As COVID-19 cases increase once again, the conversation around lockdowns and mask mandates accelerates, showing the rising concern about its reinvigoration. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Newspapers Are Old News … Or Are They?
Physical newspapers are often said to be going out of style and that no one wants them anymore, and yet, news organizations continue to print daily, weekly and monthly papers in spite of rising print costs...
Bucks County DA Sues Social Media Firms
The Bucks County Commissioners and District Attorney are jointly suing big social media platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube and TikTok for “worsening” anxiety and depression in...
Bucks Opens Center For Advanced Technologies In Bristol Township
Bucks County Community College opened up a new center for advanced technologies in Bristol Township which aims to train workers and prepare them for a future with well-paying jobs in the trades. The $9.9 million 28,000 square-foot building, which sits right off Veterans Highway (Route 413) and I-95, is built with an eye to training locals for the workforce of today and the years to come. The...
Celebrating Women’s Achievements in Civil Rights
During Women’s History Month, the African American Museum of Bucks County brought a pop-up exhibition to Bucks to help honor the contributions of women, namely those of color and those that helped especially...
Tyre Nichols’ Death and Police Brutality
Tyre Nichols was a 29-year-old man who worked at FedEx, he also was a father. The father of a 4-year-old boy. Tyre Nichols was the youngest of four siblings and has been described as joyful and spiritual. On...
Bucks’ Short Fiction Contest is Looking for Aspiring Writers
The annual Short Fiction Contest is back at Bucks County Community College with a fast approaching deadline and will be judged by a guest celebrity author. Elizabeth Luciano, a Bucks language and literature...
The Reemergence of the Tyler Literary Society
The Tyler Literary Society made a successful comeback at Buck County Community College last year with a renewed interest in the club, and the group looks to continue that success into this year’s Fall...
Falling For Poetry, The Wordsmiths Reading Series Continues
The Wordsmiths Reading Series resumes this Fall, letting poets and writers read their work aloud, continuing a decades long tradition at Bucks. The series began in the 1960s and has gone on to feature...
Are Screens Taking Over Campus?
As students have been walking through the hallways of the Rollins Center, located at the Bucks County Community College’s Newtown campus, some may have noticed the subtle but impactful changes to the...
Being an active student and participating in Bucks clubs can help lead to a successful college experience. While not completely necessary to your success as a student, statistics have shown that students...
You Are Not Alone With Bucks’ Open Door Club
Come one, come all, because the Open-Door Club is a safe and open space for the LGBTQ+ community and allies that want to hang out together and be reminded how they are not alone in college or in this world. Want...
A Look at Professor Tentilucci’s Class for Future Teachers
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From Four Lanes to the Hotel: Inside the Langhorne Borough’s Eatery
It’s 5:45 pm on a Friday night. The song, “Tennessee Whiskey” can be heard from the touch tunes jukebox nestled in the corner near a Pennsylvania Lottery machine. No one is playing the lotto machine...
Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Frank Boston
The life of a Black physician and “unsung hero,” who started both a hospital and Ambulance Corp. in the 1930s – a man now being celebrated in a comic book – was explored in an online forum recently...
After her husband Joe died, Joan Campbell delayed his memorial service for several months until the monument to honor the grave of her father where her mother’s ashes were interred in Doylestown Cemetery...
Sawdust, Skateboards and Passion: A Sloan Palder Story
To visit Sloan Palder, your best chance is to catch him in or around some form of skatepark. It’s been this way his whole life and luckily, for the sake of this article, his current location in...
Lane Johnson and Mental Health
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in five adults in the United States is living with mental illness. 42.5 million people reported struggling with some form of an anxiety disorder,...
The Wordsmiths Reading Series resumes this Fall, letting poets and writers read their work aloud, continuing a decades long tradition at Bucks. The series began in the 1960s and has gone on to feature...
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Attention Musicians! If homework is light, make your way to the Great Barn Taphouse in Warrington! The Great Barn hosts a musical open mic every other Thursday that features a variety of acts, from guitar...
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At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic schools across the globe were forced into campus wide shut downs, virtual learning, and a noticeable decrease...

Covid hit Bucks like an earthquake with repercussions and after shocks that we are still trying to assess. One day the parking lots were overflowing...

Remember when we were told to wear masks, sanitize everything and socially distance just for "...two weeks to flatten the curve..."? That was...

Some colleges are starting to mandate vaccinations for students. Bucks has not mandated the vaccine, and students seem to agree with that decision. According...




On the one-year anniversary of of the shutdown of Bucks County Community College's three campuses due to the Covid pandemic, the Centurion staff...

For the past nine years, Dr. Stephanie Shanblatt has served as Bucks’ president. During this time, the college has faced no shortage of challenges,...

With the college facing a $5.5 million budget deficit, Bucks President Stephanie Shanblatt on March 5 sent a memo to faculty and staff announcing...

2020 was a year for all of us to remember as one of the worst of our generation. A world filled with sickness, corruption, and conflict across...

The 2020 presidential election was one of the most important elections in American history, and young voters helped sway the vote in Joe Biden’s...

After a chaotic election, Joe Biden has taken office as the 46th president. Shortly after being sworn in, he signed 15 executive orders, undoing...
How COVID-19 & California’s Wildfires are Affecting Produce
October 29, 2020
The high heat levels tearing through California, along with the horrendous impact of COVID-19 has flipped produce departments upside down. Not only in the area, but other departments around the world are suffering due to the decline in product and incline in demand. Social distancing has forced factories and production out of business. COVID-19 has taken the world by...
Trump Downplays Covid-19, Then Catches It
October 29, 2020
The only thing scarier than an aggressive, deadly disease is that disease impacting a powerful group of people. According to the New York Times, there have been 8.32 million COVID-19 cases in the United States resulting in 221,000 deaths. While a pandemic this deadly seems like it would call for obvious solutions, it instead has sparked very controversial discussions. President...
Movie Theatres Suffer During COVID-19
Kayla Gidzinski, Centurion Staff
October 29, 2020
Over the last several months, the Coronavirus pandemic has put several companies out of businesses, especially theatres across America. Earlier this month, Regal Cinemas shut their doors down for the second time since the pandemic, leaving 536 theaters empty once again. Over 45,000 people could lose their jobs as there’s no timetable for when Regal will reopen. Movie...
April 30, 2018
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Coping With Sexual Violence: A Bucks Student’s Story
April 26, 2018
Knock it off. It Needs to End. Now.
April 26, 2018
Bucks Student Faces Creeps on Campus
April 26, 2018
April 30, 2018
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April 30, 2018
“March For Our Lives” Protest Draws Huge Attendance from Bucks County and Across America
March 29, 2018
Central Bucks Students Protest Gun Violence
March 20, 2018
- Government shutdown live updates: Millions in military would go without a paycheck September 29, 2023The deadline to fund the government is the end of the day Saturday.
- Thousands of cantaloupes recalled over salmonella concerns September 29, 2023The FDA is warning that 6,456 cases of cantaloupe are being recalled due to a potential for salmonella.
- Duane Davis indicted for murder in fatal drive-by shooting of Tupac: Official September 29, 2023A suspect was arrested Friday morning in connection with the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, a senior law enforcement official confirmed to ABC News.
- Man deliberately drives into home, crashes into police station in New Jersey: Police September 29, 2023Authorities say a New Jersey man deliberately drove his SUV into a home and the offices of a municipal police department last week
- DOJ charges IRS consultant with allegedly leaking wealthy individuals' tax info September 29, 2023The DOJ has charged an IRS tax consultant with allegedly leaking private tax information about wealthy individuals.
- Here's why gasoline prices in California are skyrocketing September 29, 2023The price of a gallon of gas has risen about 80 cents over the past month.
- Fast-food workers in California to earn at least $20 an hour starting next April September 29, 2023Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law in California to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year.
- Agency finds no wrongdoing in probe of officers' alleged sex misconduct with migrants September 29, 2023Chicago’s police oversight agency says it has closed an investigation into allegations that city officers engaged in sexual misconduct with migrants housed at police stations
- 6 migrants rescued from back of a refrigerated truck in France September 29, 2023Six women were rescued from the back of a refrigerated truck in France on Wednesday after one of them called a BBC journalist who alerted the local police.
- Iowa book ban prompts disclaimers on Little Free Library exchanges September 29, 2023State restrictions on books that can be made available to Iowa students have prompted some Des Moines area school districts to post disclaimers on Little Free Libraries
- White House estimates 3.5M federal workers will go without pay in government shutdown September 29, 2023The White House is estimating that 3.5M federal workers will have to go without pay if the government shuts down.
- WATCH: Dog is very excited to take a nap September 29, 2023Naps are Marty’s favorite part of the day, as is ours!
- 3-year-old boy shot dead while in car with his mom September 29, 2023A 3-year-old boy has been shot and killed while in the car with his mother and brother.
- LIVE: ABC News Live September 29, 202324/7 coverage of breaking news and live events
- Judge rules school shooter Ethan Crumbley can be sentenced to life without parole September 29, 2023A Michigan judge ruled Friday that Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley can serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.
- Evan Gershkovich remains detained in Russian prison 6 months later September 29, 2023Friday marks six months since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested and detained by Russian authorities on espionage charges.
- WATCH: Emotional support alligator denied access to baseball game September 29, 2023An emotional support alligator was denied entry into the Philadelphia Phillies baseball game at Citizens Bank Park.
- WATCH: Baby goat’s parkour moves cause little girl to giggle uncontrollably September 29, 2023This little girl could not stop laughing at her baby goat friend.
- WATCH: Skydiver pulls off high-speed wingsuit flight past storybook castle September 28, 2023A daredevil skydiver became the first person to detach from a paraglider midair and wingsuit fly past the world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.
- WATCH: Mother shields child from bear September 28, 2023A mother in Mexico shielded her son from a brazen bear that jumped up on their picnic table and helped itself to their food — inches away from them.
September 28, 2023
The Covid-19 pandemic hit Bucks County community College’s sports teams incredibly hard and their recovery has been even harder after the campus closed its doors to in person...
Madison Kifolo, Centurion Staff
September 28, 2023
Women’s Volleyball makes its way back to Bucks as a new club sport, appearing for the first again since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the campus. Before the pandemic,...
Raymundo "Ralph" Varela-Urizar , Centurion Staff
September 28, 2023
Three Times The Victory For the Eagles! By Raymundo Varela-Urizar The Philadelphia Eagles are 3-0 after winning their games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,...
Terrie Blair, Centurion Staff
September 28, 2023
The Philadelphia Phillies and the playoffs are two things fans love to hear together. Having success so far this season it seems the playoffs are likely, but will the Phillies...
The “Zlock Performing Arts Center” at Bucks County Community College has many exciting live events planned for students throughout the first semester, hosting various...
A new semester marks the start of club season with the Anime Club holding meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 6 p.m. in Rollins 116. The anime club is...
ISSA ME MARIO!... TO THE MOVIES! You grew up with the video games, you grew up with the arcades, you grew up with the toys, now you get to see your favorite plumbers on the...
The Wordsmith Series resumes in the new year by continuing the traditional readings and keeping the cultural impact of the events alive, something the series has done since...

The Wordsmith Series resumes in the new year by continuing the traditional readings and keeping the cultural impact of the events alive, something...

As the fall semester comes to a close, many Bucks students have a lot on their minds. Final grades, overdue assignments, and of course, what...

Back in August of 2022, Governor Tom Wolf signed a bill barring the practice of “Gay Conversion Therapy” in Pennsylvania. This has been a...

When I walked into Rollins 127 for my first time in August 2018, I had no idea what was in store for me over the course of the next two years. I...
April 27, 2017
San Francisco will become the first city in the United States to offer free community college to its residents, while New York will soon offer tuition-free public universities. The...
April 27, 2017
From the outside, it appears that Gianna Rato, a freshman business major at Bucks and a first-generation college student, has the world at her fingertips. Between a scholarship...
April 27, 2017
As children grow up, their parents and teachers tell them to go to school for 13 years, earn a high school degree, then go to college for four years and graduate. After all,...
Shannon Harrar, Centurion Staff
April 27, 2017
Tatiana Orr, an 18-year-old, second-semester music major, is a full-time student at Bucks, as well as a full-time employee at Ann’s Choice retirement community. The...
Vincent Barreras, Centurion Staff
April 27, 2017
Pell Grants and other college programs may lose money as President Donald J. Trump outlined his 2018 budget proposal. According to the budget, while Pell Grants will...
The Struggles of Community College
April 27, 2017
Jahmeelah Wilson , Centurion Staff
April 22, 2016
Hydraulic Fracturing also referred to as “fracking” is a technique used to extract natural gas, and has become equal with all things gas drilling. It involves shooting...
Lauren Savana, Centurion Staff
April 22, 2016
As I sit down at the bar I wait just a mere moment for the whirlwind that is Jane Keyes, the owner of this bar, the restaurant above it, and the houses surrounding it, to...
Lauren Savana, Centurion Staff
April 22, 2016
Over the past century there has been a radical and unprecedented decline in the populations of honeybees. Bees are a vital organism as the primary pollinator of native plants...
The Paris Agreement: Collective climate control
April 22, 2016