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Saher on the Modern Rainbow Scare

(Note: This statement is connected to Ashley Adam's Title IX article in News)   I’ll say this from and as myself (Saher.) These are my personal thoughts, as a human being and as a trans person living through this too., We live in a modern rainbow scare, and it means...

Fundamentals

On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the Institute for Inclusion & Equity hosted an LGBTQ Fundamentals event. This event was led by Galia Godel (she/he), a sexuality educator who joined us on campus to discuss sexual orientation, trans issues, identities, and other information pertaining to the LGBTQ community. Godel started with the...

Couldn’t Have Been An Email

Have you ever been to a bad meeting? A really bad meeting? A meeting so terrible you couldn’t think about anything but that level, endless mental drone of “God, please let this be over soon”? Never fear: the Ursinus Theatre and Dance Department production of playwright Savannah Reich’s A Series...

Grubhub: Convenience or Chaos?

When you are a busy college student, activities like, well, eating, can be a daunting task to accomplish. The Grubhub app is meant to help students have one less time-consuming activity in their daily rush. Rather than waiting in line at the Cafe to order a coffee or lingering in...

El Gordo Bros: Adding Flavor to Collegeville

Although Ursinus students appreciate a good Wismer meal, the on-campus options for dinner can feel limited, and unfortunately, Collegeville is not necessarily known for its restaurant culture. However, if you take the time to look for it, sometimes the best places are right around the corner. If you have eaten...

Behind Their Doors: Meet the New Staff of Ursinus

Not only are Ursinus students in a transitional period of their lives, but the college itself is undergoing several changes. The staff that many of us have connected with and relied on over the years has turned almost entirely inside out. This semester, Student Affairs has a new head of...

Bird is the Word!

This Friday, a sea of green and silver descended on Broad Street once again. The scene was similar to seven years ago, upwards of a million swarming the latest Philadelphia legends. But the passion oozing from every square foot of Philly’s most popular street still managed to shock me more...

Professor Pairs

While Ursinus’ long history of romance between students is near-legendary on campus, with students frequently repeating the beloved-though-incorrect statistic that 80% of Ursinus students marry another Ursinus student, we less often notice the couples on campus whose relationships brighten the UC community in an extraordinary way: professors who work with...

Campus Squirrels Pack Up For the Holidays

     Thanksgiving lasted an entire month for the campus squirrels, who were thankful for all of the smashed pumpkins following Halloweekend. From making shelters out of these pumpkins, to straight up snacking on them, the squirrels were well taken care of during the month of November. With a month-long...