Freshmen Orientation

This issue includes articles on the Freshmen Orientation. Interview with Dean Ricardo Surita on Michael Moore's upcoming public lecture. Update on Dickinson College's national rankings. Holland Union Building, Waidner-Spahr Library, Old West, Biddle Field Complex, Kline Center, and residence hall renovations. Library and Information Services organization created, with Robert Renaud appointed as Vice-President of LIS. In Memoriam dedicated to the late Doug Fryling '04. Outline of upcoming Hope 2 Hunger events. Greetings and update from Dean Ricardo Surita.

First issue of the new year is a special issue that discusses developments over summer that cannot be postponed to later in the semester when first issue would normally be released. WDCV ready to begin operation. New women's dormitory to begin construction in February. Rubendall to assume role as 24th president. Dickinson moves to be removed from AAUP (American Association of University Professors) Censure List. New rules introduced concerning student social behavior. Omicron Delta Kappa taps new students. Pi Delta Epsilon announces new inductees and sophomore and senior prizes.

New method of orienting freshmen discussed. Profile of the Young Republican Club. Nineteen new faculty members welcomed to Dickinson. Library devises new system to prevent books from being stolen. Student who had studied at American University of Beirut comments on the political awareness of students abroad. Piece on the misery of freshmen. Washington Semester discussed by students. Professor Naff and two students are given a one-year research grant by the National Science Foundation. Dixieland Jazz and rock 'n roll to be featured on campus. Sixty-five students make the Dean's List.