Singers let themselves be heard at COSA

Singers are no stranger to the stage, and the platform at COSA is a perfect stage to present their passion for all to see and hear. The Celebration of Student Achievement is a venue where students of all majors have a chance to make a presentation on topics in their field of study, or present something they feel the UC community may enjoy. Click here for the full COSA definition, and last year’s schedule of events.
Naturally, the B-Naturals, UC’s female a cappella group, will be making another performance this year, and veteran Kyli Kauth will be participating with them. Kauth joined the a cappella group her freshman year with her roommate, and have been actively singing since then. The two decided to join the group for the simple reason of, “We love to sing.” Kauth explains the group as, “They are a female a cappella group who sing for fun…We’re just a group of girls who love to sing.”
In the past, the B-Naturals have performed songs such as Elton John's "Can you feel the love tonight," as well as the Rembrandt's "Friends theme," and Soul's "You are the new day." This year the group will sing, "One of the fires four."
The B- Naturals will perform again this year. Kauth wasn’t happy with past year performance because of the time they were scheduled, this year she believes they are scheduled around noon. This year is better because, “It is not 8 am, and it’s not freezing cold.” Having the early slot and cold weather was something she believed to take away from people hearing how well these ladies sing.
For this year though, Kauth suggests to come out, “If you do not want to join, come out and support us … a crowd is nice…” Also planned for this year is a duet with the male a cappella group on campus, The Bearitones. The Bearitones are also presenting at COSA, and member Patrick Wigfall is presenting something of his own as well. Patrick Wigfall is a senior at Ursinus, but it seems as though singing may not be the only thing on his agenda. Growing up, Patrick juggled several activities such as football, track, and singing to name a few. When he got to Ursinus, participating in numerous activities at once was not so easy and he was forced to make a tough decision.
The outcome? Patrick decided to take some time from track and football to focus on other things. “It was so much of a commitment here, and I wanted to be involved with other things on campus.” A member of the Bearitones since 2004, which is only the second year it existed, he was now able to commit himself fully to his love for singing. But, when ideas of a COSA presentation began formulating


in his head, Patrick was now able to reminisce back to his love for the lush green football field. He could have chosen to present on any topic, but this business major decided to explore the failure of NFL Europe. NFL Europe is a minor football league located across Europe and he was curious as to why minor leagues in America are successful, but this one flopped, while losing an average of $30 million per season.
Patrick concludes that, “The culture of the sport is American made, people over there weren’t interested in seeing a watered down version of the sport, they want to see the real American National Football League.”
Whether you are a singer, business major, sorority girl, or football player, there is always something enjoyable at COSA.

Drivers Beware !

Be careful Ursinus College, or you may be the next victim. There is a trap set here on campus. Like any good hunter’s snare, this one is not easily seen and many have felt the wrath of it. If you “step” into this trap, you may be shaken down for 25 dollars.

No, there is no bully wandering around campus demanding 25 dollars, but there is indeed a trap that has been pilfering money, and feeding the beast we all know as Campus Safety. Unlike verbal taunts or kick balls to the face, this bully is known to get their “kicks” from inattentive drivers in the Ritter parking lot

This trap is set right as one would enter the Ritter parking lot, closest line of spots to New Hall, excluding the handicapped spots. Pictured below, there is a small section there that can comfortably hold tow cars, but wait!? There are no white lines. Every couple days, this trap claims another victim, and 25 more dollars goes to the school.

There are a total of 1,265 total spots on campus, so what is another two more? Last year Campus Safety handed out six-hundred and fifty tickets were handed out. How many are from the Ritter spot aforementioned? Kim Taylor says, “We don’t track that info, but I will guess (the majority of tickets) are from parking in faculty/staff or no registration.”


What bothers some students, more specifically Daryl Downs, UC junior, is the logic behind this spot. Students such as Downs have fallen victim to this trap, and wonder why these specific spots are “off limits.” Downs asks, “Why can’t we just park there? It isn’t in the way of anything . . . It is like they just ran out of white paint and stopped there.”


25 dollars seems to be the going rate on college campuses across Pennsylvania. Parking in a faculty spot with a student registration, and parking improperly in a parking area. For a full listing of the violations and charges, click here to the UC Campus Safety homepage.

It seems no matter where one goes, space is always an issue. Andy Knerr, Lehigh University Junior, keeps his 84’ Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera on campus and would explain the parking situations there as, “Unfair, and inconvenient.” At Lehigh, parking is controlled by both the town of Bethlehem and the Lehigh campus. By the academic buildings Knerr explains, “There is really no open parking, its all staff parking that gets unused … and if we park there it costs 25 dollars or so.” So what do kids do when they drive to class and there are no spots left? They do what many UC students do, “… park somewhere where we aren’t supposed to and hope not to get a ticket.”

Students are not the only ones that have issues with parking. One teacher has been rumored to call campus safety on student who park in the faculty spots. The teacher was reluctant to say, but did admit to calling campus safety on student parking in the faculty spots.
If one feels the need to play Campus Safety officer, there is one site that could make your dreams come true. Click here and feel free to pass out gag parking tickets to your friends… or enemies.