On Monday, April 18, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, Fla., annulled the previous Center for Disease Control's mask mandate for the Transportation Security Administration. Before this action, the TSA required all passengers and employees to wear...
Effective Monday, April 4, 2022, Bloomsburg University lifted the mask mandate for public transportation services. These services include the BU shuttle bus, large vans and bus trips. This decision was made based on guidance from the CDC and the Pa. Dept. of Health....
*Editor's note: This article was originally published on Feb. 28, and was updated on March 1 to include a comment from Tom McGuire. In an email sent today, Bloomsburg University announced that starting tomorrow, March 1, it will no longer require masks to be worn in...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected billions of people across the globe. Life has changed greatly when we look back at the time before the pandemic. One of the biggest adjustments we have had as a society is the adjustment to living in a virtual world. Through this new...
*Editor’s note: This year-long series about financial literacy is sponsored by PSECU. If you’re a college student, you’ve likely felt some large effects of this ongoing global crisis. Your campus has closed, you’ve transitioned to online classes, and large events,...
A new episode of "Rosie the Raconteur" dropped Wednesday at noon! Roland and Brandon are back, back, back again. They usually work on horror films, but this time, they speak about a real-life scare: COVID-19. Listen on any of six platforms now: Anchor, Breaker, Google...
BLOOMSBURG--- With no end in sight to the current pandemic, the Columbia County Court system is doing its best to keep up with the legal process despite not operating at full capacity. COVID-19 hit the court system, leaving incarcerated inmates awaiting trial and all...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said today, Dec. 9, in a written announcement that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “During a routine test yesterday, I tested positive for COVID-19. I have no symptoms and am feeling well,” Wolf said in the announcement. The...
Speaking for myself, I can say I haven’t lived through a world pandemic before. For the rest of you, this is a new experience as well. Isolation is weird. This isn’t the worst it could be, but not necessarily fun. Spending months in our homes and having to...
Tuesday night marked the first and only vice presidential debate of 2020, setting Vice President Mike Pence against Senator Kamala Harris. The University of Utah in Salt Lake City hosted the debate, moderated by Susan Page.
“Where was the body found?” “I think they’re the imposter!” “I was in Navigation with Orange!” During the month of September and the beginning of this October, one multiplayer platform has grown in popularity. This online game is called...
COVID-19 is still spreading rapidly around the United States, and Bloomsburg University is no exception with the cumulative total of student cases being 355 as of Sept. 28. With all of the new procedures, there is some confusion among the people of Bloomsburg about...
This letter was previously published in the Press Enterprise. Undeniable: the spike in Covid-19 cases on and off the BU campus is not due merely to untested returning students, but to BU’s failure of foresight, planning, and preparedness. Combine these with President...
*Editor's note: Press release received by BU. More to come by BUnow reporters immediately. BLOOMSBURG — Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is announcing it will shift all instruction to remote learning effective Monday, Aug. 31, for all courses in progress. A...
On Aug. 17, Bloomsburg University began its fall semester in person and online. On Aug. 18, the university confirmed its first off-campus case of COVID-19. In an email addressed to BU students, the university claimed to be sanitizing all areas that the student visited...
Students and staff of Bloomsburg University received an email around 4 p.m., Aug. 14, notifying them that a BU employee had tested positive for coronavirus. According to a press release, "The University learned of the positive test on Friday, Aug. 14, and immediately...
Owning several different masks You can buy your Halloween mask here! In March you may have been hesitant to invest in a reusable face covering, but by now you own a mask for every day of the week. Perhaps one to go with every outfit. They are in your car, purse, and...
Virtual---not in-person---graduation ceremonies will be held on Aug. 7 in accordance with the Commonwealth's phased reopening, announced Dr. Bashar Hanna, Bloomsburg University President, in an email to spring and summer 2020 graduates. The decision to cancel...
PHILADELPHIA --- On Saturday, May 30, protestors took to the streets of Philadelphia to protest the unjust murder of George Floyd, an African-American man who apparently died at the hands of Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer. Originally meant to be a...
A task force led by Dr. Diana Rogers-Adkinson, Bloomsburg University Provost, has been evaluating possible scenarios for a return to campus in the fall. With many options on the table, the biggest takeaway is uncertainty, and BU is getting ready for anything to...
*Editor's note: The following information was obtained from Bloomsburg University's PDF on pass/fail protocol for the Spring 2020 *COVID-19* semester. Your questions can likely be answered here! Below is a series of Frequently Asked Questions and their associated...
With the current pandemic, we as a society are being forced to find new ways to entertain ourselves since all non-essential businesses are shut down until further notice. With nowhere to go, what should we do? I have found peace in this challenging time by doing...
I pull into the parking lot and go to the front door. I have to ring a doorbell to be let in because we are not allowing anyone who is not an employee inside. Upon entry, I sanitize immediately. Then, I am screened by a nurse. I'm asked questions such as: "Do you have...
Many upcoming individually and organizationally sponsored Relay for Life events were forced to cancel due to the outbreak of COVID-19. In place of these local events, the American Cancer Society has created an online event that will be live-streamed on April 25. The...
The 50 Minute Goodbye I think I was in the car when I got the email. With squinted eyes, I tried my best to make out the tiny white letters on the screen before me: STUDENTS’ SPRING BREAK EXTENDED. I then read the message out loud to my family, whom--much like...
