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Holocaust survivor, Bob Behr visits Dickinson. Campus issues are discusses at the "Can We Talk" event. Article outlines the campus reaction to Osama bin Laden's death. Men's Golf finishes fourth at the Centennial Conference Championships. Men's Lacrosse wins the Centennial Conference. Track also wins the Centennial Conference.
Carlisle police responds to overcrowding and underage drinking issues at Alibis. Octals produce a CD and seek Senate funding. Annual Local Food Dinner draws a large crowd. Stop Hunger Now and 200 volunteers prepare meals for Japan. Men's Lacrosse clinches a spot in the Playoffs. Men's Track places third at Messiah and Women's Track places fifth.
Students studying abroad in Japan return. Fast Eddie's could lose its liquor license. Author Colson Whitehead comes to Dickinson. Equestrian Team wins the Briarwood Intercollegiate Horse Show for the first time. Softball beats Ursinus. Track performs well at the Little Three Championship. Men's Lacrosse continue to dominate.
Coverage on the Public Affairs Symposium. Article on visiting author, Richard Wolffe. Outline of the Fall 2011 Latino Mosaic. The College Farm becomes fully organic. Men's Basketball beats Franklin and Marshall. Track performs well at the Ducharme Invitational. Men's Swimming finishes fourth and Women's Swimming finishes fifth at the Centennial Conference Championships.
General David H. Patraeus informs the college that he cannot make it to campus to speak at Commencement, and Allan Goodman, President of the Institute of International Education, takes his place. Students launch a Dickinson blog. Trustees create new "Young Alumni" seats. Profile on student athlete Jason Adams. Women's Basketball defeats Bryn Mawr. Track breaks records at Susquehanna Invitational.
Fire in Dana Hall. Students studying abroad on the Norwich Science Program along with Professor Marcus Key are stuck in Iceland due to the volcanic ash hovering above northwestern Europe. Mock Trial returns from Nationals, and Reco Sanders '11 receives an All-American Attorney Award and an All-American Witness Award. Women's Tennis defeats Gettysburg. Track Team performs well at the Mason-Dixon Invitational. Men's Lacrosse heads to the Centennial Conferences. Profile on student athlete Tyler Magann.
Club Hockey Team attempts to gain varsity status. Newspaper editor Barry Rascovar to offer writing hints in a two-day writing workshop. Student Senate debates the new constitution. Students complain about the inefficiency of the Health Center. Morgan Hall to become a block housing option. Faculty and fraternities reach a compromise regarding pledging. Noted black actor, Ossie Davis discusses black culture in his lecture. Guest professors discusses Mexican literature in a panel sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Italian and the Program in Latin American Studies.
The Student Senate passes new legislation abolishing hazing and recommending faculty supervision of college publications and the combined Musical Clubs. The junior class elects its class officers. The baseball team loses to Gettysburg. S.W. Harrington of the University of Pennsylvania is chosen as next year’s football coach. The track team is featured. Dr. Super retires. The graduating senior class is also featured.
Dickinson wins in track but loses in baseball. A new athletic agreement is announced by the college. The athletic managers are elected. A farewell article is given to the graduating class. Each member of the senior class is featured.
Mr. Andrew Oyler is hired as the new baseball coach. Robert B. Kistler will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief for the next issue of The Dickinsonian. Dickinson finished fourth at the Annual Relay Carnival at the University of Pennsylvania. The track and tennis schedules are announced. An article underlines the importance of good time management in college.
A tablet honoring the 810 Dickinsonian World War I veterans is unveiled, as are plans to build Memorial Hall inside of Old West. Bishop Ernest Richardson is announced as the speaker for the Hall's dedication service. Bishop Charles Burns and former president George L. Reed are announced as speakers for Commencement, scheduled for the Sunday after publication. The track team finishes fourth in the first annual Central Pennsylvania College Conference. New rushing rules and the list of students to receive honors are published.
Mary Buttorff, popular singer, gives a recital with piano accompaniment from William Bretz '21. Bruno Roselli, professor at Vassar and native Florentine, gives a lecture on Italian industry and labor. Profiles on the track and baseball teams, whose seasons open soon, are published. The Y.M.C.A. holds elections.
The Dickinsonian changes its methods of selecting managerial staff, requiring that all applicants meet and test with local businessmen to ensure that their bookkeeping and business skills are sharp. The track team holds tryouts.
Dickinson defeats University of Pittsburgh twice in baseball in one day. Carlisle Indians win the Harrisburg intercollegiate track meet. Herman Bosler Biddle Memorial Athletic Field to be presented to the school. Coach J. A. Pipal retires. Junior oratorical contest. Winner of the Department of Oratory oratorical contest is announced. Dickinson Club smoker. Notes on Conway's commencement.
Large intetcollegiate track meet held at Harrisburg. Dickinson loses to the Carlisle Indians in baseball. Sophomore oratorical contest. Department of Oratory oratorical contest. Update on 1910 Microcosm. Violin recital given in Bosler Hall by Mr. Charles Kunen.
Dickinson defeats the Carlisle Indians in baseball. Carlisle Indians defeat Dickinson and Lafayette in track. Mr. Charles Kunen receital in Bosler Hall. Department of Oratory gives a contest. Update on the 1910 Microcosm. Student Government election results. Ladies' reception in the Union Philosophical Society Hall.
The Dickinson Combined Musical Clubs performed at the Chambersburg Opera House and were well received. William D. Robinson'08 is elected Captain of the Track team. An article extolling Benjamin Rush is published in this issue.
Dickinson and Bucknell tie during a track meet at Dickinson. The girls of the junior class host a reception for their class in the gymnasium complete with games. Distinguished alumnus Judge Garrick M. Harding of Wilkes-Barre passes away.
The Interscholastic Track and Field Sports Meet is held at Dickinson. The schedule for the 121st Annual Commencement is announced. The four founding members of Phi Kappa Sigma are honored on the 50th anniversary of the fraternity's founding at Dickinson. Plans for an ice cream social on the lawn of the Ladies' Hall are finalized.
New plans for Denny Hall are released and indicate that the new Denny Hall will be far superior to the original. The senior class outing was a great success. Freshmen receive new caps and tussle with sophomores who try to steal them. A fine portrait of President William Neill (president 1824-1839) is presented to the college by his granddaughter Miss Sophia Neill Howell.
New plans for Denny Hall are released and promise that the new building will be far superior to the original structure. The senior class outing to Pine Grove is a great success. Miss Sophia Neill Howell, granddaughter of the Rev. William Neill, D.D., President of Dickinson College 1824-1839 presents the college with a portrait of her grandfather for the Chapel Hall. The freshmen obtain new caps and proceed to tussle with sophomores who steal them.
Franklin and Marshall defeats Dickinson and takes first place in the Intercollegiate Debating League of Pennsylvania. The Glee and Mandolin Clubs prepare for an Easter trip. Dickinson prepares for Denny Hall's new foundation to be put in.
Several conferences start fundraising campaigns to help rebuild Denny Hall. Dickinson prepares to host Franklin and Marshall as they battle for first place in the Intercollegiate Debating League of Pennsylvania.
Lebanon High School defeats the Law School basketball team 32-5. Old West celebrates her 100th anniversary.
Inauguration of President Noble is planned. Professor George A. Crider leaves Dickinson to become a pastor. Summary of track and baseball seasons. Dickinson performs poorly in fifth annual intercollegiate track meet. Harry McKeown wins gold medal and Wesley P. Griffiths wins silver medal in Pierson oratorical contest. Theodore Bunger receives fellowship to American School at Athens, Greece. List of members of Class of 1912. Financial report of the Dickinsonian for the 1911-1912 year.