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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.

President of the Puerto Rico Statehood Student Association, Kenneth D. McClintock speaks about statehood for Puerto Rico. Following the draft protests, student and faculty have a teach-in. Progression group protests the J.P. Stevens' labor violations and encourages a boycott of their products. Student Senate President Avery Leslie is invited to a student meeting in Washington, DC. The Dave Mason spring concert lacks enthusiasm. Dickinson hosts the Men's Basketball Playoffs, but lose the final. Dickinson's Hockey Team wins against Bucknell.

Summary of Relay for Life event. Announcement of new, online room selection system. Department of Theater and Dance and Mermaid Players production. Central Pennsylvania Consortium Africana Studies Conference is held. Trip to the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D. C.. Happyfunsmile performs in the HUB. Pi Beta Phi hosts a Volleyball Tournament. Large Spring Speech Contest is held.

Proposal to reduce cable television services offered. Tuition increases. Criticism of the Mr. Dickinson event. Theta Chi is removed from campus. Derek Hathaway receives Benjamin Rush award. Mock Trial team competes at Miami University of Ohio. Dickinson students attend Powershift 09 in Washington D. C.. Philip Wilcox address.

Three students, Edward E. Knauss, Leon M. Robinson, and Robert H.

Klaus Kartzke spoke at recent German Club meeting, describing his escape to the American Zone and the current climate of Berlin. Political science students to tour Washington, DC, including a visit to the Soviet Embassy at the request of Ambassador Panuskin. Concerns over academic performance of fraternities expressed at National Interfraternity Convention.

Approximately 20 Dickinson Students join thousands of others from across the country in Washington, D.C. to participate in a march and rally to generate voter support for the homeless in the United States. Trustees to convene at regular meeting, Select Committee Report to be heavily discussed. Memorial service held for freshman Steven Butterworth. Feature article on Professor Olmstead, winner of the John Simon Gugenheim award. Musician Danny McCarthy performs at Coffeehouse for his second appearance at Dickinson.

Examination of reprinted classroom material underway. Honor code proposal earns Senate approval. Carlisle ex-con Willie Nesmith's release causes campus anxiety. Students travel to D.C.'s Rally For Women's Lives. Writers Helena Maria Viramontes, Ana Castillo, and Roberta Fernández speak at College's first Chicana/Latina Writer's Symposium.

Racism on campus is explored. Upperclassmen make sacrifices after financial aids cutbacks. Senior class campaigns with record numbers of candidates. Voter apathy increases among students. Interns experience Capital Hill first hand. Seniors learn about "life after college" in new course, Reality 101. Mountain bikers thrive at college. Kristin Aspen and Janna McAuslan of Musica Femina present musical tribute. Dickinson Singers begin new era at the college. Students in the Religion department get back to nature.

Pres. Sam Banks participates in staged press conference for journalism class. Veterinarian and Hempt Farms manager Nelson Wert is profiled. John Johnston is named Assistant Football and Head Baseball Coach. Prof. Eugene Rosi begins work for Office of Health, Education and Welfare in D.C.

PEER auction features numerous exotic items. Student Senate endorses National March for Impeachment rally in Washington. Clive Driver, literary executor of Marianne Moore's papers, speaks on the poetess in a lecture beginning National Library Week. Artist Ben Miller speaks in Bernard Center. Alpha Sigma of Beta Theta Pi celebrates its centennial year at Dickinson. "Caesar's Palace" group offers "royal entertainment."

Dancer Edward Villella will perform in a Cultural Affairs concert. Dr. Milton Flower gives biannual Boyd Lee Spahr Lecture. The Student Services-organized Washington, D.C. trip is deemed successful. A photo-essay documents a recent public sale in Carlisle.

Dr. Flint Kellogg explores possibility of study program in Pakistan. Security institutes plan of attack to deal with recent exhibitionist incidents. Student Services intern Pam McFarland announces field trip to Opportunities for Women Office (WOW) in Washington, D.C. Homecoming concert features Chuck Mangione.

Governor Milton Shapp will present the College's Arts Award to the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. As part of the Bicentennial Celebration of the College, an art exhibit has been arranged at the William Penn Museum in Harrisburg. About 40 female students travel to D.C. to attend workshops sponsored by Washington Opportunities for Women. Printed is the Harley Resolution which proposes renewable tenure. The Story Theatre Troupe "excels in inaugural performance."

Prof. George Pimental chosen as Joseph Priestley Award winner. The Institutional Priorities and Resources is to supervise off-campus internship programs. The Department of Music, as part of the College's bicentennial celebration, opens a contest to decide a new College song. The Academic Program Committee conducts a vast curriculum review. 170 students travel to Washington, D.C. Dave Mason to appear in concert. The Drug Education Committee offers anonymous drug analysis. Information provided towards nearby agencies with abortion and contraception information.

The topic of the Public Affairs Symposium will be "The Invasion of Privacy in a Computerized Society." Members of the Parents Advisory Council Committee express definitive views on drugs, pass/fail, and college governance. The newly created Grievance Committee is operational. Night Owl, a student-run counseling hot-line, will become operational. Information on drugs is published in a frequently asked questions format and drug knowledge test.

Students for a Democratic Society planned their fall schedule, focusing on "positive goals". The PEER program visited several important Washington D.C. landmarks, including the National Cathedral and the White House. Dickinson summer school students disapproved of the Republican Party's decision to nominate Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew for president and vice president, respectively. The Chapel Committee committed 20% of their income via offerings this year to help children in war-torn Biafra.

Chuck Horewitz writes an article profiling the Poor People's March on Washington. The Freshman Pre-Orientation Weekend plans are outlined in the headline article. Dickinson will have to look to its own funds for renovating the old library building, Bosler Hall. The Board of Trustees and the administration will meet in the Hershey Hotel for a Thursday and Friday retreat. Kathy Wasilewski spoke before the Alumni Council meeting during Commencement Weekend, where she explained the effects that "trends" are having on the College.

Professor Larry Warner encourages student participation in a Labor's United Worker's strike at the on the Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company, and 30 to 75 students did participate in the participate in the protest outside of the factory. Dickinson received a loan from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a new dormitory. Peter Frankl, the Hungarian pianist, is slated to play Friday night at Carlisle High School.

A detailed description of the night's homecoming activities is presented, with historian Dr. Henry Steele Commager's speech slated as the headlining event. The Mermaid Players are slated to present their first play of the year, "A Man for All Seasons". John Ogdon, a pianist from New York City, is scheduled to play in the Carlisle Junior High School Auditorium on November 6th. Professor Ken Laws assists NICAP in study of UFOs in the Carlisle-Harrisburg region. The Dickinsonian announces a "turtle trot" race.

Deans debate how to deal with the problem of fraternity housing as housing space is limited and fraternities are not filling up their residence halls. The Social Affairs Committee proposes that fraternities be given a list of all personal to live in the house and any that do not fill their hall will be moved to a smaller residence hall. A 5 part proposal was introduced at a Policy Committee meeting to foster more open communication between students and faculty.