<p>My guidance counselor mentioned Bucknell to me earlier this year (I’m a junior) and I’ve been interested ever since. For the last couple of months, I’ve looked around the internet and the Bucknell website for anything I could find on the school, but I’ve still got a few questions that I’ve haven’t been able to answer.</p>
<p>First off, I’ve been wondering about transportation. I know that you can’t feasibly have a car on campus, but what about bikes? I’ve got a new one that I’m hoping will last me through college, but if I can’t bring it, I’m out of luck there. Beyond that, I haven’t found any mention of public busing on campus. Does it exist, or does the university only offer busing on the week-ends and to special events?</p>
<p>I’ve also been wondering about activities off campus. I know that Lewisburg is a small-ish town, so the options are somewhat limited, but what’s out there? Specifically, I’m looking for a bowling alley (I’m not religious about the sport, but I enjoy it immensely) and maybe a martial arts studio (I don’t currently do any, but I’d like to try). Are there any other highlights around the town?</p>
<p>Sorry about the deluge of questions lol…my curiosity has gotten the best of me =] Thanks in advance for any and all answers.</p>
<p>Bikes are huge at Bucknell; there are bike racks outside of every building and for those who don’t wish to bring their own bikes we actually have a Bison Bikes program where you can check out a school-owned bike for a week.</p>
<p>I’m not exactly sure what you mean by public busing; Bucknell does shuttles to Walmart and Weis supermarket every Saturday and the local Selinsgrove mall every Friday. It also does buses to fun spots about once a month, including NYC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, King of Prussia mall, DC, etc. There are also shuttles to the airport and certain cities around breaks, I think there’s one to Boston and there’s probably one or two others.</p>
<p>There are I think 2 bowling alleys in town, I’ve only been to one but it was pretty fun. I’m not sure about a martial arts studio, there’s probably one nearby but I can’t assure you it’s within walking distance.</p>
<p>Other cool things nearby are BOUNCE FUN PLEX aka a world of trampolines and you can play trampoline dodgeball and everyone loves it. There’s also several ice skating rinks and a roller rink. The main street is really excellent and there are lots of great shops and restaurants.</p>
<p>Do you know if any of the ice rinks are within walking distance from campus? My daughter wants to continue with figure skating while at college.</p>