Financial Aid

Headline article on affirmative action and equal opportunity at college. The Clarke Center hosts a discussion group on the topic of merit-based financial aid. Special Collections Librarian, George Hing is asked to leave his position as a result of failing to meet the evaluative criteria established for academic professionals. Upcoming opera production of student and faculty members. Famous choreographer, Twyla Tharp receives the Dickinson College Arts Award.

The College weighs the costs and benefits of using financial aid funds to increase international student body diversity. Dickinson eliminates the Religious Affairs Office. Article on the current Writer-in-Residence, Herta Mueller. Interview with Yelena Van Doren, wife of Professor Frederick L. Van Doren, on homeschooling. Article borrowed from the Washington Post on the debate over the National History Standards. Insert containing the results from the 1996 Student and Faculty Evaluation Surveys. Two-page transcription of the speech delivered to the College by Craig Lucas on 27 March 1996.

Alleged sexual assault on campus under investigation. Patricia Russell-McCloud, President of Russell-McCloud and Associates in Atlanta, delivers the keynote address to begin Multicultural Affair Week. Article discusses the consequences of the recent assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The U.S. Senate passes a bill that is viewed as a victory for students using financial aid. Dickinson Football defeats Johns Hopkins and ties with Gettysburg. Both Men's and Women's Swimming win against Marymount University. Men's Soccer defeats their rivals, Franklin & Marshall.

As fraternity rush season takes off, Kappa Sigma fraternity considers reapplying for recognition on campus after being suspended in 2004. The TV ad-hoc committee established recently by Student Senate releases a poll of potential cable channels to be added to Dickinson's repertoire. MOB and Delta Sigma Phi fraternity hold a CD release party for a local student band. A former technician in the biology department is charged with stealing $146,000 from the school by charging personal purchases to a department credit card and submitting false receipts for reimbursement.

YMCA and YWCA plan to hold Sunday School Teacher Training courses at Dickinson. College applies to Civil Works Administration for financial aid. Professor Leon C. Prince's speech on the Liquor Control Bill is published. Telescope from South College is repaired and placed on Beta Theta Pi house roof instead of Conway roof as planned.

In lieu of recent attacks on students by townspeople, campus security offers safety suggestions. David Gergen and others speak on "changing Europe" in PAS. Peter Hilton-Kingdon resigns as Senate VP. Don't Mall the Trees Rally deemed a success by DARE member Justin Weaver. Prof. Dennis Akin's works on paintings inspired by Nikos Kazantzakis' "Spiritual Exercises." Sculptor Charles Simonds visits College. Pete Barry and Anne Flounders present "Love Letters" play. Dance Theater Group to perform. The College's financial aid is discussed.

Available Financial Aid examined. Associate Dean MacDonald discusses how college seeks to expand diversity on campus in hiring, while considering highly-qualified candidates for positions. Nabil Al-Khatab spoke on campus concerning the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait. Dickinson wins Homecoming football game against Gettysburg and win third straight centennial conference championship.

Controversial writing requirement squeaks by faculty approval. College shells out $250K for Carlisle hotel. Austrian conference slated for weekend at the Max Kade Center for Contemporary Study of German Culture. Men's soccer head coach John Osborne reaches 100-victory plateau. Ben Rush scholarship recipients skyrocket, current student financial aid more limited this year. Deans Emerick and Nichols relate trials with breast cancer. Latin, renowned poet up next in Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. National Coming Out Week lends visibility to ALLIES, offers gays and lesbians support.

Shoplifting incident compels the Bookstore to seek more elaborate countermeasures against theft. Financial aid spending threatens reserve funds. Nobel Prize winner and former president of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias Sanchez, addresses the college. Students fast to relieve pains of hunger around the world. Common Hour examines local and national effects of welfare reforms. Freshman seminar explores HIV/AIDS issues and aims to educate the campus. The college Health Center is deemed unfriendly to ailing students. Trout Gallery unveils a new exhibit.

PAS examines the effectiveness of the UN. Bomb hoax cancels afternoon classes at Denny. Director of the HUB and Student Affairs Janet Cox leaves Dickinson after seven years for national position. The government threatens financial aid cuts. Wheel and Chain presents breast cancer exhibit. Club ASIA and the Asian House celebrate the Chinese New Year. New show, put together by students, opens at Weiss.

"Take Back the Night" event, part of Rape Awareness Week, is in its fifth year, sponsored by the Women's Center. A self-defense martial arts class also is being offered to the campus and as part of a women's self-defense program. Students voted on a name for the new social space, the Depot. The College reviews the possibility of having a merit-based financial aid program. The football team wins over Gettysburg and won back the Old Oak Bucket.

Holocaust survivors and their relatives touch the lives of students. Holocaust exhibit portrays horror and devastation. Reading program succeeds in Carlisle elementary schools. Will alcohol violations soon mean the loss of financial aid? Wallets loosen as White Hats bring 200 bucks to Big/Little. Senate budget leaves some groups hungry. The heat is on! Spring fever hits the campus. Community service better for grade point average. Mermaid Players meet success with The Rimers of Eldritch. Room draw and other college fairy tales.

Piazza will be focal point of college after renovations. Sick students told to wait for health center appointments. Students help local candidates campaign. Financial aid emerges as a campaign issue in Presidential race. Al Masland calls for reforms during campus campaigning. College's ROTC program takes pride in breaking stereotypes. Paul Kilker talks to students about his bid for congress. Seniors urges to donate a little this fall to help future collegians. Second City brings innovation and social awareness to ATS. Octubafest celebrates fall in Carlisle.

Racism on campus is explored. Upperclassmen make sacrifices after financial aids cutbacks. Senior class campaigns with record numbers of candidates. Voter apathy increases among students. Interns experience Capital Hill first hand. Seniors learn about "life after college" in new course, Reality 101. Mountain bikers thrive at college. Kristin Aspen and Janna McAuslan of Musica Femina present musical tribute. Dickinson Singers begin new era at the college. Students in the Religion department get back to nature.

Quad 4 catches fire for the second time in four months due to an unattended cigarette. The number of seniors allowed to live off campus next year shrinks as not all dorms were filled this year. The Committee on Financial Aid releases an investigative report on their efficiency. Baseball season is delayed due to the snow.

Enrollment for the 1994-1995 year is reduced so more funds can be put towards financial aid. Build-up continues for the upcoming PAS on media. A new climbing class proves very popular. In Honor of Black History Month, the Trout gallery opens an exhibit on African art entitled "African Objects of Prestige and Personal Adornment from the Permanent Collection." The Woman's Basketball team squeaks into the Centennial playoffs.

Omicron Delta Kappa and Wheel and Chain presented their newest members on the steps of Old West before a large crowd on Wednesday evening. The Student Senate unanimously passed the 1983-84 Spring Activities Budget on Tuesday. Dickinson's first annual Siblings Weekend is slated to occur, starting on Friday, April 21st and going until Sunday, April 23rd. Senior raised $29,200 for the college during the 1983 Senior Gift Drive. Dickinson has initiated the "7000" plan, a student loan program for students in higher income brackets.

The faculty suspended the Nisbet Scholars program for a semester, citing the influence of the Freshman Seminar program and lack of available faculty as reasons for the suspension. Acclaimed writer Jorge Luis Borges is slated to speak at Dickinson. The 12-hour Whole Earth House Dance Marathon raised over $1,000 for cancer research. Sally Rooney, a clinical psychologist and lecturer on the presence of anorexia in American society, spoke on Monday night at an event sponsored by Effort. Dean George Allan proposed strengthening the academic curriculum at Dickinson.

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.

Ben Bova speaks at PAS, Dr. Louis Steven Goldman (Lehigh University) talks about impact of computers, Lady mud wrestlers in Harrisburg, Richard Moberg (Drexel University) speaks at PAS on the "Role of Computers in Medicine", Panel discussion of computers at Dickinson, Dr.

Students and staff lament about new legislation by President Ronald Reagan that forces male college students who sign up for financial aid to also register for the military draft. Leonard G. Doran has been named Executive Assistant to the President for External Affairs. Nuclear awareness is promoted on campus through various groups and films. The Swim Team won its first meet of the season. Men's ice hockey has an even score so far this season.

Student Immersion programs are currently being developed in Spain, France, and Germany. The Women's Center, at 222 Church Street, will open March 1st to provide lectures and exhibits focused on feminists issues. The Mermaid Players productions of Chamber Music and The Day The Whores Came Out to Play Tennis receive rave reviews. The first artist in residence sponsored by the music department will be Ustad Hamid Hossain--a master Sitarist from Bangladesh, India. The swim team and dive team prepare for their final meets.

El Salvador has become a major world issue due to violent conflicts. At a Tuition symposium, sponsored by Sigma Chi Fraternity, treasurer James Nicholson and director of Financial Aid Donald Raley discussed proposed financial aid cuts for the 1983 school year. Broadway Night, a series of performances meant for charity, was a huge success. Men's rugby had its first historic win against Franklin and Marshall. Intramural men's basketball championship left Adams 2nd East the champions. The equestrian team starts off its new season with a spring show.

Faculty approves second draft of self study report on diversity. Recession hits college financial aid budget. HUB custodian Albert Thompson retires after 36 years. Motorists' complaints may lead to jaywalking tickets. Leadership Network Council seeks definition. Speakers chosen for PAS on poverty. SASB to consider BYOB policy. Pro-choice advocates establish alliance on campus. Freshman frantically cope with Finals. A new Generation of Jazz Players turning over a new sound. A Day Without Art. Profile of Run With It.