Student Senate Elections

Students vote on new Senate. Harrisburg Mayor Paul Dougtrich speaks at the College. Anne Abrams, Director of the Holland Union Building, resigns. Student Affairs Committee offers rush and pledge program insight. Social Violations Hearing Board rules on fraternity vandalism cases. Details on the Spring Festival events. Departing faculty offer insights - Professor George Ellard, Professor Frederick Ferre, Professor Richard Pfau. and Barbara Spear. Golf Team ends season strongly as they place third in the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships.

YWCA and YMCA jointly hold a fete in the gymnasium.  Intercollegiate Debating teams are restructured.  A new department for the teaching of oral composition and debating is proposed.  Senate for 1911 elected.  Department of Oratory announces final contest.  1911 Microcosm published.  The Union Philosophical Society, the College Band, and the Harman Literary Society hold officer elections.  Halley's comet passes by.

Sophomores hold banquet.  Sophomores elect class officers.  College celebrates Nesbit Day.  Student Senators are elected.

The Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM) collaborates with the Carlisle Borough LeTort Regional Authority (LRA) to create the First Annual LeTort Festival.  Malcolm Hall residents displaced by a fire return to their rooms despite smoke damage throughout much of the building.  Students flock to Morgan Field for the Amani SpringFest.  Graduating Student Senate president Anya Malkov passes the gavel to newly initiated president Aaron Williams.

The fraternity Theta Chi remains temporarily suspended due to hazing.  Dickinson students pack the Stern Center Great Room to hear Benjamin Weiser, New York Times reporter and author, speak.  Student Senate election results are posted.  A racial epithet is found written on the door to Davidson-Wilson Hall regarding the upcoming US presidential elections.

May Day celebration is held. Dickinson participates in Middle Atlantic States Intercollegiate Meet. The program for commencement week is published. A student referendum passes the new honor system. The sophomore class holds elections; David Sharman is president. Senior Picnic is held. Thomas R. Jeffrey is elected president of the Student Senate; Perry F. Prather is elected vice-president.

Baseball defeats Gettysburg 4-3. Track ties Gettysburg. Gettysburg defeats tennis. President and Mrs. Noble hold reception for senior class. Senior class revives tradition of holding sings on steps of Old West. Adam Nagay and Lester W. Auman win sophomore oratorical contest. Senior class takes annual trip to Luray Caverns. Student Senate elections are held. Class of 1915 elects its officers.

Wine Hats extend period in which they act to enforce freshmen rules. Student Senate requests meeting with President Edel and Board of Trustees concerning Homecoming. Herbert Wing receives Robert Coleman Chair of History. Freshman class officers are elected. Juniors win intramural girls hocky season.

Honor Code is not ratified in student election. Tuition is raised. Dickinson joins Institute for American Universities' Junior Year in France Program. Jack Yahraes (Action Party) is elected Student Senate president. Changes in rushing season and girls' hours discussed at Communications Committee meeting. Raphael Hays succeeds his father as tennis coach.

Creation of Honor Code will be put to student vote; proposed Honor Code is released. Action Party announces candidates and platform for 1959 Student Senate elections.

Candidates for Student Senate elections announced. United Party's platform. Dickinson Follies perform "Katy Did", a modern adaptation of "She Stoops to Conquer". Dickinson Aero Club plans to purchase second plane. Wrestling competes in Middle Atlantic States Wrestling Championships. Swimming places fourth at Middle Atlantic championships. Dean Frederic W. Ness speaks about recruiting faculty at meeting of the National Education Association's Association of Higher Education.

In Student Senate elections, Laura Spindler was elected as President,  Alex Don Konics was elected as Vice President, and Mike Donnelly was elected as Treasurer.   This election was significant because it was the first time that each Executive Office of the Student Senate was expanded to last for two full school years, so that officers served during their Junior and Senior years. The College purchases land along Ritner Highway. Computer team wins Allegheny Region Programming Contest sponsored by Association for Computing Machinery. Football defeats Fordham; ends season 10-1.

Actress Julie Harris came to Dickinson to receive the Dickinson College Arts Award at the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on April 9th. The Dickinson College Physical Plant and the Student Senate Grievance Committee made changes in their student service policies in attempt to improve their service quality and efficiency. At a press conference on April 19th, officials from the Washington Redskins and Dickinson College announced that the Redskins would be practicing at Dickinson for summer training camp. Members of Dickinson's sorority community hosted a Carlisle Community Easter egg hunt.

Juniors John Strand and J.T. Chimiento capture victory as president and vice president, respectively, in student elections that were marked by low voter turnout. College formalizes three-year agreement with university in Queretaro, Mexico, for a new study abroad program. Student president Chris Fahey resigns after making negative comments in an editorial. US Health Secretary Donna Shalala delivers keynote address for Bioethics Symposium. College officials ponder relocating HUB offices to create new student space. Model UN members garner honors and recognition at international conference.

Juniors Alex Bloom and John Strand launch Senate presidential campaigns. Senate votes to open elections, which will allow the student body to see the results instead of just the winners. Lots of opinion pieces for various candidates.

As Student Senate elections draw near, candidates state their intentions. Officer of a citizens action group on handgun control, Sara Brady will be the speaker at this years commencement. Professor Clint Sprott, this year's winner of the Glover Award, discussed "The New Science of Chaos" in a common hour address. Leading Mexican presidential candidate Colosio is assassinated. John Miller, vice president of AHEDD, discusses the new American Disabilities Act with students. Spielberg wins the first Oscar of his career for Shindler's List. The Men's Lacrosse team is off to a good start.

College elects Senate officers (Bill Sapoch, Kurt Krauss, Pete Dahlin), Repositioning includes changes for football, poor attendance to Black History Program, Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Milton Lyon speaks at lecture, Dean of the College George Allan speaks about college-preparation, EPA buys homes in Missouri, Professor Gary D'Lamater denied tenure, Annabella and Bow Wow Wow performs in Harrisburg, Dance concert "Bits of Broken Glass and Other Pieces" in Mathers Theatre, Coro Stelutis, choir from Bologna Italy performs, Ice Hockey rematch scheduled, Discussion of JV sports, Men's basket

Ben Bova speaks at PAS, Dr. Louis Steven Goldman (Lehigh University) talks about impact of computers, Lady mud wrestlers in Harrisburg, Richard Moberg (Drexel University) speaks at PAS on the "Role of Computers in Medicine", Panel discussion of computers at Dickinson, Dr.

Student Senate election results announced, new officers interviewed. Student group heads to Washington to lobby senators for a U.S. Institute of Peace. Few minorities attend Dickinson, low level a crisis. Revival of Dean's List a possibility if student interest high, standards kept stringent. Prof. Richard A. Howland, Mathematics and Computer Science, dies suddenly of a heart attack. Black Arts Festival opens with "The Dream Tellers" performed by Harrisburg Area Community College students. Arts House to stage "Shadow Box." Women's rugby falls to Towson.

A symposium on terrorism attracted at least 250 people, which was sponsored by the Community Relations Committee of the United Jewish Federation of Harrisburg and Dickinson College. Field Hockey coach Carol Cox was relieved of her coaching duties by the College. The newly elected Student Senate officers are as follows: President Ted Martin, Vice-president Nancy Shoup, and Treasurer Mike Erdos. The Follies have decided to cancel their spring show, "A Musical Review," due to the fact that there would not have been enough time to put on a quality show.

The Board of Trustees in undecided on whether or not they are willing to help the College divest all or part of a $6 million worth of investments to South Africa. Alpha Chi Rho is in debt to the College $9, 945 due to a lease agreement where each fraternity member is supposed to pay a certain amount and if there are not enough members to fill all the spaces, the fraternity needs to come up with the extra money, and they have not for the past two semesters. Candidates for Student Senate are featured for the election.

Nancy Lindgren, director of the Holland Union Building, and Dean Kremer, Student Senate president, have been clashing over misinformation on when Student Senate elections should be and their discrepancies have caused quite a stir on campus. A sub-committee has been created to examine the College's policies on investments in South Africa. The College's Food Service is working to expand the kitchen and dining hall since the former business manager, Barry Gaal, stated that the preparation area was too small for the College's size.

Student Senate Polls opened for elections and info on each candidate is provided. A merger proposed by Dean Allan between the Academic Standards and the Admissions and Financial Aid Committees is currently under debate by the Long Range Planning committee as such a merger would lower student representation. The Instructional Media Center is demolished and relocated to Bosler basement and ideas are proposed for a replacement. Sen. William Proxmire will deliver the keynote address for Dickinson's Mock Presidential Convention. Distinguished Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai will present on campus.

Student senate officers have been elected, and by a large margin. The Central Pennsylvania Consortium and the Dickinson's Commission on the Status of Women held a conference on "Women's Point of View." An article discusses why Americans are "infatuated with fitness." The Cultural Affairs sponsored a performance by Will Stutts' of Walt Whitman that was successful.

the Public Affairs Symposium's topic this year was "Human Rights" and the keynote speaker this year was Hodding Carter III, former Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. Candidates for Student Senate are featured in an article. Dave Levitt studied abroad in various locations in the Far East for a semester and gives advice to readers. Dave Freysinger has become the new leading scorer for basketball. The Women's Basketball team has made Dickinson history by competing in the Middle Atlantic Conference's tournament.