NEWS

Chase Portaro (chportaro@ursinus.edu) A crispy goat cheese burger, a bayou-inspired pollock sandwich, or chipotle chicken tacos with queso fresco? These may sound like high-dollar menu items common in upscale restaurants, but these recipes are actually included on Wismer's new grill menu. The new grill features specialty menu items Monday through...

Amelia Kunko (amkunko@ursinus.edu) The Job, Internship and Networking Fair, which is hosted annually by Career and Post-Graduate Development, is approaching.  “This year, the fair will take place virtually through Handshake,” said Sam Harvey, Assistant Director for Employer Relations. “With over forty employers scheduled to attend and more registering daily, the...

Cici Chagnon (cichagnon@ursinus.edu) The Commencement and Baccalaureate speakers for the Class of 2022 have been announced. This year’s Commencement Speaker will be muralist Katie Merz. The Baccalaureate speaker is former Philadelphia Eagles player Vai Sikahema.  Students may recognize Merz’s name from her work painting the smokestack next to the mail...

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...