FEATURES

This year Ursinus has four Watson Fellowship Finalists! The following finalists for the 2024 senior class are Tia Alan, Justina Holahan, Jessica Schnur, and Joey Nolan! Each finalist was interviewed so we could gain insight into why they applied for the Watson and what they hope to accomplish with the...

As of January 29th, Ursinus’ Center for Writing and Speaking is open for the Spring 2024 semester. The Center supports students in all aspects of written and spoken communication, doing so through one-on-one appointments with extensively trained Writing Fellows. Writing Fellows spend a whole semester learning and practicing for the...

Article by Kate Horan <kahoran@ursinus.edu> and Sean McGinley <semcginley@ursinus.edu> ________________________________________________________________________________ We asked students to record their top five artists according to this year’s Spotify Wrapped. Check out their responses below! ________________________________________________________________________________ Marie Sykes ’24 1. Taylor Swift 2. Maisie Peters 3. Olivia Rodrigo 4. Dylan 5. Jorge Rivera-Herrans ______________________________________________ Libby...

Details Article by Sophia Kumar <sokumar@ursinus.edu>   The Escape Velocity Dance Company presents their fall show, EVE! They will have three performances: Friday, December 1st at 7pm and Saturday, December 2nd at 2pm and 7pm in the Black Box Theater. Escape Velocity is Ursinus College’s student-run dance company where students...

Details Article by Kate Horan <kahoran@ursinus.edu> Many self-help books are centered around an unattainable ideal life realized through unrealistic levels of positivity. Dr. Talia Argondezzi’s recently published anti-self-help self-help book works to break this trend, encouraging readers to “start challenging themselves to be bad at things.” Published on November 7...

Details Article by Erin Corcoran <ercorcoran@ursinus.edu> Calling all green-thumbed Bears! Ursinus’s Food Forest continues to grow into the future. The Food Forest, located a short walk from campus, is a 1.5-acre site for the campus community to grow native and non-native plants, trees, and food. Per the Food Forest’s website...

Details Article by Sidney Belleroche <sibelleroche@ursinus.edu> In the Myrin Library, unnoticed by the diligent students working on their various assignments, there is a small, unassuming room tucked away on the second floor. This room is the definition of a hidden gem and one of the most important places in all...

Details Article by Amelia Kunko <amkunko@ursinus.edu> UCDC’s upcoming fall concert, Motion, Timbre, & Rhythm, is quickly approaching! The dancers have put a tremendous amount of time and effort into preparing for the show, which will be running November 16th, 17th, and 18th in the Kaleidoscope’s Lenfest Theater. “We’ve been rehearsing...

Details Article by Kate Horan <kahoran@ursinus.edu> When asked to describe his new book in a few words, Jon Volkmer responded with these three words: “damn good read.” Volkmer has been working on his book, Brave in Season, since 2006. Most of the work was done between 2006 and 2012, but...