lehigh County sewage treatment plant a year ago Sunday. Thanos, as it has been named, is spunky and eating well, said keeper Tiffany...
Bucknell students teach poetry workshops in Lewisburg schools
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 poetry workshops. The program, led by Jessica Nirvana Ram, the Publicity and Outreach Manager for the Stadler Center and Associate Editor for the “West Branch” literary magazine, as well as Professor Joe Scapellato, intends to show that poetry is accessible to everyone of all ages, and that poetry is something that anyone can do if they want to. The program also allowed Bucknell students to get first hand experience teaching poetry to the younger students. Bucknell students included Ryleigh Roberts ’24, Rebecca Heintzelman ’24 , Lyndon Beier ’27, Lillian Dwyer ’26, Camoni Mullins-Warren ’25, Kailey Schaubhut ’25, Joselyn Busato ’24, Grace O’Meara ’24, Kaelyn Jasina ’26, Anna Wayland ’26, Georgie Roache ’25 and Julia Schaer ’26.
Pike Drive-in Theatre opens this weekend
Montgomery, Pa. — Warm weather means the return of movies at the local drive-in theaters. The first drive-in to open this spring will be the Pike Drive-in Theatre on Route 15 in Montgomery. The Pike's first day for the 2024 season is Friday. Now in its 71st year, the drive-in theater has two functional screens that they will use once again to show movies beginning at dusk. This weekend's double feature includes Kung Fu Panda 4 and Ghostbusters Frozen Empire on Screen 1. On Screen...
Cinema making a comeback in Lycoming County
LYCOMING COUNTY, Pa. — A movie theater is making a comeback at the Lycoming Mall near Williamsport. The Regal Cinemas at the mall near Williamsport closed last year. Shortly after, the building was sold. The owners say a new theater will soon take its place. It will be called...
Fueling through finals with more than caffeine
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 coffee. In Bertrand Library students multiply each day like bacteria, where the silence of the old stale air is only broken by the frantic flipping of pages. And at desks across campus – from dorm rooms to hidden study spots – Bucknellians are like soldiers in a bunker, strategizing how to overcome the imminent battle: finals week. And while it is vital to focus on exams and work, it is equally as important to be mindful of your mental health to finish out the school year strong.
Student presents climate storybooks at Lewisburg Children’s Museum
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 of the other things, like arts,” she says, “I thought that’s just not for me.” Kwiatkowski signed up for the Society and Technology residential college specifically because of her connection to science.
Squeeze In with Jon Meyer | On The Pennsylvania Road
SUNBURY, Pa. — A restaurant in Northumberland County is holding a 79th-anniversary celebration next week. The place is tiny, but its community impact is big. Jon Meyer had to "squeeze in" for this week's stop On The Pennsylvania Road.
Bucknell Intercollegiate Film Festival to feature the state’s top student films
The Bucknell Intercollegiate Film Festival (BIFF) will showcase the best and brightest young collegiate filmmakers in Pennsylvania by presenting premieres of their short films (each no longer than 15 minutes) on Sunday, April 28, at 7 p.m., in the Campus Theatre, 413 Market St, Lewisburg. The event is free and open to the public.
“Why?”: A reflection on Inside Out
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 came from Bucknell (“outside students”) and 8 of the students were incarcerated in the local prison (“inside students”). We met one afternoon each week within the prison for a series of discussions, writing exercises and sharing sessions on the subject of reading and writing poetry. Together, we established a foundation of trust and connection that allowed us to learn from each other.
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