Features
Gender inequalities in tech and science
Emily Jolly emjolly@ursinus.edu This semester the Women in Tech and Science (WiTS) have joined the wide array of clubs at Ursinus. Spearheaded by sophomore math and computer science major Serena Schaefer, the club will work to empower women and other minorities in the fields of technology and science, within both the Ursinus community and in […]
Multimedia
Video: Annual Pie Eating Contest
Video by Janel Forsythe The Grizzly Newspaper offers a re-cap of Wismer’s Annual Pie Eating Contest.
News
CSCG hosts panel on inequality in public health
Sophie Worthington-Kirsch soworthingtonkirsch@ursinus.edu On Sept. 12 Ursinus’s Center for Science and the Common Good hosted three prominent public health researchers who addressed inequalities in health care and access to it in the United States. The discussion was the first of a three-event series on the issue. Dr. Said Ibrahim is the co-director of a program […]
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Opinion
A new era: food trucks become Ursinus tradition
Jonny Myers jomyers@ursinsu.edu On a normal weekday night, I’m usually in my room, pushing through homework or catching up on long-lost sleep. On the weekends, however, I’m awake into the hours of the morning, scavenging the campus for food. Last year, I was devastated to learn that Marzella’s and the C-store closed at 11 p.m., […]
Sports
Brother Bears on the field
Nick Brough nibrough@ursinus.edu Football is a team sport, like many other sports, in which players associate their teammates with “family.” Players call their teammates their “brothers” for good reason. However, when a teammate actually is your brother, things get a little different. Many athletes like the family atmosphere group sports offers, and some, including Ursinus […]
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Revote results in Rein and Thomas Winning Election
New UCSG board takes office after two rounds of voting while students are left questioning process Naseem Syed nasyed@ursinus.edu Robert Rein ’17 and John Thomas ’18 have won the Ursinus College Student Government election for president and vice president, respectively. Their victories came after a contentious two-week period that saw student electors having to vote […]
Meet the interim Board Chair
Valerie Osborne vaosborne@ursinus.ed In light of former board chair Michael Marcon’s resignation, Nina Stryker has been appointed to serve as interim board chair. The Grizzly reached out to Stryker to find out a little more about her and her thoughts on how Ursinus can move forward following Marcon’s resignation. What year did you […]
Board chair Michael Marcon resigns amid controversy
Brian Thomas brthomas@ursinus.edu President Brock Blomberg announced via email to the campus last Thursday that embattled board chair Michael Marcon resigned. “I love Ursinus and it has been one of my highest honors to serve on the Board of Trustees,” said Marcon in a statement. “Ursinus is about to embark on a number of wonderful […]
Ursinus offers gateway to success
Sophie Worthington-Kirsch soworthingtonkirsch@ursinus.edu Ursinus College has announced a new scholarship for next year’s incoming first-years. The Gateway Scholarship provides $30,000 per year to any student who has fulfilled rigorous class requirements during high school and has earned either a 28 on the ACT or 1260 on the critical reading and math sections of the SAT. […]
First-year class smaller than usual
Deegan Miller demiller1@ursinus.edu Following a string of larger than usual first-year class, Ursinus’ incoming first-year class reaches a low not seen in recent years. The current junior class, the class of 2018, was noted in its first year for its large class size. With the number of students peaking at 497, it was one of […]
Ursinus’ students mourn the loss of beloved Wawa
Faith Carson facarson@ursinus.edu On Aug. 9 2016, the Ursinus community was forced to grapple with a loss many did not see coming: the closing of the Main Street Wawa. The opening of a QuickStop in its place left many students wondering why this change had to be made, and what possible benefits the QuickStop could […]
Read: Dave Bloom Shares Letter on Why He Left Ursinus Board
Brian Thomas brthomas@ursinus.edu As The Grizzly and Philly.com reported last night, alumnus David Bloom has resigned from his position on the Ursinus board of trustees. He shared his resignation letter with Philly.com, and asked that The Grizzly publish it in full to ensure that his reasons for resignation are clearly understood. Read the full text […]
Marcon to Grizzly: Tweets Not “Full Measure of the Person I Truly Am”
Valerie Osborne vaosborne@ursinus.edu Michael Marcon, newly elected chairman of the board of trustees at Ursinus, has caused outrage among a number of members of the Ursinus community for a series of tweets published on his public Twitter account. Fellow board member David Bloom resigned from the board of trustees, protesting what he called, “strong […]
Politics professor publishes book review in Wall Street Journal
Erin McKinney ermckinney@ursinus.edu The Wall Street Journal recently published a book review written by Ursinus College professor Jonathon Marks. The book he chose to review is titled “Passing on the Right: Conservative Professors in the Progressive University,” and in his words, is “as far as I know, the first in depth qualitative study of self-identified […]
Ursinus Releases Lantern
Phoebe French phfrench@ursinus.edu This past Wednesday, April 13, marked the launch of The Lantern in the Bomberger auditorium. According to the Ursinus website, The Lantern has been the college’s literary magazine for more than 80 years. The Lantern is run by Ursinus students and only showcases work by members of the Ursinus student body. It […]
