Is action-movie masculinity breeding a nation of Neesons?
Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu We’re only a little over a month into 2019, but one of the year’s biggest celebrity scandals has already unfolded. No, it […]
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Blackface is back, but it never really left
William Wehrs wewehrs@ursinus.edu Blackface is in the news
again thanks to Virginia governor Ralph Northam’s admission that he once wore blackface to a costume party in […]
Climate denial is more malicious than ignorant
Daniel Walkerdawalker@ursinus.edu Like many of you, I spent my first two weeks back at school fending off the bitter cold and navigating walkways fraught with […]
The elitism of Davos is repulsive and out-of-touch
Thomas Bantleythbantley@ursinus.edu The world witnessed 2019’s Davos World Economic Forum from January 22-25. Davos is a yearly forum at which the world’s richest and most […]
The opioid crisis: widespread and institutional
William Wehrs wiwehrs@ursinus.edu As highlighted by Adam Del- Marcelle’s recent exhibition in the Berman Museum, there is an opioid crisis in the United States. In […]
U.S. should keep its hands off Venezuela
Venezuelan citizens should choose their own leader Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu With the federal government shutdown and Trump’s border wall ideas taking the national center stage, […]
Let students spend dinning dollars off-campus
Reagan Ketchum reketchum@ursinus.edu Ursinus needs to implement a dining dollar plan where local restaurants accept our school’s dining dollars to give the students more options […]
It’s time to retire the “War on Christmas”
Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu Though intended as a means of spreading good cheer and good will, the holiday season brings with it its own unique set […]
Abolishing ICE isn’t radical, it’s obvious
Kevin Leon keleon@ursinus.edu The United States brands itself as the land of opportunity. The country was built by immigrants and has continually championed itself as […]
Venom: on capes, camp, and the case for cheese
Daniel Walker dawalker@ursinus.edu I recently saw a film that disturbed, challenged, and pushed me to consider deep truths about the society we live in. Though […]