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“Raising the Bar”: Ursinus College Women’s Lacrosse Team

Katie Cressman kacressman@ursinus.edu The Ursinus College Women’s lacrosse team has completed around half of its season. Currently at 6-6, the team has produced multiple upsets and big-time wins. As they fight to keep playing, it’s worth asking who, or what, is the driving force behind this successful season for the...

Playing Ball Like a Girl

Brian Tague: brtague@ursinus.edu In the spring of 1993 “The Sandlot,” hit theaters and with it came the line “You play ball like a girl!” Spoken by fan favorite character Ham as a way to insult a group of fellow young baseball players. playing ball like a girl is a supposed...

46 Deep: Ursinus Men’s LAX Story from a Player’s Perspective

Vaughn DiBattista vadibattista@ursinus.edu It was July 22nd, 2022, and I was boarding a train to Connecticut to visit my teammate, roommate, and quite genuinely one of my closest friends, James Rapp. James and I scheduled this trip weeks in advance as a way to stay in touch over the long...

Free Vasectomies at the Health Hub

Disclaimer: this article was written for the April 1st issue and is a part of The Goofly. This Grizzly issue is satirical. The moment we have all been waiting for, the most anticipated, inconvenient, questionable addition to campus, the Health Hub is finally opening. And lucky enough for the male population on...

New Sport Coming to UC: Cow-Tipping

Disclaimer: this article was written for the April 1st issue and is a part of The Goofly. This Grizzly issue is satirical. Is going to a startlingly mediocre Division III institution starting to bum you out? Wishing Ursinus had more school spirit? Thankfully, Ursinus has a new sport that’s perfect...

Darby Rogers on a Winning Streak

Your Men’s Tennis Centennial Conference Player of the Week of March 13th, 2022, the 6’3” Welsh goliath from Connecticut, Darby Rogers! After a successful spring break week, going undefeated in singles and doubles, 10-0, Rogers earned this prestigious acknowledgment from the Centennial Conference. Rogers is expected to be one of...

Connor Huth: The Senior Walk-On Who Defied the Odds

The world of college sports is composed of a specific demographic of people: hyper-competitive, driven and committed beyond measure. Starting from as early as infancy for many, these athletes are involved in years of lessons, practices, and competitions, and often grow up surrounded by their sport. As such, athletes are...

Mayhem Defends the Intramural Basketball Den

The reigning 2022 intramural basketball champions, Mayhem, did it again, winning the Ursinus intramural title by defeating the sharp shooting Soft in the Paint 44-38 in a close matchup. Like any successful intramural season, this year’s basketball league was competitive and exciting, and the championship game was no exception. Soft...

Serving…in Florida

There can’t be anything better than being in Florida for spring break right? How about playing TENNIS in Florida?? Both men’s and women’s tennis teams were down in Orlando, Florida for spring break week competing in five national match-ups each. Spring break is a great opportunity for both teams to...