Main Street Suffers Parking Availability Issues
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...
Bears Battle Common Cold
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...
Single Room Scarcity
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...
Redrawing Democracy, and Gerrymandering
Evan Stinson (evstinson@ursinus.edu) Gerrymandering is one of those non-self-explanatory words that sounds more like a place than something anyone would do. It’s also a concept that many students didn’t fully understand until Monday, September 13th. Olivia Negro ’23 organized an event titled Redraw Democracy which was held that day in...
Hurricane Ida leads to flooding
Sean McGinley (semcginley@ursinus.edu) The increasing severity of climate change is displaying itself not only in parts of America where one might suspect to see it, such as in the flooded city of New Orleans or the burning forests of California, but in our own residential areas as well. Ursinus experienced...
Yellow Jackets have made Ursinus their home
Morgan Mason (momason@urisnus.edu) Brooke Hurley (brhurley2@ursinus.edu) Ursinus College students have been anticipating an almost “normal” campus life this fall. The community breathed a sigh of relief knowing that administration and students alike would be completely in person, ready to enjoy what makes Ursinus feel like home to so many. However, it...
The New Meal Plan: Why?
Ava Compagnoni (avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu) & Alena DeAntonellis (aldeantonellis@ursinus.edu) The talk of the town among students heading into this semester was the new meal plan system, which spread across phone screens like wildfire. The Ursinus College administration and dining team had created new options for the 2021-2022 academic year, without a significant...
A conversation with Interim President Jill Marsteller
Amelia Kunko (amkunko@ursinus.edu) Jill Marsteller, the new Interim President of Ursinus College, has Bear roots that run deep. An alum, she first worked for the college in 1984 as a faculty member, and has also been a staff member and senior administrator. Plus, she’s the parent of an Ursinus graduate! ...
Mold in Residence Halls causes Concern
Morgan Grabowski (mograbowski@ursinus.edu) Many students were excited to move back to campus this fall. Some of those living in the basements of North/Richter were less excited to be greeted with mold growing in rooms, halls, and bathrooms. Sophomore Robert Ritchie, claims he noticed mold in the showers of his hall...