Student Senate discusses housing and plans for the HUB, Reinvest Dickinson continues outreach, James Hansen speaks as Priestley Award Winner, and farmers gather for a local vendors fair.
The Writing Program and First-Year Seminar Program team up to offer First Years a $100 essay prize. DPS Student Advisory Board set to launch. The Cafeteria adds a kosher option. Admissions Office changes campus tour route. Dickinson's Alpha Lambda Delta chapter receives the 2009 Alpha Bronze Award. Gregory Leak is named Centennial Conference Player of the Week. Men's and Women's Cross Country wins Little Three title. Football team defeats highly-ranked Hobart College opponents. Men's Soccer is ranked #18 in the country; Women's Soccer is #25.
High percentage of Dickinson students suffer from chronic stress according to a recent poll. Neuroscience major approved. Linda Ellerbee discusses American news media in lecture. Republican and Democratic congressmen to give talks as part of the Congress to Campus program focusing on democracy. Alpha Lambda Delta inducts new members. Second annual American Vanguard Festival held. Ban on gay marriage continues to draw student opinions.
Students have mixed feelings about the new class registration system. Wildlife at the Reineman Wildlife Sanctuary and Field Laboratory is being harmed by an overpopulation of deer. Alcohol Awareness Week is this week. Ashley Myers and Allyson Ayers write an article about turnitin.com, the new online way that teachers can see if their students have plagiarized. The editors editorial questions the purpose of the various physical renovations happening to Dickinson's campus. Students are interviewed about their views on whether affirmative action could be used to bring men to campus.