BU Now is proud to announce a FIRST EVER in its short history.
A Live Video Stream with the assistance of BUTV of the Bloomsburg University Fall 2008 Graduation will begin at 6 pm on Friday, December 12. Also, Saturday’s Graduation Ceremonies will be steamed. Want to watch the event in the privacy of your space? Get some friends and watch this historic event.  

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Daniel Rae, 19, sits at the front desk of Elwell Hall, a textbook open in front of him…unread.  He glances at a yellow sheet of paper that hangs on the wall inside the office. “Quote Board” is written across the paper’s top.  A prominent quote near the bottom reads, ‘The Obama campaign is really starting to gear up…  -Dan Rae.’ 
The catch phrase he has used all semester seems significant somehow, with one of the most historic and important presidential elections now within sight. His brown eyes scan the crowds entering …

 
A political pup sports on campus a sign proclaiming its allegiance to Barack Obama during election day.
With the election of the 44th President of the U.S. in sight, voters are finalizing their decisions and preparing to cast their ballots. The race to the White House has been a close one from the beginning, and now only one question remains: who will finally emerge victorious?
Students on the Bloomsburg University campus seemed more than enthused to express their views and take part in the most pivotal election in years. Volunteer students were …

For many early morning voters, it is difficult to eat breakfast, get to their polling place, cast their votes, and make it to work on time.  That is where the voters’ bake table can come in handy. 
Ask Joe and Sandy Young of Harrisburg, PA. They set up a bake table every year at their polling sites during local elections and presidential elections.  They make a variety of baked goods as well as soups, coffee, hot chocolate, and hotdogs to satisfy hungry voters. 
“We are almost clean out of everything …

Every morning Mikhail Litvinov, a 21-year-old senior at Bloomsburg University, commutes to school from his house in Drums. Litvinov has been anxiously awaiting this Tuesday morning in November.

This year, the youth vote is one of the most highly discussed topics of the U.S. presidential election.  Will the Millennials at Bloomsburg University and across the country register to vote?  Will they follow through on November 4?
In the past, young voters have been the cause of disturbing statistics: one of the steadiest declines in United States politics is that of the percent of youth who turn out for elections. This is since the 26th Amendment was instated, which gives 18- to 20-year-olds the right to vote. 
Elaine McTaggart, a …

As a young voter, I know that I am not heard in the political system. I also know that voting is a way for my voice to be heard. Politicians do not normally reach out to, or even listen to young Americans, because so many of them are not registered to vote.  This is something that can be changed, simply by taking up to 20 minutes out of your day to vote in an election.
I understand that many aspects of the potlitical system are are corrupt, and that it can be boring to listen to. But this …

“This year Barack Obama asked us to be a part of something bigger than ourselves, much like JFK did in 1960,” said David Horton, “and sometimes all I need is to be asked.”  Horton is a Resident of South Hampton, NJ and is a proud supporter for Barack Obama in the upcoming 2008 presidential election.
During previous elections Horton has chosen to “sit on his hands” from beginning to end of election campaigns and in the end voting only for the candidate that seemed to be the “lesser of two evils,” …