Key of David Demonstrator with counter-protestors behind them Photo: Jarod L Speak of "fa**ots should hang," racial slurs against African American students, misogynistic statements like "Women belong in the kitchen," and attacks on Jewish people filled the Bloomsburg...
This opinion article does not reflect the opinion of BUnow, and reflects only the opinion of the author. After much talk of a red wave during the midterm elections, the Republican Party did not see more than a puddle. Contrarily, the Democrats performed astoundingly...
Maxwell Alejandro Frost made headlines at the 2022 midterm elections as the first ‘Gen Z’ to be elected into Congress. The 25-year-old Democrat was running for Florida’s 10th congressional district. He received 59% of the vote compared to his counterpart Republican...
After a prolonged illness, the democratic candidate, Ed Giannattasio, for the 109th district of Columbia County passed away on Monday. Ed was called to serve by the violent attempt to invalidate the results of the 2020 election, not because he wanted the post or the...
North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un continues to add to an already turbulent east Asia with repeated missile tests very close to Japanese and South Korean territory. The despot’s actions have drawn extensive condemnations from many world leaders, but there seems...
Josh Shapiro visited Bloomsburg on November 3rd, just five days out from the election. The stop was a part of Josh Shapiro and Austin Davis's Bus tour throughout Pennsylvania to rally one last push for the Governorship. As the Democrats hope to keep Pennsylvania from...
45th President Donald J. Trump (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore) This opinion article does not reflect the opinion of BUnow, and reflects only the opinion of the author As the midterm elections inch closer and closer, people are already looking forward to 2024. Regardless...
A statue of the Passion of Jesus Christ (Photo Credit: Tim Tonjes) A new movement from the political right is emerging. This movement detracts from the typical neoconservative ideology which primarily emphasizes free market capitalism and patriotism. The leaders also...
Lula, a Socialist, and one of the most popular leaders in Brazil's history during his Presidency faced off against current far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who won the presidency with 55% of the vote in 2018 Lula was projected to take the Presidency in the first...
Paul Pelosi underwent brain surgery to repair a skull fracture. “Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi,” Drew Hammill, a spokesman for the Speaker’s office, stated in a press release early...
The team posing with the many awards they won. (Front L-R: Dr. Strine, Natalia Warfel, Ashley Kline, Carson Rush, Nick Sorkine, Luis Donayre Back L-R: Erik Weibel, Jondi Harley, Jared Garrison, Eric Nock, Dylan Smith, Chris Mercedes) Bloomsburg University’s Forensics...
The Pennsylvania Attorney General and the Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro's bus tour will be in front of Carver Hall on November 3rd from 12:15 to 1:45 pm. Along with Shapiro, Lieutenant governor candidate Austin Davis will also be there. The event is...
One name has been in the news above others lately, and that is the college dropout with a beautiful, dark, and twisted fantasy: Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. Ye recently made several comments regarding Jewish people and their alleged control of different...
United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned from her position early October 20, 2022. This caused Truss to hold the title of Prime Minister with the shortest tenure in office at 45 days. Economic difficulties during an already turbulent time have caused...
September 11th, 2001 saw the terroristic attack on the United States as multiple planes were hijacked across the east coast and crashed into numerous areas of the country. The deadliest was the Twin Towers in New York City, making up 2,753 of the deaths of the total...
October 30th can become a shifting point in global politics. The United States' biggest fear may come to flourish. A majority left-wing South America may happen if Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva or Lula can defeat the far-right Trump-like figure in Jair Bolsonaro. As the...
On October 6th, a Connecticut jury began deliberating just how much far right conspiracist, Alex Jones, will pay the families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting for claiming the shooting was a hoax. In April 2013, just 4 months after the shooting,...
"I believe in individual liberty, free markets, and human dignity." ~ Thomas Anderson Thomas Anderson is currently running for State Representative. On November 8, 2022, Edward Giannattasio, Robert Leadbeter, and Thomas Anderson are running in the general election for...
ELIZABETH ROBERTSON, JOSE F. MORENO, HEATHER KHALIFA, STEVEN M. FALK / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh...
President Joe Biden.Credit to Gage Skidmore at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/48605381202 According to "The Biden-Harris Administration's Student Debt Relief Plan Explained" to be eligible for President Joe Biden's student loan relief, borrower's income...
70 years after her reign, Queen Elizabeth II passed away. Buckingham palace confirmed the Queen's death on September 8th at the age of 96 years old. Early Thursday Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen was under medical supervision stating that health...
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by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Jonathan Lai of The Inquirer | July 8, 2022 MATT SMITH / FOR SPOTLIGHT PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News,...
As the Democratic party has made its way into the White House, marijuana users hope for a push toward legalization. However, like most of President Biden’s generation, he is not fond of the idea. Yet, that is a crucial mistake because cannabis usage will change the...
*Editor's note: BUnow is publishing the following letter received from Dr. Julie Vandivere, former director of the Honors College at Bloomsburg University. She is currently a professor of English at BU. In the letter, she outlines her reasoning for stepping down and...
