Public Affairs Symposium

Students respond to repeated assaults by Carlisle resident, Darien Leggs, and the relationship between Dickinson and Carlisle. Art Haüs suspension upheld. Early admissions numbers rise. Details of the Public Affairs Symposium event on sports in society. Club Ice Hockey defeats Gettysburg and Johns Hopkins to win the championship. Women's Basketball wins against Washington College to clinch a spot in the playoffs. Profile on student athlete Alesha Sisco.

Russian political figure and head of the Communist Part, Gennady Zyuganov to speak at the Public Affairs Symposium. Dickinson Law merges with Pennsylvania State University. Safety and Security offers a rape defense class. Professor Robert Markley of West Virginia University addresses the global environmental issue during Common Hour. Senior Holly Shaginaw breaks an Indoor Track record. Men's Basketball wins their sixth straight game, beating King's College. Basketball Coach Dave Frohman records his 100th career win.

Lani Guinier to give lecture through the Clarke Center. Details regarding the Latin American Symposium. Jim Hoefler, Professor of Political Science, announces his bid for a Pennsylvania State Senate seat. Debate over the use of the Depot on campus. Large centerfold on the details of the Public Affairs Symposium. Despite losing its last three games, the Women's Basketball team heads for play-offs. Three Dickinsonians are named to the All-Conference Team: Annie Guzek, Gretchen Muller, and Nate Brought.

Charles R. Gerrow, Professor of Political Science at Dickinson, makes a bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. An article discusses the issue of affirmative action. Discussion of upcoming plans for the Public Affairs Symposium as it focuses on the notion of equality. Women's Basketball continues a seven-game winning streak. New records are set in Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field.

The Dickinsonian is awarded All-American status in a recent Associated Collegiate Press rating of college and university newspapers. The topic for next year's Public Affairs Symposium will be "Men and Women: What is Our Future Together?" Arnold Shay, a Polish Holocaust survivor discusses his story. The Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, Joseph Ling, addresses the College. Students respond to the Presidential Primaries. The Spring Festival will have a Greek theme. Golf Team ends winning streak. Equestrian Team triumphs.

Professor T. Scott Smith gives his "Last Lecture." The new gym is named after the late Josiah and Bessie Kline. Students attend a seminar hosted by Dr. William J. Beeners at Princeton Theological Seminary. Junior Colleen Miller is appointed Night Supervisor of the student union building - the first time a woman has held this position. The Public Affairs Symposium plans to discuss the nuclear power, and Dr. Barry Commoner will be the keynote speaker. The Second City comedy group performs. Women's Basketball wins against Johns Hopkins.

Girl Talk to perform at Dickinson. Obituary for student Catherine Roth. Annual Public Affairs Symposium is held. Danielle Goonan's presentation on hip-hop in Italy. Delta Sigma Theta and The Women's Center host You Speak Out. Delta Sigma Theta hosts Kings and Queens.

The 45th annual Public Affairs Symposium (PAS) began with a lecture by ex-CIA operations officer Valerie Plame Wilson and continued with a lecture by national renowned privacy expert Jeffrey Rosen.  Dickinson receives a $1.4 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to go towards a Center for Environmental Studies.  Campus policy on hookah use is discussed after a number of confiscations.

Faculty approves adding a common hour to the routine schedule starting with the 1990-1991 academic year. Ralph Nader delivers keynote address at Public Affairs Symposium, drawing record crowds. Mermaid Players put on production of John Guare's "The House of Blue Leaves". Indoor track teams finish season in Middle Atlantic Conference Invitational with school records broken in the men's 440-yard dash and women's distance medley relay.

Lumberyard party attracts over 200 people, minors served alcohol but Committee says the problem has been corrected. Career center acquires new computerized system. Ralph Nader to be keynote speaker at the College's 26th annual Public Affairs Symposium. Czech choir to perform at Dickinson, first European musical ensemble to perform on campus. Dickinson football players selected for GTE District II College Division Academic All-America Football Team.

Associate Dean of Students, Norm Jones, will be moving up the administration ladder to become assistant to the president. This position includes duties previously belonging to the executive vice president and regarding community development. The Carlisle Regional Medical Center moves one and a half miles further from campus and although this puts it out of walking distance for Dickinson students, they appreciate the better facilities that will be featured in the new building.

The Health Center offers birth control options. The Public Affairs Symposium will focus on natural disasters. Wireless internet is now available in the HUB. The disciplinary system at Dickinson is explained. The Banner Self-Service System replaces the old Dickinson Online Confidant (DOC) for course registration. MOB hosts Valentine's Day Social. Swim teams prepare for the Centennial Conference Championships.

This issue consists of articles on the expansion of the Dickinson Study Abroad Program. Announced that Jesse Ventura will speak at the upcoming Public Affairs Symposium. Students of legal drinking age question the existence of the "Dickinson Club," a faculty group that serves alcohol. Spotlight on the Phoenix Club. Alumnus profile on Julie Johnson '82. Biography on student athlete, Brad Litchfield '06.

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 globalization. Plans formed to expand learning communities in first-year seminars.

The Clarke Center presents a discussion on the viewpoints concerning capital punishment. Dr. Paul Rozin gives a lecture on the "Fear of Food in America." Campus wide poll reveals that "hook-ups" are more popular than relationships. 42% of Dickinson students found to use tobacco products in recent poll. Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Windsor A. Morgan in tenured. Dickinson's 2nd Annual Student Research Symposium is held to be a success. Public Affairs Symposium is held over a three-day period bringing many guests to campus to discuss Sex and Social Issues.

Geology Department spends previous summer touring western United States. Priestley Award given to John H. Conway, professor of mathematics at Princeton University. The Clarke Center presents a talk on stem cell research. Dickinson alumna Dr. Barbara Dobbs Mackenzie gives talk on spread of comic opera in 18th Century Europe. Public Affairs Symposium hosts sessions on a variety of issues related to sex. Master Sergeant Robin Duane joins ROTC Program. Women's Soccer team achieves record breaking nine-game winning streak.

James Mapes, hypnotist, performs. Alumni speak in Metzger-Conway Series. Public Affairs Symposium focuses on family. Ron Duska is Dickinsonian's cartoonist. Football reaches 8th game in winning streak, meeting 90-year-old record.

Public Affairs Symposium events draws huge crowds. Student Senate elections are noteworthy for the all-female winners, as well as high turnout. Sigma Chi penalized for pledging incident. Psychology Department is faced with large number of criticisms from students. Dick Poston performs a reenactment of "Lincoln vs Douglas - 1858." Willie Nile and Cowboy Jazz perform on campus.

John Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted, was the keynote speaker for the Public Affairs Symposium on Crime and Punishment. Several sexual assault incidents on campus have raised public safety concerns among the Dickinson community. The Center for Public Speaking will be eliminated after this year. Congressman Curt Weldon is set to receive the Benjamin Rush Award. Five students are asked about President Durden's reason for wearing a bow-tie. Adam Ferullo writes a "good-bye" column to President Bill Clinton.

"Citizen" Song ready to return to work. Most students skip PAS. Antonio Banderas not speaking at commencement. Many object to new rule tying grades to housing. Telescope for the new science building delivered. Ping Pong rioters appeased. New college logo selected. Math Professor receives NSF grant. H2K, Hamlet performed on campus by Mermaid Players. Tattoos leave their mark on campus athletes.

PAS Symposium to focus on human rights. Chinese government releases Helen Yao, wife of Yongyi Song. Admissions changes on the table for the new millennium. College prepares computer system for Y2K. Student response to Richard Rodriguez. Professor Ken Laws blends physics and ballet. Property damage damages college reputation. College town meeting a success. Luce Grant helps fund College's Diaspora Project. Roommates: how do they choose? The century turns at Dickinson...again. From play days to the NCAA's: the story of women's sports at Dickinson. Freshman actors debut in Cubiculo.

PAS opens with David Gergen speaking on changes in Europe. To apply in fall, Housing Board requires fraternities to fill 75 percent of beds. Despite recession, seniors overall optimistic towards post-college success. Sen. John Heinz to give commencement address. Alexander Politkovsky speaks out against Russian media repression. A "suspicious individual" reported on campus. Sophomore Chad Crammer arrested for robbing Morgantown, PA Pizza Hut. Lack of funding delays demolition of Russian and ROTC Houses. D.A.R.E. slated to stage "Don't Mall the Trees" rally at Seven Gables Park.

Republican governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman to speak at Commencement. Upperclassmen booted to quads next year. Faculty set to battle it out over curriculum reform plans. Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter to open 36th annual PAS on Sunday evening, in spite of the withdrawal of 'Dolly cloner'. Admissions numbers up. William Durden chosen to succeed Fritschler as president of the College, articulates his vision for the College. Panel of experts on Russia debate country's shaky future. 1999 Public Affairs Symposium: Science in Society is profiled.