Fritschler, A. Lee

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.

Extra. Student Senate, IFC and Panhel organize campus-wide sit-in to protest Senior Management Group's decision to limit kegerator use. Students call into question the governance of the College.

Faculty endorses Select Committee Report on Greek Life by nearly unanimous vote. Residential Life allows Sigma Alpha Epsilon members to return to Biddle House basement. Registered parties now to be checked at random by campus police in accordance to the College's alcohol policy.

College to focus on issue of diversity in re-accreditation process. Common Hour discusses AIDS and students. SASC (Student Affairs and Services Committee) examines freshmen little sister rush. Former President Howard Rubendall dies. Living Colour plays at Kline. Pres. Fritschler creates Commission on the Environment. Trout Gallery displays studio art students' work. Collegium Musicum performs Renaissance pieces. Kappa Alpha Theta and Theta Chi win Greek Week lip sync contest. Amoroso Strings gives concert. Seniors Heather Stewart, Tod Matha, and Karen Beaver give recitals.

Senate ponders giving seats to IFC/Panhel, meets heated opposition to proposal. Faculty set for final vote on the curriculum. Former dean of enrollment at Johns Hopkins University, Robert Massa, named new VP for enrollment management. Senate requests investigation into possible Title IX violations for improper treatment of women's sports by the Athletic Department. A farewell interview with President A. Lee Fritschler. Titanic disaster revisited - freshman seminar reenacts last supper aboard the fateful ocean liner. Professor Priscilla Laws nets $1 million for physics education.

Nine students arrested in Morgan Field brouhaha. English professor Ashton Nichols named as new associate dean of the College in the upcoming year. Frats Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Chi booted off campus by Housing Board - bros up in arms over the decision. Clarke Center takes over PAS. College Model UN team travels to Brazil as only representatives of U.S. at international conference. Cokie Roberts & husband to talk about interfaith marriages. Numerous articles questioning the role of the administration in student life and organizations, and whether it overreaches its boundaries.

Indigo Girls will perform for spring concert. Asian political expert to present Flaherty Lecture. College jacks up 1998-9 student comprehensive fee. President Fritschler claims that college rankings are based largely on endowment size. Students For Animal Welfare protest Procter & Gamble's animal cruelty practices. Music lesson fees come under fire. President Fritschler has the bright idea that tuition may, in fact, decrease in the next decade. Students question escort service. College celebrates its birthday with a bang.

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;

Investigation into election violation postpones Senate elections. Pres. Fritschler and others field questions at Town Meeting. Common Hour lecturer Paula Gregory discusses genetic research. Writers Ana Castillo, Helena Maria Viramontes, and Roberta Fernandez to participate in symposium on Latina and Chicana literature. Poet Harryette Mullen presents in Denny. Historian Louis Montrose speaks in Memorial Hall. College Republicans attend Rush Limbaugh Show. German Department celebrates tenth anniversary of partnership with University of Bremen.

Haitian art exhibit on display in Trout Gallery. Gen. David Meade, Hon. Sylvia Rambo, and Robert Waidner receive honorary degrees. Poet Debra Allberry speaks in Memorial Hall. Pres. Fritschler receives distinguished alumnus award from alma mater Union College. Veganism and vegetarianism advocated by speaker Jerome Marcus. Graduate David Graham speaks at weekly geology seminar. Kate Brooks addresses ADD problem at College in new pamphlet. Clarke Center panel discusses Haitian conflict. Profs. William Tow and Dominique Laurent join College. Adam Desnoyers reflects on O.J. Simpson trial.

An article announces college students as the newest high risk group for AIDS. The new Dean of Educational Services, Dean Emerick, looks forward to getting to know students and adapting to the campus. The YWCA and the Social Justice Coalition of Carlisle will sponsor the second annual Rainbow Festival celebrating cultural and racial differences in the community. Three Emergency phones are installed by the Safety and Security office. When a button is pushed they will offer a direct line to the Safety office. Economics professors speak out on President Clinton's new proposed Budget.

Oxfam's fundraising fast raises questions. Prevalence of student drug usage discussed. Fritschler sheds light on campus concerns. Leaders see student government as powerful. Senior Sue Barzda spent semester in Nepal. "Still Motion" dance theater group concert to open. Racial tension continues to spread on college campuses. Waggoner's Gap and Migrating hawks.

Professor publishing quota continues controversy. Holland Union Building lacks fire alarm system. SVHB (Social Violations Hearing Board) hears harassment case, structure change considered. Portrait of Charles Nisbet stolen, President's house burglarized. Consortium unites Central Pennsylvania Colleges. Dickinson Follies receive smash review after return. Dance adaptation of "Jesus Christ, Superstar" draws large crowd. Profile of the Young Republicans. Goal for Oxfam is for 1000 students to fast to feed the hungry. Football winning streak continues.

President Fritchler sings the praises of liberal arts colleges in his inauguration speech. Problem with laundry facilities recognized by the administration. Professors enhance Dickinson's study abroad programs. Dean Carmen Neuberger addresses concerns and policies. College presidents dissatisfied with ranking system. Speaker Mary Peterson addressed how to handle alcohol, stress, and sex. A review of the Mermaid players "Royal Family". Red Devils win homecoming over Western Maryland. Men's soccer ahead at the end of the season.

Dorm intrusions continue, though door are still being found propped open. Quotas for faculty publishing are discussed. Homecoming weekend to also feature inauguration of Dr. A. Lee Fritschler as president of the college, with a speech by Sen. Paul Sarbanes of Maryland. The Metzger-Conway series will also be part of the homecoming events. Greek Carwash raises over $1,100. Board of Trustees to meet Friday. Alumni voices dissatisfaction with pre-health recommendations. Mermaid Players preview "Royal Family", to premiere this weekend. Dr.

President-elect Dr. A. Lee Fritschler comments upon various areas of the College that he wants to improve once he becomes president. A memorial stained-glass window was installed in Bosler dedicated to the death of students Christine Major, '86 and John Buonocore, '87, as well as other Dickinsonians, faculty and students, who have passed away. The College acquired a limestone quarry in order to protect the supply and possibly use the stone for more buildings. Women's Tennis completed their season by becoming champions of the Southwest League of the Middle Atlantic Conference.

After less than a year of searching, Dickinson hired Dr. A. Lee Fritschler as the new president of Dickinson College. Fraternities speak out against what they felt were unfair replacements of furniture in dorms compared to fraternity houses. Drug use on campus is discussed and a student survey shows that marijuana, cocaine and mushrooms are being used the most by students. The Mermaid Players have a successful musical, "Three Penny Opera," after two years of not staging one.

Board of Trustees approves architect firms for renovation of ATS and expansion of Boyd Lee Spahr Library. Walk-a-thon raises funds for Jay Feinberg. Paid phone-athoners reap more profits. President Fritschler reflects on his trip to Russia. Pole sitting fundraiser raises money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Past and future of Tibet analyzed. Anglo-American Society seeks to dispel racist rumors. Professor Ron Libertus speaks on Native Americans in film. Profile of Sociology professor Vytautas Kavolis. Students take an opportunity to volunteer with the Special Kids program.

President Fritschler endorses recommendations outlined in petition for Rape Awareness Week. Student voice concerns with Class Registration. Background of Tibetan Festival discussed, cost over $15,000. Phone system frustrates students. Difficulties with the student directory lead to it being sold in the bookstore. Environmental Studies class visits the Love Canal. Profile of Physics Professor T. Scott Smith. Why Dickincinema perished. The mermaid Players production of Lysistrata incongruous and absurd. Jazz ensemble performs fall concert.

Students and administrators react to the self study report on diversity. President Fritschler to join the board of the Mendeleev institute. Early closure of Bosler is criticized. Part one of a special report examining the board of trustees. Parents council links parents to the college. Dr. Harry B. Gray accepts the Priestley Award. Student experiences life among a culture of exile while studying in Tibet. World War 11 symposium to focus on life and politics after the war. Christopher Columbus and the American Psyche finally under fire. Playing Soccer with Jesus Jones and Crew.