The annual events Mr. Dickinson and the Polar Bear Plunge are held for charitable causes. Women's basketball prepares for the NCAA tournament after losing in the Centennial Conference Championships.
Professor Whitfield J. Bell resigns. Omicron Delta Kappa and Pi Delta Epsilon, national honorary leadership fraternities, tap new members. Aquatic Club performs annual show. Adult Education Program to be extended into the spring. Dickinson resigns from the Eastern College Athletic Conference, efforts underway to make the College a member of the NCAA.
SASC, IFC and Panhel discuss the suspension of Rush. College community fasts for Oxfam benefit. Dickinson students participate in pro-choice rally in Washington, DC. Choir and Jazz perform in their annual Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Jazz. DTG presents their fall dance concert, "New Attitudes". Football team defeats Ursinus, earning 2nd consecutive Centennial Conference championship and the College's first NCAA playoff bid. Volleyball places 2nd in ECAC playoffs. Cross Country teams race in MAC championships.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Chamber Orchestra will play at the College. The Auxiliary Enterprises Committee (AEX) presents a statement to Senate to close the dining hall to non-boarding students in an effort to lessen stealing of food. In their most recent meeting, faculty debates and questions the search committee for new president of the College. The Office of Student Services and the Counseling Center announce a career workshop for women that is planned. The College hosted the First Annual Dickinson College Debate Debacle, which was won by Wesleyan College.
Professors Peter J. Lardner and Marvin Meyer will run an "Upward Bound-type program" that introduces children in the Carlisle community to nature, in a program called "Adventures in the World of Plants and Animals". President Rubendall announces four changes in administration personnel. The NCAA awarded Jerry Weiner a $1,000 scholarship for his proficiency in the Discus throw. The Dickinson Fund exceeded expectations in the amount of money it raised during the school year.