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...

Despite mitigation efforts, the coronavirus continues to affect the American way of life with the number of cases in the country at 1.04 Million. 118,000 people have recovered and a total of 59, 692 people have died from the virus. Many are staying at home to isolate themselves from contracting or spreading the virus. Some Americans are starting...

People across the world are being told to self-quarantine due to the coronavirus outbreak, and it has caused some controversy. While most agree with the stay at home orders, some Americans think the country needs to get back on track. Sean Chelak, a Finance and Management major at Temple University, said, “I agree with the quarantine orders until...

With the numbers growing rapidly by the day, the novel coronavirus that first struck in January has affected over three million people across 185 countries to date. As the global death toll climbs to numbers over 200,000, many are left wondering if there is an end in sight. To combat the spread of the virus in the U.S., state governors began catching...

Bucks’ President, Stephanie Shanblatt, sent out an email to inform staff and students that the college has decided to continue distance learning until the end of the spring semester. As the U.S. is moving into a reported “peak week” regarding COVID-19’s spread, social distancing and staying home is being stressed now more than ever. After...

Bucks donated spare personal protective equipment (PPE) to St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne and Aria Torresdale Hospital in Philadelphia to help combat shortages due to the coronavirus. The recent coronavirus pandemic has caused hospitals in the area to become overcrowded. Medical supplies are running low and local healthcare workers are unsure...