NEWS

Layla M. Halterman: lahalterman@ursinus.edu Dear Ursinus Family, I revere Valentine’s Day because it compels us to celebrate the love and affection around us. But grief is a form of love, a truth that is often unspoken, and I think it is worth honoring too. I have spent the better half...

Chase Portaro: chportaro@ursinus.edu One Grizzly bear weighs about 600 pounds, which seems like a lot, but not when you compare it to the 1,700 pounds of food waste that Ursinus Grizzlies produce every week in Upper Wismer alone – not even counting the food waste from The Commons or Lower...

Chase Portaro: chportaro@ursinus.edu & Marie Sykes: masykes@ursinus.edu The first week of each semester, Upper Wismer usually experiences increased traffic as students’ schedules have yet to succumb to mid-semester chaos, but the first week of this new spring semester felt especially busy compared to years past. The reason: the closing of...

Marie Sykes masykes@ursinus.edu Jack Hauler ‘80, First Editor for The Grizzly, Biology Major “I was the first editor of The Grizzly. Prior to that, the student newspaper was called The Ursinus Weekly, but it came out sporadically, and certainly not weekly! We held a contest in the fall of 1978 for a new name...

Jenna Smith jesmith2@ursinus.edu & Ava Compagnoni avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu Have you ever visited the Myrin basement to explore Ursinus history? Did you know there is endless information at your disposal located right below the concrete? The Ursinus archives are located in the Myrin library on the second floor (there also are digital copies...

Sean McGinley semcginley@ursinus.edu & Liam Reilly lireilly2@ursinus.edu With the 1,000th issue of The Grizzly upon us, it felt appropriate to look at some of the past editions of the paper to offer a sort of “History of The Grizzly.” So, we took it upon ourselves to scour the Digital Commons at Ursinus to see...

Tatiana Kent takent@ursinus.edu Last week, millions of Americans stuffed themselves into voting booths – or mailed in their ballots – to make their voices heard in this year’s midterm elections. This year, certain House and Senate seats were contested, and most states voted on governors. Here at Ursinus College, students...

Marie Sykes masykes@ursinus.edu President Hannigan, who reminds students to call her Robyn, met with the Ursinus Student Senate on November 2 to discuss Ursinus’ financial status and plans to move the college forward into its next era. The main takeaway? She plans to diversify our income stream through the management...

Chase Portaro chportaro@ursinus.edu For Pennsylvanians, there’s a lot riding on this year’s midterm elections. Voting rights, educational rights, and reproductive rights, just to name a few, are all in limbo as we elect the officials who will make decisions about them. For those outside of The Commonwealth, there’s also a...