College Students Abandoning Landline Phones

Nowhere is the demise of the landline phone as pronounced as in the residence halls of a college campus. Ten years ago, about 90 percent of Bucknell University students were using a room phone. Today, fewer than 30 percent of Bucknell students have their campus landline’s voicemail set up, and that number is dropping every year.

Who Says Nice Guys Finish Last?

The NCAA has named Bucknell University as one of four Division I institutions in the nation to receive the "All-American Sportsmanship School" award, which honors schools that have implemented exceptional sportsmanship programs. In case you think it's the equivalent of "Miss Congeniality" in a beauty pageant, you should know that Bucknell has won the Patriot League's all-sports championship in 13 of the 17 years it has been contested, including 2006-07.

'Poisonous' Air in Washington

The race for the White House is "wide open," but the atmosphere in Washington is "poisonous," the host of NBC's "Meet the Press" told Bucknell University students. Tim Russert said that, with 390 of the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives deemed "safe" seats, "There is no incentive to reach across the aisle and try to achieve common good."

The Buzz on Bee Disappearances

Colony collapse disorder is an epidemic among bees that has gained national attention due to the importance of bees to agriculture as pollinators. Just a few miles from the beekeeper who first raised his voice about disappearing bee colonies, two Bucknell University professors are busy exploring how the condition may be related to the workings of the bee brain.