FEATURES

Kathy Logan (kalogan@ursinus.edu) Greek life has been a part of Ursinus College since the early 1900s. According to the Ursinus College Website, there are currently eight fraternities and five sororities on campus, consisting of 20 percent of Ursinus students. For those who are unfamiliar, a sorority or a fraternity is...

Ava Compagnoni (avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu)  Student body president Jalen Everette has served two consecutive terms and has been successful in his endeavours. Having faced more abnormal challenges than presidents before him, Jalen has been working tirelessly for the past seventeen months. As he tackles meetings, classes, difficult conversations, and a college social...

Layla M. Halterman (lahalterman@ursinus.edu) Most know New York ABC7’s Michelle Charlesworth for covering the latest and greatest stories. But there’s more to her; lots that the camera doesn’t show.  Charlesworth attended Duke University and received a degree in Economics; a discipline quite unrelated to journalism. She then accepted a scholarship...

Layla M. Halterman (lahalterman@ursinus.edu)  Dear Ursinus Family,  As Editor-in-Chief, I’m humbled and honored to serve the Bear community I love and cherish so dearly. I’m so fortunate to receive the high quality education Ursinus is known for and to be a part of The Grizzly’s rich history.  Those who work...

Marie Sykes (masykes@ursinus.edu)  The Fringe Festival is back in action after a full year of online performances, coming back for the 22nd iteration of the festival with four fabulous Fridays of productions. All events are open to the general public as Ursinus transfers back into being an open campus. Everyone...

Morgan Grabowski, mograbowski@ursinus.edu Greek Life organizations have had to reshape how they conduct their activities during COVID-19. By implementing COVID-19 safe measures, Tau Sigma Gamma was able to conduct New Member Education and induction, and continue to engage with the Ursinus community.  Tau Sigma Gamma sorority (Tau Sig) was established...

Claude Wolfer (clwolfer@ursinus.edu) Q: Who are your new band members? A: My band members are Jordan Hartsfield (they/them) who is guitar, synth, and co-writes some stuff; Arik Dayan (he/him), drums; and Kelvin Ahora (he/him), bass. new members are Grace Eskin (she/they), second guitar, backup vocals; and Rhiannon...

Layla Halterman (lahalterman@ursinus.edu) The Job, Internship, and Networking (JIN) Fair has been a signature event for decades at Ursinus College. It has changed moderately over the years but never as dramatically as this year. The Career and Postgraduate Development (CPD) office joined forces with nine other liberal arts institutions to...

Ava Compagnoni (avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu) The COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily halted many of the extracurricular activities and organizations at Ursinus College. Greek Life faced this threat as well, and could have gone a year without New Member Education and induction. Luckily, Ursinus’ fraternities and sororities were able to do so last fall...