The Public Affairs Symposium will be on the controversial topic of "The New Morality." Jazz trumpet player Maynard Ferguson will play at the Mid-Winter Weekend featured concert. Some Dickinson students attend a rally in DC against the current actions being taken in Vietnam, though other students...
In this issue Benjamin Compaine becomes the new editor-in-chief of the Dickinsonian. The IFC plans to help St. Louis University in the Philippines with book drive. Public Affairs symposium chooses "The New Morality" as theme. Students engage in picket of Dean's Office protesting hearing board...
In this issue of the Dickinsonian the New York Brass Quintet will perform. The annual blood-fund drive of the Red Cross held. The Dickinson College Fraternity Alumni Symposium to be held. Mermaid Players to present "Sweeney Todd". Prof. Arnold Honig of Syracuse University visits. Dr. Richard...
In this issue of the Dickinsonian a gym rule forces students to meet the physical education requirement or be withdrawn from school. Mermaid Players present "Sweeney Todd, the Barber". Annual Sorority Doll Dance held. All-College Weekend receives International Theme. Campus Chest plans a week of...
A survey conducted among faculty members reveals mixed opinions on the 5-5-4-4- system. A trustee committee on campus affairs consisting of five members will be established as a direct link between the College and the Trustees. A new Square Dancing gym class is offered. A review of the Mermaid...
For the first time, foreign students and the Senate Foreign Students Committee will present an International Weekend featuring a banquet, music, and discussions. An enticing plot synopsis is given of the upcoming Follies production of Guys and Dolls. The new members of Student Senate announce...
Nobel Prize winner Charles H. Townes is awarded the Priestley Award. A resolution prohibiting discrimination in campus organizations awaits approval by the Board of Trustees. A group of administrators, faculty members, and students will meet to discuss what type of liberal arts college Dickinson...
The Student Senate approves new Social Rules recommended by the Social and Academic Affairs Committee and will be put into action with Dean approval.The Student Violations Hearing Board meets and alters procedures. A student faculty group explores issues of campus life debating "what is right...
At its monthly meeting, faculty members make policy changes regarding sorority rush, course offerings and fraternity/sorority discrimination. Board of Trustees agrees to reevaluate architecture proposal after a day-long meeting. Arthur Platt, Executive Assistant to the President, and Jeffrey...
Trustees delay proposed construction of two new dormitories. Vance Packard and Jules Feiffer to speak at Public Affairs Symposium. Dean of Women Barbara Wishmeyer announces resignation. Three students charged with plagiarism. Dean Samuel Magill, John Benson, Daniel Bechtel, and Frank Hartman...
Tamas Vasary to perform in Student Senate Cultural Affairs Committee concert. Delay in federal aid for new dorms allows time for re-evaluation of plans, President Rubendall indicates. Faculty and students protest Vietnam War with a three-day fast while counter-protesters seek to "neutralize the...
Viral respiratory infection epidemic hits campus as a record 1000 students visit infirmary. Fraternity rush "certification" by faculty allows fraternities to pledge freshmen. Jeff Baron finishes sculpture for area between Union and new library. Mermaid Players to perform "As You Like It." Dr....
Student Senate condemns Administration's placing fraternities on social probation for "drunken behavior" Saturday night while it approves Administration's revised decision to suspend the probation until the incident is further investigated. Pennsylvania Governor Raymond Shafer to speak at forum...
Dr. George Beadle receives Priestley Award. Swim team retains Middle Atlantic Conference College Division title. Four fraternities remain on probation for rush weekend incidents. Keeble College Prof. Nicholas Zernov to speak in Memorial Hall. This summer, Profs. George Allan and Merle Allshouse...
A survey of the campus regarding the Vietnam War shows that most students and faculty want some sort of change in Vietnam policy. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band is set to play in the HUB Dining Hall for the Mid-Winter Concert. The Interfraternity Council set up an internal committee to...
This is the Dickinsonian's Christmas issue. A survey of campus shows that students would prefer a larger Cultural Center. Omicron Delta Kappa leadership fraternity tapped five members during the Paul Butterfield concert. A Dickinsonian editorial from the previous week provoked a response from Dr...
According to members of Dickinson's administration and the Carlisle community, town gown relations are improving. Professor Brubaker's freshman will present the 12th Annual freshman plays. The Interfraternity Council makes a statement that condemns the use of narcotics in fraternities. Robert...
Dave Totaro assumed the role of Editor-in-Chief of the Dickinsonian. The Dana Foundation announced a $250,000 grant to Dickinson to support teaching. The Public Affairs Symposium explores the possibility of using television as a medium for their presentations. Two students were suspended from...
The Public Affairs Symposium is bringing in four television professionals for February 4-7. The Magnificent Men are set to perform a concert to commemorate the end of rush season. An announcement for nomination for student senate is included. Representatives from the college study the curriculum...
Professor Larry Warner encourages student participation in a Labor's United Worker's strike at the on the Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company, and 30 to 75 students did participate in the participate in the protest outside of the factory. Dickinson received a loan from the Department of Housing and...
The Back Alley Quintet is set to perform on Valentine Weekend in the Social Hall. Nine candidates for the various Student Senate positions unveiled their campaigns in the last week. The IFC held a series of lectures on fraternity life. Dean Gillespie announced that students over the age of 21...
Student Senate elections were held, with Tom Martin elected as president of the Senate. The Mermaid Players are slated to perform Richard Sheridan's "The Rivals" starting February 29 and ending March 2. Bucknell, Franklin and Marshall, Dickinson, Gettysburg, and Wilson are set to hold meetings...
The Faculty are set to vote on calendar revisions, which many students oppose. W.H. Auden is slated to receive the Dickinson College Arts Award during a March 5th celebration. Some women helped police catch an intruder into Sellers Hall. The Mermaid Players production of "The Rivals" introduced...
Faculty adopt an anti-drug policy and revise the calendar to make a five day week. Faculty members were accused by students and library staff of abusing library lending policies. The Pan Hellenic Council will sponsor Skits and a "Fabulous Fifties" formal. Dr. Marshall Nirenberg is set to receive...
Faculty members express "disappointment" in the decision to place the new Cultural Center auditorium behind the library. Campus Affairs Committee Open Hearing considers Henry Sorett's resolution to abolish fraternity system. Judy Collins to appear in concert. The Social Committee to present The...
