Housing shortage

Before hitting the number 400 on the last day of the housing lottery all rooms are filled, leaving many students without living arrangements for the coming year. New Dean of Students April Vari begins to assume her duties, including addressing the housing shortage. Dickinson Christian Fellowship gains financial support from the mayor of Carlisle for hurricane relief projects. Dance Theatre Group presents its spring concert "Visions, Rhythms and Contrasts" which features nine diverse student-choreographed pieces.

College looks for ways to solve student parking problem; Alcohol violation numbers increase; College relaxes Dean's List requirements; Kenneth Starr to speak; Brenda Bretz named new registrar; Freshmen live in study lounges due to oversized class;

Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has been revoked of its party privileges for the month of February due to sexual harassment allegations by female students and other violations on alcohol. Rumors have arose about Sigma Alpha Epsilon possibly losing the rights to Biddle House, where they currently live. The Director of Admissions, J. Larry Mench, is working to set the target number of students admitted next year between 530 and 550 in order to divert potential housing crises. Sharon Schultheiss is this year's winner of the Emil R.

Controversy surrounds the resignation of Michael Netto, director of Dining Services. HUB to be remodeled, as well as the Tome Science Building, several offices moving. College provides beds to students despite over-enrollment and lack of space. New regulations for parties where alcohol is present are put into place. Suspect sought in rash of dorm intruder incidents. Cafeteria lines are too long. Marzenna Kowalik is studying at Dickinson from Poland. Perspectives on Freshman orientation are given by two first-years. Student spends the summer in China.

Students feel unrepresented by the Student Senate with the housing crisis, and the Senate works to improve their relationship with the campus community. The Higher Education Act, proposed by Congress, is discussed and is expected to change the future of college education with it's five year review. The Mermaid Player's Edmond has become a successful performance, despite controversy and nervous publicity.

Elections by the All-College Committee were declared "invalid" by Student Senate President Dean Kremer due to the election being "unconstitutional." Panhellenic officers are considering Tri-Delta or Delta Delta Delta as a sixth sorority. Vehicle registration for the campus is now free of charge. John Hershey, director of Student Life, moved students around to different houses on campus to create a "magical" solution to the housing crisis. New football coach, Ed Sweeney, led the football team to a win in a scrimmage.

The Mermaid Players are successful in their rendition of 'A Country Scandal.' Kappa Sigma fraternity will now be housed in the Media House instead of the upper quads. Other fraternities that were relocated from the upper quads have been pleased with their displacement. Elaine Livas, a junior at Dickinson, received academic honors for a paper she wrote in the Fall of 1981. An Alumni Contact File was established by the Counseling Center to allow students to connect with alumni to pursue career opportunities.

In this edition, the College's tuition has been raised by $1,005, which makes the total cost almost $9,000. Another housing shortage occurs at Dickinson, and many students look towards off-campus housing. The Russian Club has sponsored Russian Festival Week, which has Russian-style dinners, performances and music. Men's basketball is doing extremely well this season. The swim team was victorious in their most recent meet.

Three fraternities, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Epsilon Pi volunteered to be relocated due to overenrollment at the College and state that it has not had a negative effect on fraternity life. The Student Senate Priorities Committee unanimously recommended that a student organization office be created inside the HUB and after the Senate's approval, administrative approval is then needed. The idea of an honor code is being analyzed by the Academic Affairs Committee. Women's volleyball earned themselves a spot in the Middle Atlantic Conference tournament.

In this edition, at least sixteen faculty members expressed with a petition a wish to end the pass/fail option. Professors Alan Kranz and Ann Mathews will be living on campus in student dorms due to the overcrowding on campus. A misprint in the College's catalogs cost around $4,000 to reprint. A new ID system for the dining hall has been issued to try to reduce the amount of students who abuse the system. College issues $5 million bond to finance the renovations of the Alumni Gymnasium and the Kline Center. Women's Field Hockey begins its season.

In this edition, overenrollment plagues the College again, spurring many new renovations and additions to buildings on campus. The freshman enrollment this year has set the record. The tradition of stealing the mermaid atop of the cupola has been changed to a race to find a hidden red devil. Seventeen members of the Skull and Key Honorary Society are being punished for throwing an empty keg through four fraternity houses windows.

In this issue, Professor Phil Nicoll of the political science department suddenly resigned from his position five days before the start of classes. For the third consecutive semester, "The Dickinsonian" has been awarded first class distinction by the Associated Collegiate Press. Plans for a new gymnasium are under way and layout and interior pictures are featured in the paper. Another house has been purchased for coed housing on College Street to alleviate the problem of overcrowding at the College. An article on town-college relationships discusses the deep connection between the two.

In this issue, the English Department has undergone one of the first departmental evaluations and was determined to be a strong department. Rumors surround two campus houses, Dickinson West and Louther House, as the places may or may not be used for future housing. The Men's soccer team is undefeated thus far in the season. A decrease in thefts has been predicted by Earnest "Lucky" Talbot for the school year.

In this edition, the school guarantees that there will be no housing shortage this year since four new houses have been leased on West Louther and Church Street. A rising interest in sororities caused a fourth sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, to be established on campus. Gaylor Barham, the minority affairs counselor, unexpectedly resigned from the College. The College's Mermaid that sits atop Old West's cupola has been permanently removed to the May Morris room and replaced with a replica.

In this edition, thirty-five students are without rooms for the next year, despite Associate Dean for Residential Services Bruce Wall who feels that there will not be tripled doubles. A Dickinson survey shows that about 72% of the students smoke marijuana or have tried it. Students debate the pros and cons of the Nisbet Scholar program. "The Dickinsonian" reviews the academic year and looks at coed housing, overenrollment, tenure, social alternatives and Greek life. The College Athletic Department has been suffering due to part-time coaching.

President Sam Banks is named consultant to Gallaudet College, the only liberal arts college for the deaf. The faculty will be voting on whether or not an extension should be added to the spring reading period for final exams. Admissions decided to set an enrollment limit to help with the problem of over enrollment the College has been facing for the past year. Former professor Dr. Benjamin D. James is still involved with campus and community events and projects.

In this edition the College President Sam Banks discusses the "challenge of 1980s" preparation efforts to a "Town Hall" meeting. The Writing Center was recently opened for student use in the library. An increase in enrollment has led to unhappiness amongst students because of overcrowding, many rooms being converted to triples. Students speak out for and against coed housing as an alternate living situation. Women's Swim Team members Alice Reding, Christine Barbone, and Alison Kline all set new school records.

In this issue, an over-enrollment crisis forced the College to look elsewhere for housing, selecting a place called "Dickinson West." Dickinson begins a search for more "minority" professionals, and gains Butch Barnham for the Counseling and Admissions offices. Students give opinions on the Panama Canal Treaty. Men's soccer and women's field hockey prepares for their first games of the season.

In this edition, the College faces dorm problems because of over enrollment by the largest freshman class in Dickinson's history. New provisions have been made for student housing, such as a building on West Louther Street that has been leased to house upper class women. A new switchboard has been installed on campus, making communication easier and more widely accessible. A new dean of Educational Services, Dr. Leonard Goldberg, arrived to replace former Dean Robert A. Barr.

New York Times Columnist James B. Reston spoke at commencement. Charges of slander were leveled against Clarke W. Garrett, who reportedly made comments about Larry J. Warner in one of his classes. Gen. Harold K. Johnson is set to address ROTC graduates. David F. Brubaker received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching at a Trustees' Meeting on May 30. Phi Beta Kappa voted on new members. 18 members of the Dickinsonian community are planning to study art and religion in India over the summer.

Geology students leave for a trip to Alaska with Professor Henry Hanson. Preparations for the Allenberry Conference and an assumptions workbook continue. A sum-up of summer events is given. The budget assumption for the next five years is published. The Board of Trustees reveals potential solutions to the housing problem.

The College Governance Group Proposes the creation of college committees of faculty, students, and administrators in place of present faculty committees. The Student Senate considers four options in area major and distribution requirements. SMC gains the approval of CPS, the nations largest student antiwar conference and presents President Nixon with "we won't go" petitions. A study on student participation in the Math and Philosophy departments is completed.

Ten senior students have been chosen for Who's Who. Senior Class establishes The Gilbert Malcolm Scholarship. The 1960 edition of "The Microcosm" is dedicated to Dr. Herbert Wing. Herbert Wing, Wilber Brucker, Ray Crist ann John Bonnell will all receive honorary degrees at commencement. United States Steel Foundation donates $20,000 for scholarships. Charles Flint Kellogg is appointed Acting Chair of History Department. Significant events of the academic year are recalled. Seven new faculty members are hired, three professors will leave. Dr.

This edition includes articles about a $50,000 gift for a new language center. The IFC announces rush period program. Senate loans funds to establish a radio station. Distinguished Military Students for 1959-1960 are announced by ROTC. The student housing shortage is discussed. Band organizers discuss a lack of interest in the formation of a band.