 Excerpts from Volume 138, Number 12; Dec. 1, 2006By Catherine Heverling
Editor-in-ChiefIn 1897, when the first issue of the University’s student newspaper rolled off the presses, it looked a lot different from what you hold in your hands today. The newspaper was originally called The Orange and Blue until it was renamed The Bucknellian in 1915. It began as a weekly broadsheet, as it is today, but the paper spent some time in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s as a tabloid and was printed twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays. In its 110-year history, The Bucknellian reported the effects of local and national events on the University. In 1936 The Bucknellian published a special issue covering the flood that inundated the area in March of that year. Lewisburg and the campus community saw history repeat itself again and again, during Hurricane Agnes in 1972, the flood of 1996 and when Hurricane Ivan rained on campus in 2004. (read full article)
- News
University to promote good sportsmanship; The Bucknellian celebrates 110 years; ThEngineering department to host fair; Biomedical Engineering students present research
- Sports
‘Whose house? Hope’s house!’; Bison complete turnaround season; Bison runners compete with nation’s best
- Opinions
New scheduling system shows misconception of priorities; The Bucknellian Editorial; Olympic medal winner an inspiring role model
- Diversions
New movie picks and pans; Facing mortality with cinematic grace; The moral of the story: reflections on NaNoWriMo; University student one of top 5 in model competition
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