FEATURES

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...

Jake Sobiech (jasobiech@ursinus.edu) Domenick Scudera, a performing arts professor, was recently given an Inclusive Community Fellowship for his work with the LGBTQ+ community at Ursinus. This made him the second faculty member to receive one of these fellowships (the first was Dr. Xochitl Shuru). He is very excited and honored...

Evan Stinson (evstinson@ursinus.edu) It’s a Sunday night. You’ve almost finished a month-long project and are ready to submit right before the 11:59 PM deadline. Canvas isn’t loading, and you realize the “Ursinus Secure” is down to one black bar of signal. Even worse, your laptop seems to drop the connection...

Marie Sykes (masykes@ursinus.edu) “The show must go on” may be a common saying in the world of show business, but the Ursinus Theatre and Dance department certainly takes this saying to a whole other level. Last year, Ursinus was more than lucky to be able to enjoy performances through the...

Amelia Kunko (amkunko@ursinus.edu)   UC Possibilities is a new student group on campus that aims to bring awareness and understanding to invisible disabilities. “In a quick summary, UC Possibilities is meant to be a student-led group where students are being really intentional, whether that be through social media, events on...

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...