Senate approves Pub Night, the Dickinson Interfraternity Council strives for an inclusive community, President Obama names incoming freshman in Summit speech, State of the Union, the mailroom introduces e-mail notifications.
Dickinson acquires Allison United Methodist Church for $1.7 million. Dickinson comes up with ways to reduce water bottles on campus with new technologies and policies. The health center prepares for flu season. Students celebrate Inauguration Day. Davidson-Wilson Dorm floods. The Event Advisory Board picks the Student Union Building as its temporary event space.
Theta Chi receives a one year suspension. Hillary Clinton triumphs over Barack Obama in the Pennsylvania Primary, garnering 55% of the vote to Obama's 45%. Senior J.R. Warner raises funds to support Cameroonian students via the Kumbo Development and Orientation Center (KUDOC) in Kumbo, Cameroon.
Former President William J. Clinton addresses students at Kline Center on the presidential campaign of wife Hillary Clinton. Rumors pervade the student body that presidential candidate Barack Obama will visit the campus. Senior adviser to Barack Obama, Mark Alexander speaks to students in Stern Center. Obama supporters attend a rally in Harrisburg. As clubs fight for Student Senate funding, Dickinson's tuition rates rise a further 6.9 percent for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Former President Bill Clinton is expected to speak on campus at the Kline Athletic Center. Television stars Dule Hill (The West Wing, Psych) and Zachary Quinto (Heroes, 24) address Dickinsonians on Obama's candidacy and the importance of the young vote. Trickett Hall undergoes major renovations. A drinking age debate sponsored by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues, James Chambers (class of 1978) and Niecy Chambers sparks discussion.
Politically active students ban together to create a Dickinson chapter of Students for Barack Obama. A Middle Eastern Studies major is approved. The Clarke Center sponsors a transnational gender and sexuality panel. Columnist Moustapha Minte demystifies the concept of the "Ugly American". Travis Apgar, Dean of Students at Cornell University, comes to Dickinson to discuss hazing.