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The Grizzly, February 20, 2020, Kevin Leon, Kim Corona, Gillian Mccomeskey, Luke Robles, Cyn Ercole, Colleen Murphy, Madison Rodak, Jen Joseph, Ian Abrahams, Rosalia Murphy, Ellie Lafountain

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC Hosts "The Vagina Monologues" • Spend a Semester in Philadelphia • College Launches First Mobile App • "Slavery in the Age of Memory" Talk • Q&A with the Creator of "High Education" • Get to Know New Tech with a DLA Fellow • Opinions: "The Good Place" Ends in a Good Place; "Marriage Story" Isn't Divorced from Humanity • Gymnastics Aims for First Nationals Appearance Since 2017 • Men's Hoops on the Brink of Clinching CC Playoff Berth

Righteousness, Reservation, Remembrance: Freedom-Loving Whites, Freedom-Seeking Blacks, And The Societies They Formed In Adams County, Brandon Roos

The Gettysburg Historical Journal

On the border between slave society and free society a collection of ideologies mixed. The residents of Adams County, even before its inception on January 22, 1800, lived in a state of division that swirled and crashed against the omnipresent slavery conundrum. The "New World Renaissance" swept through Adams County in the 1830s bringing schools, public works, businesses, and most culturally significant, new ideas. These ideas would prove to be the fount from which flowed the waters of reform. As the first settlers had made good use of the physical creeks and streams that dotted their pastoral landscape, so too …

Note: Fracking Fluids: Regulatory Disclosure And Trade Secret Ingredients, Alison Ibendahl

Notre Dame Journal on Emerging Technologies

The Note reviews current law, policy, and politics that are part of the discussion around disclosing fracking fluid trade secrets. Part I of this paper provides a background of fracking, why it is valuable, and intellectual property regimes used by owners of fracking relating to intellectual property. Part II reviews the regulatory takings doctrine, trade secret law and the interaction between them. Current disclosure laws, the policy considerations of disclosure law, and political attitudes towards fracking are discussed in Part III. This review concludes with general comments on current disclosure and the potential changes to regulations.

2020 Ruby Yearbook, Tiffini Eckenrod, Allyssa Borrelli, Alex Mossaidis

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 2020 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

Assessing Accuracy Of Attending Provider On The Pennsylvania Birth Certificate, Emily C. Mcgahey

Doctor of Midwifery Advances in Midwifery Projects

Introduction: Birth certificate data is a cornerstone of public health reporting, yet numerous studies document that much of the data collected is unreliable. Limited evidence suggests that the attendant at birth item may not be accurately captured on the current birth certificate, therefore not representative of the care provided by midwives in the United States. The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether midwives are accurately represented as attendant at birth on the Pennsylvania birth certificate. A secondary purpose was to assess midwives’ motivation to improve data collections if significant discrepancies were found.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was …

Ursinus Magazine, Winter 2020, Brock Blomberg, Ed Moorhouse, Andy Edwards, Geoff Gehman, Jasmine L. Harris

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

Award-winning author will speak at Commencement • IDC earns praise • Planting the next 150 years • The nexus initiative • Eight Bears join Athletics Hall of Fame • Paying it forward • Getting to know: Margaret White • Office space: Keeper of the flame • (Old) gold standard • Celebrating 150: The mentors and thought leaders • Tools of the trade • Burning question: Should college athletes be paid? • MLK Week • Class notes • Births • Deaths • Weddings • Let's get social!

There Must Be Something In The Water: Understanding Pfas Contamination Of Groundwater As A National Security Issue, Kylie N. Ford

Student Theses 2015-Present

This report addresses the widespread pollution of domestic groundwater resources with Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) caused by firefighting activities performed at military installations across the United States. Two former military bases in Southeastern Pennsylvania are used as a single case study: the Naval Air Development Center (NADC) in Warminster and the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NASJRB) in Horsham. Chapter 1 gives a history of domestic military bases from the perspective of the infrastructure buildup and downsizing that occurred over the 20th Century, along with the environmental degradation revealed during brownfield redevelopment. The chapter then gives specifics about …

Georgic Rhetoric, Virtue And The Commercialization Of Agriculture In Pennsylvania From 1785 To 1870, Naomi Ulmer

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

This research examines how farmers in Pennsylvania between 1785 and 1870 were persuaded by georgic agrarianism to take social, economic and even moral risks to abandon a semi-subsistence mode of production in favor of commercial production. The georgic rhetoric is derived from Virgil’s poem “The Georgics.” It discusses agriculture and man’s labor in nature. Virgil discusses the relationship between man, nature and his ability, or inability, to control nature to ensure his own survival. Beginning in the late 18^th century, supporters of improved agriculture, mostly wealthy and upper-class gentlemen, tried to persuade common yeomen farmers to produce for the …

The Grizzly, November 21, 2019, Kevin Leon, Gillian Mccomeskey, Robert Varney, Kim Corona, Lindsey Reilly, Madison Rodak, Gabriela Pascal, Jen Joseph, Rosalia Murphy, Tim Pyne

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC's Fourth Annual Celebration of Lights • Berman Museum's Fall Exhibitions • Missy Bryant Named New Dean of Students • 2020 Commencement Speaker Announced • Students Explore Philly in "Philly Word" • GSA Reflects on Semester's Exciting Events • Opinions: NY Fare Evasion Laws Harm Marginalized Groups; "Harriet" is a Triumph of a Biopic • Opening Tourney is a Slam Dunk for Men's Basketball • Freshman Wrestlers Headline Fall Brawl

The Grizzly, November 14, 2019, Kevin Leon, Kim Corona, Maggie Frymoyer, Madison Rodak, Gillian Mccomeskey, Gabriela Howell, Alyssa Martin

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC's Four Watson Fellowship Finalists • #Fight4Her Activists Visit Campus • Exxon Mobil's Role in Climate Research • '19 UC Grad Named Bear Tracks Fellow • Meet Student-run Group Escape Velocity • Opinion: A Coup by any Other Name: On Bolivia • First-year QB Shines Against McDaniel • Field Hockey Concludes Postseason Run

The Grizzly, November 7, 2019, Kevin Leon, Gillian Mccomeskey, Lillian Vila Licht, Madison Rodak, Colleen Murphy, Daniel Walker, Rosalia Murphy, Tim Pyne

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Have you Heard the "Rumors"? • Day of the Dead Celebration • Director Makes UC Debut with String Ensemble • Wellness Workshops Focus on Mindfulness • UrCinema Club Returns for Film Lovers • Opinion: "Jesus is King," but Yeezus is Not • What is the "Chain Gang"? • Women's Basketball Ready for New Season

The Grizzly, October 31, 2019, Kevin Leon, Kim Corona, Emma Kramer, Robert Varney, Gillian Mccomeskey, Madison Rodak, Jen Joseph, Alyssa Martin

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Here's the Plan for Campus Trees • Hammer Time at the Berman • Fall-themed Events Going on in Collegeville • Sustainability Fellows Boost a Green UC • WVOU Sets Focus on Audience Accessibility • Opinion: "Great British Bake-Off" Remakes Reality TV's Recipe • Men's Basketball Shoots for 4th CC Playoff in a Row • Wrestling Circles First Tournament at Messiah

The Grizzly, October 10, 2019, Kevin Leon, Gillian Mccomeskey, Colleen Murphy, Lillian Vila Licht, Jen Joseph, Daniel Walker, Rosalia Murphy

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

"Si, se Puede!" Speaker Series Debuts • Charles Rafferty Reads his Brief and Humorous Poems • Highlights from the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report • Meet this Year's "Lantern" Editor • A Fresh New Look for the Ursinus Website • Opinions: Shane Dawson: YouTube's Savior or Sinner?; More Like Saturday Night Dead, am I Right? • Alumni Give Bears Strength

Expanding Third-Party Standing In Custody Actions: How The Opioid Crisis Has Impacted Lgbtq Parental Rights In Pennsylvania, Jill C. Gorman

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

Declared a public health emergency by the federal government, the opioid crisis often places children in foster care when parents fatally succumb to their addictions. To unburden the foster care system and to accommodate family members who want to care for these children, Pennsylvania enacted Act No. 21 on July 3, 2018, to expand custody standing to include certain third parties. However, because the legislature has not expanded the legal definition of “parent,” Act No. 21 poses a threat to the legal rights of nonbiological LGBTQ parents.

This Comment begins by explaining how the opioid crisis motivated the Pennsylvania legislature …

Ursinus Magazine, Fall 2019, Brock Blomberg, Ed Moorhouse, Steve Neumann, Domenick Scudera, Geoff Gehman

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

A top national liberal arts college • Path to a graduate degree • Thinking like scientists • Commons to proudly serve Starbucks • A tribute to athletics legends • Tracing our roots • CIE at 20 • Staging history: The abridged version of The Complete History of Ursinus College [Abridged] • Celebrating 150: The pioneers and philanthropists • The artist's way • The Berman at 30 • 2001: An Ursinus odyssey • 150 Fest • Homecoming and Family Weekend • Class notes • Deaths • In memoriam • Weddings • Let's get social!

From Mourning To Monuments: How American Society Memorialized The Dead After 1945, Eugenia M. Wolovich

Theses and Dissertations

The following four memorials — the World War II Memorial in The Fens in Boston, the Brooklyn War Memorial in Cadman Plaza Park, the Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial in the 30th Street Station, and the East Coast War Memorial in Battery Park — suggest that mid-twentieth century commemorative architecture possessed defining characteristics that differentiated them from monuments of the previous era and from each other. These unique qualities make it difficult to define this architectural period in a unified way because multiple forms of memorials arose in the wake of World War II.

2019-2020 Ursinus College Course Catalogue, Office Of The Registrar

Ursinus College Catalogues, 1869-Present

A digital copy of the 2019-2020 Ursinus College Catalog. It contains details of the curriculum, departmental requirements and courses of instruction as well as the Open Questions core requirements, experiential learning and the Common Intellectual Experience (CIE). Academic policies, special opportunities and scholarships, off-campus programs and graduation requirements are also outlined.

Do Employees From Less-Healthy Communities Use More Care And Cost More? Seeking To Establish A Business Case For Investment In Community Health., Russell K. Mcintire, Martha C. Romney, Greg Alonzo, Jill Hutt, Lauren Bartolome, Greg Wood, Gary Klein, Neil I. Goldfarb

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

INTRODUCTION: Few studies have examined the impact of community health on employers. We explored whether employed adults and their adult dependents living in less-healthy communities in the greater Philadelphia region used more care and incurred higher costs to employers than employees from healthier communities.

METHODS: We used a multi-employer database to identify adult employees and dependents with continuous employment and mapped them to 31 zip code regions. We calculated community health scores at the regional level, by using metrics similar to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) County Health Rankings but with local data. We used descriptive analyses and multilevel …

Shale Play: Poems And Photographs From The Fracking Fields By Julia Spicher Kasdorf And Steven Rubin, Kelly Shepherd

The Goose

Review of Julia Spicher Kasdorf and Steven Rubin's Shale Play: Poems and Photographs from the Fracking Fields

Unconventional Gas Extraction In Southwestern Pennsylvania: Complaints, Production, And Water Quality, Dannielle Pratt

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The dramatic rise in unconventional oil and gas extraction in Pennsylvania has presented a challenge to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in managing regulatory required data, and the uniformity of public access via their online databases. This study analyzed over a decade of all the oil and gas complaints and unconventional gas production in Washington County. Of the 1,811 wells drilled between 2004 and 2018, 1,683 are producing, 74 are plugged, 52 regulatory inactive, and 2 abandoned. The PADEP received 10,389 complaints from 2004 to 2018. Only 2,420 of 4,489 water quality complaints were resolved within the legally required …

The Grizzly, May 9, 2019, Courtney A. Duchene, William Wehrs, Sam Isola, Johnny Myers, Thomas Bantley, David Mendelsohn, Thomas Garlick, Zack Muredda

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Kingston Out, Varner in for Bear Bash • Ursinus Reacts to Symbol of Hatred • Q&A with President Blomberg • Ursinus Graduates First Wave of Education Studies Majors • Breakaway Student Productions' One Act Festival Premieres Four Student-Written Plays • Ursinus Fulbright Scholar, Jason Bennett '19, to Research Theoretical High-Energy Physics at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands • Opinions: Swarthmore Scandal Speaks to Greater Issues with Fraternity Culture; The United States Should Shorten its Work Week • Athlete Spotlight: Running Back Sam Ragland '21 • The "Thanks for a Fun Two Years" Award: You, the Fans • Bears …

The Grizzly, May 2, 2019, Courtney A. Duchene, Skylar Haas, Sam Isola, Johnny Myers, Shelsea Deravil, William Wehrs, Jen Joseph, David Mendelsohn, Tom Cardozo

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Hollywood Actor Visits Ursinus • UCDC Brings Dynamic Performances to COSA • Ursinus Student Makes History by Being First Student to be Accepted in Major Program • COSA Features Play About Racism on Campus • "Calling All Textures" Event Brings the Community Together • Sophomore AJ Belville Wins Scholarship to Study in Scotland for a Year • Opinions: We Must not Ignore China's Cultural Purging; Disney's Newest "Dumbo" Fails to Soar • Football Team Preparing for Fall Season with Spring Workouts • The "Fine, We'll do This Later" Award: Kayla Quinn • Bears' Playoff Push Falls Short

The Grizzly, April 25, 2019, Courtney A. Duchene, Sienna Coleman, William Wehrs, Sam Rosenthal, Madison Rodak, Johnny Myers, Thomas Bantley, Daniel Walker, David Mendelsohn, Gabriela Howell

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Coffee Shop and Brew Pub Aims to Open Second Location Near UC • In Memory of Dorinda Ma, 1993-2018 • New History Professor Makes Her Mark • Ursinus Student's Internship Takes Her to Yellowstone • Sesquicentennial Celebration Continues with Minerva Term • Ursinus' First Pride Festival • Opinions: Restructuring the Tax Process Might Benefit Americans; Notre Dame Tragedy Speaks to the Necessity of Historical Preservation • UC Golf Ready to Make Noise in CC • The "History! With an Exclamation Point!" Award: Alex Mumme • Baker and Lyons Reflect on UC Careers

The Grizzly, April 18, 2019, Courtney A. Duchene, Shelsea Deravil, Sam Isola, Rosalia Murphy, Sienna Coleman, William Wehrs, Daniel Walker, David Mendelsohn, Peter Desimone, Mark Leduc

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Largest Number of Prospective Students Ever Visit Ursinus on Admitted Students Day • Board of Trustees Gets More Diverse • Ursinus Alumna Comes to Discuss Her 45-Year Career in Education • French Hangs up the Baton After 40 Years of Service • Planned Parenthood Club Aims to Increase Awareness of Reproductive Rights and Health on Campus • Q&A Senior Feature: Brittani Schnable • Opinions: Transgender Soldiers Should be Respected; What Contemporary Indie Could Learn from the Post-Punk Movement • The "Nice Job Scoring the Game-Winning Goal in Overtime" Award: Sam Mutz • Mopkins! Bears Pull Off Historic Sweep of Blue …

The Grizzly, April 4, 2019, Courtney A. Duchene, Sam Rosenthal, Matthew Trainor, Johnny Myers, Rosalia Murphy, William Wehrs, Skylar Haas, Sienna Coleman, Lillian Vila Licht, Shelsea Deravil, Thomas Bantley, Daniel Walker, David Mendelsohn, Peter Desimone, Tom Cardozo

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Holocaust Survivor Shares Story with Ursinus • New Interdisciplinary Course Brings Biology and African American History Together • Talk on Free Speech vs. Censorship • Ursinus Students Travel to Attend 63rd Annual UN Women's Conference • Period Product Drive Raises Awareness • Pinata Party: Students Celebrate Heritage • New Summer Programs at UC • Opinions: Negative Consequences of Automation Must be Addressed; Mueller was Never Going to Save You • The "Loves Giving Length" Award: Nick DeFeo • Women's Hoops Reflects on Historic Season • Nolan Murt Named Finance Valedictorian

Ursinus Magazine, Spring / Summer 2019, Brock Blomberg, Ed Moorhouse, Steve Neumann, Mary Lobo, Ellen Labrecque

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

New summer program for first-gen students • Davis lecturers spark discussion, reflection • Six in a row for women's swimming • Students receive high academic honors • Honoring alumni excellence • Getting to know: Patricia Lott • Office space: Keeper of the ancient past • Small, but mighty • One small step • Should we be playing God? • Trials for change • CoSA by the numbers • Lost and found • Alumni Weekend • Commencement • Class notes • Births • Deaths • In memoriam • Weddings • Let's get social!

The Grizzly, March 28, 2019, Courtney A. Duchene, Skylar Haas, Shelsea Deravil, Rosalia Murphy, Sienna Coleman, Johnny Myers, Daniel Walker, David Mendelsohn, Peter Desimone, Zack Muredda

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Alumni Award Winners Announced • Diversity Monologues: A Night of Sharing • Ursinus Honors Dr. Crigler's Legacy • Changing Comic Books One Superhero at a Time • Tess Beck '20 Embracing Aussie • Ursinus Students Building Houses in South Carolina • Opinions: College Admissions Scandal is Shocking, but not Surprising; Backlash Against Rep. Omar Underlines Weakness in Democratic Leadership • The "Off to an Historic Start" Award: Dom Fiorentino • Women's Lacrosse Travels to Nashville and Earns First Win of the Season • UC Baseball Picking up Steam as Season Gets Into Full Swing

Comparison Of Periglacial Block Fields And Talus Slopes In South-Central Pennsylvania And Northern Maryland, Ilana B. Sobel, Abigail F. Rec, Sarah M. Principato

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

Relict periglacial boulder fields, or block fields, are scattered across south-central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland (e.g. Potter and Moss, 1968; Denn et al 2018). This pilot study uses a combination of digital analyses using Google Earth Pro and fieldwork to investigate block fields at different scales. Fieldwork focused on two block fields, which were compared with fieldwork conducted on two talus slopes. The block fields studied were Raven Rock Hollow in Maryland and River of Rocks at Hawk Mountain in Pennsylvania, and the talus slopes were located at Catoctin Mountain, Maryland and Waggoner’s Gap, Pennsylvania. The importance of geomorphic processes …

The Grizzly, February 21, 2019, Courtney A. Duchene, Madison Rodak, Johnny Myers, Rosalia Murphy, Linda Mcintyre, Shelsea Deravil, Sienna Coleman, William Wehrs, Daniel Walker, David Mendelsohn, Lillian Vila Licht, Peter Desimone

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Ursinus Turns 150 • U-Imagine Center Gives Entrepreneurial Inspiration • Exploring the Body and Mind at Ursinus • Parlee Center Highlights Brain Injuries in Sports • How Sweet the Sound: Voices in Praise Gospel Choir • "God of Carnage": Dark Comedy in the Blackbox • Opinions: Blackface is Back, but it Never Really Left; Is Action-Movie Masculinity Breeding a Nation of Neesons? • The "Ice in her Veins" Award: Maya Kornfeld • Women's Lacrosse Looking to Build on 2018 Campaign • Gymnastics Team Continues to Battle Through Tough Season

Finding Aid For Fifth And Beechwood Church Of Christ (Pittsburg, Pa) Records (1931-1972), Abilene Christian University Special Collections And Archives

Fifth and Beechwood Church of Christ (Pittsburg, PA) Records

A collection of correspondence giving insight to the churches in Pennsylvania and the northeast in the 20th century. The collection contains letters, legal documents, binders, a list of new converts, and papers concerning elder selection.

The collection is from the Fifth and Beechwood Church of Christ (also known as the Oakland Church of Christ), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.