How studying abroad has been rewarding
Shelsea Deravil shderavil@ursinus.edu Living in the Czech Republic has been some-what difficult for me so far. Of course, being in a new place comes with some expected feelings of not understanding one’s surroundings. My difficulties have involved some additional issues with housing, an eye injury, and finding an internship. Annoyed...
Andrew Yang: promising or placebo?
Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu Potential Democratic challengers to the presidency have sprung forth from all corners of the country. Some have disappeared just as quickly as they materialized, while others have managed to hang in there. Beto O’Rourke switched his branding strategy from Democrat Who Skateboards to Democrat Who Says Cuss...
Why Ursinus could use a shuttle bus system
Elana Goldman elgoldman@ursinus.edu This weekend, Ursinus students can take advantage of three pre-planned bus trips through the Student Activities office. The school often offers such programs on weekends, which vary in location, timing, and cost from week to week. These trips are multiple-hour affairs, meaning students have to be willing...
Is climate anxiety the new nuclear anxiety?
Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu For as long as the planet Earth has had a past and a present, its inhabitants have fretted and fussed over its future - or, more specifically, the possibility that it might not have one. The media hyper-saturation and never-ending stream of content that is part and...
Meatless options: a positive trend
Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu In early August, Burger King added a new take on the Whopper to their menu. Advertised as 100% Whopper, but with 0% beef, the new Impossible Whopper made headlines as a major nation-wide release of an Impossible Foods product. I tried one the day it came out...