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Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Details Article by Sophia Kumar <sokumar@ursinus.edu> Every year from September 15th-October 15th people across America celebrate Hispanic/Latinx heritage month. It is a time to celebrate the many cultures, achievements, and people of the Hispanic/Latinx community. Ursinus is no exception! ALMA, the Association of Latinx Motivated to Achieve, and the Institute...

Well Wishes to Dee Singley

Details Article by Grizzly Editorial Staff <grizzly@ursinus.edu>   On September 21, Dee Singley announced their departure to the campus community. She said in an email to students, “It is with a heavy heart and lots of emotion that I share with you that I am leaving my role as your Director...

Lantern Submissions Now Open

Details Article by Sidney Belleroche <sibelleroche@ursinus.edu> There are quite a few events to be excited about in October. The fall season, Halloween, pumpkin spice lattes, and the approaching holiday season, just to name a few. However, one month-long October event is the most important at Ursinus: The Lantern Submission month...

Recovery Friendly Workplace

Details Article by Amelia Kunko <amkunko@ursinus.edu> Ursinus recently became the first Certified Recovery Friendly Workplace that is a college campus in the United States. Katie Bean, Ursinus’s Director of Health Promotion, has been vocal about the benefits of our college being a Recovery Friendly Workplace; you may have seen updates...

Study Tips with @coffeestudi

Details Article by Erin Corcoran <ercorcoran@ursinus.edu> With workloads increasing and midterms right around the corner, it’s easy for homework, extracurriculars, and sports to feel unmanageable. Dora Zeibekis ’24, who is known for sharing study techniques to her more than 150K Instagram followers under the moniker @coffeestudi, shares some of her favorite...

Rush Week 2023

Details Article by Kathy Logan <kalogan@ursinus.edu> A common Ursinus student experience is getting an influx of emails from our school. These emails cover information about on-campus events, club meetings, and Ursinus News. But among those countless emails students also get a flurry of messages from organizations sponsoring various fun events...

Fall Student Engagement Events

Details Article by Erin Corcoran<ercorcoran@ursinus.edu> Late night breakfast, vision board making, and trivia with exciting prizes all without leaving campus? This influx of Student Engagement events is happening because the Office of Student Engagement hired two new Assistant Directors: Leannie Jusino, Assistant Director of Student Engagement and Commuter Central, and...

Changes to Good Samaritan Policy and Student Handbook: A Good Idea?

Details Article by Erin Corcoran <ercorcoran@ursinus.edu> On Tuesday, August 29th, students filled the Musser Auditorium for Student Government's first Senate Meeting of the semester. The schedule included typical beginning-of-year formalities, including changes made to club funding, Wismer improvements, and the introduction of new Student Affairs Staff members. The hot topic...

Changes Across Wismer

Details Article by Marie Sykes <masykes@ursinus.edu> Bubble tea, acai bowls, and a new Tour of Italy – Wismer pasta edition? Dining services saw some notable changes over the summer, everywhere from Naturals to Cafe 2020 (with Lower Wismer to see a complete renovation next summer). Upper Wismer now serves Wawa...