Category Archives: Society

lit·er·a·cy “The ability to read and write”

Posted on November 30, 2011 by mcrawford

I believe if there were more focus on literacy in our world, our world would improve tremendously. In America alone 40 million adults are illiterate. Literacy is essential to living in any society. In order to fully develop a sense … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Government, Society | Tagged America, Change, Illiteracy, literacy, world | 3 Comments

Communication Can Change The World

Posted on November 29, 2011 by JWitty

Some people hate OWS. Some people love it. Some people support the message. Others adamently oppose it. Some like the people. Some write them off as lazy hippies. Regardless of how you feel, it’s undeniable that the movement has GOTTEN … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Class, Equality, Society | Tagged Life | 5 Comments

Clear, clean water…yum

Posted on November 29, 2011 by mnickels

My idea to improve the world is to one day have clean water available for everyone living on our lovely mother earth. Everyone should be able to get clean water from a source near them, especially since it is essential … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Cases (Real World), Equality, Society | Tagged Africa, Clean Water Act, Drinking water, Water | 5 Comments

Don’t Shop at Wal-Mart

Posted on November 29, 2011 by eeewald

Wal-Mart is generally accepted as an evil company. Destroying this empire will bring nothing but good things for everyone involved. Competitors, suppliers, local communities, Wal-Mart employees and taxpayers in general lose out thanks to Wal-Mart’s business practices. An outright boycott of … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Equality, Ethics, For Fun, Society | Tagged Economy, Small Businesses, Society, Wal-Mart | 5 Comments

Stop World Hunger

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Nate

My idea to improve the world would be to stop world hunger. The world hunger problem is a devastating issue that can be resolved with a little help from the people who are more fortunate than these poor, starving families. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Class, Society, Writing | Tagged developing world, starvation, world hunger | 5 Comments

My solution

Posted on November 29, 2011 by ALXLIONS

My solution to prevent the world from ending would be to raise the salaries and benefits of police officers, fire fighters, medics and most importantly teachers. Each of these professions is crucial to the success of any community and they … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, For Fun, Society, Uncategorized | Tagged fire fighters, medics, police, salary, solutions, the world | 3 Comments

All [we] need is love!

Posted on November 28, 2011 by ewiewiorowski

Love your children. That’s it. That’s my 60-second solution to changing the world.

Posted in Blogging, For Fun, Society | Tagged children, Development, love, parenting | 7 Comments

The First American Censorship System?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Slade

Congress is currently holding hearings one what could be the first American censorship system. From what I hear they are trying to fast-track this through. This poses a problem for torrent websites such as The Pirate Bay, and other websites … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Society | Tagged Censorship, Freedom of speech, Internet censorship, Pirate Bay, United States, United States Congress | 1 Comment

Does reliance on technology make us too vulnerable?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by knriggins

It is no surprise (especially after this week’s readings) that technology and informational processing play a big part in our lives. From the global corporation to the individual, we rely heavily on information in our decision making. Don’t get me … Continue reading →

Posted in Society | Tagged infromational processing, Society, technology | 2 Comments

Interested in Africa? Speaker…

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jordi

This might be interesting to some of you. The horror of having survived genocide may makes it relevant for all. Please mark your calendar for a powerful speaker who will share his experiences with the Rwandan genocide and its … Continue reading →

Posted in Society | Tagged Africa, bucknell, genocide | Leave a comment

Price of a burger: $5 Price of mozarella sticks: $4 Price of a Coke: $2 Time spent with a hole in your pockets: Priceless!!

Posted on November 9, 2011 by cornerback5

Sigh. As my stomach leads my feet to the Bison for its daily fill, the only thought running through my mind is not how delicious this food will be, but rather how deep will I have to go into my … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Class, For Fun, Society | Tagged Bison, Café, food, Meat | 1 Comment

I WANT SOMETHING OTHER THAN DOMINOES AFTER 11PM

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Slade

I, like many Bucknellians, enjoy the occasional midnight snack. What I, like many other Bucknellians, do not enjoy, is attempting to find a late hour only to come up with the default, Dominoes. Now, I do not have any problem … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Cases (Real World), Society | Tagged bucknell, Bucknell University, Business, Campus, Campusfood, Chinese, Chinese Food, Dominoes, economics, Fast food, food, lewisburg, Lewisburg Pennsylvania, New York, People, Protest, protests, Social Responsibility, Student | 3 Comments

Trapped Like a Rat

Posted on November 9, 2011 by RickE

How the hell am I supposed to get out of the place without a car? Bucknell attracts students from all over the U.S. and all over the world. To get here, a lot of these students have to fly. I … Continue reading →