Book Review Archives

The Swankiest Woman

by Mason Malloy | Mar 15, 2023 | Featured, News and Politics | 13 Comments

Early Life Mary McLeod Bethune was born to two former slaves in 1875. One of 17 children. Bethune was the only one attending school in the family, teaching her entire family what she learned every day after school. This sparked her interest in expanding education to...

Secrecy is too often the norm in Pennsylvania state and local governments

by Spotlight PA | Mar 14, 2023 | Featured, News and Politics, Spotlight PA | 4 Comments

by Christopher Baxter of Spotlight PA Our state and local governments exist to serve our communities. We pay our taxes eachyear, and in return, we the taxpayers have a right to know what our government isdoing, how it’s spending our money, and whether we’re getting...

AEW Revolution 2023 Review

by Mason Malloy | Mar 10, 2023 | Entertainment, Featured, Reviews, Sports | 0 Comments

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) held its first PPV of 2023. It was a great show. It was filled with fun matches and lots of blood. Headlined by two matches. Jon Moxley vs Adam "Hangman" Page in a Texas Deathmatch and the 60-minute Ironmatch for the AEW World Championship as...

International Women’s Day

by Mason Malloy | Mar 8, 2023 | Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

March 8th is International Women's Day. We are looking at the innovator of the holiday, the earliest version of this holiday. Theresa Malkiel. Union Leader Theresa Malkiel was born in Bar, Russian Empire(now Central Ukraine) in 1874. Her family fled Jewish...

We Need Your Help!

by Aubrie Koser | Mar 6, 2023 | Bloomsburg News, Events, Featured | 0 Comments

The Bloomsburg Mini Maker Faire needs your help on Saturday, April 22, 2023. If you need volunteer hours or would like to be a part of this event, here is your chance! The Bloomsburg Children’s Museum is asking for volunteers at this year’s Mini Maker Faire event held...

Pro Volleyball to be Launched in the US in 2024

by Hannah Robson | Mar 2, 2023 | Featured, Sports | 0 Comments

Over the last 100 years, pro-volleyball has been a top-performing sport worldwide. Hundreds of thousands of people watch this sport every year. Even with this large amount of popularity, the US has continued not to offer volleyball as a pro sport. If top collegiate...

An Honest Review of Spy x Family

by Leah Samuel | Mar 2, 2023 | Entertainment, Featured | 0 Comments

This article will be split into two parts: an overview without spoilers for those who want to learn about the show and a more in-depth review of the show containing spoilers. Overview Image via Crunchyroll Spy x Family (pronounced "Spy Family") has become a wildly...

Super Bowl LVIII Predictions

by Hannah Robson | Mar 1, 2023 | Featured, Sports | 0 Comments

After Super Bowl LVII, people are already placing their bets on which team they think will win next year's pro bowl game. Votes from students on campus have been all over the place, ranging from team loyalty to many teams they believe could pull through a win due to...

One Pedal of White Rose

by Mason Malloy | Mar 1, 2023 | Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

To start International Woman's Month. We are looking at a famous German woman. She is among the most well-regarded women in Germany. Hitler Youth Sophie Scholl. Scholl along with her brother Hans began questioning the Nazi regime. Both were raised by an...

Trading Work for World Travel: A Retiree’s Tale About How to Retire Early

by Content by PSECU | Feb 27, 2023 | Featured, Financial | 0 Comments

When you picture your retirement, what does it look like to you? Do you see yourself exploring ancient ruins or colonial cities? What about taking surfing lessons on a tropical beach? For a growing number of professionals, retirement isn’t a far-off dream — it’s...

Worldwide Political Songs

by Mason Malloy | Feb 24, 2023 | Entertainment, Featured, Music, News and Politics, Opinion and Editorial | 0 Comments

Music has been known to unite the world in song. Here is a collection of political songs that displays how weird politics can be. Some are educational to a certain degree. One lost an election (in my opinion). Some are just weird things that exist on this...

Unequal Election Policies Disenfranchised Pennsylvania Voters in 2022

by Spotlight PA | Feb 23, 2023 | Featured, News and Politics, Spotlight PA | 0 Comments

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of Votebeat This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. This article is...

Lack of Engagement Plagues BU Students

by Novalea Verno | Feb 21, 2023 | Featured | 0 Comments

This article has also been featured by the same author in The Voice, a student-run newspaper. Click here to view. Students at Bloomsburg University have expressed over the course of the last year a noticeable change in the student body. A community once full of...

#BigRedBoots cause a lot of MSCHF

by Carly Busfield | Feb 21, 2023 | Design, Entertainment, Fashion, Featured, New Look, Street Fashion | 0 Comments

"IT’S A FOOTWEAR DESIGN TRUISM THAT THE SHAPE OF A SHOE IS NOT THE SHAPE OF A FOOT. BIG RED BOOTS ARE REALLY NOT SHAPED LIKE FEET, BUT THEY ARE EXTREMELY SHAPED LIKE BOOTS." -MSCHF, Creative Team Behind the "Big Red Boots" They are big, red, and hard to style. Yet,...

BU Players & BTE Stage Six Characters in Search of an Author

by BU Players | Feb 18, 2023 | Entertainment, Events, Featured | 0 Comments

This spring, student, faculty, and staff theatre artists from the BU Players, a proud Resident Producer of Arts in Bloom, have teamed up with the professionals at Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble to create and stage a new adaptation of the Luigi Pirandello play Six...

Recent Michigan State University Shooting

by Hannah Robson | Feb 16, 2023 | Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

Photo provide by TIME. Photo taken by Carlos Osorio–AP. Monday night, a 43 year old man went on a shooting spree throughout the Michigan State University campus. In the hours that students spent hiding, running, and protecting themselves, 3 people were shot and...

We Need Your Help!

by Aubrie Koser | Feb 16, 2023 | Bloomsburg News, Events, Featured, On Campus | 0 Comments

BloomCON Hak4Kidz needs volunteers on March 25, 2023. If you need volunteer hours or would like to be a part of this event, here is your chance! This event is held on the campus of Bloomsburg University at the Kehr Union Center. Volunteers are needed for the event 10...

Nikki Haley Seeks White House in 2024

by Mason Malloy | Feb 15, 2023 | Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has announced her candidacy for the Presidency in 2024. She will be running on the Republican side of the ticket. Currently, she is slated to compete with Donald Trump for the nomination. Haley was born to immigrant parents...

The Mexican Pizza is So Mid

by Carly Busfield | Feb 14, 2023 | Featured, Lifestyle, Opinion and Editorial, Recipes | 0 Comments

Icon and musical artist, Doja Cat, stirred up a large commotion surrounding a missing Taco Bell product, the Mexican Pizza. The popstar filled her well-known, combative Twitter feed with many remarks begging the beloved fast-food chain to bring the item back. Guess...

BUSTED Celebrates 25 Years

by Aidan Mateos | Feb 2, 2023 | Bloomsburg News, BU History, Entertainment, Events, Featured | 0 Comments

A large part of the college experience for most people is extracurricular activities. For some, this may be a sport or a club. However, there are quite a few lesser-known clubs on campus. One of them is a small improv group that does 2 shows a semester. The name of...

Rating Trader Joe’s: Spiced Chai Tea Concentrate

by Carly Busfield | Feb 1, 2023 | Featured, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle | 0 Comments

One of my favorite drinks to order at a Coffee/Tea Shop is a Chai Latte with almond or oat milk. While browsing Trader Joe's, I spotted a bottle with the label, "Spiced Chai Black Tea Concentrate". The convenience of making a chai latte in your own home is way better...

Rating Trader Joe’s Foods: Cacio E Pepe

by Carly Busfield | Jan 20, 2023 | Featured, Lifestyle, Opinion and Editorial, Recipes | 0 Comments

Trader Joe’s grocery store has been around for quite some time. They engage the public with their unique products that “you can only find at Trader Joe’s”. A new fandom has arisen among TikTok where many people review different products from the store. I decided to...

Fashion Trends- Spring 2023

by Aubrie Koser | Jan 19, 2023 | Fashion, Featured, New Look | 0 Comments

As the spring semester approaches, different fashion trends start and are seen all around campus. Here is a list of a few upcoming fashion trends to start shopping for in spring 2023. Oversized Oversized sweaters and hoodies have been trending for quite some time....

Tom Hanks’ Drink Of Choice Takes Over The Internet

by Carly Busfield | Jan 17, 2023 | Entertainment, Featured, Lifestyle | 0 Comments

American actor and filmmaker, Tom Hanks, shared his interesting, preferred drink of choice Jan. 10, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The Forrest Gump star calls this beverage “Diet Cokagne”. The two simple ingredients to make up this beverage are Diet Coke and...

Fentanyl Awareness: Bloomsburg University

by Aubrie Koser | Jan 3, 2023 | Featured, Health & Fitness, On Campus, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Many people die from overdosing on fentanyl. Some of those deaths are caused by fentanyl-laced marijuana and cocaine. Those two drugs are most commonly seen at a college party. What is Fentanyl? Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is significantly stronger than heroin...

Louisiana Requires ID for Porn Sites

by Mason Malloy | Jan 3, 2023 | After Dark, Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

As of January 1st, Louisiana residents now need to submit government identification to access certain websites that contain a substantial portion of explicit material on their website. The "material" specifically outlined in Act 440 contains the following:...

Comfort Foods on a Budget

by Content by PSECU | Dec 23, 2022 | Featured, Financial, Lifestyle | 0 Comments

When you’re feeling under the weather or just having a bad day, comfort food might be just what you need. Exactly what is comfort food? In general terms, it’s things you eat that wrap you up in the warm hug you need. For most people, comfort food – often homecooked -...

Ye Running for President in 2024

by Dylan Smith | Nov 27, 2022 | Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

A new challenger has thrown his hat into the 2024 Presidential Election. That man is Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. Though he unsuccessfully ran in 2020, recent events have occurred that have significantly differentiated this run from his last stint. ...

Is Hive Social the New Twitter?

by Jacob Eiden | Nov 23, 2022 | Featured, Lifestyle, Mobile Phones, Technology | 0 Comments

Hive Social, a new social platform focusing on the simplicity of social media, focuses on the motto "express yourself without the pressure of traditional social media apps." Since Elon Musk's Operation of Twitter 2.0, users have been...

BU Be A Quitter Day 2022

by Carly Busfield | Nov 15, 2022 | Bloomsburg News, Events, Featured | 0 Comments

BU Healthy and Husky Paws brings to campus, Be A Quitter Day 2022. This event will be occurring Thursday, November 17th, 2022 within the Husky Lounge on-campus from 12-2p.m. This event promotes quitting tobacco products and habits such as vaping, smoking cigarettes,...

2022 World Cup: Group B

by Mason Malloy | Nov 13, 2022 | Featured, Sports, The World Cup | 0 Comments

England(5th) English National Team Photo: Reuters/Carl Recine England is still looking to bring it home. The World Cup has not returned to the island since 1966. This England squad has showcased they are the best England squad in terms of success so far. In 2018,...

The 10th Annual BU Drag Show Happened This Past Weekend

by Carly Busfield | Nov 9, 2022 | Bloomsburg News, Events, Featured, Lifestyle | 0 Comments

The Bloomsburg University Equality Alliance and the LGBTQ+ Resource Center hosted their 10th annual drag show on November 5th, 2022 at 7pm in the Kehr Union Ballroom. Every year in the fall, during the Mid-Atlantic Conference, this takes place. Trixy Valentine served...

Local Democratic Candidate Dies Day Before Election

by Carly Busfield | Nov 8, 2022 | Bloomsburg News, Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

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...

Shapiro’s Day One Promise

by Mason Malloy | Nov 3, 2022 | Bloomsburg News, Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

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...

Up-and-Coming River Trail Being Built in Bloomsburg

by Amy Carpenter | Nov 3, 2022 | Bloomsburg News, Featured | 0 Comments

This is a student-made press release for the Bloomsburg Mayor, Justin Hummel, which was made by Amy Carpenter who has been recently doing PR tactics work regarding the mayor as her client. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...

Opinion: Trump Will Win Republican Nomination in 2024

by Dylan Smith | Nov 2, 2022 | Featured, News and Politics, Opinion and Editorial, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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...

National Stress Awareness Day

by Maddie Tewksbury | Nov 2, 2022 | Featured, Lifestyle, Mental Health | 0 Comments

The first Wednesday every November, aims to spread awareness to this thing we call stress. Every single person knows what stress is, it is all significant, no matter the levels. College students in particular are very familiar with stress. Academic, financial,...

House of the Dragon is HBO’s Biggest Series Premiere

by Carly Busfield | Nov 2, 2022 | Entertainment, Featured | 0 Comments

HBO's House of the Dragon has become HBO's Biggest Series Premiere. It has even increased the Game of Thrones view tremendously allowing the numbers to be close. According to article, "Game Of Thrones Is Somehow Getting More Viewers Than House Of The Dragon", "When...

What is Christian Nationalism?

by Dylan Smith | Nov 1, 2022 | Featured, News and Politics, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

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...

Rapper Takeoff Shot Dead in Bowling Alley

by Carly Busfield | Nov 1, 2022 | Entertainment, Featured | 0 Comments

Rapper Takeoff from trio known as Migos has been shot dead early this morning in Houston at only 28 years old. Takeoff was only one-third of Migos along with other members Quavo and Offset. The trio had spent a lifetime together. The trio known as Migos, first...

Weeb Weekly: Chainsaw Man Anime Gains Popularity

by Carly Busfield | Oct 31, 2022 | Entertainment, Featured | 0 Comments

The plot of Chainsaw Man centers on Denji, a poor young man who enters into a contract to have his body fused with that of his beloved dog-like devil named Pochita, giving him the power to turn specific body parts into chainsaws. Denji was left with a sizable debt...

Nancy Pelosi’s Home Broken Into, Husband Assaulted with Hammer

by Mason Malloy | Oct 31, 2022 | News and Politics | 0 Comments

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...

Facing Suicide Screening & Panel Discussion

by Carly Busfield | Oct 31, 2022 | Bloomsburg News, Events, Featured | 0 Comments

On Thursday, November 10th at 7pm, there will be a Facing Suicide Screening & Panel Discussion in the Kehr Union Building Room 230 (Multicultural Center). Every year, thousands of Americans attempt suicide. We lose so many loved ones and continue to lose them each...

BU Forensics Team Wins First Place in Ottawa

by Dylan Smith | Oct 30, 2022 | Bloomsburg News, Featured, News and Politics, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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...

Josh Shapiro’s Planned Stop in Bloomsburg

by Mason Malloy | Oct 30, 2022 | Bloomsburg News, Featured, News and Politics, On Campus | 0 Comments

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...

Kanye West Went Death Con 3

by Dylan Smith | Oct 27, 2022 | Entertainment, Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

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...

The Legend of Antonio Inoki

by Mason Malloy | Oct 27, 2022 | Featured, Sports | 0 Comments

Antonio Inoki was a legend to many in the wrestling world, specifically the Japanese wrestling world. However, his influence and his actions stretched well beyond the wrestling ring. With his recent passing, it is time to give credit and spread the knowledge of the...

Bryce Harper Leads Philadelphia Phillies to The World Series

by Toron James | Oct 25, 2022 | Featured | 0 Comments

The last time the Philadelphia Phillies appeared in the MLB World Series was 2009. On Sunday evening, that all changed. Led by star Bryce Harper, Philadelphia went on to beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 to win the series 4-1, and became the 2022 National League...

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns

by Dylan Smith | Oct 25, 2022 | Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

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...

Is Bungie Releasing a PvP Game?

by Jacob Eiden | Oct 25, 2022 | Featured, Technology | 0 Comments

Bungie Studios are the producers of the Destiny Franchise (Destiny 1 & Destiny 2). Destiny 1 has been a very inactive game since Destiny 2 launched in September of 2017. Destiny 2 is a mixture of Player Versus Everything (PvE), Player Versus Players (PvP), and...

Who Did It?

by Aubrie Koser | Oct 24, 2022 | Bloomsburg News, Featured | 0 Comments

BLOOMSBURG- Bloomsburg Police received calls Oct. 8 into Oct. 9 about graffiti in students' homes. Additional calls were then made reporting burglary and vandalism. Scooter the hamster. Police believe the suspects of the crimes to be two males shown in the security...

Overwatch 2: Everything You Need To Know

by Jacob Eiden | Oct 20, 2022 | Featured, Technology | 0 Comments

Overwatch 2 has landed in the fray! Overwatch 2 is a free-to-play, cooperative action game where every match is a 5v5 battlefield brawl. Overwatch 1 and 2 were created by Blizzard Entertainment. The setting is an optimistic future. As you engage in combat all around...

Alex Jones ordered to pay near $1 Billion to Sandy Hook families

by Maddie Tewksbury | Oct 16, 2022 | Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

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,...

Breaking Down Libertarianism with Tom Anderson

by Carly Busfield | Oct 14, 2022 | Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

"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...

Weeb Weekly: Hunter x Hunter

by Carly Busfield | Oct 8, 2022 | Entertainment, Featured | 0 Comments

Welcome back to Weeb Weekly! This week I will be covering a classic anime that is making a strong comeback next year, Hunter x Hunter. This is the manga that holds the biggest hiatus of all time. You can watch this on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Hulu. Gon Freecss...

The Excitement of Halloween: Costuming!

by Marrika Phillips | Oct 5, 2022 | Fashion, Featured, Lifestyle | 0 Comments

Planning costumes has been a huge participation for Halloween amongst all ages. One of the biggest vendors when it comes to purchasing Halloween costumes specifically is Spirit Halloween. There are many other vendors for costumes including but not limited to Walmart,...

How Do Ramen Noodles Really Affect Your Body?

by Carly Busfield | Sep 28, 2022 | Featured, Health & Fitness | 0 Comments

One of the most popular foods amongst college students is the quick and easy Ramen noodles. Add some water, flavoring packet, and noodles into a bowl, then just microwave for about 3 minutes and you're all set. It doesn’t get easier than that. One of the most...

Unique Traditions in Pennsylvania for the Whole Family

by Content by PSECU | Sep 26, 2022 | Featured, Financial | 0 Comments

Founded by William Penn in 1682, Pennsylvania boasts a diverse and lengthy history, studded with the influence of many cultures. With the fifth largest population in the United States and 67 counties that span a wide array of topographies and communities, Pennsylvania...

Bloomsburg Fair Discounted Student Tickets

by Carly Busfield | Sep 20, 2022 | Bloomsburg News, Events, Featured | 0 Comments

“SPECIAL BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY STUDENT DISCOUNT!”-BU Students List An opportunity was emailed through the BU Students List this morning, students have access to discounted Bloomsburg Fair tickets. Use this discount any day! Scan QR code, purchase online, and show...

Weeb Weekly: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

by Carly Busfield | Sep 20, 2022 | Entertainment | 0 Comments

Welcome back to Week #2 of Weeb Weekly with Carly Busfield. Last week, I decided to talk about what I was currently into. Yet, for this week’s panel, I want to talk about the Anime that got me started only a couple years ago. That masterpiece is Fullmetal Alchemist...

TrapStar Turnt Popstar: May He Rest in Paradise

by Marrika Phillips | Sep 19, 2022 | Entertainment, Featured, Music | 0 Comments

The rapper known as PNB Rock, real name Rakim Allen, was shot and killed at a restaurant in Los Angeles. The shooting took place September 12th afternoon, Rock was driven to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1:59pm. The shooting occurred after a post was...

Operation London Bridge: Queen Elizabeth II has Died

by Erin Younkers | Sep 13, 2022 | Featured, News and Politics | 0 Comments

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...

Los Angeles Chargers Play-off Catastrophe

by Jared Frost | Jan 10, 2022 | Sport, Sports | 0 Comments

The Los Angeles Chargers versus the Las Vegas Raiders was a highly anticipated game to close out the 21'-22' NFL season. Both of these teams sat upon a 9-7 record with a win securing a playoff spot; However, if the game ended in a tie, both opponents would make the...

Fun, Food and Fantasy: An Interview With Brian Knoebel

by Nick Feudale | Aug 20, 2021 | Featured, Podcast, Travel | 0 Comments

Photo Credit: Knoebels Amusement Resort https://open.spotify.com/episode/5uTT54T1PVVMCw2vWrp7lY?si=7NsZAlNFSLuBMnJb2f-bpg&dl_branch=1 Knoebels Amusement Resort opened on July 4th, 1926. Now in the park's 95th season of operation, park owner Brian Knoebel joins the...

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

by Jillian Mundhenk | May 4, 2010 | Bloomsburg News, Opinion and Editorial | 0 Comments

Written over a hundred years ago, the story of the little girl who follows a mysterious white rabbit into a magical underground world never seems to grow old. Lewis Carroll’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been retold so many times through different mediums...

The Alchemist

by | Mar 13, 2010 | Bloomsburg News | 0 Comments

The Alchemist is a story of faith, one which incorporates many different belief systems with one unifying theme: the follow-through. Author Paulo Coelho has his many different characters charging through life in pursuit, some seemingly ruled by fear but others who...

The Truth of Suffering and the Path of Liberation

by | Mar 7, 2010 | Bloomsburg News | 0 Comments

Reading and enjoying Chogyam Trungpa’s The Truth of Suffering and the Path of Liberation requires a certain faith in Buddhism. To take something positive from the text doesn’t necessarily mean we must adhere to the Buddhist religion, but at least give way to some of...

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

by Jillian Mundhenk | May 4, 2010 | Bloomsburg News, Opinion and Editorial

Written over a hundred years ago, the story of the little girl who follows a mysterious white rabbit into a magical underground world never seems to grow old. Lewis Carroll’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been retold so many times through different mediums such as books, movies, and television shows. Each time the story is redone the author takes on a new twist.

The Alchemist

by | Mar 13, 2010 | Bloomsburg News

The Alchemist is a story of faith, one which incorporates many different belief systems with one unifying theme: the follow-through.

The Truth of Suffering and the Path of Liberation

by | Mar 7, 2010 | Bloomsburg News

The Truth of Suffering and the Path of Liberation can be read as a crash course in becoming liberated the Buddhist way. Don’t pick this book up if you want “familiar” therapy.

The Confessions

by | Feb 7, 2010 | Bloomsburg News

This is a great read but bear in mind the fact that this is firstly a story of family and the influence of parenthood.

Jack London: A Life

by | Oct 7, 2009 | Bloomsburg News, Entertainment

The book begins unusually for a biography: London is 40 and dying, plus we’re thrown into this story as if it is a work of fiction, in the present tense and following London through his routine. “Once a ‘blonde beast’ with the face and body of a ‘Greek god’, he is not yet forty but feels like an old man..

Demian

by | Sep 24, 2009 | Bloomsburg News, Opinion and Editorial

Demian is a story about a different kind whose intellect is brighter and whose vision is uncanny…an intriguing novel by Herman Hesse.

K: A Biography of Kafka

by | Aug 27, 2009 | Bloomsburg News, Opinion and Editorial

Something I find rather disturbing about Hayworth’s account of Kafka’s life is the reader never learns why Kafka has been given so much attention. I suppose he figures we’ll be our own judge of his writings, which I admire, but I’m still curious about the opinions of the more literary. So what is it about Kafka that interests?

Literary Review

by | Aug 27, 2009 | Opinion and Editorial

Siphowo Mahala kick starts Fairleigh Dickinson’s “Africa Calling Literary Review”. His story, entitled, “The Suit Continued”, details a troubled affair a man is having with a woman. The story is told from the cheating man’s perspective. He, like most cheating men, attempts to justify his actions in this story.

The Cave of John the Baptist

by | Apr 11, 2009 | Opinion and Editorial

In 328 pages, Shimon Gibson explains John the Baptist’s existence through finds at an archaeological site as well as through other “finds” contributed by people claiming to have a literal piece of John.

Drown

by | Mar 24, 2009 | Bloomsburg News, Opinion and Editorial

In “Drown,” by Junot Diaz the story begins by telling of Yunior’s childhood, ending it with a description of Yunior’s father’s confusing life, a life that brought seemingly little success to the immigrant. He was caught between the dream and reality.

Contemplating Reality – A Book Review

by | Mar 6, 2009 | Opinion and Editorial

Andy Karr provides examples to prove his points. He tries putting the reader in a number of hypothetical situations, and when he actually does this, his message is interpreted more clearly. Unfortunately, too often his pretend scenarios are absent. As the book begins,...

The Seven Storey Mountain – A Book Review

by | Feb 17, 2009 | Opinion and Editorial, Uncategorized

Where my spiritual life would be today without him and his name on that small piece of paper is a matter of speculation, but I don’t believe it would be nearly as strong as it is today. He has opened the mind of the modern Catholic.

The Seven Storey Mountain – A Book Review

by | Feb 3, 2009 | Opinion and Editorial

How fortunate I am to have read this book two times now. I’d like to predict how many more times I read it, but that’s a difficult number to guess. Autobiographies are fun to read because the reader is able to draw parallels in his life to those of the writer, but most writers write their life stories in an older age. Merton was merely 33.

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

by | Jan 13, 2009 | Opinion and Editorial

Many detractors of Mormonism exist, some even came from within the church itself. Like other religious sects, Mormons will excommunicate those with too much Satan in them, fearing a bad relationship with a bad “individual” will cause the church itself to be...

A Review: Why the Jews Rejected Jesus

by | Nov 21, 2008 | Opinion and Editorial

In “Why the Jews Rejected Jesus,” Klinghoffer discusses Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, which was the driving force behind Klinghoffer’s writing of the religious text.

Empire Falls – A Book Review

by | Oct 30, 2008 | Opinion and Editorial

Empire Falls is also relatable to every person who reads it because outsourcing is at its center, and how many people know someone who has been negatively affected by such a practice? Read Empire Falls if you feel you’ve been screwed over by a place to which you’ve been loyal.

The Diamond Cutter

by | Sep 14, 2008 | Opinion and Editorial

“The redundancy, though, as I’ve written, is always brought with fresh breath in the form of real life examples from Roach’s career. Given my appreciation for Roach’s clarity, I feel there’s nothing he could have done to make this book more enjoyable.”

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