FEATURES

Julia Paiano (jupaiano@ursinus.edu) After a couple of inactive years, due to the pandemic and remote learning, the Seismic Step Team is back in full force and ready to show the campus what they are made of. The team has about ten steppers and an executive board, with more students showing...

Alena DeAntonellis (aldeantonellis@ursinus.edu) The much-awaited holiday drinks are back at the Cafe 2020, with some new inclusions. One of the returning drinks is the much-loved Irish Cream cold brew, featuring cold foam, cold brew, and Irish cream-flavored syrup. Even the classic Peppermint Mocha and Peppermint Hot Chocolate make their return...

Ava Compagnoni  (avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu)    Homecoming has been a much-anticipated event in 2021. Being that it’s everyone’s favorite tradition, homecoming king and queen nominations made a huge comeback this year. Clubs and organizations across campus come together to collect a large donation for the winner’s charity of choice. There were a total...

Layla M. Halterman (lahalterman@ursinus.edu)   Sarah Haller shined bright on the stage as a ballerina for fifteen years. Now, she is shining even brighter as a foot and ankle specialist on TLC’s “My Feet are Killing Me.”    Haller spent her childhood in South Carolina. She attended an all girls private school...

Marie Sykes (masykes@ursinus.edu)  The Ursinus acting community is now able to perform and they most certainly will. With their upcoming first full, live performance since 2020, anticipation is rising all across campus. Pride and Prejudice, a comedic adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel by Kate Hamill, premieres October 28, and is...

Erin Corcoran (ercorcoran@ursinus.edu)  Dr. Meghan Brodie is no stranger to the Ursinus Theater and Dance Department. As the college’s first theater major ever in 2000, she has always been connected with the discipline. She says her time as a student here shaped the person she is today, “That was…...

Amelia Kunko (amkunko@ursinus.edu) Dr. Sheryl Goodman, Associate Professor and Chair of the Media and Communication Studies department, has been an active member of the Ursinus community for 25 years. In addition to being passionate about research related to race and gender, she facilitates a classroom where students can openly discuss...

Marie Sykes (masykes@ursinus.edu) Whether they’re hosting star parties, launching items from a trebuchet, or hosting study sessions in Pfahler, the Society of Physics Students (SPS) is making its comeback this year with one goal in mind: forming a community on campus around physics. Members, along with SPS President Liam Powers...

Jenna Smith (jesmith2@ursinus.edu) Kara McShane has been a professor at Ursinus since 2014, but this year she was promoted to English department chair. Best known for her medieval literature class or her beautiful cat Freddie, McShane brings light and laughter to all her courses—and will continue to do so as...