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85% of the student body participated in a presidential straw vote, in anticipation of the presidential election, in which incumbent President Herbert Hoover ran against Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

A student complains about the $1.50 required to watch Ursinus' football games, claiming that such an amount is "a fortune" during a time of economic depression.

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…

A "U" discussion group discusses Democratic, Republican, and Socialistic governments, while also including in their talks the issues of: the Great Depression, tariffs, and the Prohibition.

Ursinus celebrates the anniversary of World War I's conclusion: Armistice Day. Also discussed is the issue of disarmament, and how Hoover's administration has handled it so far.

On account of the Great Depression, the nation's educational system has been denied proper funding, which has in turn led to the closing of whole school systems as well as inadequate wages for teachers. Here it is discussed the repercussions of a…

Dance attended by fifty couples, emphasis on the fact that this event was inexpensive.

This article suggests that the key to America's future lies in greater political participation, especially in the case of graduated college students.

In response to the Great Depression, female students at Ursinus stopped purchasing corsages, which were an "unnecessary expense," as they had done in the past in preparation for parties.

An advertisement for Collegeville National Bank from 1930