Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

The Grizzly, the student newspaper of Ursinus College, was originally published as The Ursinus Weekly from 1902 until the Spring of 1978 when the name of the publication was changed. It is published weekly by students during the academic year.

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The Grizzly, September 9, 2010

Katie Callahan, Brooke Haley, Michael Delaney, Christine Dobisch, Lisa Jobe, Elizabeth Burns, Katie Haldeman, Sara Sherr, Rosie Clark, Maggie McMahon, Kevin Tallon, Chris Capone, Carly Siegler, Anna Larouche, Nick Pane, and Shane Eachus

Phi Kappa Sigma Wins Ultimate Honor • Berman Museum Celebrates Opening of Pfeiffer Wing • Board of Trustees Continues Search for New President • Campus Activities Board Gets the Party Started with a Little Foam • Insider's View to Avoiding the Dreaded "Freshman 15" • Living Your Truth with Jenny Boylan • Opinions: Opting Out of Greek Life at Ursinus; Going Greek Without any Regrets; New Wismer Brings Mixed Feelings • UC Women's Soccer Off to Strong Start within Conference • Football Takes Season One Game at a Time
The Grizzly, September 3, 2010

Katie Callahan, Michael Delaney, Katie Haldeman, Giavonna Banner, Lisa Jobe, Derrick Wickward, Thamer Jendoubi, Emily Short, Carly Siegler, and Nick Pane

Students Enjoy Summer Vacation Abroad • Campus Activities Board Brings Fresh Ideas for Fall '10 • A Freshman's Take on the First-Year Orientation Experience • Ursinus Enrollment Finally Under Control, Freshmen Move in with Ease • Greek Life Rushes into Fall Season with New Regulations • Speed Dating with New UC Professors • Summer Fellows: Taking Undergrad Research One Step Further • Ursinus College Alphabet • Opinions: Allow Citizens to Build Mosque in New York City; Build the "Ground Zero" Mosque Somewhere Else • Book Review: A Student's Brief Take on Oscar Wao • McNamara Enjoys Unique Wrestling Trip to Siberia, Russia • Ursinus Trio Teams up for New Jersey Triathlon
The Grizzly, May 6, 2010

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Michael Delaney, Ryan Collins, Jessica Neuman, Lisa Jobe, James Kilduff, Cory Kram, Elizabeth Mahoney, Zach Shamberg, Carly Siegler, Helen Ann Coin, Nick Pane, and Shane Eachus

Students in Free Enterprise Wins Regional Competition • Ursinus Celebrates Student Artwork with Annual Exhibit • Students Volunteer with UCARE's Community Week • Gala to Benefit Education in Haiti • Ursinus Bike Share Goes National • Seniors Reflect on UC Memories • Senior Spotlight: UC Softball's Lauren Davis-Macedonia; Track and Field's Travis Youngs
The Grizzly, April 29, 2010

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Gianna Paone, Ashley McComeskey, Joshua C. Walsh, Lisa Jobe, Spencer Foreman, Audge Thrasher, Cory Kram, Elizabeth Mahoney, Bethani Zeller '12, Roger Lee, Jessica Zatwarnicki, Holly Brizell, Laura Gurenlian, James Kilduff, Shane Eachus, and Matt Campbell

Active Minds Hosts Art Fair to Benefit Mental Health • Students Say Farewell Through Presidential Celebration • UCDC Hosts Spring Concert in Lenfest Theater • Dr. Spencer Foreman: Counting Down the Reasons • Workout and Have Fun at Ursinus Zumba-Thon! • Music and Diplomacy Converge to Help Alleviate HIV and AIDS • Professor Mudd's CIE III Class Explores Happiness and the UC Student Body • Class of 2010 Spotlight: Seniors Reflect on UC Memories • Ursinus College Mourns the Loss of a Legend • Senior Spotlight: Mark Worrilow, Football
The Grizzly, April 22, 2010

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Tyler Wetzel, Ashley McComeskey, Shane Eachus, Lisa Jobe, Michael Delaney, Helen Ann Coin, Joshua C. Walsh, Olivia Minick, Josh Steinhouse, Gianna Paone, Katie Haldeman, Thomas Nucatola, Carly Siegler, and Nick Pane

Yesterday Marks Ursinus' Fifth Annual CoSA • John Corson Announced as Ursinus Interim President • Dean Nolan Named Vice President of Student Affairs • Southeast Asian Student Association Presents "Tour of Asia" to Students and Faculty • John Strassburger 5K Run is a Success • "The Lantern" Unveiled with New Surprises • NCAA's First Openly Gay Football Captain Speaks at UC • Going the Distance with a Nose • Erin Dickerson: Promoting Diversity at Ursinus • UCDC Brings a Round of Fresh Performances Tonight Through Saturday • Opinions: Discovering the Pros and Cons of Unpaid Internships; Transferring and Adapting to Life at UC; An Ursinus Student's Journey to Istanbul, Turkey • UC Women's Tennis Continues with Season • Softball Coaches Might Begin to Look to UC for Advice
The Grizzly, April 15, 2010

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Michael Delaney, Ashley McComeskey, Stefanie Moyer, Lisa Jobe, Gianna Paone, James Kilduff, Jessica Zatwarnicki, Samuel Stortz, Zach Shamberg, Shane Eachus, and Matt Campbell

Ursinus' Relay for Life Brings in Over $43,000 • V-Day Celebrations Continue with The Vagina Monologues • Phi Kappa Sigma Runs Another Successful Bike-a-Thon • "Enough is Enough" Week Brings Awareness to Campus Violence • Title IX: A Female Athlete's Freedom, or Her Health? • Bruno's Restaurant: Cheeseburgers in Paradise? • Omega Chi and UCARE Team Up for Blood Drive • Opinion: Two Worlds of Ursinus' Small Campus; Ursinus Dining Offers Less Than Healthy Options
The Grizzly, April 8, 2010

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Ashley McComeskey, Jarod Groome, Lisa Jobe, Jessica Zatwarnicki, Joshua C. Walsh, Sara Hourwitz, Gianna Paone, Stefanie Moyer, Carly Siegler, Zach Shamberg, and Christopher Michael

First Annual Backwards Beauty Pageant Held • Ursinus Senior to Travel Abroad for a Year with Watson • Kappa Alpha Psi and Seismic Step Emerge on Campus • UC Welcomes New Field Hockey Coach • Sex on Wheels Documentary Screening • Volunteering with St. Christopher's Children's Hospital • Feeling Good in "The Skin We're In" • The Sacrifice Your Body Makes for [Better] Grades • Opinion: "Kyleigh's Law" Profiles Drivers by Age in New Jersey • Upper Classmen Off-Campus Living • UC Gymnastics Closes Season with Success
The Grizzly, March 25, 2010

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Michael Delaney, James Kilduff, Liz Kilmer, Lisa Jobe, Sara Hourwitz, Jessica Zatwarnicki, Matt Whitman, Carly Siegler, Deborah Yanessa, Olivia Minick, Stefanie Moyer, Matt Campbell, and James Wagner

27th Annual Airband Benefits Dignity House • Ursinus College Theater Presents "The Elephant Man" • Bank Robber Flees to Ursinus Campus Parking Lot • InterVarsity Group Travels to Camden Over Spring Break • Dangerous Risk to Multi-Tasking • Ursinus Field Hockey Intramurals are Open for Spring • UC Baseball Makes Best of Florida Trip • UC Alum Coaches Cornell to Sweet 16
The Grizzly, March 4, 2010

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Liz Kilmer, Michael Delaney, Lisa Jobe, Gianna Paone, Chelsey Nehila, Helen Ann Coin, Joshua C. Walsh, Ellen Bernhard, Deborah Yanessa, Cory Kram, Elizabeth Mahoney, Carly Siegler, Zach Shamberg, Stefanie Moyer, and Katie Haldeman

Ursinus Theater presents "The Crucible" • Political Cartoonist, Author Discusses New Book • CoSA Application, Logo Submission Deadlines Extended • Interest in Bioethics in Medicine Rises at UC • American Heart Month • Ursinus Looks Into "The Buried Life" • "Neshoba" Highlights Civil Rights Corruption in Honor of Black History Month • Chat Roulette Gambles with the Issues of Social Networking • Ursinus Lacrosse Looks to Outwork Opposition • Indoor Track & Field Championship
The Grizzly, February 25, 2010

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Stefanie Moyer, Michael Delaney, Chelsey Nehila, Lisa Jobe, Gianna Paone, Maryanne Berthel, Alyse Reid, Carly Siegler, Robert Vogt, Zach Shamberg, James Kilduff, Katie Haldeman, and Matt Campbell

Airband Date Auction Meets, Surpasses Goal • "Drawing the Curtain" Opens at the Berman Museum • Spread the Word to End the "R Word" Next Week • Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Takes UC Athletics Beyond the Fieldhouse • Snow Photos • Author Speaks on Campus About "Bringing Nature Home" • Skin We're In Addresses Self-Esteem Issues • Cutting Down Waste by Recycling Kegs Instead of Cans
The Grizzly, February 18, 2010

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Michael Delaney, Gianna Paone, Lisa Jobe, Ashley McComeskey, Zach Shamberg, Joshua C. Walsh, Katie Haldeman, and Nick Pane

Every Ending Starts with a Beginning • Record-Breaking Blizzard Evokes Varied Reactions • Could Watching the Super Bowl Damage Your Heart? • Snow Storm Photos • Senior Class Gift Drive • SPINTfest '10 Brings New Themes for Houses • UC Goes Red to Raise Awareness About the Risks of Heart Disease • Opinion: Teenage Pregnancy TV Shows are a Big Hit, But What's the Effect? • Tragedy Strikes in Early Hours of Winter Olympics • Men's Basketball Shuts Down McDaniel
The Grizzly, February 12, 2010

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Michael Delaney, Maryanne Berthel, Lisa Jobe, Joshua C. Walsh, Ashley McComeskey, Helen Ann Coin, Carly Siegler, Zach Shamberg, James Kilduff, and Gianna Paone

Main Street Renovation Improves Safety • Community Brings Down Crime at Ursinus College • Annual Scottish Irish Festival This Weekend • Bonner Leaders Hold Fair in Lower Wismer • What You Should Really Expect from Study Abroad • New Member Education Starts Up Again and Looks Forward to Positive Change • UC Gymnastics is Flipping Through 2010 Season • Moliken Named New Athletic Director
The Grizzly, February 4, 2010

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Liz Kilmer, Michael Delaney, Alexandra Peters, Lisa Jobe, Nikhil Popat, Maryanne Berthel, Ellen Bernhard, Carly Siegler, Zach Shamberg, Serena Mithboakar, Allison Cavanaugh, Sara Hourwitz, Matt Campbell, Christopher Michael, and Katie Haldeman

"The Brandon Kamin Show" Premieres • Students Leading Haiti Relief Initiatives • Berman Premieres "Min(d)ing the Landscape" Exhibit • Ursinus Alumnus, J. D. Salinger, Dies • TCE Air Monitoring: Ursinus Student Research with the DEP • Learning to Learn: Choosing Majors and Finding a Path at Ursinus College • Opinion: Student Perceptions of CIE: What do Students Take from Course? • Ursinus Men's Rugby Looking Forward to 2010
The Grizzly, January 28, 2010

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Nikhil Popat, Gianna Paone, Maryanne Berthel, Lisa Jobe, Emily Arndt, Emily Haldeman, Ellen Bernhard, Carly Siegler, Zach Shamberg, Helen Ann Coin, Christopher Michael, and Kate Lechleitner

Ursinus Students Celebrate MLK Jr. Day • Recyclemania: Ursinus to Get in the Game • Bisphenol-A: Focus of Ursinus Professor's Research • Ursinus is Top 100 • Making the Landscape at the Berman • Spring Dancing Brings Fundraising and Events • Bouncing Souls Celebrate • Opinion: Liberal Arts Education in the Real World • UC Women's Swimming Makes Big Splash in Conference Pool
The Grizzly, December 10, 2009

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Andrea Magnolo, Liz Kilmer, Maryanne Berthel, Lisa Jobe, Michael Delaney, Bridget Resetco, Gianna Paone, Cory Kram, Elizabeth Mahoney, Joshua C. Walsh, Helen Ann Coin, Zach Shamberg, Matt Campbell, and Kate Lechleitner

Escape Velocity Performs Winter Show: Celebrate! • Management Teams Tally Up Their Profits • Sustainability: Dreaming of a Green Christmas • Ursinus Hosts "America Reads" for the Tenth Annual Holiday Celebration • UC United Brings Inspirational Speaker Nancy Hunter Denney to Ursinus • Dangerous Effects of Tanning Beds • New Mammogram Recommendations • Bizarre Foods: The Fabulous Five Dollar Festive Feast • Opinion: Present Your Partner with the Perfect Present: Holiday Gift Ideas • Breaking School Records and Then Some
The Grizzly, December 3, 2009

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Ashley McComeskey, Jonathan Edward Barber, Gianna Paone, Lisa Jobe, Matt Whitman, Claire Peterson, Carly Siegler, Helen Ann Coin, Zach Shamberg, Matt Campbell, and James Wagner

Students Write Letters to Raise Money for St. Jude • Usernames Unlock Opportunities: UC Career Net Overview • Introducing the Ursinus Bioethics Society • Tuition Increases to Stay Competitive and to Cut Back on State Debts • Savoring Beer: All it Needs is a Little Love • Ursinus Japan Club Makes One Thousand Paper Cranes • Opinion: "Can Ex-Significant Others Ever Be Your New Close Friends?" • Ursinus Men's Basketball Wins Home Opener; Improves to 3-1
The Grizzly, November 19, 2009

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Jonathan Edward Barber, Seika Ueda, Christopher Wierzbowski, Lisa Jobe, Ashley McComeskey, Dante DiMidio, Callie Ingram, Gianna Paone, Maryanne Berthel, Ellen Bernhard, Abbie Cichowski, Helen Ann Coin, Liz Kilmer, James Kilduff, Kate Lechleitner, and Luke Benko

WVOU Gains Notoriety • UCTV Prepares for Second Show • Ursinus Involved in Main Street Program • Train Hopping: An Adventurous Way to Travel • Relay for Life Holds Open House to Recruit Teams for 2010 Event • Tau Sig Brings "Cuts for a Cause" to UC • Faculty and Staff Challenged to Improve Their Health and Fitness • Ursinus Students Rethinking, to Recreate • Philadelphia's Own Revival Tour Hosts Chuck Ragan as Guest • Opinion: Men are From Mars, Women Read Cosmopolitan; "Hello, I'd Like You to Meet My...": Dating vs. Friends with Benefits • Ursinus Men's, Women's Swimming Remain Undefeated • Buying Success: How Much is Too Much in College Athletics?
The Grizzly, November 12, 2009

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Liz Kilmer, Ashley McComeskey, Gianna Paone, Lisa Jobe, Alex Doll, Rebecca Smyth, Andrea Magnolo, Ellen Bernhard, Abbie Cichowski, James Kilduff, Jason K. Mullins, Seika Ueda, Zach Shamberg, Kate Lechleitner, and Christopher Michael

Picasso at the Lapin Agile Draws in Audiences • Ursinus Awarded Teagle Grant • H1N1: How Ursinus is Battling the Swine Flu • Health Stats on the Ursinus Campus • Guest Speaker Addresses Urban (Dis)order • Four Students Hope to Pursue their Dreams with Watson Fellowship • Philly's Practically Single Proves Pop-Punk Prevails; Set to Play Ursinus Friday • Veterans: The Brave Who Allow Us to be Free • Ghost Hunter Gives Presentation on Campus • Opinion: Hamid Karzai: Further Complicating Issues in Afghanistan; Ursinus' Need for an Intro to Writing Class • Field Hockey Hoists C.C. Trophy for Sixth Consecutive Year
The Grizzly, November 5, 2009

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Liz Kilmer, Andrea Magnolo, Gianna Paone, Lisa Jobe, Rebecca Smyth, Ellen Bernhard, Jonathan Edward Barber, Seika Ueda, Joe Walsh, Colin Hart, Matt Whitman, Kate Lechleitner, and Luke Benko

Escape Velocity Performances are "Timeless" • Dr. William Keim Inspires with Humor • National Deficit May Favor Health Care Reform • Second Annual Greek Activities Fair Held in Wismer Parents Lounge • Sophomores Learn About the ILE • Behind the Scenes: Association for Computing Machinery • Educational Effect of the International Film Festival • Haunted Ursinus: Good ole' Ghost Stories • Opinion: Where Did the Lounges Go? The Cramped UC Community; Texting and Facebook IM: Our Generation Conversation; Drop the Natural Light and Expand Your Beverage Horizons • UC Athletics Spotlight: Alyssa Thren of Field Hockey
The Grizzly, October 29, 2009

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Alex Doll, Christopher Wierzbowski, James Kilduff, Lisa Jobe, Jonathan Edward Barber, Seika Ueda, Gianna Paone, Ellen Bernhard, Maryanne Berthel, Zach Shamberg, Carly Siegler, Abbie Cichowski, Andrea Magnolo, and Christopher Michael

Senator John C. Rafferty Speaks in Olin • Mid-term Aftermath • Students Enjoy the PA Renaissance Fair • Copyright Infringement on Rise Among College Students • Berman Museum Receives Gifts from Expressionist Painter • Healthy Spin on America's Economic Recession • Kindle: Electronic Reading Device Next iPod? • Recycling Made Easier on Campus Next Week • Opinions: Textual Relations: Double-edged Sword; Wet vs. Dry College Campuses • Football Moves Into Tie for First Atop Centennial Conference
The Grizzly, October 22, 2009

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Abbie Cichowski, Liz Kilmer, Seika Ueda, Lisa Jobe, Christopher Wierzbowski, Andrea Magnolo, Jonathan Edward Barber, Cory Kram, Elizabeth Mahoney, Maria Beazley, Gianna Paone, Ellen Bernhard, Zach Shamberg, Luke Benko, and Kate Lechleitner

Big Brothers, Big Sisters: UC's New Chapter • WVOU is Ursinus' Hidden Treasure • Freelance Journalist Offers Students Advice • Ursinus Focuses on Pedestrian Safety, Adds More Lights to Main Street • USGA Meeting Talks Senior Halloween and New Clubs • Technology and its Role in College Student Recruitment • Dollar Store Bizarre Foods • Sophomore Week Celebration 2009 • Opinions: HPV Vaccine: "One Less" Reason for Some to Think That Protection is Necessary? • Men's Basketball Comes Together for Another Great Season • UC Intramurals Give More Athletic Options
The Grizzly, October 15, 2009

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Liz Kilmer, Gianna Paone, Abbie Cichowski, Lisa Jobe, James Kilduff, Jonathan Edward Barber, Seika Ueda, Roger Lee, Ashley McComeskey, Jason K. Mullins, Helen Ann Coin, Carly Siegler, Kate Lechleitner, and Alex Doll

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Draws in Large Audiences • MRSA Awareness Month • UC Student Hit by Car on Main Street, Makes $50 • Omega Chi Sponsors Blood Drive • E-Mail Outsourcing and its Effects on the Ursinus Community • Study Abroad Programs Create Great Opportunities for Students • $10,000 Grant Brings Danny Buraczeski's Swing Concerto to Dance Students • Senior Halloween Party Planners Leave Under 21-Year-Olds Out • Opinions: Obama's Nobel Prize: Criticism Warranted?; Assisted Living: Call it "Assisted Dying" for Many • Women's Rugby Gets Down and Dirty for 2009 Season • Record Falls After the Bears' Big Defeat Over Gettysburg
The Grizzly, October 8, 2009

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Kate Lechleitner, Michael Delaney, James Kilduff, Lisa Jobe, Andrea Magnolo, Jonathan Edward Barber, Gianna Paone, Abbie Cichowski, Zach Shamberg, Liz Kilmer, and Luke Benko

Weather Cooperates for 2009 Homecoming • Honing in on Housing • Berman Museum Opens New Watercolor Exhibit • SIFE Organizes Women in Business Panel for Students • Hidden Enthusiasts Come Together to Form Comic Book Culture at UC • Dining Services Receives a Makeover in and out of the Kitchen • UC United Brings Strength in Numbers • Athletic Department Seeks New AD, Moliken Stands In • Gentlemen and Scholars: Ursinus Men's Rugby 2009
The Grizzly, October 1, 2009

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Maryanne Berthel, Julia Fox, Abbie Cichowski, Lisa Jobe, Christopher Wierzbowski, Luke Benko, Ellen Bernhard, Seika Ueda, Andrea Magnolo, Zana Mathuthu, Jonathan Edward Barber, Carly Siegler, Michael Delaney, Gianna Paone, Liz Kilmer, and Kate Lechleitner

Students Composting to Create Sustainability • Students Fight the Yawn and Stay Up 'Til Dawn • Former NY Times Editor Gives Students Advice • Unsolved Vandalism on Campus Could Hit Students' Wallets • Dissatisfaction Erupts with Mass E-mail • Teaching Assistants Indulge in the UC Culture • Beatles Enthusiast's Book Tour Hits Phoenixville • First to Perform Original Play in 100 Years • Opinions: Freedom of Expression?: Pornography Trial; Play Review: A "Wise" Choice for Weekend Amusement; "Liar, Liar, President Obama's Plans May Catch on Fire"; How About a Universal Care-for-Your-Health Plan?: Employer Health Incentives • Ursinus Women's Lacrosse Welcomes New Assistant Coach • UCXC Continues Their Long Strides in 2009
The Grizzly, September 24, 2009

Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Roger Lee, Liz Kilmer, Ashley McComeskey, Akasya Benge, Lisa Jobe, Cory Kram, Elizabeth Mahoney, James Kilduff, Rebecca Smyth, Jonathan Edward Barber, Christopher Wierzbowski, Jason K. Mullins, Zach Shamberg, Gianna Paone, and Abbie Cichowski

CIE Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary, Makes Changes • Introducing Ursinus' New Graduate Assistant • Tenth Annual Fringe Festival Kicks Off This Week • Visiting Professor Taije Silverman Shares Poetry • Is American Idol Rigged? An Investigatory Review • How Far Will You Go to Stretch Your Dollar in This Economy? • Restaurant Review: Molly Maguire's Irish Restaurant and Pub • Opinions: Freshmen Parking on Campus; Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh • Ursinus Women's Gymnastics Spends Weekend Volunteering • Coach Thomas Announces Baseball Captains for 2010 Season