Fire in Wicks
Erin Corcoran (ercorcoran@ursinus.edu) On August 31, a peaceful evening in the first week of classes turned into a chaotic one for residents of Wicks. The...
New Organization on Campus – UC VFOR
Marie Sykes (masykes@ursinus.edu) 2022 has been declared a “historic” year, just like the last few before it. However, Ursinus places a firm emphasis on its...
September Editor’s Letter
Layla M. Halterman (lahalterman@ursinus.edu) Dear Ursinus Family, Ah, September! The summer festivities have come to a screeching halt. While (most) kids are sad, (most) parents...
Local Thunderstorm Destroys Ursinus’s TriCaster
Chase Portaro (chportaro@ursinus.edu) A tricaster is a television studio computer vital to a number of departments at Ursinus. Athletics, Theater & Dance, and the Communications...
The COVID Spike
Marie Sykes (masykes@ursinus.edu) Across campus and the northeast, Covid cases have once again gone up thanks to the latest BA.2 variant. After the lifting of...
The Grizzly Special Report: A Look Into Ursinus’s “Quest” for an Inclusive Campus
Chase Portaro (chportaro@ursinus.edu) In March, The Grizzly was allowed four hours of one-on-one interviews with three members of Ursinus’s adminstration: Dr. Heather Lobban-Viravong, Vice President...
$3 Million Donation Creates Andrews Family Fellows
Amelia Kunko (amkunko@ursinus.edu) Dr. Arlene Andrews McLean ‘62, has pledged $3 million to establish the Andrews Family Fellows Fund. Thanks to the Andrews Family Fellows...
Bidding Alvert Hernandez Farewell!
Jenna Smith (jesmith2@ursinus.edu) Alvert Hernandez joined Ursinus in 2019 where he resided in the Freshman center. Many of us know him from working with housing...
April Editor’s Letter
Dear Ursinus Family, After taking a much needed break back in March from writing, I feel rejuvenated to offer up words of wisdom for the...








