Feminism

Star Trek icon, George Takei to deliver the Poitras-Gleim Lecture. Writer and political activist, Jo Freeman discusses feminism and family values at an event sponsored by the Clarke Center and Women's Studies. AIDS quilt on display in the Trout Gallery, honoring all victims of AIDS. Deli Creations monopolizes late-night student market. Men's Basketball defeats Ursinus. Matt Bixler and Charles Warren named to Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette South Region All-American team.

The passage of the Selective Service Act requires ninety-two of the colleges' four hundred and twelve male students and seven faculty members to register for the United States military. This is the first peace-time conscription in the history of the nation. Senior women prepare to move into a new dormitory called Hayes House, allowing them to leave Metzger Hall and the strict restrictions that come with living there. Two women enroll for the Civilian Pilot Training Program. The Freshman and Sophomore rules will both be enforced by a rebuilt Student Tribunal.

The Sigma Tau Phi Jewish fraternity requests recognition by the college as a national fraternity.  Fred A. Lumb, president of the Dramatic Club, predicts "Children of the Moon" Christmas performance to be a great success.  Professor C.W. Prettyman defends new fashions of coeds, remarking "the pendulum of college activity may be swinging back to the Puritanical as far as Dickinsonians are concerned."  Following the resignation of Professor C. Ennis Wass as Glee Club leader, Mooredeen Plough has taken up responsiblities.

Rebecca Walker hosts a presentation on "Becoming the Third Wave," a rally to modern advances in feminism. The Student Senate looks into establishing an honor code. Delta Delta Delta hosts a seminar promoting crime awareness. Hank Nuwer gives a presentation on the dangers of hazing based on his book Broken Pledges--The Deadly Rite of Hazing. The library installs five Macintosh computers. The college examines the future of ROTC. Dean Allan discusses declining enrollment and grade inflation in a revealing interview.

In this edition, Professor Jeffrey Poelvoorde wrote a lecture called, "Feminism as the Death of Culture," which caused quite a stir on campus between groups who agreed and disagreed. The Study Group on the Academic Program, which was commissioned by the College President and works with the Academic Program Committee, identified seven major concerns with the academics at Dickinson.

In this issue, "grade inflation" is the topic of conversation in academia due to the 1960s and 1970s having a higher percentage of A's. Equality for Females: Our Rights Today or EFFORT promoted lecture on reproductive rights in lieu of anti-abortion legislation. The football team has not been doing well for the past almost three seasons. Fall Fest is in its fourth year and more successful than ever.

Defined as an "alternative to distribution requirements," the Nisbet Scholars Program awaits final faculty approval and will begin with selected members of the class of 1979. Students would be exempt from distribution requirements, but participate in special seminars throughout the freshman year. The Mermaid Players production of Rashomon opens tonight. College librarian Yates Forbis suggests a security system to Student Senate to curb library book theft. The College's first Women's Center will open this week along with a mini-week on feminism.