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Jenna Smith (jesmith2@ursinus.edu) Dr. Carol Dole has been teaching at Ursinus since 1988. She specializes in 19th century British fiction, but teaches an array of classes in the English Department. Currently, she is on the “Senior Professorship” half-time retirement route and plans to move to full retirement in 2024. This...

Marie Sykes masykes@ursinus.edu Have you ever tried watching a newspaper? Well, on COSA 2022 you can watch a production of a living newspaper brought to you by Dr. Meghan Brodie’s theater capstone class. Experience a live telling of climate change, a topic very important to the class, brought to you...

Marie Sykes (masykes@ursinus.edu) The Alpha Delta Phi Society, the only non-Greek “Greek adjacent” organization on campus, is labeled as a literary society but is “a lot more nerdy,” as Sarah Buck ‘22 tells us. ADPS is a national literary society proud of their gender-inclusive past, with the society forming nationally...

Alena DeAntonellis (aldeantonellis@ursinus.edu) Dr. Matthew Kozusko applied for a position at Ursinus in his final semester of graduate PhD work, intrigued by J.D. Salinger’s attendance here. He immediately fell in love with the campus when he set foot on it, withdrawing his applications to other positions and began teaching here...

Erin Corcoran (ercorcoran@ursinus.edu)  Spring is here, bringing warmer days, the end of the semester on the horizon, and an event beloved among students: Philanthropy Week.    Philanthropy Week, led by Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (STAT), runs from Monday, March 28th to Friday, April 1st. Students should be on the lookout for...

Vaughn DiBattista (vadibattista@ursinus.edu) When thinking about your typical fraternity, it can be easy to get caught up in the glitz and glamor of the frat life. We’ve all seen coverage from popular media outlets like Barstool, Old Row, and others that essentially highlight the “party” side of life in a...

Alena DeAntonellis (aldeantonellis@ursinus.edu) Professor Diane Amoroso-O’Connor has been teaching since fall of 2014, securing her place as an assistant professor in Classics. She came to Ursinus due to a previous Classics professor retiring, to help the Classics majors here have enough course options to complete their major requirements. What began...

Chase Portarro (chportaro@ursinus.edu) What do an improv comedy show and a music variety program have in common? You can listen to them both live, on-air, hosted by Ursinus students on the campus radio station!     It’s no secret that WVOU, the Voice of Ursinus, is back in full-swing. Recently, The Grizzly...

Marie Sykes (masykes@ursinus.edu) Are you ready to enter a Transylvanian castle after getting caught with a flat? Well how ‘bout that! Breakaway Student Productions is putting on a shadowcast performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, meaning the cast will act and mime in front of the original movie playing...