Bucks groundskeeping staff
solved a Canadian geese problem
by getting a campus dog.
Her name is Gerty, and the 3-
year-old dog helps keep campus
walkways clear of goose poop by
chasing the geese away.
"Gerty comes everyday. She
also kind of works for the college.
The members of the Habitat for
Humanity club were recently allowed
to sign their names to
the new building being constructed
as an expansion to the Upper Bucks campus.
Club President Janine Jasinski led
the members through the
construction site, so that the
nine members could all leave their legacy on the Upper Bucks campus.
The fine woodworking program
celebrated its 30th
anniversary this year.
As part of the celebration
Hicks Art Gallery is now
showing notable pieces from
three decades of Bucks
woodworking alumni in the
exhibit, "FW@XXX".
The program is not the only
thing being celebrated.
The end of the semester is usually
punctuated by students stressing
out over exams, final papers,
and the hustle of getting everything
done before the last possible
date. Why not take some time to
reflect on the past few months,
and get ready for the holidays with
some great events happening both
on the Bucks campus and all over
Bucks County?
All this week, the Student Concert
Series will be offering both
vocal and instrumental concerts in
the Presser Music Room on campus
at 7:3o p.
Recent construction at the Newtown
campus has made huge
strides toward making the entire
school more handicap accessible.
Various ramps and closer handicapped
parking areas have been
added, and the often 'out-of-order'
elevator has been fixed. This is a
huge step in making this campus
equally accessible to each and
every student.
ppreciates the new study area.
He's been using the Stars and
Stripes lounge since its inception.
Bradley Longowsky, 29, is an
Environmental Science major
who was formerly a machinery
technician in the U.S. Coast
Guard. He has served in places all
over the country, including
Hawaii.
With little time to go out and
shop for the perfect gift students
at Bucks are preparing to buy
presents online.
KellyAdams, 19, an elementary
education major, works several
jobs to save up for the holidays.
"I work so many hours between
jobs that I rarely have time to go
out and look around for deals.
American tenor John Smitherman
sang a variety of tunes at
Bucks on Nov. 14. The audience,
which filled the theatre to 60 percent
of its capacity, was made up
mostly of older adults, the target
audience for Smitherman's repertoire
of opera arias, big band favorites,
and show tunes.
"The Blind Side" is a newly released
movie based on the true
story of Baltimore Ravens rookie
offensive lineman Michael Oher.
Like most sport movies, "The
Blind Side" has the generic
themes of failure, constant practice,
and eventual triumph. Director
John Lee Hancock does a
tremendous job of combining
strong family values and beliefs
into the movie's overall feeling,
which really created more of family-
drama type of movie that just
so happened to center around an
adopted football star.
Campus employees and students
who have had between 10
and 50 years to reflect on their 20s
told the Centurion what they wish
they would've known when they
were younger.
"My dad used to tell me, stay
single, you'll have lots of money.
I didn't listen," said Jim Nasta,
who works in the bookstore.
Black Friday is easily the craziest
and most stressful shopping
day of the year. But yet millions
of people still make it a priority to
wake up at 3 a.m. and go out
knowing what they're in for.
According to wisegeek.com, the
word "black" in Black Friday
refers to the term "in the black,"
meaning making a profit.
On Christmas day, in the midst
of buying gifts for their friends
and families, when many say XMas
instead of Christmas, when
many appear to avoid saying
"Merry Christmas" and instead
say Happy Holidays, my personal
view of Christmas is that it is a
time to give thanks to God.
I was reading a book called "The
Portable Romantic," by Gregory J.P.
Godek, which is a pocket guide to loving
relationships, and there was one
phrase that stood out to me.
"Let's be honest: Love is not all that
you need. However…. When you do
have love in your life, it makes up for
many things you may lack.
A question some people ask themselves
is whether marriage and dating are different.
"It's the same. We love each other, and
nothing changes besides wearing rings,"
said Ines Martin, a 25-year-old Bucks
nanofabrication technology major.
Martin, who is from Germany, married
31-year old Joe Marin III on Sept.
The men's basketball team
lost 82-62 to the toughest
team on their schedule,
Ocean County, last Thursday.
The team has started the season
winless, but the outlook
is far more positive for the
remainder of the season.
After starting off the season
with losses to St.
The moment that all of Philadelphia
has been waiting for is finally
upon us as one of this city's favorite
athletes, Allen Iverson, has
signed to play for the 76ers for a
second time.
Although most people seem to
be excited for his return, which is
apparent by the spike in ticket
sales over the last few days, many
are skeptical on how well the 34-
year-old will play.
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