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Ashley Webster (aswebster@ursinus.edu) Study abroad restrictions are loosening up as Ursinus’ response to the Covid-19 pandemic evolves. In Spring 2020, students studying abroad were forced to return home when the pandemic hit, but opportunities have resumed. While many schools were still completely virtual, Ursinus sent students abroad. However, the college...

Layla M. Halterman (lahalterman@ursinus.edu) Dear Ursinus Family,  Growing up, Thanksgiving dinner never made my mouth water. I avoided turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes like the plague. As a proud Jersey native that fist pumps on the regular, I'd rather stuff my face with delicious thin crust pizza. But I have...

Sean McGinley (semcginley@ursinus.edu) If you live in New Hall, perhaps you have experienced or heard about the recent stink bug problem. The bugs have now been identified officially by Ehrlich Pest Control, a pest control company called in by Ursinus, as Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs. These bugs are found commonly...

Evan Stinson (evstinson@ursinus.edu)  A “Welcome to Your Food Forest” banner sat in front of the rows of trees and busy volunteers digging through mulch and clay. Just like anything else, trees need space to grow, and that meant digging wider holes than one would expect. The hard work of the...

Ashley Webster (aswebster@ursinus.edu) President Jill Marsteller started as the interim president of Ursinus College on September 1. Marsteller aims to create an Ursinus community where there is open and transparent communication between herself and the students. This has prompted her to start a program called “Office Hours with President Jill...

Marie Sykes (masykes@ursinus.edu) With Collegeville's mayoral election on November 2, now is the perfect time to meet the candidates, current mayor, Dr. Aidsand F. Wright-Riggins III, and retired Collegeville police sergeant and Ursinus alumnus, Bruce Penuel '74. The following all are their quoted answers to the questions. Why Did You...

Brooke Hurley (brhurley@ursinus.edu)  The vibrant town of Collegeville is in full swing. There are lots of people around and with them, lots of cars. That means fewer parking spaces, and nowhere is the scarcity more pronounced than on Main Street. For students who live there, the availability of parking...

Kathy Logan (kalogan@ursinus.edu) Ursinus students were excited about living on campus once again this fall and enjoy a less restrictive COVID environment. However, they were welcomed by various other diseases.  It’s always an adjustment when living in close quarters, and many students have been fighting the common cold early this...

Brooke Hurley (brhurley2@ursinus.edu) How should we live together? Or how should we NOT live together? Sharing a room with another individual, whether someone you choose or someone randomly assigned, can be hard. A cramped space, a balance of different schedules, and a lack of alone time, can all be difficult...