Most people visiting Bucks
expect students to be hooting
and hollering about sports, but
sometimes they just don’t care.
For example, the Flyers now
face the Bruins in the Eastern
Conference semifinals of the
Stanley Cup playoffs and the
Phillies beat out the
Mi lwa u k e e
Brewers 4-3
on April 20.
This may
seem like
c o m m o n
knowledge to
the sports fan,
but to others,
it’s just another
story in the
news broadcast.
Sports fans
at Bucks use
baseball caps,
t-shirts, and
e v e n
Facebook statuses
show
other students
what teams they’re rooting for,
and which teams they’d rather
ignore.
When asked what sports he
likes, Eddie Celesius, 20, liberal
arts major from Yardley said
“I like soccer.” He follows
Barcelona, Manchester United
and the Philadelphia Union.
Celesius also said that he
likes cricket. Cricket is a sport
similar to baseball that is most
popular in England and
Australia. It has become more
noticed in the U.S within the
last ten years. American baseball
is a popular sport with
Bucks students.
Alejandra Lewandowski, a
22-year-old journalism major
from Yardley said “I love the
Phillies.” She talked about how
the Phillies have been becoming
more popular in the world
of sports.
Lewandowski went on to say
“I love watching sports, but I
didn’t always love watching
them.” Both of her sisters play
basketball, so she is always
around sports and learned to
like them.
She said likes “the experience”
of going to a sporting
event, and it’s not just about
the game that’s played. It’s also
about hearing fans cheer, seeing
the team mascot and getting
caught up in the suspense
of team rivalry.
Some Bucks students would
rather spend their free time
with activities other than
sports.
Nicole Kantruss, 28, a pharmacy
technician
from
F e a s t e r v i l l e
said that she’s
“not into
sports,” and she
“plays a lot of
videogames.”
Other students
are looking
forward to
their favorite
sports’ seasons
to start up
again.
“Ho p e f u l l y
there will be
football this
year, “said
Vrund Patel, an
1 8 – y e a r – o l d
computer science major from
Warminster. When asked what
sports he didn’t like, he simply
stated, “I don’t like hockey.”
“I don’t care about sports
anymore. When my children
were in school I took part,”
said Kermitta Wiedemann, 63,
an event planning major from
Warminster. She talked about
how she has more important
ways to spend her time, such as
family activities and school
work.
Julia Santarelli, an 18-yearold
communications major
from Levittown, said, “I watch
the Phillies, but not that
much.”
A student who doesn’t just
follow Philadelphia sports
teams is Brandon
Bodensteiner, 22, a business
administration major from
Doylestown. He said, “I follow
the Colts and the Phillies.”
Jenna Kruscavage, 19, and
Tara Mickles, 19, both nursing
majors from Fairless Hills said
that they like baseball.
Kruscavage also likes basketball.
Some students prefer to follow
local teams.
Jessica Carr, 20, journalism
major from Feasterville said “I
started following sports as I
got older,” and now “I follow
the Phillies.”