Flu epidemic infects over 650 Dickinson students. Senator Joseph Biden speaks on campus. Faculty unanimously accepts Academic Standards Committee's new grading policies. Construction on Byers Project is delayed due to zoning restrictions. Chamber Orchestra plays at International Bicentennial...
College creates courses for Women's Studies certificate. Physical Plant addresses high radon levels on campus. Bruce Hare speaks about prejudices. Mermaid Players perform "Life is a Dream"; Ashley Smith and Susan Crowell perform well. WDCV College radio airs in stereo. George Obermeier becomes...
Dickinsonians for Daycare meets to discuss possible campus daycare. Tuition rises.
Faculty will vote on whether to retain Nisbet program. Stomach flu outbreak on campus. Phonathon incentives changed. Ethnic clubs host Multicultural and Black Arts Festival. Byers project renamed "The Lumberyard". Junior Angie Fernandez creates "One-to-One" adopt-a-grandparent program. Sophomore...
Leaked proposal to eliminate fraternity housing causes uproar. Dickinsonians Advocating Resourcefulness with our Environment (DARE) plans to use recycling profits for conservation fund. Sophomore Mel Fahnestock is severely injured during rugby game. Ballroom dancing is popular class. Senior...
Phi Delta Theta is suspended after attack on Joe Patruno. Seniors J.B. Loveland and Matthew Eynon chair Senior Gift Drive for a Fitness Center. Women's Center plans to join March for Women's Equality/Women's Lives in DC. Kiki Jacobs, Michele Bryla, and Linda Medlin compete in NCAA Division III...
Pre-Law Society reforms into Dickinson Society of Law and Justice. Dickinsonians Advocating Resourcefulness with our Environment (DARE) expands recycling program to include computer paper. Junior Bill Gillet liaisons between Red Cross administration and swimming instructors.
Women's Center sponsors trip to March for Women's Equality and Women's Rights. Law school students protest homogeny. Student Affairs and Services Committee discusses success of new alcohol policy with George Obermeier. President's Council forms as forum for campus organizations to discuss mutual...
Charges against Jason Tremont dropped. The Lumberyard is scheduled to open. Mermaid Players perform "Guys and Dolls". Dickinsonians Advocating Resourcefulness with our Environment (DARE) sponsors earth week.
Students protest Concert Committee's selection. Chaplain Mary Anne Morefield resigns when position demoted to part-time. Kurt Faubion, area coordinator of Greek life, resigns. Lumberyard opens. Seniors Tamara Baker, Laura Keys and George Staib choreograph for Dance Theatre Group's spring show....
Interfraternity Council hosts Quad Rock concert; noise creates friction with community. Planning and Budget Committee finalizes 1990 budget. James Cox and Donna Talbot resign. Strategic 2000 Plan is discussed. Karin VanDerzee and Justin DePasquale selected to participate in Interfaith Council on...
Select Committee proposes major changes to Greek Life in regard to housing and length of the rushing and pledging periods. Freshman injured on crosswalk outside of HUB. Maryland Congresswoman speaks at convocation, receives honorary degree. Biddle House basement is deemed an unsuitable living...
Faculty endorses Select Committee Report on Greek Life by nearly unanimous vote. Residential Life allows Sigma Alpha Epsilon members to return to Biddle House basement. Registered parties now to be checked at random by campus police in accordance to the College's alcohol policy.
Extra. Student Senate, IFC and Panhel organize campus-wide sit-in to protest Senior Management Group's decision to limit kegerator use. Students call into question the governance of the College.
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...
Student Senate holds student body referendum in ATS to discuss the Select Committee Report on Greek Life. Dickinson College Children's Center is established. Carlisle resident falls through grating near Snar entrance of HUB landing in the basement suffering moderate injuries. Area is currently...
Freshman Steven Butterworth dies from major head injuries after falling out of a 3rd story window at the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity the night before. All campus alcohol related activities banned indefinitely. IFC suspends all membership privileges to the fraternity pending further investigation....
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....
College Board of Trustees vote to adopt a resolution endorsing the Select Committee Report on Greek Life. Official investigation into student's death is completed. In light of charges brought against Alpha Chi Rho for their involvement in the accident, the fraternity pleads guilty and the...
College faculty rescinds ban on student alcohol-related activities, suspends all Rush activities for the remainder of the Fall semester. All classes and College activities suspended for Declare Day. SASC to vote on a revision of the Alcohol Policy. Camp Hill prisoners riot. Magician Kevin...
Lieutenant Governor Mark Singel addresses the College community. Carlisle mayor elected to second term. AIDS victim speaks on campus about his experience to educate College community. Women's Center to sponsor bussing to "Mobilize for Women's Rights", a pro-choice rally taking place in...
SASC, IFC and Panhel discuss the suspension of Rush. College community fasts for Oxfam benefit. Dickinson students participate in pro-choice rally in Washington, DC. Choir and Jazz perform in their annual Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Jazz. DTG presents their fall dance concert, "New...
Faculty approves SASC rush resolution. Faculty votes in favor of the establishment of a common hour. Results of Declare Day announced by Committee. SASC discusses changes to College alcohol policy. Controversy over WDCV's talk show "Speak Your Peace."
