After 18 hours of deliberation, the jury found Sean Kratz guilty of first-degree and second-degree murder for the death of Dean Finocchiaro and voluntary manslaughter for the deaths of Tom Meo and Mark Sturgis. Kratz was sentenced to life in prison for his role in these 2017 slayings that took place on a farm in Solebury Township. Kratz sentence announcement...

The federal student loan debt is at an all-time high of $1.6 trillion dollars while private student loan debt has reached $119 billion dollars and now policy makers are scrambling for a solution. According to a study by the Harvard Kennedy School, 57 percent of Americans view student debt as a problem for younger people. Rebecca Lang a 20-year-old...

Through the Intro to Environmental course at Bucks, students have begun to plant roughly 300 native trees and shrubs from Pennsylvania by the Covered Bridge Trail in Tyler State Park. Dr. Kathi Knight, a professor of Biology and Environmental Studies at Bucks planned the tree planting project. Knight explained that the tree planting project is part...

Slack’s Hoagie Shack Cafe located at the Lower Bucks Campus recently closed, leaving students with only vending machines to fill their hunger. Slack’s Hoagie shack was with the Bristol campus for several years. When the business closed it affected many students. Slack’s Hoagies was known for providing sandwiches, coffee and Redhouse bagels to...

Keanon Lowe, a football coach from Parkrose High School in Portland, Oregon, managed to do the impossible when he stopped a potential school shooting with a hug. Angel Granados-Diaz brought a gun to Parkrose High School. Lowe grabbed the weapon away from Granados-Diaz and let another teacher take it to a safe location. Before grabbing the weapon Lowe...

The Upper Bucks Campus located in Perkasie continued the celebration of their 20-year anniversary with a sculpture unveiling last Thursday. Past and current faculty, staff, and students came together to view the new sculpture created by Milan J. Kralik Jr. The sculpture, named the Solar Column, was created out of stainless steel. Kralik has been...

Despite efforts by Bucks Safety and Security team, many students are still unaware of the campus wide vaping ban, officially known as the Clean Air Community Policy. The policy states that smoking and vaping are prohibited on Bucks campuses except for designated areas. Smoking has been prohibited on campus since 2008 and e-cigarettes were added to...

The Upper Bucks campus celebrated its 20th anniversary with root beer floats, a free yoga class, and yellow t-shirts saying, “We’re almost legal! 20 years!” The Upper Bucks Campus, located in Perkasie, is home to many facilities, student services, and student organizations. In its 20 short years, the campus has expanded to provide a variety...

CulinArt, the dining service company for Bucks’ cafeteria has recently tested offering paper straws as part of a green initiative. Paper straws as a replacement to plastic have started increasing in use in many institutions and businesses in order to reduce plastic pollution. This kind of pollution is very harmful not only to human beings but aquatic...

Women and men from around the county gathered at the Lower Bucks campus on Constitution Day to celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage. After rallying and marching silently for almost a century, women were finally granted the right to vote in 1920. Attendees celebrated the peaceful movement that resulted in no loss of life.  At the event last...