The Ursinus Response to COVID-19
Julia Paiano, jupaiano@ursinus.edu Ursinus has been recognized in the region for its aggressiveness in its COVID-19 approach—there was even an article written in The Philadelphia …
Opinions
Online learning versus in-tents perspective
Shelsea Deravil, shderavil@ursinus.edu Being physically back on campus has allowed many of us students to complete our college experience. It is quite a privilege because …
The Case for Pronouns
Liam Reilly lireilly2@ursinus.edu A personal pronoun is a word that replaces an individual’s name in a sentence. It also reflects an individual’s identity. Those who …
All Students Should Have the Same CIE Experience
Liam Reilly lireilly2@ursinus.edu The Common Intellectual Experience, or CIE, is a required class for all freshmen. The course revolves around four central questions and utilizes …
Productivity is a sham
Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu The sun goes up and down every day. This routine strings itself into weeks, which have now blurred into months. The last …
“Biden” My time? I’d rather not be
Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu This past month has seen the rapid ascendancy of Joe Biden to the top of the Democratic candidate heap, despite his initial …
“The Circle Brazil” and demystifying the foreign
Jen Joseph jejoseph@ursinus.edu There has been a growing uptick in xenophobia since the spread of the Coronavirus, as many of you have already experienced. This …
The arts: a casualty to come?
Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu As John Maus once sang, “times is weird these days.” Weird is an understatement: for all of us except the most hermit-y …
On Bloomberg and the boys in blue
Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu On February 29th, the first official month of the Democratic primary closed out with former Vice President and current bumbling coot Joe …
“The Good Place” ends in . . . a good place
Jen Joseph jejoseph@ursinus.edu Last week marked the end of one of my favorite shows, Michael Schur’s “The Good Place.” I’ll try not to spoil the …