1997

The annual spoof issue, The Drinkinsonian, tackles various aspects of college life in a satirical manner.

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.

The Finance Committee announces its allocations for clubs and activities. Article on the Waidner-Spahr Library construction. Low enrollment compels the College to raise tuition by 3.9 percent. Changes are made in the room draw plan. Articles on student perspectives of Student Senate. The coaching staff for the Softball team is released and replaced. Senior Andrew Hinkle earns baseball and football honors.

The Editorial board of the Dickinsonian newspaper will not work on future issues until student wages are restored. Senior Jennifer Becker earns a grant to teach in France. Students question Flexboard Meal Plan. An article discusses the College policy warning against sexual relations between students and faculty. A number of articles illustrate dissimilar opinions of Student Senate. Men's Basketball defeats Gettysburg. Women's Swimming wins against Bryn Mawr and prepare for championships.

Keith Boykin opens the College's Black History Month celebration with a lecture. Professor Cornel West of Harvard University to speak later for the celebration. College awarded $1.3 million in research grants. Eight senators are impeached at the latest Student Senate session as a result of absenteeism. Kline Center to obtain a new fitness facility. Profile on student athlete, Nate Brought. Men's Basketball wins eighth straight game, beating Muhlenberg College.

Russian political figure and head of the Communist Part, Gennady Zyuganov to speak at the Public Affairs Symposium. Dickinson Law merges with Pennsylvania State University. Safety and Security offers a rape defense class. Professor Robert Markley of West Virginia University addresses the global environmental issue during Common Hour. Senior Holly Shaginaw breaks an Indoor Track record. Men's Basketball wins their sixth straight game, beating King's College. Basketball Coach Dave Frohman records his 100th career win.

Geophysicist, Dr. Frank Press will speak at the Priestley Award Ceremony as the Priestley Award recipient. The Peer Review Board offers an alternative to first-time violators of College Policy. Revolutionary War reenactors to visit Dickinson. "Free Tibet" students attend a national conference in Madison, Wisconsin. Alcohol-related deaths spark a crackdown on college campuses nationwide. Student Senate votes not to support the recommended U.S. Diversity distribution requirement at Dickinson. Article about being gay at college in recognition of National Coming Out Week.

College celebrates its 225th year. The Underground and SNAR are renovated. Article on the College radio station, WDCV. Clarke Center adopts "Citizenship" theme for the 1997-98 academic year. Max Kade Center for German Cultural Studies to open this spring.

Adviser to "Dante's Peak" to deliver the 'Science and Hollywood' lecture. Sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta "ride the HUB nuts" to raise money for leukemia patients. College community voices its support for the newly approved Center for Public Speaking. Student Senate impeachment of one of its members sparks controversy. Freshman plays set to open on the weekend. The Dickinsonian celebrates "125 years of excellence". Kwanzaa celebrated early at Dickinson College.

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.

David McCullough to deliver 1998 Commencement address; Alleged hazing incidents spark administrative crackdown; Senate committee aims to reclaim Depot for student use; "Outbreak" scientists discuss experience with ebola virus; President's Task Force calls for new international focus; College alumna Jennifer Ringley has 24-hour webcam in her room; Students for a Free Tibet participate in D.C. rally; DTG to perform with Dance Alloy; New music class offers chance to explore lesser-studied female artists

President Fritschler announces retirement; Crime wave hits campus; College opens new field lab for science students; "Millennium bug" discussed; The Dickinsonian goes online; WDCV gets revamped; Sexual Assault Awareness Week calls students to action;

Author of The Physics of Star Trek delivers 1997 Glover Lecture; Professors battle apathy on campus; Library construction continues; College stiffens van certification test; Women of Umoja profiled; Discussion of best bathrooms on campus; Music professor Jen Blyth profiled.

College looks for ways to solve student parking problem; Alcohol violation numbers increase; College relaxes Dean's List requirements; Kenneth Starr to speak; Brenda Bretz named new registrar; Freshmen live in study lounges due to oversized class;