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Dickinsonian, April 9, 1948

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The motion for the popular election of officers of the Student Senate was defeated by a vote of 9-4. The date for the Little Theater's spring production of Macbeth is set. The Choral Club completes a three-day tour of churches and schools in neighboring Altoona. Three Dickinson basketball...

Dickinsonian, June 4, 1965

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Senior awards announced. Honorary degree recipients announced. Housemother Emma Grubb retires. Microcosm editors named. Dickinson-Carlisle relations are discussed after students are assaulted and a student is killed crossing High Street. Alumna Virginia Compton reports on her experiences in the...

Dickinsonian, September 13, 1979

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Twenty-three upperclassmen are bumped from their rooms in Adams Hall to compensate for over-enrollment in the freshman class. Carlisle officials remove a mid-block crosswalk in front of the Boyd Lee Spahr Library. A freshman student recounts her experiences in the Nicaraguan Civil War. The girls...

Dickinsonian, September 20, 1979

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In reaction to the recently removed crosswalk between Morgan Field and the Boyd Lee Spahr Library, students create an unofficial, spray-painted replacement. The cafeteria increases security by requiring the presentation of ID cards and sealing off side doors in order to increase efficiency. A...

Dickinsonian, October 31, 1984

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The Dickinsonian wades into the local and national political debate with profiles, analysis, and endorsements. Campaign for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives reviewed, candidates John Broujos and Earl Keller interviewed. The Dickinsonian endorses Walter Mondale for U.S....

Dickinsonian, August 30, 1989

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Select Committee proposes major changes to Greek Life in regard to housing and length of the rushing and pledging periods. Freshman injured on crosswalk outside of HUB. Maryland Congresswoman speaks at convocation, receives honorary degree. Biddle House basement is deemed an unsuitable living...

Dickinsonian, December 12, 1991

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Faculty approves second draft of self study report on diversity. Recession hits college financial aid budget. HUB custodian Albert Thompson retires after 36 years. Motorists' complaints may lead to jaywalking tickets. Leadership Network Council seeks definition. Speakers chosen for PAS on...

Dickinsonian, September 15, 1994

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Grand plans for social space becoming a reality. College mourns the loss of alumni killed in a plane crash in California. The college undertakes the Capital Campaign, trying to raise $40 million for enhancing academic programs. The HUB becomes accessible to disabled students. College addresses...

Dickinsonian, November 14, 1996

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Concerns rise after two students are struck by cars in crosswalks on campus. Controversy over the move of the Special Collections archive from the May Morris Room to the library's new addition. Details on Sexual Assault Awareness Week activities and goals. Professors begin using the Internet to...

Dickinsonian, April 6, 2001

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President Durden announces the graduation speaker for this year, Dr. David Kessler, M.D. Women's Studies earns a status as an official major. The borough of Carlisle is discussing putting in street-level flashing lights at the high street cross walk between the Weiss Center and the main campus....

Dickinsonian, October 10, 2003

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Campus alcohol issues discussed. Concerns voiced over crosswalk safety. David Kaczynski to speak on campus concerning justice and the use of the death penalty. Kevin Martin addresses changes to The Quarry.

Dickinsonian, December 12, 2003

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Joyce Bylander reappointed as Associate Provost for Campus Academic Life. Dean JoAnne Brown to leave post. Crosswalk safety problems highlighted. Cable TV on campus is discussed. Model UN hosts high school conference. Students abroad discuss experiences in Toulouse and Malaga. Brenda Bretz...

Dickinsonian, February 13, 2004

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Campus survey on 2004 election reveals liberal political majority. New crosswalk safety measures to be enacted. Popularity of different languages and the language requirement reviewed. Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson to speak at 41st annual Public Affairs Symposium on ethical...

Dickinsonian, December 10, 2004

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Ben Folds musical concert rescheduled for Spring term. Description of the Dickinson Cheerleaders. Advice on managing exam stress. Alumnus profile on Allen Bell, Class of 1968. Biographical piece on College photographer, A. Pierce Bounds. Outline on the Music and Arts Expo put on by the Arts Haus...

Dickinsonian, September 22, 2005

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Fallfest re-purposed to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. Enforcement of Jaywalking policy causes confusion. Student senate encourages Katrina fundraising. Movie ticket discounts to students decrease. The validity of the book Binge: what your college student won't tell you is questioned.

Dickinsonian, May 18, 2006

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Due to a tragic accident at the crosswalk between the Holland Union Building and the Academic Quad, safety flags stations will be constructed to prevent further accidents. The class of 2006 says goodbye to Dickinson and hears Judge John Jones '77 at commencement. Sigma Chi, a recently expelled...

Dickinsonian, September 7, 2006

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The new safety flag stations installed at crosswalks, while intended to make the community safer, are viewed as a joke. However, other proposed safety measures such as more lighting and blinking signs near crosswalks were denied by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation so the flags must...
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