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.
The H1N1 vaccine arrives to the Dickinson Health Center. Two students, Jillian Laux and Erica Hartz, present their research work in Harrisburg. The future of Phi Psi is uncertain. Women's Lacrosse team adopts a stray puppy. Men's Soccer wins against McDaniel College and ties with Franklin and Marshall in order to head to the Postseason. Women's Soccer defeats Washington College. Cross Country performs well in the Centennial Conference Championships, allowing them to compete at the NCAA Mideast Regionals. Football defeats Muhlenberg.
Omicron Delta Kappa to tap new members to the national leadership honor society. Buddhist monk Dr. Lozang Jamspal to deliver the final lecture of his week-long series on Tibetan Buddhism. Article spreading awareness of the increased use of date rape drugs on college campuses. Profile on former college president, Dr. William Wilcox Edel, who recently passed away. FDA approves the "abortion pill" or morning after emergency contraceptive, and the Health Center agrees to carry it. Students attend the Republican Presidential Debate. Men's Soccer defeats Swarthmore.
Club Hockey Team attempts to gain varsity status. Newspaper editor Barry Rascovar to offer writing hints in a two-day writing workshop. Student Senate debates the new constitution. Students complain about the inefficiency of the Health Center. Morgan Hall to become a block housing option. Faculty and fraternities reach a compromise regarding pledging. Noted black actor, Ossie Davis discusses black culture in his lecture. Guest professors discusses Mexican literature in a panel sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Italian and the Program in Latin American Studies.
WDCV, Alpha Phi Omega and Special Friends hold "Fundraiser for Autism and Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation," an annual event preciously known as 40 Hours for Autism. Student Senate proposes a resolution to change professor evaluations to make them more anonymous. REACH! a program that promotes greater academic achievement through the performing arts, holds a fashion show to raise awareness for the group and to collect donations for the family of the father of a REACH! member.
The Health Center offers birth control options. The Public Affairs Symposium will focus on natural disasters. Wireless internet is now available in the HUB. The disciplinary system at Dickinson is explained. The Banner Self-Service System replaces the old Dickinson Online Confidant (DOC) for course registration. MOB hosts Valentine's Day Social. Swim teams prepare for the Centennial Conference Championships.
French riots trouble the international community and Dickinsonians. Letters from Dickinsonians cheer troops in Iraq. Effectiveness of course evaluations continue to spark debate. Engaging the world through study abroad sometimes leads to love. ESL club breaks language barrier within the community. Introduction of Dickinson branded water brings mixed results. Career Center helps students make tough decisions. Fear of falling behind in class convinces mono stricken students to stay. Football loses brown bucket to Gettysburg Bullets.
For Earth Week, DARE stresses environmental resourcefulness. Common Hour speaker Peter Montague discusses toxic waste problems. Rape is discussed at Health Center. Housing Board grants different living arrangements for Sigma Chi and Phi Kappa Psi. Dana Stuchell of Animal Rights Mobilization presents on factory farming as part of Earth Day festivities. Mermaid Players perform "Six Characters in Search of an Author." Robert Koller presents photography project. Buffy Arnold performs senior recital. Faculty flutists Beth Bullard and Mary Hannigan perform. Comedian Rich Hall performs in ATS.
Elizabeth Baer, the second presidential candidate, articulates vision for College. Senate investigates student concerns about health center. Football team to battle Wesley in ECAC bowl game. Director of student activities Mary Spellman proposes student media fee of $35 for media groups. New dean of international education Karen Jenkins hopes to push study abroad numbers to 100 percent. Rick Santorum speech provides "map" to "help people negotiate" the 'Health Care Maze'. Waidner-Spahr Library debuts 'spillproof' mug. Trout Gallery touts works by faculty artists.
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.
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.
The College's enrollment of ROTC scholarships have increased by 60% this year. Mary Arthur Powell will be heading the Health Center and is looking to offer more gynecological options. A new schedule has been released to allow students adequate time to get to temporary class locations since Bosler Hall is undergoing renovations.
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 at the College raised money for Program for Education Enrichment and Recreation (PEER) and United Way at Fall Fest, a talent show. The Health Center has recently hired its first gynecologist, Nancy Taylor, rather than before where they just offered gynecological advice. An article discusses different study abroad options in London, England, Toulouse, France, Malaga, Spain, Bologna, Italy and Bremen, Germany. Sexuality Education Week begins at Dickinson, sponsored by the Sexuality Resource Group. The Women's Rugby team is already off to a good start in the season.
The Second Annual Metzger Series opens with a focus on acquainting Dickinson women with possible career opportunities. Homecoming Weekend attracts 1000 alumni. Student Senate will begin broadcasting pilots on the Carlisle Cable Company's channel 13. The Health Center's "Wellness Week" will focus on personal fitness. The President's Cup award goes to Beta Theta Pi fraternity during halftime of the homecoming football game. The Trout Gallery opens a permanent collection on homecoming weekend that has never been displayed in its entirety. Songfest features student acts.
In this edition, depression is addressed on campus stating that it affections a majority of campus and those who feel depressed should try and see a counselor. The issue of abortion divides the Student Senate as they have to make a decision on whether they support the issue or not. The College's Health Center added a partially-paid gynecological care, but the Center still does not have a gynecologist on site. Professors Lonna Malmsheimer, Melissa and Julius Kassovic, and Daniel Bechtel facilitated a discussion on the Three Mile Island nuclear explosion that happen three years ago.
In this edition, dilemmas with tenure are brought forth and discussed. All-College committee elections are being held. Dickinsonians of the month are William Koltnow, Stacey Van Alstyne, Julia Dovel, and Chris Bretz. The College Health Center is going through changes, will now be housed in Drayer basement.
All five faculty committees have granted voting rights to student members. The Student Mobilization Committee receives funds and backing from student senate to attend the Moratorium protesting the war in Vietnam. Kisner-Woodward hall receives approval of its Social Code from the Student Affairs Committee. Syntrax, a form of computer dating, is introduced to match students based on common answers in a survey and subsequently break down social cliques. A fully stocked health center on the first floor of Drayer provide free health care.
Student Senate condemns Administration's placing fraternities on social probation for "drunken behavior" Saturday night while it approves Administration's revised decision to suspend the probation until the incident is further investigated. Pennsylvania Governor Raymond Shafer to speak at forum sponsored by Young Republicans. Art Krauss and Tom Scott lead debate team to 8th place finish at Columbia University International Debate Tournament. College re-evaluates policy on releasing student academic record information, in part because of war draft. Spanish Assistant Prof.