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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.
Men’s Lacrosse falls to Army in final home game
It was a high-scoring game in Lewisburg for Men’s Lacrosse as they took on Army, but despite eleven goals from the Bison, they ended the game losing 19-11. Army scored the first four goals of the contest and Bucknell had a difficult time coming back from there. The Bison tacked on a few goals, but Army’s high-powered offense made it tough for the Orange and Blue to recover, as the deficit favored Army 14-4 late in the second quarter.
What does Bucknell do well?
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 finals week to trekking up the mini-mountains scattered across Bucknell’s hilly campus. Often in conversations, it seems we tend to jokingly or seriously criticize Bucknell. I mean, it’s common for students to critique their school. College can be overwhelming and Bucknell feels like its own isolated world, so things can easily frustrate you. I think many of us, myself included, sometimes lose sight of the positives. We downplay Bucknell, but what if we focused more on its strengths? For this last edition of this academic year’s Bucknellian, I thought we could end on a high note, so I asked around!
When the customer becomes the employee: Understanding undergraduate unions
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 153. This marked the culmination of a yearlong effort following nearly a decade of broken promises regarding increases in pay and benefits. However, it is just another undergraduate union amidst the rising tide of undergraduate RA unions, representing a direct outcome of a larger issue.
Advice from the Class of 2024
As the Class of 2024 concludes their final academic weeks and prepares for their upcoming commencement, they have reflected on their time at Bucknell. Seniors have shared advice they find significant, keeping in mind the future and current students in grades below. “I would recommend to all first-years to pick...
Track and Field takes first at Bucknell Team Challenge
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 first of ten teams. This weekend was particularly special for Bucknell as it was Senior Day. On the men’s side, the Bison...
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.
Baseball goes 1-2 in weekend series at Army
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 wasted no time getting hot with the bat in game one, as Billy Kender ’25 knocked one over the fence for a home run on the opening pitch of the weekend. That wasn’t it for the hit fest in the first, though, as Jacob Corson ’24 ripped a homer two batters later to give the Bison a 2-0 after the first.
Two charged after care-dependent adult nearly suffers from hypothermia
Sunbury, Pa. — Two people in Sunbury face endangerment charges after a man in their care froze in 33 degree weather wearing shorts and no shoes. Olivia Jade Antonsanti, 27, and Rashan Eddie Massey, 31, were charged after police picked up the care-dependent man on March 19. Officer Trey Kurtz of Sunbury Police Department said he was dispatched shortly before 8 a.m. that morning to a call for a man...
Police: Man charged for inappropriately touching child
Sunbury, Pa. — A 39-year-old man is accused of allegedly touching a young girl inappropriately on several occasions. A ChildLine tip from CYS led police to investigate Nicholas Aaron Schindler, of Lewisburg, for the first alleged incident that occurred around Jan. 1, 2020 at a Sunbury home. The child, who is currently 15, was interviewed on Feb. 9 at the Geisinger Child Advocacy Center in Sunbury. During the interview, the...
Athlete of the Week: Justley Sharp ‘27
Justley Sharp ’27, a thrower on the track and field team, has been awarded Bison of the Week after breaking not one but two school records at the Bucknell Team Challenge this past weekend at home. Sharp, a discus thrower and shot putter, has been on the top ten...
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.
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