Middle East

President William Edel consents to extended term. Admissions plans class of '63 to be smallest in many years. Fire in kitchen of Phi Epsilon Pi house. Student Senate questions faculty changes. Frank A. Miller becomes history instructor; Jacqueline Smith Olin becomes chemistry instructor. Men's swimming defeats Gettysburg. Professor William L. Taylor embarks on lecture tour of Near East and Far East on American way of life for State Department.

Delta Phi Alpha, a national honorary German fraternity, establishes a chapter with the tapping of twelve students and two honorary members. A student gives a talk on problems facing the Middle East, focusing particularly on Palestine. Twenty-four students graduate. The Dickinsonian elects a new editor and head staff to replace outgoing senior members. An editorial appears on the status of civil liberties in the United States and the importance of ending racial, religious, and class discrimination.

Continued attacks on students prompt increase in campus security measures. Lt. Col. Lorna Strzelecki addresses College about womens' role in Gulf War. Peggy Sanday speaks on date rape. Alumna Major Marie T. Rossi is first female pilot killed in Gulf War. Profs. Douglas Stuart and George Friedman examine the U.S.' role in Gulf. With War having ended, Peace Action group focuses on other Middle East issues. Phil Woods and College's Jazz Ensemble "bring down the house." Multicultural Fair features array of entertainment.