November Editor’s Letter
Layla M. Halterman Dear Ursinus Family, Our modern day associations with Thanksgiving center around stuffing our faces with traditional fare like turkey and pumpkin pie, …
Articles by Jenna Smith
Celebration of Lights
Amelia Kunko (amkunko@ursinus.edu) Ursinus’s annual Celebration of Lights, an event that allows the campus community to celebrate different traditions across cultures, is quickly approaching. Students …
Nuclear Research Gets New Funding
Kate Horan (kahoran@ursinus.edu) With a new grant from the National Science Foundation, Ursinus College Professor of Physics, Lew Riley, and his research group of Ursinus …
Jack Psenicska: Smashing Ursinus Football Records
Ryan DiVergilis (rydivergilis@ursinus.edu) Now in at quarterback for the Bears: Jack … Pens-ka? Pah-zen-ska? Everyone in the Bears’ grandstand was wondering who was in at …
Golf Teams’ Fall Season Brings Hope for Spring
Isabel Wesman (iswesman@ursinus.edu) This year’s fall season for Men’s and Women’s Golf was a little shorter than usual, but nevertheless ended up being surprisingly sweet …
President Hannigan Made Me Cry (And Frankly, I Loved It)
Chase Portaro (chportaro@ursinus.edu) This past Friday, as Robyn E. Hannigan delivered her presidential inauguration speech to the Ursinus community in the Floy Lewis Bakes Center, …
The Film Club Satisfies Student Interests
Sean McGinley (semcginley@ursinus.edu) For Jess Schnur ‘24 and Nadav Asal ‘26, two Ursinus students interested in careers in film, something more was needed from their …
Historic Trees Become Nasal Nuisance
Chase Portaro (chportaro@ursinus.edu) The Ginkgo Biloba, steeped in Chinese as well as Philadelphian history, is considered to be one of the oldest species of tree …
Homecoming King & Queen 2022
Congratulations to seniors Addie Plummer and Joshua Bowman! Addie Plummer was nominated by the Field Hockey Team. Her chairty of choice is the American Cancer …
Understanding Stress and Preventing Burnout
Kate Horan (kahoran@ursinus.edu) According to Healthline, in a survey conducted at Ohio State University, in August 2020 student burnout was at 40% and in April …