It’s that time again! Toys for Tots is coming to the university for another year of collecting toys and delivering them to less fortunate children in the five county area. Boxes were put out October 16th in the academic buildings and dorms then downtown on November 18rd.

This year on Friday, October 30, around midnight, men and women will crowd the sidewalk in front of The Campus Theatre in Lewisburg, Pa. Some of the women will be dressed up in questionable attire, and some of the men will look like they came wearing their girlfriend’s clothes.

Justin McDonald gives a photographic recap of BU’s Homecoming 2009.

Columbia-Montour Common Pleas Judge Thomas James will moderate a panel discussion exploring the cost of operating the courts and the financial effects of court actions. “The Cost of Justice Forum” will be held Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 2 p.m. in Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania’s Carver Hall, Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium.

BU Professor Jeanette Keith will speak on “Mosquitoes, Environments and the Social Construction of Yellow Fever” Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. in the BU’s Andruss Library, Schweiker Room. The lecture is free and open to the public.

An overview of Pennsylvania’s civil rights law, the state’s changing demographics, hate crimes, supremacist group trends and positive practices will be presented as a “No Place for Hate” event Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. in the Bloomsburg Area YMCA, 30 E. Seventh St.

Jugglers, acrobats, comics and aerialists who perform amazing feats of balance will be featured in Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania’s next Celebrity Artist Series’ program, Cirque Le Masque, during Parents Weekend Saturday, Oct. 24, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., in the newly renovated Haas Center for the Arts.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania’s homecoming weekend celebration will kick off Saturday, Oct. 17, with the homecoming parade and activities throughout the day.

The Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Institute for Culture and Society Special Focus lecture series will feature “Green Works: Environmental Concerns and Creative/Scholarly Projects in Literature and the Visual.” A panel of BU professors will speak Thursday Oct. 8, at 7 p.m in the Andruss Library’s Schweiker Room.

For just $5 admission, one can enjoy countless rides and games, feast on delicious foods, and watch live entertainment. The Bloomsburg Fair started in 1855, and was a rather small piece of land with few exhibits. To this day, the fair’s popularity, shops, and attractions have tremendously increased.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania’s art and art history department, in partnership with Art21 Inc., presents a sneak preview of the fifth season of “Art:21 – Art in the 21st Century,” on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 4:30 p.m.

Quest will hold a High Ropes Day on upper campus Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the community.

WBUQ.FM Radio Station and Harry’s Grille To Co-Sponsor Bloomapalooza
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – WBUQ.FM radio station and Harry’s Grille will co-sponsor the annual music festival Bloomapalooza, on Thursday, October 8 from 10a.m. to 4p.m. This event will take place at the Scranton Amphitheater on the Bloomsburg University campus.
Formerly known as Kozzfest, Bloomapalooza will feature local artists and bands: Evro, OurAfter, Cody Sassaman, and JD Eicher (subject to change). Admission is free to the public and contests will occur throughout the day for festival attendees. Prizes are courtesy of the festival sponsors: …

Luis Medina, a candidate for senior class president, would like to share a few words with the students of Bloomsburg University. This does not reflect the opinion of BU Now.

H.O.P.E and the Green Campus Initiative invite Bloomsburg University students and faculty to attend events all week to celebrate Earth Day!