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Women’s Basketball; A Well Played Season

Ava Compagnoni, avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu Coming off a disappointing season, the Women’s Basketball Team was ready to get back out on the court and perform to their utmost abilities this fall. Coach Margaret White worked especially hard to make sure that her team was conditioned and prepared if a season were to...

Women’s Basketball Finds Silver Lining

Morgan Grabowski, mograbowski@ursinus.edu Like the other athletic teams who had a season this semester, the women’s basketball team has had to come to terms with the new normal that comes with Covid-19 regulations. They had fewer practices than usual, and were not allowed to do many of the bonding activities...

Intramural Cornhole

Ava Compagnoni, avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu Courtesy of Ursinus College Intramural Corn Hole is the hottest new trend on campus this semester due to the absence of collegiate sports. The one-time summer backyard game has now become the talk of campus; both students who participate in athletics and those who do not join...

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...