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Jenni Berrios jeberrios@ursinus.edu If you have the willingness to do service but do not have the time to volunteer during the year, then the Habitat for Humanity trip might be for you. The third annual Alternative Spring Break Habitat for Humanity is underway due to the hard work of Angela...

Maddy Rodak marodak@ursinus.edu In Dr. Nzadi Keita’s Philly X course, “Philly Word,” students are able to immerse themselves in Philadelphia’s vast literary culture. During the duration of the ongoing fall course, students have been reading works by Philadelphia writers, as well as curating blogs and vlogs about their experiences. The...

Gabriela Pascal gapascal@ursinus.edu This semester, the Gender Sexuality Alliance has held numerous events and open meetings on campus. The Gender Sexuality Alliance, also known as GSA, is the organization that raises awareness of LGBTQ+ issues and works towards equality and inclusion. They work to include everyone from the Ursinus community...

Colleen Murphy comurphy2@ursinus.edu “The Lantern” is in the early stages of producing its 89th edition this year, with October designated as “Lantern Submission Month.” Every year, Ursinus students can submit Non-fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Visual Art pieces to be reviewed and chosen for publication by the staff of “The...

Lillian Vila Licht livilalicht@ursinus.edu After a year of planning, the Ursinus website is getting more updates. At the start of the 2018 Fall semester, a few new changes came to the website, such as alterations to the “Students” page and the reorganization of popular links. Since then, the website design...

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...

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...

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...

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...