Mark Ruffalo gives a keynote lecture as the recipient of the Sam Rose '58 and Julie Walters Prize for Global Environmental Activism, WDCV hosts the first vinyl pop-up shop, students research aquatics with Ruffalo's non-profit organization Water Defense, and First Friday shines a spotlight on Dickinson.
Students join local Coalition of Immokalee Workers protest. Kappa Sig holds annual Parkinson's Walk. Kappa Alpha Theta holds KAT-walk for CASA. WDCV hosts benefit concert. Dickinson sends two students to Oxford for new study-abroad program.
Dickinson celebrates Martin Luther King. Senate uses surveys to reach out to students. WDCV acquires new streaming program. Feminist Collective presents Vagina Monologues.
The college receives a grant to expand their rape prevention and sexual assault awareness program. WDCV radio hosts a music concert with Isis and Ton-Taun. MOB plans a hip-hop concert including Chris Webby and Mac Miller. Club Hockey wins against Mount St. Mary's. Women's Soccer records their 13th shutout game. Volleyball beats Washington College. Cross Country finishes second at the Centennial Conference Championships.
The Director of the Counseling Center and WDCV Radio Advisor, Davis Tracy is retiring. Matthew Hayden, Katelyn Monfet, and Jessie Strasbaugh (all '10) receive Fulbright Scholarships to teach in Germany. Recap of 2009 - 2010 campus and athletic events.
Students and faculty clash over the quality of lighting on campus and its effect on campus safety. WDCV increases its wattage from 10 to over 100, allowing the station to be heard as far as Harrisburg. A series of articles presenting various sides of the abortion debate appears. Students attend the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Canada.
WDCV, Alpha Phi Omega and Special Friends hold "Fundraiser for Autism and Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation," an annual event preciously known as 40 Hours for Autism. Student Senate proposes a resolution to change professor evaluations to make them more anonymous. REACH! a program that promotes greater academic achievement through the performing arts, holds a fashion show to raise awareness for the group and to collect donations for the family of the father of a REACH! member.
The Board of Trustees meets in Philadelphia and okays plans to establish a College radio station, creating a Committee on Radio to handle the task. The Board also approves plans to enlarge the stage and dressing rooms at Metzger Hall, announces that progress on a new girls' dormitory will be made public soon, and establishes the Agnes Sterrett Woods Prize, to be awarded to the female student who submits the best short story or essay.
Plans to unveil a memorial to the 47 Dickinson alumni killed in WWII are announced. The memorial tablet, sculpted by Hans Schuler, will hang in Memorial Hall next to the College's WWI memorial, also created by Schuler. Eighty students accept the constitution of the College Radio Club, further moving to establish what will eventually become WDCV. Howard Gale '36, a popular Central-Pennsylvanian bandleader and school favorite, is hired to perform at Homecoming.
A special committee votes unanimously to move towards the establishment of a College radio station (eventually founded as WDCV, which went live in 1962). Student Senate censures The Dickinsonian for "the misrepresentation and lack of facts" printed in the Sep. 30 and Oct. 14 issues. The new column "Brevity" is also criticized for its "slanderous tone." William C. Decker, president of the Corning Glass Company, visits campus for the College's celebration of Pennsylvania Week. The College Choir opens its season with a presentation of "Laudamus" by Prophae.
Faculty approves SASC rush resolution. Faculty votes in favor of the establishment of a common hour. Results of Declare Day announced by Committee. SASC discusses changes to College alcohol policy. Controversy over WDCV's talk show "Speak Your Peace."
The Banner system for registering for classes and other services makes its debut, though most of its features remained not easily accessible at this point. Hillel and the Middle Eastern Club collaborate to hold a dinner displaying the possibility of coexistence between two groups who have historically been at odds. The applicant pool for the class of 2010 is the largest to date, making Dickinson's admission process even more selective. The new Center for Sustainable Living ("Tree House") is built and is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certified.
The Geology Club visits Hawaii over Spring Break to do research on volcanoes. WDCV to change its name from "The Frequency" to it original name, "The Dickinson College Voice." Admissions projects 5000 applications for the class of 2008. Plans to install webcams in the HUB abandoned. Life in Toulouse and Malaga are examined.
College creates courses for Women's Studies certificate. Physical Plant addresses high radon levels on campus. Bruce Hare speaks about prejudices. Mermaid Players perform "Life is a Dream"; Ashley Smith and Susan Crowell perform well. WDCV College radio airs in stereo. George Obermeier becomes drug education coordinator. Men's and Women's swimming compete in MACs.
College celebrates its 225th year. The Underground and SNAR are renovated. Article on the College radio station, WDCV. Clarke Center adopts "Citizenship" theme for the 1997-98 academic year. Max Kade Center for German Cultural Studies to open this spring.
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.
Campus to get a new dorm and social space. Grads moving on. College honors Eleanor Cogan. Student Senate president sworn in. College to open Sylvan Learning Center. WDCV broadcasting online. ROTC Cadets commissioned. Mike Scanish jumps to All-American honors for track. Club Lacrosse getting it together. Greek life to undergo changes in 2000. It's synch or swim in Sydney for the Drinkinson Synchro team.
Wyclef Jean tickets sell out. Would you choose Dickinson again? College to offer film studies minor. Bookstore prices to drop next year. College honors area high school teachers. WDCV: It's out there. Step into the Mermaid Player's production of "The Blue Room". The Oscar gods speak. March Music Madness. Who's playing D III? No time for spring athletes.
For Earth Week, DARE stresses environmental resourcefulness. Common Hour speaker Peter Montague discusses toxic waste problems. Rape is discussed at Health Center. Housing Board grants different living arrangements for Sigma Chi and Phi Kappa Psi. Dana Stuchell of Animal Rights Mobilization presents on factory farming as part of Earth Day festivities. Mermaid Players perform "Six Characters in Search of an Author." Robert Koller presents photography project. Buffy Arnold performs senior recital. Faculty flutists Beth Bullard and Mary Hannigan perform. Comedian Rich Hall performs in ATS.
President Fritschler announces retirement; Crime wave hits campus; College opens new field lab for science students; "Millennium bug" discussed; The Dickinsonian goes online; WDCV gets revamped; Sexual Assault Awareness Week calls students to action;
Students voice their opinions on final presidential debate. Registration drive denies voter's rights. College mourns death of sophomore Patricia Smith. Student Senate debates funding for Sigma Chi. Rape Awareness week heightens awareness. Pomfret Suites, more than just off campus. WDCV is back. Jazz at A La Tarte Cafe. performance of The Crucible depicts a dark time in American history.
A recent assault makes the College reevaluate its campus security. The College's radio station, WDCV has increased their wattage for broadcast-power, which led to a change in programming. The College added a new assistant director of alumni relations, Ann Hess Meyers, to bring in some new ideas. Hypnotist James Mapes stuns and surprises students with his performance at the College. A women's weightlifting class has now been offered and is led by a female sophomore student.
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.
The annual Public Affairs Symposium has commenced, and features former Massachusetts congressman, Father Robert Drinan. The WDCV radio station received at $14,500 loan to go stereo, and will repay the loan over a five year period. The College plans to remodel Drayer Hall, and through some investigation found that Morgan Hall is just as in need of repair. Sigma Alpha Epsilon violated a code of conduct during Affiliation Weekend and face "social probation."
Attorney General Edwin Meese III's address to the faculty led to a "teach-in" where members of the faculty debated the issues and policies of the Justice Department. Protests followed Attorney General Edwin Meese III's speech by faculty and students. The All-College Committee is to hold elections for president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. Michael Erdos, a junior, is having his band 'Kalue' perform on the WDCV radio station.