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Ursinus student Lynn Wollentin examines an Ursinus propaganda film, titled "Ursinus Today," that glosses all the havoc that, at the time, defined American life. From the Ursinus Weekly, Vol. 174, no. 12, pp. 3, 8.

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This article is discussing the implementation of private phone service. Ursinus College ended its AT&T phone service and began one with STC Services. There were multiple benefits for students, like fewer billings and waiting on available operators.…

Mark explains how the U.S should not get involved in this war across the ocean and wants the students to know how destructive a war will be.

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Marc Hauser completed an article on a female student of named, Carol Clark. He questioned her opinions on different topics, one of which being what is felt like to be black on campus. Clark responded by saying that she was proud to be a black student…

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An article discussing the USGA meeting regarding discrimination, hate crimes, and bigotry at Ursinus and how students can change diversity and inclusion.

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This article provides an overview of the positive and negative criticism of Greek life, including pledging, service, and separatism on campus.

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Discusses greek life and the positive parts of different organizations

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Presidents look to pledging and alludes to Rutgers incident

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In 1987, Ursinus was looking to draft strict regulations of the pledging processes for both fraternities and sororities. Reformation of the pledging process includes limiting the time frame in which Greeks are allowed to pledge and the creation of…
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