OPINIONS

Claude Wolfer, clwolfer@ursinus.edu Courtesy of Jenni Berrios In the days before and after the 2020 election there is one thing that you did not see on campus campaign signs. In the days leading up to the election, Ursinus Residence Life asked students living in residence halls to remove their campaign...

Shelsea Deravil shderavil@ursinus.edu Courtesy of Ursinus College The early morning noises outside of North Hall that I have been hearing since early October--e.g. the Sodexo food truck(s) for dining delivery, other non-food-related trucks, the ground maintenance/facilities’ golf carts and lawn mower vehicles--have been very obnoxious. Living on the first floor...

Ava Compagnoni, avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu Photo Courtesy of Rob Varney Many colleges in  America have emergency blue lights scattered  around their campuses,  which help their students to feel safe. Blue  lights are security tools  that are meant to act as a  safety precaution in pub lic areas, creating a highly visible and...

Ava Compagnoni, avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu Courtesy of ursinus.edu The IDC, or the Innovation Discovery Center, is the top spot to study on campus. The IDC makes studying feel more personable and with its numerous classrooms, floor-toceiling whiteboards, and comfortable chairs. The atmosphere in other potential study spots, such as Myrin Library, is...

Kevin Melton, kemelton@ursinus.edu. Liam Reilly, lireilly2@ursinus.edu  Both of us underwent a 14-day quarantine after a mutual friend of ours recently tested positive for COVID-19 and we were potentially exposed to the virus. We have since tested negative. The following is an account of our quarantine experience. Tracing Team Liam: There...

Julia Paiano, jupaiano@ursinus.edu  Ursinus has been recognized in the region for its aggressiveness in its COVID-19 approach—there was even an article written in The Philadelphia Inquirer that detailed our school’s COVID-19 strategy. Some of the school’s plans include classes being held in outdoor tents, to-go dining only (which was lifted...

Shelsea Deravil, shderavil@ursinus.edu  Being physically back on campus has allowed many of us students to complete our college experience. It is quite a privilege because not too many colleges are handling COVID-19 like Ursinus College. The current state of Ursinus education, however, does give me mixed feelings. While some classes...

Liam Reilly lireilly2@ursinus.edu A personal pronoun is a word that replaces an individual’s name in a sentence. It also reflects an individual’s identity. Those who are cisgender, a term meaning their gender matches their sex, often use pronouns that match the sex they were assigned at birth (he/him for males...

Liam Reilly lireilly2@ursinus.edu The Common Intellectual Experience, or CIE, is a required class for all freshmen. The course revolves around four central questions and utilizes a variety of ancient and modern texts. It is taught by professors in a variety of departments and is normally completed during the semester. However...