International students served dishes from their respective countries to Dickinson faculty and students. Some dishes served were "winter melon soup of oriental origin...fried pork with mixed vegetables, an Asiatic dish," and Hungarian desserts called "Dobostorta."

At a student senate meeting, Financial Vice President, Dr. George Shuman, presented his personal plans for expansion of the Dickinson campus by 1973.

One of the more destructive fires in Carlisle's history took place late in the evening on December 12, 1962. 200 firemen eventually responded to put out the blaze, which was three blocks from the Benjamin Rush Campus, and occurred on a night in which the temperature dropped to 15 degrees. Many...

On Sunday August 18, 1968, Five Dickinsonians, alongside members of the Carlisle Barracks and Salvation Army, prepared food and lodging for forty hungry, weary travelers.

Scott Geare, a Junior Dickinsonian, "walked into the path of two weary men" who asked him the location of the nearest...

Friends of Mike Sutton, '74, organized a blood drive to help replenish blood stores after Sutton, a hemophiliac, required transfusions of 150 pints of blood over the course of a year.  The drive was held in a bloodmobile parked outside Morgan Hall, the dormitory of Sutton and the organizers. ...

After extensive flooding in the Carlisle area caused many to become homeless, the College made the decision to offer lodging and food to those in need. Fifty-five students and former graduates worked tirelessly to register flood victims and offer information. Overall, 158 people were housed and...

While classes were cancelled during the week of April 1st due to Three Mile Island nuclear accident, Dickinson College remained open.

April 22, 1982, marked Dickinson's participation in Ground Zero Day, a nationwide event wherein 450 colleges and universities sponsored awareness of the potential threats and results of nuclear war. Ground Zero Week, which started Sunday, April 18th and led up to Ground Zero Day, was organized...

BACCHUS (Boosting Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students) hosted an alcohol awareness week entitled "Truth About Spirits", in cooperation with Alcohol Education, starting Thursday, November 3rd, 1983. Although attendance was weak for several of the week's events, the...

An open forum, that discussed new alternatives for social activities on campus, was held on March 9th, 1988 at 7 p.m.  There were students from both Greek and non-Greek organizations present. Most of the debate centered around the dominance of Greek life in the Dickinson community. Some students...

Springfest was held on April 23rd out on Morgan Field. The event, which had a carnival theme to it, hosted many food vendors from the community and also had fun activities for students to participate in: Simon Says was played, BACCHUS hosted a "non-alcoholic" chug-off, and Circle K hosted their...

"Mardi Gras: A European Celebration" was held on February 4th starting at 9 p.m. The event was sponsored by the modern language clubs, the International Club, and the Multicultural House. The event was held in the Social Hall and offered food from different stations where students could learn...