Despite the rules at Bucks, students continue to smoke all over the campus
by ROSALIE NAPOLI in Campus News
The smoking policy at
Bucks, which permits students
to only smoke in designated
parking lots, is not always
well enforced.
On Oct. 1, 2008 a rule was
enacted that "All College
buildings and property are
smoke-free unless specifically
designated as areas where
smoking is allowed," according
to the Bucks website.
by Stephany Priest in Campus News
BCCC's Lower Bucks Campus and Silver Lake Nature Center will team up on March 28 to pull debris ranging from car tires and shopping carts to bed frames and bicycles from Cassalia Pond.
This will be the sixth clean up of the pond behind the campus' parking lot, conducted each semester.
by Nicole Cannon in Campus News
A program to honor BCCC students who served in the military is scheduled for Tuesday April 6, at the Lower Bucks campus.
The program, from 11:30 to 1 p.m., will "raise the consciousness level of the students," says William Pezza, history professor.
There will be seven student veterans on a panel speaking to the audience.
by ANDREW FISHER in Campus News
A spate of iPhone thefts have
been reported recently at
Bucks' Newtown campus, and
at Arcadia, Ursinus, and
Haverford colleges.
The theft of an iPhone, or
any other item for that matter,
is a crime that can get any student
into an expulsion hearing
or worse, depending on the
stolen item's value, and it's
almost a guarantee that the
police will get involved.
by MATT KINSEY in Campus News
The image of Toyota as a
manufacturer of high-quality
automobiles is in tatters.
Widespread publicity over
safety problems has caused it
to recall over 6 million vehicles
in the United States.
The heart of the recall is a
problem with runaway acceleration
occurring on a number of
different Toyota models, which
has been linked to a number of
accidents and fatalities.
Actress Kaiulani Lee will speak about her portrayal of the famous environmental pioneer Rachel Carson
by ALEJANDRA LEWANDOWSKI in Campus News
On Thursday, March 25 at
7 p.m. in the Gateway
Auditorium, renowned
actress Kaiulani Lee will
speak about her experience
writing and starring in the
film, "A Sense of Wonder:
An Evening with Rachel
Carson."
Carson founded the modern
environmental movement
with the publication
of her book, "Silent
Spring," in 1962.
by ROSALIE NAPOLI in Campus News
Bucks is holding its Mashup
Contest. This is the second
year that the contest will be
held and the college hopes to
have at least 20 contestants.
Jacqueline Fritz, co-chairman
of the TLTR Video
Mashup Contest action team
and news media librarian, said,
"This would triple the submission
numbers from last year,
and I love a good competition!"
The mashup contest recognizes
the top three winners
with cash prizes.
by LUTHER ANDERSON in Campus News
Snow covered the roads, grocery
store shelves were decimated
and classes were canceled.
Little kids ran around in
brightly colored jackets building
snowmen, sledding and
laughing. These kids weren't
alone in their excitement about
the snow. People of all ages
around campus were happy to
have their hectic life put on
pause for a few days.
A Bucks student is being held on $1 million bail after a shooting that took place at a house party
by DANIEL CARVALHO in Campus News
A Bucks student is being
held on $1 million bail for his
alleged involvement in a recent
shooting at a Bensalem house
party, according to the
Intelligencer.
James A. Harris, 18, of
Levittown, faces charges of
criminal conspiracy, assault
with a deadly weapon, aggravated
assault, disorderly conduct,
and possession of an
instrument of crime, for his
alleged role in the shooting
that seriously injured 23-yearold
Anshul Rastogi.
by RONALD PALMIERI in Campus News
"There are two kinds of
artists," says Professor
Mark Sfirri of the woodworking
department,
"There are those who are
linear. They make a piece
of art, and the next one
isn't the same but it's very
similar but you can tell the
artist it came from if you
know the work.
by MATT FLOWERS in Campus News
Corey Kastle crawls to the
outside and steals away a chair
from the one-legged man in the
front row. "Give me that you
bum!" Kastle screams, pushing
the bystander down. He
climbs back on to the apron
(the curtain that hand down
from the sides of the ring to the
floor), and slithers back in the
ring like the snake that he is.
Speaker Byron Motley visited campus to showcase the history of baseball's most overlooked era.
by JIM O'NEILL in Campus News
After speaker Byron Motley
walked around the Fireside
Lounge making small talk
before his speech on the
Negro Leagues, he introduced
himself to the small crowd. As
he walked down the aisle to
begin his presentation, he
made it clear to the audience
who he thought to be the original
"Jumpman.
