NEWS

Cici Chagnon (cichagnon@ursinus.edu)  On Friday, February 4, Ursinus students, faculty, and staff celebrated Founder’s Day a day early, observing the establishment of the college in 1869. Balloons dotted the center of campus while S.T.A.T. (Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow) handed out goodies to the community from their table in the upper...

Brian Tague (brtague@ursinus.edu) College is an extremely formative time for young people across the country as they look to come into their own as young adults. For Michael Green, a junior here at Ursinus College, that meant thrusting himself into a leadership role on campus. Green, alongside serving as President...

Marie Sykes (masykes@ursinus.edu) “UNKNOWN ACCESSORY DETECTED - This Item Has Been Moving With You For A While” appears on your phone, moments after you return home from the movies. On January 14, 2022, this happened to one person in Lower Providence Township, as disclosed by Michael Jackson, their Chief of...

Erin Corcoran (ercorcoran@ursinus.edu) This winter’s sought-after accessory is something you can get free of charge on campus: a KN95 mask. Multiple communications from the COVID Task Force informed students about this recent development, which came in light of the COVID-19 surge. Following the rise of the Omicron variant in early...

Jenna Smith (jesmith2@ursinus.edu) With many safety concerns among students, Ursinus has created a plan to improve security measures and protect campus. A new security camera expansion consists of adding twelve new cameras across campus and replacing outdated systems, so it includes fifteen cameras in total. Installation work began last December...

Layla M. Halterman (lahalterman@ursinus.edu) Dear Ursinus Family,  When wrapping up the fall semester, I was feeling quite overburdened and bogged down. Instead of studying like originally planned, I decided to plow through my desk drawers as a means of procrastinating. Deadlines do not just vanish. You think a big bad...

Jenni Berrios (jeberrios@ursinus.edu) On January 20, the campus received devastating news about the passing of Assistant Dean of Students, Terrence Williams. The atmosphere immediately changed as the whole campus grieved. The Field House was filled with students, faculty, friends and family mourning the loss of a great leader on campus...

Ava Compagnoni (avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu) Each day of the COVID pandemic brings another new challenge to Ursinus College. As we all know very well, students were required to be vaccinated before returning to campus in Fall of 2021. The vast majority have been vaccinated, with only a few exceptions. However, faculty and...

Brooke Hurley (brhurley2@ursinus.edu) Morgan Mason (momason@ursinus.edu) Amidst the bitter cold November weather, Ursinus's very own local sorority, Phi Alpha Psi, held their annual philanthropy event, Pie a Phi Psi, on November 17th. During the event, the members of Phi Alpha Psi gathered together outside Olin Plaza.  Friends, classmates, and faculty...