Arts Haüs

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.

Ben Folds musical concert rescheduled for Spring term. Description of the Dickinson Cheerleaders. Advice on managing exam stress. Alumnus profile on Allen Bell, Class of 1968. Biographical piece on College photographer, A. Pierce Bounds. Outline on the Music and Arts Expo put on by the Arts Haus, Treehouse, and Student Music Society. Professor profile on Steven Lichtman, assistant professor of political science. Spotlight on the Ski Club. Letters to the Editor respond to oppose previous Dickinsonian articles on U.S. History course offerings and the limitations of the Study Abroad Program.

Dickinson College is the recipient of the $250,000 grant from The Kresge Foundation. New security system added to Boyd Lee Spahr Library to prevent theft of books. Dickinsonian is awarded All-American status by the National Scholastic Press Association and the Associated College Press. Orientation activities take place. Convocation held for the first time in newly constructed Kline Center. Sally Porter hired as Dickinson's first female campus police officer. Sellers House converted into residence building. 379 W. Louther St. and 152 S. Pitt St. are purchased by the College for housing.

Limestone Ventures, a new club on campus aimed at promoting self-starting businesses, held an entrepreneurship forum in ATS on October 25th. A group of students in an Oceanography class plan to head to the Bahamas in January to do research. The Clarke Center plans to hold a 3-day celebration of Irish literature starting on November 9th. Residents of Drayer Hall reacted angrily to a sixty-minute video on rape and men's fantasies shown in the Weiss Center on October 23rd. The editor writes an editorial criticizing the effect that new class registration policies will have on seniors.

Shoplifting incident compels the Bookstore to seek more elaborate countermeasures against theft. Financial aid spending threatens reserve funds. Nobel Prize winner and former president of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias Sanchez, addresses the college. Students fast to relieve pains of hunger around the world. Common Hour examines local and national effects of welfare reforms. Freshman seminar explores HIV/AIDS issues and aims to educate the campus. The college Health Center is deemed unfriendly to ailing students. Trout Gallery unveils a new exhibit.

Jorge Luis Borges opened his symposium on Wednesday night by giving a lecture on the poetry of Emily Dickinson and engaging the audience with a question and answer period. Yale's Insider's Guide to the Colleges drew negative responses from Dickinson's administration after the guide claimed that alcohol and "dope" were a large part of Dickinson's social scene. Professor Robert Dunn is offering a summer course in New York City regarding trends in writing and publishing.

College's phone system profiled, notes system changes on the way. Greek Week draws crowds in support of Greek life and the United Way once again. Professor Fred Petty's station wagon covers mileage equal to that of distance between Earth and Moon. Celebration planned. WDCV seeks to keep pace with new age of radio, increasing its wattage and station music selection. Computers once again targets of vandalism. Dickinsonian editorial board criticizes computer vandalism, reviews new phone system plan. Arts House production of "Shadow Box" on its way to campus audiences.

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.

Rumors arise at the College that Greek life is being removed due to other nearby colleges' removal of fraternities and sororities. GLAD (Gays and Lesbians at Dickinson) was recently formed at the College to provide support groups for "gays and lesbians and [to] educat[e] the college and community about homosexuality." The Fishing Club at Dickinson also was newly formed this year and go fishing in various places throughout Cumberland County. A student delves into what makes the Arts House so special and finds that students that live there enjoy the sense of community and belonging.

The library bans smoking in the basement and throughout the rest of the building. Phi Delta Theta fraternity will appear before the Social Violations Hearing Board for a food fight that took place recently. The Arts House will present a student-run production called, "The Good Doctor." The Swim Team continues towards success and the Middle Atlantic Conference. Professor and chairman of the Academic Standards Committee Neil Weissman debunks some of the myths surrounding off-campus study as they work towards new standards.

Phi Kappa Sigma will lose the lease for their house for at least the next 2 years. The Mock Presidential Convention nominates Reagan with 58.9% A variety of games, contests, foods, and entertainment will be offered this year at spring fest. Sen. Proxmire gives a fantastic speech as keynote speaker of the Mock Convention. The Arts House production of The Children's Hour receives mediocre reviews. The Outing Club sponsors a skydiving trip. The women's tennis team takes another victory. The varsity Golf team prepares for MAC Championships.

Student Senate held an open forum concerning the recommendations made by the Student Affairs and Services Committee in regards to the 1984-84 alcohol policy. Predictions vary for the outcome of Dickinson's annual Mock Presidential Convention. Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar Ellen Weaver gives lectures on the role of women in science. The Carlisle Zoning Board approves the construction of college townhouses on Louther street. Famous black poet Sonia Sanchez holds a reading and discussion of her works. Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble will preform at Spring Fest.