All Students Should Have the Same CIE Experience
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...
Productivity is a sham
Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu The sun goes up and down every day. This routine strings itself into weeks, which have now blurred into months. The last...
“Biden” My time? I’d rather not be
Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu This past month has seen the rapid ascendancy of Joe Biden to the top of the Democratic candidate heap, despite his initial...
“The Circle Brazil” and demystifying the foreign
Jen Joseph jejoseph@ursinus.edu There has been a growing uptick in xenophobia since the spread of the Coronavirus, as many of you have already experienced. This...
The arts: a casualty to come?
Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu As John Maus once sang, “times is weird these days.” Weird is an understatement: for all of us except the most hermit-y...
On Bloomberg and the boys in blue
Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu On February 29th, the first official month of the Democratic primary closed out with former Vice President and current bumbling coot Joe...
“The Good Place” ends in . . . a good place
Jen Joseph jejoseph@ursinus.edu Last week marked the end of one of my favorite shows, Michael Schur’s “The Good Place.” I’ll try not to spoil the...
“Marriage Story” isn’t divorced from humanity
Ian Abrahams iaabrahams@ursinus.edu This year’s Oscars had a diverse offering of films from a variety of studios. Amongst these, one Netflix movie stood out amongst...
“Uncut Gems” turns 2010s anxiety into great cinema
Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu Pandemonium. Chaos. Shoving matches, petty violence, conflict, sex, money, and other things I can’t mention here. No, it’s not a typical Friday...