News – The Voice

New Instagram Page Reveals Racism at BloomU

July 1, 2020

Police confrontations, rebel flags, microaggression; these are experiences shared by a new Instagram page, BlackatBloom, a “safe space” for Black students to report acts of racism at BloomU, anonymously. The page, created and ...

Grads Furious Over Virtual Commencement Announcement

Cameron Heilman, Digital Managing Editor

June 17, 2020

Some recent Bloomsburg University grads are fuming that they won’t get the chance to cross the stage to collect their diplomas this summer, in wake of the announcement making the 2020 graduation ceremony virtual on August eigh...

The Future of The Voice

Steven Valanoski, Reporter

June 17, 2020

Change--with so much of the world today changing, either from a pandemic or social reform, the world is changing. With that change, our voice will change as well. With new appointments to the staff as well as a new approach to...

Big Changes Ahead for 2020 – 2021 School Year

Sarah Erie, Co-Editor

June 10, 2020

Single-occupancy dorms. Zoom classrooms. No more self-service food. This is just a glimpse of what campus may look like when we return to Bloomsburg. The Fall semester will start August 17th and “will consist of two six-week s...

Bloomsburg University fraternity members caught trading racist messages on social media

Mirlie LaRose, Sarah Erie, and Emily Clauss

June 4, 2020

Members of suspended BU fraternity Acacia allegedly traded racist messages, using the n-word and swearing off permitting black members, according to a video shared on social media Wednesday morning. In the screen-recorded vide...

Photo Gallery of Black Lives Matter Protest

Cameron Heilman, Digital Managing Editor

June 4, 2020

‘We can’t be silent’

Cameron Heilman, Digital Managing Editor

June 4, 2020

Bloomsburg’s community held a Black Lives Matter protest starting around 3 p.m. that drew hundreds and continued into the early hours of the night by the fountain at the intersection of Market and Main street Tu...

Coronavirus Implications for the Class of 2024

Anna Watson, Contributing Writer

April 26, 2020

BLOOMSBURG‒ With Bloomsburg University in addition to all universities throughout the country closed for the remainder of the Spring semester, many student decision days for the incoming Class of 2024 were cancelled, in orde...

BU Wrestling earns 5th on All-Academic Team

Connor McKay, Sports Editor

April 21, 2020

On April 9, five Husky athletes from the wrestling squad were announced to have made the 2019-2020 Mid-American Conference (MAC) All-Academic Team by the league office. This is yet another example of Bloomsburg athletes showing...

The financial impact of COVID-19 on college students

Anna Coller, Contributing Writer

April 20, 2020

Bloomsburg University announced the cancellation of all in-person classes and activities for the remainder of the spring semester on March 16, including all work study and on-campus jobs due to a stay at home order by Gov. Wolf...

Athlete Profile: Collin Hummel of Bloomsburg University Swimming

April 17, 2020

Students are finding ways to Zoom outside the classroom

Ann Wolfe, Staff Writer

April 14, 2020

With Zoom becoming an academic necessity for the remainder of the semester, many students are finding ways to use it to connect with friends and family in creative ways during quarantine. According to Sensor Tower, the Zoom ...