Extra. Student Senate, IFC and Panhel organize campus-wide sit-in to protest Senior Management Group's decision to limit kegerator use. Students call into question the governance of the College.
Frederic W. Ness becomes humanities chair. Gilbert Malcolm elected president of college. Mermaid Players Sue Murray and Doug Wert receive Gould Awards for outstanding dramatic arts. Twelve outstanding seniors selected for Who's Who. Danforth experiment to continue with freshman discussions of values in next school year. George Shuman reveals Development Council's building plan. Microcosm meets approval. Interfraternity Council plans modified rushing program for next school year. Commons Club ceases to exist.
Chi Omega wins Zeta Tau Alpha Song Fest. Mermaid Players and Interfraternity Council elect new officers. Avocado Mock Rocks is (hat society for troublesome female students) founded. Mathematics and chemistry departments reorganize courses. Lewis M. Hatter, successful alumnus, to speak at banquet. Dr. Oscar Cargill, chairman of the English department at New York University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, gives an informal lecture in Memorial Hall on Ernest Hemingway.
An overview of Student Senate's report on popular elections appears, calling for a petition system to nominate candidates and outlining the duties of a popularly elected president. The local journalistic fraternity, Alpha Sigma Gamma, receives a charter from the national Pi Delta Epsilon. The Interfraternity Council discusses changes to rush rules, including the possibility of delaying rush until the second semester. Dr. William Lonsdale Tayler sends another report from Cuba. A new scholarship for freshmen is announced. Noted director John Reich will present a lecture on popular drama.
The first annual Inter-fraternity weekend begins. A proposal for a student disciplinary committee is introduced to the Student Senate. Painter Grant Reynard visits Dickinson to give a lecture and a small demonstration of his work. The basketball team participates in the Middle Atlantic championship playoffs for the first time ever. Dr. William Lonsdale Tayler writes in from Cuba, describing Havana and his participation in the Academia Interamericana de Derecho Caparado E Internacional. Student Senate holds a third and final closed meeting on the popular election of senators.
A second meeting of members of the "Little Three" was held, at which several plans for inter-college cooperation were laid, including the immediate creation of a Little Three basketball team and the sharing of news items between the colleges' respective newspapers each week. The queen and court of the mid-winter ball are elected. The first ever inter-fraternity weekend is scheduled. Construction begins on South College, which is set to open around Easter vacation. Student Senate holds its first open meeting on the institution of popular elections for senators.
Plans for the celebration of the college's 175th anniversary are announced. A committee of 50 students will help the administration to draw up the plans for this celebration. The Campus Chest drive reports having received 16% of their goal in donations at the close of its first week. A Chambersburg radio station begins announcing Dickinson news and taking student requests for musical programming. The Interfraternity Council nominates ten Dickinson men as "Great Greeks." Changes to provide better representation in Student Senate are planned.
Dickinson holds its first Parent's Day, including a football game against Drexel and a faculty reception. The creation of a student-led honor system is discussed to mostly positive reactions. In a survey of college freshmen, Dickinson students rank 66th out of 317 colleges rated. The Interfraternity Council discusses plans for a fraternity weekend to be held in March.
Interfraternity Council hosts Quad Rock concert; noise creates friction with community. Planning and Budget Committee finalizes 1990 budget. James Cox and Donna Talbot resign. Strategic 2000 Plan is discussed. Karin VanDerzee and Justin DePasquale selected to participate in Interfaith Council on the Holocaust. Golf wins MAC championship.
Springfest occurred, met with good weather and mixed reactions from the student body. The first annual Deli Night was well-attended. Keith Rodgers and Skip Stevenson are doing a 50-hour radio marathon for autism. A lip syncing contest capped off Greek week 2001. The Student Senate held their last meeting of the year. Morgan Hall won the Freshman Olympics. Adam Ferullo reviews President Bush's first 100 days in office. A poll of students reveals that most freshmen are pleased with Dickinson, but that half of them have considered transferring.
President Durden announces the graduation speaker for this year, Dr. David Kessler, M.D. Women's Studies earns a status as an official major. The borough of Carlisle is discussing putting in street-level flashing lights at the high street cross walk between the Weiss Center and the main campus. Dr. Mark Gilbert will come to campus to discuss the upcoming General Elections in Europe. An editorial criticizes the signs in the HUB featuring famous Dickinson alumni. Adam Ferullo writes a column on President Bush's decision to federally fund faith-based initiatives.
Admissions attributes the smallest freshman class in years, 487, to the recession. On September 13th, the White House serves as a neutral ground for Israeli Prime Minister Yatzhiz Rabin and Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasir Arafat, to sign a peace treaty entitled "The Declaration of Principles" to end hostility between the two groups. The IFC decides to make a standard procedure for Men's Rush. Dickinson Professors discuss the Bosnian conflict. Freshmen give a review of orientation. 1975 Dickinson alum Reverend David F.
Miller Beer retracted its sponsorship of Greek Week after they were unable to come to an agreement with the IFC and Dickinson's administration regarding the limits that would be placed on Miller during the week. The Skull and Key Society expressed interest in being reinstated after having been suspended in 1981 for throwing beer kegs through windows of fraternity houses. The Evolutionary biologist Dr. Stephen Gould was given the Priestley Award. The Society of Hispanic Students was founded in response to the growing Hispanic community on campus.
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.
Student Affairs and Services Committee develops noise policy to be adopted on a trial basis. Director of Admission Larry Mench points to 12% application rate increase among high school students interested in Dickinson. Community service performed by sororities and fraternities highlighted. Priestley Award goes to Harold P. Furth, director of the Plasma Physics Laboratory at Princeton for his work in the physics of nuclear fusion. Isidor Isaac Rabi named commencement speaker.
The Dickinsonian wades into the local and national political debate with profiles, analysis, and endorsements. Campaign for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives reviewed, candidates John Broujos and Earl Keller interviewed. The Dickinsonian endorses Walter Mondale for U.S. presidency. College Democrats and College Republicans debate presidential election in print. Democratic Party profiled, lauded. Metzger Series marks 100th anniversary of coeducation at Dickinson with speaker series.
College Treasurer James Nicholson resigns to pursue other career interests. College addresses issue of noise pollution from fraternities on campus, students living in Carlisle. Causes controversy among Inter-Fraternity Council members and Residential Life officials. Committee on Human Rights in Central and South America hosts "Teach-In" featuring Central American poetry, films, and a panel debate on U.S. foreign policy in Central America. Wellness Week profiles healthy living for student benefit. Dickinson begins work on promotional film. Snack bar named "Union Station.
Dr. Michael Britton, treasurer of the College ordered that all tobacco products be removed from campus stores in order to make the campus as "smoke-free" as possible. The legality of the Faculty Club in reference to alcohol consumption has been called into question by authorities. The third-annual "Greek Aid" concert sponsored by Inter-Fraternity Council has been renamed "Quad Rock" since it was neither a Greek or a fund-raising event.
Controversy surrounds the Finance Committee's budget for the fraternities and sororities for the 1988-89 school year, and several anonymous threatening letters were sent to members of the Finance Committee. Beta Theta Pi reversed their decision to withdraw from the Inter-Fraternity Council due to conflicts between the fraternity and the council, among other reasons. Freshman Dennis Albertson established a "national service fraternity" called Alpha Phi Omega and will be co-ed and open to both Greeks and Independents.
Dorm intrusions continue, though door are still being found propped open. Quotas for faculty publishing are discussed. Homecoming weekend to also feature inauguration of Dr. A. Lee Fritschler as president of the college, with a speech by Sen. Paul Sarbanes of Maryland. The Metzger-Conway series will also be part of the homecoming events. Greek Carwash raises over $1,100. Board of Trustees to meet Friday. Alumni voices dissatisfaction with pre-health recommendations. Mermaid Players preview "Royal Family", to premiere this weekend. Dr.
Two more Dining Services administrators resign under controversial circumstances. Fraternities implementing dry rush policy. Handicap accessibility of the college is inventoried. Students annoyed with long lines at the dining hall. Study facilities are called for after midnight. Freshman reflects on first fraternity quad party. Condom machines appear on campuses across the country. Artist in residence Native American sculptor Alvin Marshall makes gift for the college. Women's basketball hires new coach.
Greek Week, sponsored by the College's Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils, will raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Women's Track and Field will compete in the Middle Atlantic Conference. The Men's Soccer team has been fundraising for a four-week trip to Australia.
The Mermaid Players are successful with their rendition of "The Misanthrope," a Restoration comedy. Professors at Dickinson earn about an average salary compared to other colleges in the area. The Holland Union Building will undergo renovations. The Interfraternity Council passed a College identification policy where fraternities must card every person attending their parties to see whether or not they are Dickinson or non-Dickinson students.
A memorial service was held for students Christine Allison Major, who died of cancer and John Joseph Buonocore, who was killed by terrorists in Rome. Both passed away over Christmas break. Newly elected Inter-Fraternity Council members are as follows: Michael Hoffman, president, Tom Monaghan, vice-president, and Chris Erwin, historian. A number of break-ins over Christmas break totaled to $1,130 worth of damages and missing property. The Liquor Control Board passed a law that limits the Happy Hour policy at bars in Pennsylvania.
The Inter-Fraternity Council and Campus security settled a dispute about noise levels on campus on weekends and weekdays. Fraternity insurance has risen 200%, causing many students to find an alternative means of affording the insurance. Women's Cross Country team's season has ended at regionals. Ten student lobbyists traveled to Washington D.C. to lobby senators about the proper disposal of radioactive wastes.