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The majority of Ursinus students, 268, voted for the Republican ticket (Hoover), while a strong minority, 154 in all, voted for the Socialist and Democratic tickets. This election marked a major shift in the political identity of the student body of…

The Weekly provided a presidential straw ballot for the students to mark and sign and then submit for counting. The results of this ballot were later revealed.

Professor Boswell discusses the policies and plans of socialism and anarchism, and then compares those to that of capitalism. In the end, Boswell used the example of capitalism to criticize the extreme stances taken by both socialism and anarchism,…

A cartoon in the 1927 yearbook referring to the 18th Amendment, which led to prohibition in the United States.

An editorial about the price of the Ruby and the number of students willing to purchase it based on the higher price

Advance registrations show promise for a large Freshman class coming in September

FDR and the Democratic Party were assailed by Republican speakers at a political rally in the gymnasium at the height of the presidential election of 1932.

Ursinus' students hilariously miscall the outcome of presidential election, choosing Hoover and not FDR to be the victor. This does, however, indicate that conservatism was the popular political ideology on campus. Though there were students who…

Article that mentions the Pirates Ball and how it will be such an extraordinary event for the school.

A large ad promoting the mellowness of Camel cigarettes.