One of Buck’s Language and Literature Professors, Dr. Keri D. Barber, recently passed away at age 45. Barber had been battling metastatic colon cancer for about 2.5years. On Feb. 1, 2021, Dr. Barber’s fight with cancer was over, with her husband, Taliloa “Junior” M. Fuaau, faithfully by her side until the end. Barber was a loving (and...

Bucks County Commissioners have approved a $14 million contract with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare to provide vaccinations at all three Bucks campuses. It is currently unknown when the campuses will be available to administer vaccines, however, as the Bucks County Health Department has only received less than 10 percent of all vaccinations sent by...

As COVID-19 continues to ravage, President Joe Biden has announced plans for an aggressive national vaccination program that will speed up the process of getting citizens vaccinated, yet not all Bucks County residents are keen on rolling up their sleeves. In a press briefing on Feb. 1, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the new administration...

On Nov. 3, America chose Joe Biden as its 46th president. Biden's victory marked a historical milestone as Kamala Harris, Biden’s running mate, will become the first female to serve as vice president, and the first vp of African-American and South Asian descent. Biden ended the race with 290 electoral votes to President Trump's 214...

Bucks President Dr. Stephanie Shanblatt has announced that she will retire on June 30, 2021. Shanblatt began her position as college president in 2012 and is the fourth president of BCCC.The college has announced the search for her replacement with the help of an appointed search committee. Staff members and students had a very positive...

COVID-19 will not be slowing down the annual Wordsmiths Reading Series, directed by Bucks professor Dr. Ethel Rackin, as it will continue to celebrate local poets and authors into the fall season. The Wordsmiths Reading Series has been active since the 1960s, and is renowned not only in Bucks County, but also across the tri-state area and beyond....

Ever since COVID-19 hit the world like a raging storm, universities all over have had to make major decisions for the safety of the students. Bucks’ campuses have been closed since March 14, right around the start of the intense spread of the pandemic. Classes since then have been transferred to online status, with varying methods...

“I miss work, I never thought I’d say that,” admits Michael Menditto, a 20-year-old social science major from Holland. Menditto, along with 18-year-old Hannah Marchok and myself, work at the Meltshop, in Newtown. Together with Danielle Kelman, who works as a marketing assistant for another food-service establishment in the same shopping center,...

Along with weighted backpacks, 45 million U.S. college students also have a heavy piggy-bank strapped to their shoulders. Once filled, the piggy-bank, now hollow, knows the borrowers’ requirement to replenish the void. It will cling-tightly until satisfied long after the backpack has been retired. According to a Federal Reserve report in March,...

Bucks County Community College’s spring athletic teams were forced to end their season early due to the COVID-19 outbreak, leaving players and coaches disappointed. The spring season sports teams including baseball, softball, and golf are among those whose season was canceled. A problem also arose for fall sports who have offseason workouts, and...