Life as an international student at Ursinus
Emina Takahashi emtakahashi@ursinus.edu It’s been over a month since I first stepped foot into the United States. School started a week after I got here, and I’m not going to lie, the culture shock was hell. The first week was so depressing; I was the only exchange student here for...
Librarian creates new Myrin escape room
Instructional Technology Librarian Christine Iannicelli is the genius behind the “escape rooms” that take over Myrin’s library lounge from time to time, with themes such as Escape the Librarian, “Stranger Things,” and “Harry Potter.” This time around, for the escape rooms on Oct.1 and Oct. 2, the theme is “Jurassic...
UCARE offers voter registration
Ro Murphy romurphy@ursinus.edu Jenni Berrios jeberrios@ursinus.edu With a presidential election coming up in 2020, students have an opportunity to register on campus to vote. With the help of the UCARE center, students now have the ability to register here in Collegeville, or they have the option to register to send...
U-Imagine starts business workshops
Maddy Rodak marodak@ursinus.edu The U-Imagine Center is starting a new initiative to help students on campus build business skills by providing bi-weekly entrepreneurial training sessions. In an email sent out from the U-Imagine Center, it is explained that these training sessions will take place during common hour. The sessions “will...
Res Life launches “It’s On Me” campaign
Colleen Murphy comurphy2@ursinus.edu Let’s be honest, four years is a very long time to co-exist with the same group of people. With Ursinus’ requirement for students to live on campus for the duration of their education, it can be a little bit tricky to navigate how exactly we are meant...
Wismer feeds more than Ursinus students
Jenni Berrios jeberrios@ursinus.edu Around campus, Upper Wismer is known for offering students a buffet-style dining option. Off-campus, Upper Wismer is also appreciated at a local food shelter called Manna on Main Street, where a program called Wismer on Wheels helps to feed residents. Wismer on Wheels is an on-campus organization...
Berman exhibit lands on campus
Colleen Murphy comurphy2@ursinus.edu This summer, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art unveiled the collection Science Fiction, which is available to view from July 2 to October 6. The exhibit displays interactive and enlightening pieces that work together...
Who ya gonna call? Campus Safety
Jenni Berrios jeberrios@ursinus.edu You know and love him as Rob Coyle, the Campus Safety Officer who answers student calls at desperate times, assisting with lockouts and sorting out crazy situations in Reimert. But did you know he also protects us from the dead? More specifically, Rob specializes in paranormal investigations...