Drayer and Morgan Hall fire alarm systems are to be replaced. Delta Nu to change residence. Dr. Benjamin Spock and Ted Koppel kick off Public Affairs Symposium. Lack of diversity on campus cited as problem by Task Force report. Upperclassmen RA...
Public Affairs Symposium events draws huge crowds. Student Senate elections are noteworthy for the all-female winners, as well as high turnout. Sigma Chi penalized for pledging incident. Psychology Department is faced with large number of...
The Joan Kerr Dance Company presents a ballet commemorating the Holocaust. Database of alumni compiled to help students seeking information on careers. Newly elected Senate President Marilyn Emerson is sworn in. Whole Earth House is proposed....
The Dickinsonian is awarded All-American status by the National Scholastic Press Association for the third semester in a row. Dr. Donald Knuth wins Priestley Award. Issue of special interest housing is discussed at Student Affairs committee...
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,...
Fran Donelan speaks to students about the registration and the draft. Admissions reports a new record in applications. New policy prohibits Dickinson students from studying at Dickinson School of Law's Library. Money held in the College's...
New faculty-student dining program created. Physical Education course structure changed. Local residents share their thoughts on living in proximity to college students. College employees express dissatisfaction with College policies. Phi Kappa...
Igor Birgman talks about the economic state of the U.S.S.R at a talk at the War College. Amnesty International chapter re-established on campus. Frats move into Biddle, Todd, and Sellers houses. Windows of four frats were smashed at the end of...
Professors hold discussion concerning "Reaganomics." Photos are taken for new student-ID system to be implemented the following fall. Spring Fest is a huge success. Freshmen Seminar Program to be implemented. Faculty approves number of...
In this edition, overenrollment plagues the College again, spurring many new renovations and additions to buildings on campus. The freshman enrollment this year has set the record. The tradition of stealing the mermaid atop of the cupola has been...
In this edition, at least sixteen faculty members expressed with a petition a wish to end the pass/fail option. Professors Alan Kranz and Ann Mathews will be living on campus in student dorms due to the overcrowding on campus. A misprint in the...
In this edition, fifteen students and four professors from the College joined a quarter of a million protesters to voice their criticisms of President Ronald Reagan's policies. BACCHUS, a nationally sponsored group, has set roots at Dickinson to...
In this edition, four break-ins occurred in campus dorms, three in the Whole Earth House and one at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house. The College enforced its "no pet" policy after finding several students, including a fraternity, housing cats...
In this issue, "grade inflation" is the topic of conversation in academia due to the 1960s and 1970s having a higher percentage of A's. Equality for Females: Our Rights Today or EFFORT promoted lecture on reproductive rights in lieu of anti-...
Three fraternities, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Epsilon Pi volunteered to be relocated due to overenrollment at the College and state that it has not had a negative effect on fraternity life. The Student Senate Priorities Committee...
The Ruckus committee displayed a giant bra between the library and Montgomery House to raise awareness of student artwork. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity received the President's Cup for outstanding contributions to campus life. Women's Field...
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...
In this edition, Professor Jeffrey Poelvoorde wrote a lecture called, "Feminism as the Death of Culture," which caused quite a stir on campus between groups who agreed and disagreed. The Study Group on the Academic Program, which was commissioned...
U.S. Congressman Bill Goodling speaks at the Whole Earth House about world hunger and its politics. Undergraduate degrees have been shifting from law and medicine to business degrees due to large incomes and prestige that comes with it....
In this edition, depression is addressed on campus stating that it affections a majority of campus and those who feel depressed should try and see a counselor. The issue of abortion divides the Student Senate as they have to make a decision on...
In this edition, the College's tuition has been raised by $1,005, which makes the total cost almost $9,000. Another housing shortage occurs at Dickinson, and many students look towards off-campus housing. The Russian Club has sponsored Russian...
The Kline Center, which has been open for four semesters, is undergoing maintenance for various areas that are damaged due to design problems. The Metzger Series, aimed at introducing Dickinson women to successful female alumnae, since it is...
the Public Affairs Symposium's topic this year was "Human Rights" and the keynote speaker this year was Hodding Carter III, former Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. Candidates for Student Senate are featured in an article. Dave...
Student senate officers have been elected, and by a large margin. The Central Pennsylvania Consortium and the Dickinson's Commission on the Status of Women held a conference on "Women's Point of View." An article discusses why Americans are "...
The Pew Memorial Trust is source of a recent grant that the College secured to help expand the College's computer system. The Panhellenic Council met last week to approve the formation of a fifth sorority. Boxers Ron Sing and Larry Russo will...