Princeton professor denies global warming in speech at Bucks
A highly-controversial
Princeton professor visited
Bucks during Earth Week to
claim that global warming
doesn't exist and that CO2
(carbon dioxide) emissions in
the atmosphere shouldn't be
regulated but rather be tripled.
Physicist William Happer
came to Bucks at the invitation
of Richard Petrucco, an
adjunct instructor in the
Department of Math, Science
and Technology.…
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SGA results are in
The Student Government
Association's election has
come to a close, but not
everything about the election
is fully set in stone as some
positions still have yet to be
determined.
Some of the positions were
won by vote and some were
won by write-in, but some
open slots still need to be
filled with write-in votes.…
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A day in the life of a nurse
Janine Rundstrom did not
attend college for four years to
scoop poop out of a diaper, but
that is what she finds herself
doing on at a quarter to 5 p.m.
on a recent spring day. She is
standing in a room, not much
larger than a closet, that reeks
of human waste and is labeled
'soiled utility.…
Downsized Dreams
The end of the beginning of
the 21st century is a tough time
to be a college student or a
recent graduate entering the
work force.
The Bureau of Labor
Statistics puts nationwide
unemployment at 9.7 percent.
"The gap between declining
employment and rising unemployment
is greatest for college
graduates," said Princeton
economics professor Alan B.…
Which career choices are hot, and which are not?AMYLYNN BELLINGRATH
So, do YOU know what you
want to be when you grow up?
Many of today's students
have a dream of what they
wanted to do as adults, but
some are now realizing that
pursuing that dream isn't possible.
Would you stick with your
current major even if you knew
you would enter a field with
few jobs available?
Two career counselors were
interviewed to get the scoop on
which careers are on the
upswing, and what careers or
majors could be a losing
proposition for many students.…
Moving home
Theo Harkness put on his
graduation gown, listened to
the inspirational speaker and
walked toward the podium to
receive his degree at East
Stroudsburg's graduation ceremony
in May of 2009. Today,
at 24, with a bachelor's degree
in health, after an eight-hour
work day he walks into his
mom and dad's three-bedroom
house, up to his childhood bedroom,
where he still lives.…
Foster finance
Serving food and making
drinks at La Stalla, an Italian
restaurant in Newtown, was
not what Ian Foster envisioned
after receiving his bachelor's
degree in economics from the
renowned University of
Pennsylvania. However, Foster
is just one of many college
graduates who have not been
able to secure a job in their
field of study.…
Student by day, stripper by night
Her stage name is Exotica.
She is a nursing student by day
and exotic dancer by night. She
staggers out of bed at 8 a.m.
every morning for class, after
strutting her stuff until 3 a.m.,
closing time at the club where
she works. She has class until 4
p.…
Sitting down with Dr. Linksz
The office of Bucks
President James Linksz in
Tyler Hall, an ornate building
of French-Norman architecture
designed to resemble a castle
from the Middle Ages, does
not at first glance appear to be
the domain of a man wellaware
of the trials and challenges
facing today's college
students as they prepare for the
modern high-tech job market.…
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Novelists guide aspiring writers
Bucks professor of language
and literatureAllen Hoey stood
at the podium, speaking to a
crowd of well over 100 students
and staff members.
"The organs and viscera lay
in a heap beneath the opened
cavity but did not smoke in the
cold air for they had been cold
for several days.…
(From left to right) Oliver Breen, John Sheridan, John Strauss, Bucks President James Linksz, Taylor Ejdys and Sara Students lobby in Harrisburg
It's 7:20 a.m., and a Wertz
bus is idling outside the library
by the student lot. A professor
with a ponytail is standing
alone by the bus door looking
nervous. At this early hour the
lot is rather empty. Departure
time is approaching and music
professor John Sheridan does
not want to head to Harrisburg
to lobby for better funding
alone.…
Bucks remembers the children
Bucks' Gateway Center
reached its maximum capacity
of about 275 on Saturday,April
10 at 7:30 p.m., when it held
the production, "Remember
the Children."
The doors opened at 7 p.m.
One woman was collecting
tickets, while another was
handing out programs for the
show.…
Bucks urges Harrisburg to increase
On Tuesday, April 27, Bucks
County Community College
President James Linksz,
accompanied by students, faculty,
and staff, visited with
lawmakers in Harrisburg to
show support for community
colleges' role in providing an
affordable education and
strengthening Pennsylvania's
economy and quality of life.…
Quality Time
This time around I would
like to start with a question.
How many minutes per day of
undivided attention do you
give your other?
I want you to think hard
about the answer to this one
because it could be a reason
why you are having problems
in your relationship or indicative
of what it's lacking.…
A couple of sketch comedians
James Daly didn't meet his
girlfriend in a bar; he got to
know her in a red wig.
Daly, who has led a
Philadelphia-based sketch
comedy troupe called "Comic
Energy" for over 10 years, met
his girlfriend, Mary Sack,
when he cast her as Lindsay
Lohan in a comedy routine.…
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Facebook takes over lives
First there was Xanga, then
MySpace, now there is
Facebook. It is one of many
ways to communicate with
friends, family, and whoever
else is utilizing the site.
Some students have noticed
Facebook taking up their time
for social gatherings and
homework.…
Dancing with a differenceA local dance studio in Trevose is offering dance classes for people with disabilities
"Left, right. Left, right. Left,
right. Left, right.
One..two…three…four…five..
.six…seven…eight. Turn."
This sounds confusing to spectators,
but to the students at Art
Studio Palette, in Trevose, it
makes perfect sense. Dance
instructor Serafima begins
each class with this phrase.…
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Shakespeare in the garden
"I ate Carla!" yells a male
student in flip flops, jeans and
a Regina Spektor t-shirt.
"We got done at cardio and
she was like 'I like your hair'
and I was really hungry. I ate
her!" continues the student,
who is portraying a bad friend.
The student is participating
in "World'sWorst," an improvisational
warm up activity
taken from the popular show
"Whose Line is it Anyway?"
The players act out the world's
worst date and bus passenger.…
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Yellowjackets create a buzz at Bucks
Upbeat sounds of jazz filled
the air recently in the Gateway
Auditorium, as the Grammy
Award winning Yellowjackets
came to Newtown.
In front of about 100 people,
the Yellowjackets put on a
show the audience deemed
worthy of two standing ovations.
"It was really cool.…
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'The Wolfman' falls flat
"The Wolfman," starring
Benecio Del Toro, Emily Blunt
and Anthony Hopkins clawed
its way into theaters Feb. 10.
With all the recent unexplainable
hype following the
latest vampire craze, I was
excited to finally see a new
direction with the remake of
"The Wolfman.…
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New building at Perkasie campus
Thursday, April 8, was a
very historic day in Bucks
history, as it was the grand
opening of the new building
at the upper campus in
Perkasie.
The grand opening featured
cool games for students to
play, a DJ to play some
music, and free food which
drew many students and others
to the building's opening.…
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Gay-straight alliance at Bucks
The GSA (Gay-Straight
Alliance) is an organization
run by adviser and counselor
Jim Fillman at the Upper
Bucks Campus. The
club meets two times a
week on Tuesday and
Thursday for an hour.
At the meetings many
topics are discussed,
including concerns
about "coming out,"
homophobia, and social
acceptance.…
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Summer is on students' minds
Now that the spring semester
is winding down with just days
left until the end of classes,
students are starting to move
their attention to what summer
will bring and what plans they
have in store.
Summer is a time to relax,
have fun, or keep studying, and
Bucks students are looking for
a chance to take a break to
hang out with friends, to go on
vacation, and to work and take
more classes.…
Eagles Draft Review
The Philadelphia Eagles
went into the 2010 NFL
Draft with glaring holes in
their defense. The defensive
line was thin, the secondary
needed help, and
until the recent acquisition
of Ernie Sims, the line
backing corps looked
weak.
For now, these gaps have
been plugged with youth.…
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