BACCHUS

Select Committee hears testimony on Greek Life. Alumni consider feasibility of a Dickinson Inn. Bicentennial Forum on the presidential campaign discusses negative campaigning. Panhellenic Council provides an independent advisor and a Greek advisor to each rushee. Peace Action Network demonstrates against Dickinson's holdings in South Africa. Lisa Putnam, Nicky Treole and Beth Werner organize Literacy Week. College finalizes study abroad agreement with Mendeleev Institute in Moscow. Mermaid Players perform "Noises Off". BACCHUS promotes Alcohol Awareness Week.

Certificate Program in Women's Studies proposed and submitted to Academic Program Committee as well as a request for a program director. BACCHUS sponsors staged accident scene on campus to raise awareness of the effects of drunk driving. The Mermaid Players' productions of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" sells out.

Senate recognizes Dickinson chapter of Students for a Free Tibet. ROTC sponsors blood drive in Social Hall. As part of Alcohol Awareness Month, speakers talk on alcohol issues. Producer David Haugland speaks at Common Hour panel on homosexuality. College to participate in Pew Higher Education Roundtable. Exhibit of Haitian photography and art displayed at Trout Gallery. Film Society merges with Campus Activities Board. In Rubendall Recital Hall, Janice Hamlet stresses role of black feminist thought as part of Women's History Week. Blue Lou Marini to perform in ATS.

Construction on a new wall along high street in front of the Weiss Arts Center begins, and is met with much student opposition. COPUS sponsored an information session on Thursday, February 24th, to help students better understand their options regarding financial aid. The Weiss Center for Arts was recently flooded, but damage to the center was minimal, and faculty members continued to be optimistic about the new arts center. At the University of Denver, students convinced administrators to raise student fees so that the administration could provide better student services.

BACCHUS (Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students) works to clear up misconceptions about their relatively new organization on campus. Three College-owned houses violated a 1976 zoning ordinance, which stated that no more than three unrelated people may live together in a single housing unit in a residential district. A new and continuing series was started at the College titled, "The Metzger Series," which will be used to introduce women to career possibilities. From observation, it appears that students attending worship services is on the rise.

Former U.S. Commerce Secretary John T. Connor received the Benjamin Rush Award. Campus Activities Board (CAB) will have spent all their funds two months before spring break, but will still continue to host activities and events. The campus' Divestment Day will feature an address by Steven D. Lydenberg on the subject of investments. BACCHUS will be hosting a Northeast Regional Convention at the College. The Women's Swim Team placed second at the Middle Atlantic Conference and four female swimmers, Jamie McNeil, Liz Fitzgerald, Molly Dean, and Kiki Jacobs all qualified for Nationals.

The three-year suspension on Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity has just been lifted this academic year. Stuart Merl, a Carlisle Hospital physician, speaks out about AIDS and denies that AIDS is "a homosexual disease." Professors David Strand and Karyn Hollis are part of the Coalition Against Apartheid, that holds weekly meetings. BACCHUS, an organization on campus that speaks about alcohol on campus, has been trying to take measures to prevent underage drinking.

Tri-Delta or Delta Delta Delta has become Dickinson's sixth sorority. A group of academic professionals, headed by Nancy Mellerski, are set to examine the College's investments. BACCHUS (Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students) is sponsoring Alcohol Awareness Week as part of a nationwide event. Beta Theta Pi's fraternity pole-sits for charity, Alpha Chi Rho raises money for Big-Little through a picnic and Kappa Alpha Theta raised funds for the American Cancer Society.

Problems between Theta chi and Phi Kappa Sigma fraternities have been taken to the Quad Board, who handles inter-fraternal disputes. BACCHUS and Alcohol Education combined to hold an alcohol awareness week entitled "Truth about Spirits." It focuses on responsible drinking. The Student Phonathon opens to raise money for the Dickinson Fund. The presence of American troops in Lebanon and Grenada as well as President Reagan's policies are examined after the recent bombing in Beirut. The use of "date" to mean a social event is discussed.

Dr. Frank Drake of Cornell University receives the 1983 Glover Memorial Award. The College Personnel committee decides to suspend the use of present faculty evaluation forms. Pennsylvania Representative Richard J. Cessar hosts a discussion concerning state government. BACCHUS works to educate students and the community on the effects of alcohol. In the Open Forum section, an argument is made for ROTC programs in civilian universities.

In this edition, fifteen students and four professors from the College joined a quarter of a million protesters to voice their criticisms of President Ronald Reagan's policies. BACCHUS, a nationally sponsored group, has set roots at Dickinson to offer alcohol education to the campus. Junior Robert Visser attempted to bike to Lancaster but got caught in a storm and sustained a few injuries. Men's soccer remains undefeated thus far in the season