Exxon Mobil’s role in climate research
Madison Rodak marodak@ursinus.edu On Oct. 6, The Parlee Center for Science and the Common Good welcomed Dr. Geoffrey Supran, a Research Associate in the Department of History of Science at Harvard University, to campus. Supran presented a talk called, “Climate Cover-up: How Big Oil Duped America,” about the politics of...
#Fight4Her activists visit campus
Maggie Frymoyer mafrymoyer@ursinus.edu In March 2019, junior Sophie Auerbach and sophomore Abigail Peabody attended a conference and received an award for their research paper on the Global Gag Rule. With their award money, Auerbach and Peabody brought in two speakers from the campaign #Fight4Her to bring awareness to the issue...
UC’s four Watson Fellowship finalists
Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu Four seniors are finalists for the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, all nominated by Ursinus faculty. The four finalists are Min Son, Tom Armstrong, Codi Yhap, and Garrett Bullock. The distinguished award enables graduates to travel and take on a year-long independent study after graduation. Each fellow...
“Si, se puede!” speaker series debuts
Gillian Mccomeskey gimccomeskey@ursinus.edu Last Monday, the Institute for Inclusion and Equity welcomed Ana Peña, a Data Analyst for the Federal Aviation Administration, to speak about her experience and what it took to reach her position. She was the first speaker in the new “Si, se puede!” speaker series. Peña motivated...
Charles Rafferty reads his brief and humorous poems
Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu Poet Charles Rafferty stopped by the Bear’s Den on Thursday, October 3 to give a poetry reading. Rafferty has had works published in “The New Yorker,” along with several published books such as “The Smoke of Horses” and “A Less Fabulous Infinity.” He previously read at Ursinus...
Dr. Shuru helps launch Latinx book club
Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu The Latinx community at Ursinus College now has more activities and programs on campus, due in part to the efforts of Dr. Xochitl Shuru, Professor of Modern Languages, who has created a book club to unite members of the community. Last year, Dr. Shuru led an Inclusive...
New play inspired by Ursinus’ history
KevinLeon keleon@ursinus.edu Ursinus’ 150th birthday celebration continues this weekend with the production of “The Complete History of Ursinus College ,” a play written and directed by Professor Domenick Scudera. The Theatre and Dance Department decided to contribute to the sesquicentennial by bringing to life some of the people and events...
Ursinus welcomes a new assistant director
Gabriela Pascal gapascal@ursinus.edu The Residence Life Office at Ursinus College recently welcomed Michael Thompkins as a new Assistant Director, managing Main Street. Since July, Thompkins has been assisting and supervising the 15 resident advisors who oversee the 23 Ursinus-owned houses on Main Street. Thompkins graduated from Towson University in 2014...
College expands recycling capacity
Kim Corona kicorona@ursinus.edu Ursinus College will continue to expand its efforts to recycle and maintain its streak of being named a landfill-free institution by the Environmental Protection Agency. Recently, the school launched a relationship with a new recycling and waste vendor, J.P. Mascaro and Sons. The Director of the Sustainability...