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The Importance of Fantasy Football for D3 Athletes During COVID-19

Griffin Banks, grbanks@ursinus.edu “Fantasy football gives us something. Baseball doesn't necessarily give us a future right now. It’s an easy segue for me to talk with people. It’s a good way to keep us connected. It definitely means a lot more than it did.” - Thomas Pancheri  The men of...

Field Hockey: COVID Style

Ro Murphy, romurphy@ursinus.edu Courtesy of Ursinus.edu With a lot of alterations being made to fall sports, and possibly winter and spring sportsas well, we are left with some unknowns about where sports teams are, and what they can and cannot do. Field Hockey, one of the sports that has been...

Wellness Center Explains New Regulations

Morgan Grabowski, mograbowski@ursinus.edu Courtesy of ursinus.edu The Wellness Center provides both medical and mental health services to any student who seeks these resources. However, just like many other facilities on campus, changes have been made to accommodate for the pandemic. An emphasis has been placed on these resources being accessible...

Back to Practice: COVID-19 Style

Ava Compagnoni, avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu COVID-19 has made for an interesting year in many social contexts that were once considered “normal.” One of these social contexts that have been drastically changed and modified is sports. Athletes who once practiced twice a day for up to two hours a day are not permitted...

The Closeness of Teammates under COVID-19 Guidelines

Ro Murphy, romurphy@ursinus.edu COVID-19 has made for an interesting year in many social contexts that were once considered “normal.” One of these social contexts that have been drastically changed and modified is sports. Athletes who once practiced twice a day for up to two hours a day are not permitted...

The New “Normal” for Ursinus College Athletics

Kevin Melton kemelton@ursinus.edu Sean McGinley semcginley@ursinus.edu To say athletics are an important part of Ursinus culture would be an understatement. With over a third of the student body at Ursinus being a part of a varsity team, and many more students partaking in club and intramural sports, academics and athletics...

Pokémon Go Makes a Comeback

Kevin Melton kemelton@ursinus.edu The age of COVID-19, social distancing, and mask-wearing, in which we find ourselves today, feels peculiar to say the least. Ever since that fateful day in March when it seemed like the whole world froze, life has felt more than strange. But put this aside and let...

Thank you, Gymnastics

Ellie LaFountain ellafountain@ursinus.edu Thank you, Gymnastics For teaching me oh so many lessons. From just 7 years old when I started gymnastics there was no question that you would become my world. The long hours spent in the gym did more than just teach me how to do flips and...

“Now batting for the Ursinus College Bears, number 21, Alex Mumme.”

Michael Stanziale mistanziale@ursinus.edu Mumme steps into the box for his first at-bat of his final year for the Bears. Last year as a junior, Mumme was named first-team All-American and looks to maintain his status of being one of the best outfielders in the country. Here we go folks; the...