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, February 2, 2017
Brian Thomas, Naseem Syed, Katelyn King, Paige Szmodis, Courtney A. DuChene, Sarah Hojsak, Teddi Caputo '18, Kevin Leon, Elizabeth Myers, Nick Brough, and Gerard Brown
Former Dean Files Lawsuit Against Ursinus; College Denies Charges • Diversity Committee Questions Campus Climate • Q&A with New Board Chair, Robert Wonderling • Changes to CIE Questions and Curriculum in Fall • Portraits of Protest: UC Students Take on Women's March in D.C. • First-Person Perspective: Student Curator Shares Experience • Opinions: Betsy DeVos is a Danger to Our Education System; Scott Pruitt's EPA Will Put Our Climate at Risk • Women's Swimming on Pace to be Top of the Conference Again • Gymnastics Team Vaults Into Action • Message from the Grizzly Editorial Staff
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The Grizzly, December 8, 2016
Brian Thomas, Valerie Osborne, Johnny Myers, Nozomi Kikuchi, Courtney A. DuChene, Brandon Carey, Emily Jolly, Leighnah L. Perkins, Johnny Cope, and Hunter Gellman
Music and Mocha Meet at Steel City • Collegeville Staple Speck's Chicken Offers Unique, Throwback Experience • Local Pizza Place Looking for Love • International Perspective: Japanese TA Reflects on Dining Etiquette • Study Abroad Student Shares Experiences with Foreign Cuisine • Two UC Students Find an Appetizing Off-Campus Job • Opinions: Navigating Dietary Restrictions On and Off Campus; Car Access Impacts Students' Dining Experiences • Senior Athletes Share Helpful Tips on Nutrition
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The Grizzly, November 17, 2016
Brian Thomas, Tommy Armstrong, Courtney A. DuChene, Fatiha Bilali, Sarah Hojsak, Jordan Scharaga, Joshua Brandon Hoffman, Jordan Hodess, Johnny Cope, and Hunter Gellman
Town Hall Discusses Election, Future of UC • Ursinus Mourns the Death of Junior Student • International Perspective: Moroccan TA Finds Place in the U.S. • UC Poetry Slams Hard • UCDC Fall Dance Concert to Showcase Student and Professional Work • Get to Know Kristin Evans, New Campus Safety Officer • Opinions: Post-Election Steps: Show Up, Resist, Be Nuanced; Waking Up the Morning After Trump Won • Men's Track Looks to Top the Conference in '16 • Fresh Faces to Make an Impact for UC Basketball
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The Grizzly, November 10, 2016
Brian Thomas, Sophie Worthington-Kirsch, Tommy Armstrong, Kai Jin, Emily Jolly, Courtney A. DuChene, Leighnah L. Perkins, Jordan Scharaga, Nick Brough, and Johnny Cope
Ursinus Picks New Dean / VPAA after Months-Long Search • Innovation and Discovery Center Breaks New Ground • Q&A with Anupy Singla • International Perspective: Chinese Teaching Assistant Embraces the Freedom to be Herself in the U.S. • U-Speak Talk to Explore Under-Represented Voices • Women Entrepreneurs Share Stories of Success • Opinions: Offensive Costumes are Micro-aggressions; UC Needs In-Person Activism to Make Progress • Wrestling Looks to Win it All in 2016-2017 • Field Hockey Tops Conference Once Again
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The Grizzly, November 3, 2016
Brian Thomas, Tommy Armstrong, Courtney A. DuChene, Valerie Osborne, Boyang Huang, Emily Jolly, Sarah Hojsak, Leighnah L. Perkins, Justin Ellick, Johnny Cope, and Jay Farrell
Search for New VPAA / Dean Comes to an End • Alumni to Speak on AAAS Education Panel • Suspense Thriller Takes UC Stage • International Perspective: Chinese Student Takes on U.S. Public Transportation • Sustainable Students Create Change in Wismer • Homecoming King and Queen Reflect on Time at UC • Opinions: Drake's Diss Track About Kid Cudi Crossed the Line; Tradition of Homecoming Court Needs to Go • Splash! Bears Back in Action! • UC Athlete Making a Difference Off the Field
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The Grizzly, October 27, 2016
Brian Thomas, Emily Jolly, Tommy Armstrong, Sarah Hojsak, Faith Carson, Leighnah L. Perkins, Courtney A. DuChene, Johnny Cope, and Nick Brough
How UC Students Get the News • International Students Sound Off on Election • Attorney General Candidate Discusses Platform • UC Alumni on the Campaign Trail • Local Volunteers Get Out the Vote • Opinions: The Difficulties of Voting from Past to Present; The Future of the Supreme Court is on the Ballot • UC Students Weigh in on Pro-Athlete Protests • Rein Wrestles Political Issues
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The Grizzly, October 13, 2016
Brian Thomas, Courtney A. DuChene, Valerie Osborne, Tommy Armstrong, Lea Mariette, Sarah Hojsak, Sophie Worthington-Kirsch, Leighnah L. Perkins, Catherine Urbanski, Johnny Cope, and Nick Brough
Annual Safety Report Released • Ma Tones Brings Music to Collegeville • Come to Me Campaign Raises Awareness • International Perspective: French TA Excited to Learn What it's Really Like to Live in the U.S. • Students Unite for Worker Justice • Partnership in Politics • Opinions: New Face of Change: A Defense of Millennials; Students Need to Understand Consent • UC Athletes Give Back to Their Community • Rafter Tackles Milestone
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The Grizzly, October 6, 2016
Brian Thomas, Faith Carson, Tommy Armstrong, Courtney A. DuChene, Mara C. Koren, Sophie Worthington-Kirsch, Sarah Hojsak, Johnny Myers, Leighnah L. Perkins, Kisha K. Patel, Johnny Cope, and Nick Brough
How do UC Disability? • Ursinus' Student Radio Renaissance • Get Ready to Vote, Ursinus! • Students Adjust to Philly Experience • CSCG Speaker Dissects Affordable Care Act • Schroeder Takes Love for American Studies Abroad • An Electronic Spin on Music • Opinion: Use Your Vote and Use it Wisely This November; Here's What it's Like to be a Republican at UC • Life of a Student Athlete at Ursinus: From Practice to Class • Kicking it Into Overdrive
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The Grizzly, September 28, 2016
Brian Thomas, Courtney A. DuChene, Tommy Armstrong, Sophie Worthington-Kirsch, Valerie Osborne, Emily Jolly, Joshua Brandon Hoffman, Leighnah L. Perkins, Johnny Cope, and Nick Brough
Campus Safety Takes Safety Initiatives • Poet Comes to UC • ESL Program Promotes Community Between Students and Staff • New Club Aims to Get Money Out of Politics • Shakespeare in the Summer of Love • Family Day Branches Out • Opinions: Let's (Finally) Talk About Sex Addiction; Frank Ocean's "Blonde" was Worth Waiting For • Ursinus Men's and Women's Cross Country Team Off to a Hot Start • Rare Breed: The Two-Sport Athlete
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The Grizzly, September 22, 2016
Brian Thomas, Valerie Osborne, Tommy Armstrong, Courtney A. DuChene, Emily Jolly, Sarah Hojsak, Angela Antoinette Bey, Johnny Myers, Johnny Cope, and Nick Brough
UCEMS Halts Service Due to Policy Dispute • Tall Trees Music Fest: Local Musicians Play for Charity • U-Imagine's New Marketing Competition Offers Ursinus Clubs Free Advertising • Fear From Around the World • Gender Inequalities in Tech and Science • When Art and the Environment Collide • Opinions: What Mia McKenzie's Visit Meant to Me; New Era: Food Trucks Become Ursinus Tradition • Goal! Men's and Women's Soccer Prepared for the 2016 Season • Brother Bears on the Field
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The Grizzly, September 15, 2016
Brian Thomas, Valerie Osborne, Sophie Worthington-Kirsch, Courtney A. DuChene, Rachel Dickinson, Temi Olafunmiloye, Leighnah L. Perkins, Nick Brough, and Johnny Cope
Board Chair Marcon Resigns Amid Controversy • Meet the Interim Board Chair • Black Girl Dangerous Comes to Speak at Ursinus • Student Work Hits the Stage • A Creative Approach to Raising Awareness • Opinions: "Choose the America You Wish to be a Part of"; Students' Guide to Weekends at Reimert • Field Hockey Off to a Hot Start, Looking for Redemption • You Bend 'Em, We Mend 'Em: The Life of an Athletic Trainer
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The Grizzly, September 8, 2016
Brian Thomas, Valerie Osborne, Deegan Miller, Sophie Worthington-Kirsch, Faith Carson, Emily Jolly, Courtney A. DuChene, Jordan Ostrum, Leighnah L. Perkins, Aaron Rhoads, and Johnny Cope
Marcon Under Fire for Controversial Tweets • First-Year Class Smaller Than Usual • Ursinus Offers Gateway to Success • Ursinus' Students Mourn the Loss of Beloved Wawa • History Department Welcomes New Professor • Student Researchers Spend Summer with NASA • Opinions: Ostrum to Marcon: Let's Work Toward Inclusion; Students Happily Embrace Changes to Wismer • Spike! Ursinus Volleyball is Back in Action! • The Bears and the Bison
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The Grizzly, April 28, 2016
Brian Thomas, Valerie Osborne, William DiCiurcio, Erin McKinney, Kanna Higuchi, Justin Ellick, Tyler Arsenault, Sarah Hojsak, Phoebe French, Leighnah L. Perkins, Hunter Gellman, and Johnny Cope
Students Prep for Philly Experience • Commencement Speakers and Valedictorians Named • Berman Displays Student Art • End of Year Q&A with President Brock Blomberg • International Perspective: Lessons Learned From Time at Ursinus • Passion for Politics • A Summer Spent at School • Q&A with a Junior Being Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa • Opinions: Rugby Players are Athletes Too; The Red and Old Gold Needs to Go Green • Ruck and Roll • Women's Golf Completes Record-Breaking Season
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The Grizzly, April 21, 2016
Brian Thomas, Phoebe French, Naseem Syed, Erin McKinney, Cynthia Cao, Jake Banks, Rachel Dickinson, Berett C. Babrich, Mary Deliberti, Matt Holmes, and Mike Hoffman
Writers, Editors Debut Lantern • Re-vote Results in Rein and Thomas Winning Election • Politics Professor Publishes Book Review in Wall Street Journal • International Perspective: Balancing Changes During Freshman Year • Transgender Student Overcomes Challenges • Ursinus' UCEA Goes Green • Opinions: Laws Addressing Pornography Must Adapt; Film Review: Batman v. Superman Rates 3 / 10 • Playing Big • What the Masters Means to Me • My Golden Friendship with "The Bronze Titan"
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The Grizzly, April 14, 2016
Brian Thomas, William DiCiurcio, Deana Harley, Joe Iullici, Tianxing Jiang, Sarah Hojsak, Grant Nulty, Valerie Osborne, Erin McKinney, Leighnah L. Perkins, Tyler Arsenault, and Hunter Gellman
White House Honors Alum Who Started Nonprofit • Greek Week Begins • "We Stand Together" Kicks Off • International Perspective: Cultural Differences Between Students • Students Explore Racial Issues Through Theater and Discussion • Passion, Pride and Protection • Making the Classroom a Place for Performance • Opinions: Minority Religions Deserve Accommodation; Choose Two: Sleep, Study or Socialize • Racket Up • Women's Golf Makes History as Men Look to Regain Stroke
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The Grizzly, April 7, 2016
Brian Thomas, Johnny Myers, Emily Jolly, Saki Murakami, Deana Harley, Rachel Dickinson, Sarah Hojsak, Tyler Arsenault, Phoebe French, Leighnah L. Perkins, Johnny Cope, and Hunter Gellman
UC Bikeshare Program Looks to Make Changes • UC to Hold First Disability Awareness Week in April • Course Registration Timeline • International Perspective: Cultural Approaches to Accepting Visitors and Foreigners • Update on Academic Affairs Office Change • Kaleidoscope Turns Ten • Poetic Start to Spring • Getting Down to Business • Opinions: Tuition Increase Goes Unexplained; Students Must Recognize Sexual Assault on Campus • Softball Makes Push for Conference Playoffs • Fresh Start
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The Grizzly, March 31, 2016
Brian Thomas, Jay Farrell, Rachel Rhindress, Courtney A. DuChene, Naseem Syed, Lisa Abraham, Rachel Dickinson, Robert Rein, Abigail R. Wood, Tyler Arsenault, and Bryce Pinkerton
Investment Club Back in Business • Politics Class Goes to NY for Model UN • UCSG to Hold Executive Elections • Q&A with President and VP Candidates • New Platform for Student Expression • Leaving Behind a Legacy • Opinions: "This Election is About You"; Advocacy on Issues You Care About • Acing the Competition • Neff Strives in Net
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The Grizzly, March 24, 2016
Brian Thomas, Joe Iullici, Mami Shimanuki, Chi-e Low, Tyler Arsenault, Sarah Hojsak, Andrew Foronda, Leighnah L. Perkins, Emily Jolly, Johnny Cope, and Bryce Pinkerton
Library Reveals Swank Database • Professors Find New Forms of Teaching • Presidential Election: How is Ursinus Involved? • Challenges of Studying Abroad: Work vs. Studying • U-Imagine Center to Host Symposium on Careers in Art • Slice of History: The Story of Marzella's and its Close Relationship with Ursinus College • An "Honorable" Mention • CAB Rolling Out New Events • Opinions: It's Always Sunny in Philly, But it's Too Far Away; Scoop on Classroom Conflict • Four Gymnasts Earn All-American Honors • Making a Splash
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The Grizzly, March 3, 2016
Brian Thomas, Courtney A. DuChene, Valerie Osborne, William DiCiurcio, Jay Farrell, Chenyu Yin, Sarah Hojsak, Tyler Arsenault, Maddie Mathay, Erin McKinney, Jordan Ostrum, Berett C. Babrich, and Hunter Gellman
UC Reveals Plans for Semester in Philly, New Coffee Shop • Professor Romano Elected to National Book Critics Circle • Business Students Win Competition in Philadelphia • Relay for Life Gets Ready • International Perspective: Cultural Differences in Driving Practices • Falling in Love with Ursinus' Unique History • Ping Pong Club Bounces Back • Using the Present to Prepare for the Future • Opinions: New Barbie Figures are Anti-Progressive; UC Second-Ever Musical Wows Audience • Freshman Phenom • Baseball Ready to Slug Away
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The Grizzly, February 25, 2016
Brian Thomas, Deana Harley, William DiCiurcio, Leighnah L. Perkins, Tingyue Gong, Valerie Osborne, Tyler Arsenault, Briana Keane, Johnny Cope, Hunter Gellman, and Bryce Pinkerton
Students, Faculty Talk About Changes to CIE • Community Celebrates Life of Michelle Buck • Community Comes Together During Norovirus Outbreak • Learning More About Housing • International Perspective: Differences Within the Classroom and Without • Double Trouble • The Woman Behind the Screen • Opinion: Advice on Studying Abroad • Men's Lacrosse Looks to Ride Dominant Defense to Another Record-Breaking Year • Porada and Polimeni Partner Together to Join 1,000 Point Club • Women's Swimming Three-peats
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The Grizzly, February 18, 2016
Brian Thomas, Deana Harley, Courtney A. DuChene, Valerie Osborne, Jay Farrell, Johnny Myers, Hunter Gellman, Tyler Arsenault, Madelyn Franklin, Erin McKinney, and Bryce Pinkerton
Norovirus Sickens 200+ • Ursinus Remembers Dr. Richard King • Rainbow Resource Center Comes Back • Mid-term Recharge Created to Help Students Through Slump • Renowned Author Visits Campus • Quaker Group Formalizing • Activities, Meals and Deals for Students Without Wheels • From Bike Lanes to BWC • Opinions: Wismer Wasted by Health Code Violations; Admin Response to Illness Strikes Controversy • For Hot-Shooting Knowles, Injury Ends Season Early But Future Still Shines Bright • Norovirus Keeps Wrestling Team Away from CC Championships
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The Grizzly, February 11, 2016
Brian Thomas, Deana Harley, Courtney A. DuChene, William DiCiurcio, Johnny Myers, Lisa Abraham, Mami Shimanuki, Valerie Osborne, Tyler Arsenault, Emily Jolly, Joy Jones, and Jay Farrell
Campus Safety Officers to Increase Reimert Presence • Preparing for More Snow • Ursinus Hires New VP of Admissions • Improv Troupe Set to Perform • UC Hosts Title IX Meeting • International Perspective: School vs. Work • Exploring the 80's • New Spin on SPINT • Opinions: End the 21-Meal Plan; Is it Appropriate to Culturally Appropriate? • More Than Just a Trainer • Women's Swimming Posts Third Perfect Season
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The Grizzly, February 4, 2016
Brian Thomas, Leighnah L. Perkins, Deana Harley, Alexandria Sutton, William DiCiurcio, Jay Farrell, Jim Yichi Zhang, Jordan Ostrum, Rachel Dickinson, Maddie Mathay, Joy Jones, Andrew Tran, Hunter Gellman, and Cory Rogers
Ursinus to Host Popular Author • Clearing the Path to a Career • Companies and Grad Schools Seek Out Ursinus Alumni • International Perspective: Cultural Differences in Parties • Businesses Offer Student Discounts • Talking About Depression with Nuance • Fighting Off the Freshman Fifteen • Ups and Downs of Being an RA in Reimert • New Face on Campus • Opinion: The Elephants Aren't in the Room: Poll Probes Pupils on Pressing Politics • From Across the Atlantic • Dynamic Duo
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The Grizzly, January 28, 2016
Brian Thomas, Deana Harley, Jay Farrell, Chi-e Low, Yuqing Liu, Valerie Osborne, Sarah Hojsak, Berett C. Babrich, Sean Campbell, Johnny Cope, and Hunter Gellman
Student Raises Funds to Prevent Suicide • Tragedy Prompts Main Street Changes • Ursinus Introduces Open Access Publishing System • Ursinus Welcomes Alumni as Entrepreneur-in-Residence • International Perspective: Differences in Friendships Across Cultures • "Rare Bird" Exhibit Migrates to Berman • Coasting Through Costa Rica • Opinions: Everyone's an Activist on Facebook; Letter from an Alumnus: Guns; Film Review: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Rates 7 / 10 • Women's Indoor Track and Field Ready to Run • Vaulting Into Action
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The Grizzly, December 10, 2015
Brian Thomas, William DiCiurcio, Chi-e Low, Haruka Fuchida, Sarah Hojsak, Rachel Dickinson, La'Shante P. Cox, Jordan Ostrum, Johnny Cope, and Hunter Gellman
Museum Studies Minor Coming in Spring 2016 • Students Demand Diversity • BEAR Pitch Competition Crowns Winners • International Perspective: Differences in Cultural Cleaning Routines • Flapjacks for Finals • Artists' Tribute to Chadwick • Bringing Safety to the Students • Opinions: Protests Prompt Hate on Yik Yak; Why Syrian Refugees Don't Pose a Threat • Outrunning the Competition • Men's Basketball Set to Take on Division I Penn