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Feminists At Oberlin, Bucknell, Temple Host Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

... Simone Weil, an art and art history lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin, argued that the Edit-A-Thon events seek to fill in the gaps that might exist on Wikipedia due to the overwhelming amount of male editors. “The intent is not to disproportionately overstate the roles of women or downplay the achievements of men through a malicious rewriting of history,” she explained. “Rather, this project seeks to revisit gaps in scholarship and canonical history — places in which the accounts of women’s contributions to society may, for one reason or another, simply not exist.”. A similar event was held at Bucknell University on March 3. A page describing the event argued that Wikipedia content is “skewed” as a result of the overwhelming amount of male contributors: “Content is skewed by the lack of female participation, creating imbalance in this increasingly important repository of shared knowledge.”. Similar events were held at Temple University and the University of the Arts, both in Philadelphia. Tom Ciccotta is a libertarian who writes ...

Thomas Doesn't Get Win, But Sees Dream Come True With Bucknell

... pretty cool thing.”. Eric Thomas and his wife, Maureen, made the six-and-a-half-hour drive from Ijamsville to upstate New York, braving high winds and snow drifts along the way, and joined a large contingent of Bucknell fans at Key Bank Center. Oakdale basketball coach Terry Connolly also made the trip to lend support to his former protégé. Zach Thomas, Frederick County’s all-time leading scorer for boys basketball with almost 2,300 points, played 37 of 40 minutes for Bucknell. He finished with 13 points, six rebounds and two assists. But the 13 th-seeded Bison (26-9), regular season and tournament champions in the Patriot League, fell to fourth-seeded West Virginia 86-80. “Aside from losing, of course, it was a great experience coming here,” Thomas said through a smile afterward in the locker room. “You know, experiencing all the stuff, the press and everything, it’s cool.”. Thomas did not have a good-shooting performance. He was 3-for-9 from the field. But he sank seven of his nine free throws and was credited with a steal, four turnovers and four fouls. “We played pretty good, especially in the second half. We went on a little run there,” ...

Unprecedented' Moment For Bucknell Hoops Programs

... was one of just six schools nationally to have its men’s and women’s basketball teams win their conference tournaments, joining Florida Gulf Coast, Princeton, Gonzaga, Texas Southern and New Mexico State. Bucknell is one of 25 schools that have representatives in the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. “It’s a testament to the leadership provided by coaches Aaron Roussell and Nathan Davis,” Hardt said. “Along with their student-athletes, they are a great reflection of the university.”. Hardt and the athletic staff have a busy few days, but the NCAA did Valley fans and Bucknell alumni some favors keeping both programs relatively close to Lewisburg. The men play in Buffalo on Thursday and the women the following day in Maryland. “Sure we’d have loved to go somewhere warm, but this is really a plus for our fans and alumni,” Hardt said. “It gives them the opportunity to perhaps see both ...

20 Schuylkill League Swimmers Head To Bucknell

... group, 12 have competed at states before, while eight will be there for the first time. Like Kurzinsky, Schuylkill Haven’s Mary Zimmerman will be making her third straight trip to Bucknell. The change in format eliminated the possibility of Zimmerman accomplishing one of her goals — making it back for the evening session. Zimmerman was 25 th in the 200 freestyle and 28 th in the 100 freestyle last year; she’ll compete in those two events again this year. She’s seeded 12 th in the 200 freestyle and 22 nd in the 100 freestyle. “When I saw that I was ranked 12 th, I was excited because I had a chance to make it back at night and get to swim again,” Zimmerman said. “Now that there’s no prelims, I don’t have that opportunity. “There’s pros and cons,” Zimmerman continued. “I’ve never made it back to the consolation finals or finals, and it would have been really ...

Former Radford High Star Jones In Ncaa Tournament With Bucknell

... sidelined, so the coaches did not restore Jones to the starting lineup once he was healthy again. Jones has come off the bench in each of the past 12 games. He has played double figures in minutes in only four of those 12 games. "My high school coach, Rick Cormany, really instilled the idea of being a great teammate, no matter if you're playing all the minutes or you're not playing at all. So I just tried to keep that in mind," he said. Bucknell will be playing Thursday against a school that once employed Jones' father. The elder Jones spent one season as a WVU assistant when Nate was 5 years old. "I remember it snowed a lot," he said. W&L graduate. Bucknell assistant Paul Harrison is a 1993 graduate of Washington and Lee, although he never played basketball for the Generals. Harrison became a high school coach before moving into the college ranks as a College of Charleston assistant. He then went to law school at Tulane. "Because everybody at W&L goes to law school," Harrison cracked. He spent one year as a lawyer after graduating from law school, but he missed coaching. He became a Southeastern Louisiana assistant before joining the Wofford staff of Radford High graduate ...

West Virginia Turns Back Bucknell's Upset Bid, 86-80

... the third-seeded Mountaineers lost to Stephen F. Austin. This win sets up a meeting against the region's fifth-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who hung on for a 60-58 win over Princeton earlier Thursday. Kimbal Mackenzie made five of seven three-point attempts and led the Patriot League-champion Bison with 23 points. Bucknell (26-9) entered the tournament having won six in a row and 14 of 16. After squandering double-digit leads in both the first and second half, the Mountaineers finally pulled away in the final two minutes. Phillip made all four free throws over the final minute, and the Bison's hopes realistically ended when Nate Jones missed a three-pointer with 35 seconds lef that kept the West Virginia lead at 81-74. West Virginia forced 15 turnovers but did allow more than 70 ...

Smaller Bucknell Managed The Press, But Not The Boards

... product, made 5 of 7 threes and 7 of 15 shots overall. “What Bucknell did was make shots,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. “They don’t always, nobody does, make shots that well. Mackenzie’s 5 for 7 for three and Steven Brown hit some big threes. Seemed like every time we started to get away from them a little bit they made a three.”. Bright future: Bucknell has won the past two Patriot League regular-season titles and has finished in the top four of the league 22 of the past 27 seasons. The Bison will return all five starters next season. Heading the Bison squad will be 6-9 Nana Foulland, who won the conference’s player of the year and defensive player of the year awards as a junior this season. Foulland scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 30 minutes against the Mountaineers. “He’s a really good player in any league,” Huggins said. “He’s athletic, and ...

Bucknell Ready For Mountaineers

... West Virginia forces its opponents to commit the highest percentage of turnovers compared to possessions in the nation. “We know we’re going to get pressure because that’s the style they play,” freshman Avi Toomer said. “Of course some turnovers are going to happen. It’s basketball, so we can’t dwell on turnovers we do make. We’ve got to keep playing aggressively.”. Brown said — in addition to the other guards — he expected junior forward Zach Thomas to play a key role in dealing with the press. “Every time we’ve played a press defense, he’s done a good job of providing an outlet and taking care of the ball,” Brown said. The Bison are focused on taking care of the ball offensively in part because they know West Virginia has struggled at times this season to score in the halfcourt. If Bucknell can keep the Mountaineers out of transition, the Bison expect they can also limit West Virginia’s points. “We’re a hard-nosed defensive team and we’re not going to change anything when we ...

Pulitzer-winning Composer To Perform At Bucknell

... in Montgomery County. The family frequently made trips taking Route 309 into the city, but rarely headed the other direction into coal region. The other direction. When the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia commissioned the work from her, she wanted to return to Pennsylvania for her source of inspiration. She contemplated journeying into the city, but ultimately decided on the other direction. “This kind of history about the average person working, particularly in these communities, isn’t as studied,” she said. “It was wonderful to really understand it.”. Wolfe will be sharing some of that knowledge with Bucknell University students during her visit. Because the performance of “Anthracite Fields” is part of the year-long Coal Collections series that is a collaboration between the Weis Center and the Place ...

Season 108 Episode 35

... December. Yes, free throw shooting was a bit of a bummer and Nate Adrian had a tough game (YOU CAN’T EXPECT NATE TO SCORE 10 POINTS EVERY GAME, GUYS!) but that’s okay. Critique the other two games, but not that one. The Mountaineers had a great game, Iowa State just played better. *it happens. Don’t take it out on 20-year-olds. Tip-Off Time: 2:45 PM ET. Where: Key Bank Center, Buffalo, NY. Tickets: General Public (includes the Notre Dame-Princeton game). TV: CBS. Streaming Video: March Madness Live (or the March Madness Live app for smartphones). Radio: WZST Variety 101 (100.9 FM in Morgantown) and the Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG ( Radio Affiliates ). Streaming Audio: Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG on Tune In Radio (or the Tune In Radio app for smartphones). Satellite Radio: Sirius XM 201. Where are they from? Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Series History: WVU leads the series 8-0. Last Time: West Virginia 112, Bucknell 71 on January 3, 1977. SB Nation Blog: Mid-Major Madness. Record: 26-8 (16-3 Patriot). Head Coach: Nathan ...