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Mental health check-up with students & staff

Rosalia Murphy (romurphy@ursinus.edu) Many students arrived on campus this spring with the hope that the spread of the COVID-19 virus could be maintained as it was last semester. With the recent outbreaks, some students have been left more stressed. Sophomore Abby Ferguson, talks about how she initially adjusted to being...

Women’s and Men’s Swim Feature

Rosalia Murphy (romurphy@ursinus.edu) After what seemed like a three-month break, Ursinus athletics is back on track. Once COVID-19 testing has been in place for about two weeks, winter sports are expected to kick off the final part of their seasons: a five-week ‘practice’ season, similar to last semester. For the...

Wellness Center, Updated

Morgan Grabowski (mograbowski@ursinus.edu) As the new semester begins, the Ursinus community is again familiarizing itself with the COVID-19 regulations on campus. In order to ensure the health and safety of everyone here, the Wellness Center will be maintaining the same procedures as last semester. As a refresher: the Wellness Center...

Men’s Basketball Adjusts

Ava Compagnoni, avcompagnoni@ursinus.edu “With the health and safety of its student-athletes, campus communities and the general public of paramount importance, the Centennial Conference Presidents Council has decided to cancel conference competition and championships for all fall and winter sports during the 2020-21 academic year.” - Statement from the Centennial Conference...

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...