Weiss Center for the Arts

Approximately 1000 student demonstrators gather on Weiss lawn in support of Committee on Student Voice's proposals and to discuss other concerns. Senior Management Group endorses proposal to have a student position in the administration. Budget stifles cafeteria plans proposed in Select Committee Report on Greek Life. New phone system connects academic and administrative buildings as well as student housing. Eaken Piano Trio performs in Rubendall Recital Hall.

Creation of Campus Entertainment Board is approved by the Senate. Small group of Dickinson students attend anti-nuke rally in Harrisburg. Attempted assassination of Reagan shocks students on campus. Old gym may be converted to new art center, pending approval of trustees. Black Arts Festival held all week, bringing many speakers but drawing a very poor turnout. Graffiti and vandalism occur on campus.

PAS opens with David Gergen speaking on changes in Europe. To apply in fall, Housing Board requires fraternities to fill 75 percent of beds. Despite recession, seniors overall optimistic towards post-college success. Sen. John Heinz to give commencement address. Alexander Politkovsky speaks out against Russian media repression. A "suspicious individual" reported on campus. Sophomore Chad Crammer arrested for robbing Morgantown, PA Pizza Hut. Lack of funding delays demolition of Russian and ROTC Houses. D.A.R.E. slated to stage "Don't Mall the Trees" rally at Seven Gables Park.

Senate aims to 'green' campus and promote environmental sustainability. Cancellation of the contract of professor Pernilla Neal fraught with controversy, causes protest. First VP candidate to visit campus. Symposium looks at biomedical ethics. Students to hold forum for religious discussion. Professor Nichols returns to first love - teaching English. Strategic Planning assesses state of College facilities. Enormous section devoted to the issue of denying Professor Neal tenure. Renaissance Italy pays a visit to Old West. Seniors perform for the last time in the Cubiculo.

PAS examines the effectiveness of the UN. Bomb hoax cancels afternoon classes at Denny. Director of the HUB and Student Affairs Janet Cox leaves Dickinson after seven years for national position. The government threatens financial aid cuts. Wheel and Chain presents breast cancer exhibit. Club ASIA and the Asian House celebrate the Chinese New Year. New show, put together by students, opens at Weiss.

Old West opens its doors to celebrate Constitution Day. College welcomes new faculty. Disabled students will have less boundaries. PAS to discuss the United Nations. Freshman class impresses Admissions. Account of rushing for men and women. Local bands attempt to establish a name as HUB rocks last Friday night. Student reviews Bologna. Student reviews the new coffee bar in the HUB.

Borges' scholars from across the country gather to participate witness and participate in Jorge Luis Borges' three-day Symposium at Dickinson. Joan Hoff Wilson delivered a speech on Tuesday evening regarding Watergate and its aftermath. EFFORT, or "Equality for Females: Our Rights Today," hosted the Second Annual Women's Party in an attempt to establish unity among women on campus. Dr. Kenneth Short discussed British propaganda films as a way of eliciting an Anglo-American alliance during World War II.

Construction on a new wall along high street in front of the Weiss Arts Center begins, and is met with much student opposition. COPUS sponsored an information session on Thursday, February 24th, to help students better understand their options regarding financial aid. The Weiss Center for Arts was recently flooded, but damage to the center was minimal, and faculty members continued to be optimistic about the new arts center. At the University of Denver, students convinced administrators to raise student fees so that the administration could provide better student services.

President Sam Banks proposes 'repositioning' and increasing tuition at "State of the College" address. Ben Bova to speak at PAS. Education included in Reagan's State of Union Address, Fire at Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity House, Exhibit of Ms. Toshiko Takaezu opens in new Trout Gallery in the Emil. R.

Dave Robertson has been hired as the new director of the new Weiss Center for the Arts. A questionnaire was released by the Office of Admissions aimed at alumni about the value of a liberal arts education had positive results. An article comments upon college romances and their success or not. Men's Cross Country takes 9th place and Women's Cross Country takes 3rd place at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship.

The Arts Center has officially been named the Emil R. Weiss Center of the Arts and should be finished by early November. The Mermaid Players production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" was a huge success and sold out. Women's Field Hockey wins against Susquehanna and is having a successful season so far. Some college organizations participated in the successful Jamie Hoke Fund drive, which raised money for Jamie Hoke who was born with an incurable disease that causes his skin to blister and peel off at the slightest touch.

BACCHUS (Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students) works to clear up misconceptions about their relatively new organization on campus. Three College-owned houses violated a 1976 zoning ordinance, which stated that no more than three unrelated people may live together in a single housing unit in a residential district. A new and continuing series was started at the College titled, "The Metzger Series," which will be used to introduce women to career possibilities. From observation, it appears that students attending worship services is on the rise.

President Sam Banks makes plans to renovate Bosler and Denny. The College adopts a new sexual harassment policy, which was the year's work of the Commission on the Status of Women committee. Diane Jefferson is the new counselor/coordinator of Minority Affairs at the College. Students discuss the renovation costs of Bosler and Denny Halls after the College just newly built a gymnasium and recently renovated the gym-turned-arts-building. The paper features a view inside the newly renovated Arts Center as it is due to be open soon.

The college adds a fifth sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, after almost a year of discussion on whether or not to add another sorority. Once again the college faces over-enrollment, but Admissions director Larry Mench proclaims that due to room adjustments there will be no artificial crowding. The new Arts Center is set to open six months early and will open with a Dickinson Arts Award show. The Washington Redskins have held their twentieth training camp at Dickinson this past summer.

College Treasurer James Nicholson resigns to pursue other career interests. College addresses issue of noise pollution from fraternities on campus, students living in Carlisle. Causes controversy among Inter-Fraternity Council members and Residential Life officials. Committee on Human Rights in Central and South America hosts "Teach-In" featuring Central American poetry, films, and a panel debate on U.S. foreign policy in Central America. Wellness Week profiles healthy living for student benefit. Dickinson begins work on promotional film. Snack bar named "Union Station.

Duane Michals, a famous black and white photographer, speaks in the Weiss Center. Gamma Phi Beta did not receive enough interested rushees and had to forfeit their pledge class. A new fire alarm system that was installed in Morgan Hall has been waking student residents up on numerous occasions. The baseball team is only a few wins away from succeeding at the Middle Atlantic Conference.

Student Immersion programs are currently being developed in Spain, France, and Germany. The Women's Center, at 222 Church Street, will open March 1st to provide lectures and exhibits focused on feminists issues. The Mermaid Players productions of Chamber Music and The Day The Whores Came Out to Play Tennis receive rave reviews. The first artist in residence sponsored by the music department will be Ustad Hamid Hossain--a master Sitarist from Bangladesh, India. The swim team and dive team prepare for their final meets.

A Symposium entitled "The Art and Craft of the Book" draws a big crowd. Fall Fest, held the past weekend, raises money for charities in the Carlisle area, PEER, and United Way. Illustrator Maurice Sendak gives a presentation on his work in Weiss. The Pittsburgh Chamber Opera performs Cosi Fan Tutte in ATS to rave reviews. Singer Warren Zevon gives a poor performance at Fall Fest.

President Sam Banks has decided to appoint a Commission on the Status of Minorities, which was recommended by the Study Group on Minorities. The College hopes to review the "current situation of the black community" and develop ways to enhance their campus experience. The old Alumni Gymnasium is currently being converted into the new Fine Arts Center and will be finished just in time for the department's 20th anniversary. Sigma Chi's intramural football team won in a championship game against Phi Kap.