To the Editor:
I have read your “Sleeping Around” column both this week and last. You might expect an old man like me to express shock that “The Bucknellian” would print this kind of stuff. But I would rather share with you some different reactions.
1) The column this week, like last week’s, is badly written: juvenile, vulgar, at best of middle school level.
2) Politically liberal friends of mine who live in the area pointed out last week’s column to me and asked: “Would you want to spend $50,000 a year to …

To the Editor:
I hope you are well. On behalf of the coaching staff and student-athletes at Bucknell I would like to express our appreciation for the coverage you provide our athletics teams in the Bucknellian.
I have been fortunate to work at some great universities. At each school the student newspaper would vary how their athletics coverage was handled. I can say without reservation that the quality of reporting, the factual information the editorial efficiency and the program support that The Bucknellian exhibits is outstanding in comparison to other student newspapers.
I …

By Sara Blair Matthews
Assistant News Editor
Elaine Hopkins has decided to return to the faculty after serving as the University’s Associate Dean for 13 years.
Hopkins will return to the classroom in the fall of 2013 after a year-long sabbatical. Prior to becoming dean, Hopkins worked for 19 years as a professor of French, 14 years as director of the French program, and a term as the coordinator of the Common Learning Agenda.
“After becoming associate dean, I continued to see myself a teacher, even when I am working with students one-on-one in …

As students, we often get caught up in our daily lives on campus, consumed by the mostly trivial problems that surround us. For this reason, we at The Bucknellian feel compelled to congratulate and learn from the actions of one of this year’s People of the Year, Christina Cody ’12.
Cody’s actions this year have truly broken the mold of what we expect from a student of this University. Few would argue against the fact that, in general, students exude apathy in situations like this. When it comes to making serious …

By Julian Fleming
Contributing Writer
For about the last half-century, community-supported agriculture, or CSAs, have been a popular alternative to the established commercial and industrial systems of agriculture that have come to dominate the food landscape. But surprisingly, CSAs remain largely unknown to many people around the country and are by no means a presence in every community.
Considering the bounty of unhealthy food options available to the average consumer, it is a shame that more people do not know about CSAs or have access to them.
Working with professor of English Amanda Keeler in …