Musical “9 to 5” sells out Lenfest Theater
Gillian Mccomeskey gimccomeskey@ursinus.edu This past weekend, Ursinus College Theater presented “9 to 5: The Musical” in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center. The musical is an adaptation from the book written by Patricia Resnick. It’s set in 1979, and follows employees Violet, played by senior Claire Hughes, Doralee, played by first-year...
UC hosts “The Vagina Monologues”
Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu Last Saturday, Peer Advocates and Breakaway Productions hosted a benefit production of the play “The Vagina Monologues” written by American playwright and activist Eve Ensler. The monologues inspired Ensler to create “V-Day” a global activist movement to end gun violence against women and girls. The monologues are...
“Slavery in the Age of Memory” talk
Cyn Ercole cyercole@ursinus.edu Last Tuesday, Ursinus College welcomed guest speaker Ana Lucia Araujo to discuss current debates about slavery and explore the history and the memory of the Atlantic slave trade and their social and cultural legacies. The event was organized by the African-American and Africana Studies, English, and History...
Spend a semester in Philadelphia
Gillian Mccomeskey gimccomeskey@ursinus.edu Studying here on campus is a great way to improve your academic skills, but being able to go off-campus and into the city of Philadelphia provides rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors with a new perspective not only academics but on the world around them. Ursinus offers this...
College launches first mobile app
Luke Robles lurobles@ursinus.edu Last month, on Friday January 31st, Ursinus launched its first ever official phone app, MobileU(rsinus), available for download through the Apple app store and Google Play. The goal of the app is to create a mass messaging app for the Ursinus community that isn’t mass emails. Through...
New changes to UCSG
Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu Last semester, Ursinus College Student Government announced juniors Jacob Kang and Maggie Frymoyer as the new president and vice president, restructuring its leadership halfway through the school year. The news came after the former President left her post due to unfortunate circumstances. Kang, an International Relations and...
UC Job, Internship, and Networking Fair
Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu The yearly Ursinus Job, Internship, and Networking Fair will be taking place next Wednesday, February 19, in the Floy Lewis Bakes Center. The event starts at Noon and ends at 2 p.m. Roughly 90 employers will have recruiters set up at the fair promoting possible options for...
Ursinus celebrates Founders Day
Madison Rodak marodak@ursinus.edu On Feb. 5, the Ursinus community celebrated 150 years of Ursinus. It was Founders Day, a commemoration of the 1869 signing of the college’s charter. Throughout the day, people on campus had the opportunity to partake in activities such as a game of Founders Feud, eating s’mores...
Title IX Coordinator departs from Ursinus
Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu After serving the Ursinus community for 20 years, Associate Dean of Students and Title IX Coordinator, Kim Taylor, departed from the College on February 3rd, 2020. When Taylor first arrived on campus she served as the Director of Campus Safety. At the time, her goal was to...