Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 9-20-2018 The Grizzly, September 20, 2018 Johnny Myers Ursinus College Madison Rodak Ursinus College, [email protected] Kim Corona Ursinus College Linda McIntyre Ursinus College Shelsea Deravil Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Myers, Johnny; Rodak, Madison; Corona, Kim; McIntyre, Linda; Deravil, Shelsea; Zubler, Samantha; Leon, Kevin; Howell, Gabriela; Rosenthal, Sam; Mendelsohn, David; and DuChene, Courtney A., "The Grizzly, September 20, 2018" (2018). Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper. 610. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/610 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Johnny Myers, Madison Rodak, Kim Corona, Linda McIntyre, Shelsea Deravil, Samantha Zubler, Kevin Leon, Gabriela Howell, Sam Rosenthal, David Mendelsohn, and Courtney A. DuChene This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/610 IN THIS ISSUE: THE Berman pg.2 Dog pg.4 Greek Life pg.6 Football pg.7 GRIZZLYStudent newspaper of Ursinus College Collegeville, Pa. Thursday, September 20, 2018 Vol. 43 Issue 2 Changes to Faculty Parking Disgruntle Students Parking spots in the Wismer lot are now limited for students as a result of the construction of the Commons Johnny Myers of losing my spot and having to [email protected] park on the other side of cam- pus,” Sturla said. This semester, Ursinus made This is not a new problem at it clear: professors take priority Ursinus -- especially for Reimert over students when it comes to residents who compete for valu- parking spaces. able parking space real estate Until this fall, students could closest to their dorm, and for park anywhere in Reimert lot, as New and North Hall residents well as behind Wismer and on who prefer parking on solid ce- the gravel lot behind “New Hall” ment over gravel parking spaces. in spots that had student designa- Sturla believes that more parking tions. tickets for students are likely be- When students returned to cause so many students own cars campus this semester, however, on campus and need to park them they found that many of the in any spot, regardless of the white-painted student-designated changes in policy. Additionally, a spaces in the Wismer lot had lack of faculty usage during the been painted into yellow-lined evenings and weekends might faculty parking spots. encourage students to violate the “It’s definitely annoying that new policy. I can’t park right in front of my Junior Dan Lippe has noticed Photo courtesy of Grizzly Staff dorm,” Senior Brandon Lillian the lack of faculty using the new Empty faculty spaces leave student disgruntled after recent parking policy changes. said. “It’s been like that for years spaces outside of school hours. where you were able to park “There’s like 20 open spots Safety has not received any there and now you can’t, so it’s and it’s not like the faculty is complaints about the change frustrating.” going to park up there. They’re in parking spots available for going to park more towards students. He also says he is Wismer. Down towards New it’s working within the confines of getting crowded [for students]” ts definitely annyoing that “the campus master plan,” and “I’ Lippe said. I can’t park right in front of my reassures students that “the Col- For the most part, students dorm.” lege continues to reevaluate all seem to have welcomed recent —Bradndon Lillian parking options on campus.” Class of 2019 changes at Ursinus, such as the construction of the IDC and changes to the gym layout, compromising short-term com- “There’s like 20 open spots fort for long-term promise. But and it’s not like the faculty is John Bera, director of Cam- some are peeved about parking. going to park up there.” pus Safety, told The Grizzly that “I understand the exciting — Dan Lippe the decision to add more faculty changes that come with the Class of 2020 parking spaces comes from the Commons,” said Sturla. “But it “construction of the Commons,” is a pain at the moment.” She as well as a “redesign of much of says the changes have limited As a reminder, John Bera the parking on campus” which her options for parking and leav- notes that “there is consistently “necessitated the change in des- ing campus. ample parking spaces available ignation.” “As a student who has their in the West Lot and Gravel lot,” Junior Haley Sturla is facing car here on campus, it’s frustrat- and that students have plenty of the consequences of limited park- ing getting a spot considering options with regards to parking ing on campus. She now wonders that I work off campus. Some- on campus. Photo courtesy of Domenick Scudera about her parking spot security. times I have to park on the “[It has] become an issue of other side of campus to walk to Two-Legged Dog Takes Campus Trek. whether or not to even go off North.” campus to get something in fear Bera notes that Campus See Dog on pg. 4 www.ursinusgrizzly.com 2 - News KIM CORONA, News Editor Berman opens two new exhibits for the fall semester The new exhibits includes an installation from Justin Favela and a photography exhibit by Matthias Schaller Photo courtesy of Grizzly Staff Madison Rodak detailed photographs . each Two new exhibits opened at the Berman this fall. [email protected] document the paint palettes and sometimes brushes of legendary Large photographs line the artists—Frida Kahlo, Salvador Inclusive Community walls of the exhibit, the rich de- Dalí, Claude Monet . among tails and color popping out from others.” their frames. There is an atten- tion to detail in each photograph Fellowships and Grants that sets each one apart from the “Favela’s work interweaves next. Walking through Matthias complex aspects of artistic, President Blomberg announced new funding opportunities to Schaller’s “Das Meisterstück cultural, and ethnic legacies.” (The Masterpiece)” collection, create a more diverse and inclusive campus environment which contains photos of the — Dr. Deborah Barkum painting palettes and brushes of Chair of the Art and Art History Kim Corona matter to me? How should we tions from across the Ursinus Department famous artists including Frida [email protected] live together? How can we community. Kahlo and Claude Monet, it is understand the world? What will Heather Lobban-Viravong, like a guessing game, trying to Last week, President Brock I do?” the special assistant to Presi- determine which painter’s palette Favela, born and raised in Las Blomberg announced two new The second program, the dent Brock Blomberg, will be belongs to whom. Vegas, selected the pinata, a sym- programs related to diversity and Inclusive Community Grants, receiving proposals from both On Thursday, September 7, bol of the Latinx culture, as the inclusion in a school-wide email. will be open to all faculty, staff, programs. She emphasized that the Berman Museum of Art at main point for his work which “We are very pleased to an- and students. Grants ranging the programs were developed for Ursinus welcomed three new art includes sculpture, large-scale nounce the creation of two new from $250 to $2,500 will support individuals on campus to have exhibitions. Schaller’s exhibi- installation, and pinata paintings. funding opportunities for faculty, projects that “address a campus the opportunity to collaborate, tion takes up the first floor, while These elements explore his Chi- staff and students.” Blomberg climate concern,” and “that will especially to create a more inclu- Justin Favela’s two exhibitions, cano roots and Latinx diaspora said in the email. create dialogue among members sive and diverse community. ““Re/Presenting México: José in America. Not only does he The first program, Inclusive of the campus,” according to the “Collaboration is already María Velasco and the Politics investigate the craft aesthetic of Community Fellowships, is president’s office website. happening on some level, but the of Paper” and “The Valley of pinatas and their associations, intended for faculty. A fellowship That dialogue should foster Inclusive Community initia- Oaxaca” make up the rest of the but also the history of art in Latin would give a faculty member a connection between mem- tives are an effort to increase museum’s three galleries. America. a course release and $4,000 in bers of the campus community these partnerships, get more Born in Dillingen an der The Berman also states that funding to work on a project through “topics such as race, people talking to each other, and Donau, Deutschland, Schaller Justin Favela’s exhibitions, “The related to diversity and inclusion socioeconomic status, age, increase the visibility of the work received his master of arts in Valley of Oaxaca” and ”Re/Pre- for a semester. gender identity, gender expres- that’s happening on our campus,” cultural anthropology at the senting México” are “a culmina- According to the president’s sion, sexual orientation, national said Lobban-Viravong. University of Göttingen, Ham- tion of his years of exploration office website, successful pro- origin, religion and disability.” Although both programs are burg, Siena. into the oeuvre of [José María] posals will have a theme “framed Proposals should be submitted designed to create a more inclu- by teams with partners from dif- According to the Berman’s See Berman on pg.