Dickinsonian, April 24, 1997

College offers more merit scholarships in attempt to increase enrollment. College alumna Helen Mercer Witt '55 and an arbitration specialist both with speak at Commencement. College President A. Lee Fritschler goes to Washington, DC, to discuss education reform. College attempts to accommodate all learning disabled students. Article on alcohol on campus. Spring concert is cancelled as result of "confusion and misunderstanding." College to graduate its first Tibetan student, Tsewang Namgyal - discussion of his involvement in the Students for a Free Tibet campaign.

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Dickinsonian, May 5, 1923

Budget for upcoming term is adopted, with student body vote of 425 to 3. Baseball team defeats Ursinus. Founders' Day program completed by Social Committee, drama festival to be featured. Men's Senate moves to increase College spirit by reviving customs. More information on commencement week program given by Social Committee. Professor Vuilleumier develops another device for determining alcohol content, "The Dickinson Vestpocket Alchometer". YMCA cabinet to establish information booth on campus. Freshman class opposes present honor system.

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Dickinsonian, October 4, 1924

Football opens home season against Villanova. Social Committee plans college picnic, details kept a secret until further notice. Connecticut State Police use Prof. Vuillemier's "Dickinson Alchometer". Spotlight on W.W. Edel, '15, on his writing for the Washington Christian Advocate.

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Dickinsonian, January 31, 2003

Public Affairs Symposium focuses on food issues. Controversial film "Bombay" shown at Common Hour. Dickinson receives $4.8 million grant from state for health research. Survey shows extent of alcohol-drinking and marijuana-smoking at Dickinson. Profile of Professor Christofilis Maggidis. Students curate "Images of Transience: Nature and Culture in Art" at Trout Gallery.

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Dickinsonian, October 18, 1990

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.

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Dickinsonian, April 14, 1983

Borges' scholars from across the country gather to participate witness and participate in Jorge Luis Borges' three-day Symposium at Dickinson. Joan Hoff Wilson delivered a speech on Tuesday evening regarding Watergate and its aftermath. EFFORT, or "Equality for Females: Our Rights Today," hosted the Second Annual Women's Party in an attempt to establish unity among women on campus. Dr. Kenneth Short discussed British propaganda films as a way of eliciting an Anglo-American alliance during World War II.

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Dickinsonian, April 7, 1983

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.

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