Former college student Scott W. Sinning, '87, is suing campus administrators, the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, the Borough of Carlisle, Carlisle Chief of Police Frank Giordano, and two Carlisle Police Officers after being shot in the right eye by a...
Students push for an Environmental Science major, but due to curriculum issues, it will not be offered at this time. The FBI have been searching United States libraries for potential Soviet agents. Members of the College community show...
Athletic trainer Julie Ramsey was not rehired by the College, causing quite a stir amongst students, and led to some students passing around a petition in protest. The Dining Services is under new management by Nick Stamos, who is working to...
Dr. Ralph Abernathy, a close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. and a leader in the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott of 1955-56, spoke at the Multicultural Fair and Black Arts Festival. A new cataloging system called, 'AutoCat,' has recently been...
Rumors arise at the College that Greek life is being removed due to other nearby colleges' removal of fraternities and sororities. GLAD (Gays and Lesbians at Dickinson) was recently formed at the College to provide support groups for "gays and...
Controversy surrounds the Finance Committee's budget for the fraternities and sororities for the 1988-89 school year, and several anonymous threatening letters were sent to members of the Finance Committee. Beta Theta Pi reversed their decision...
The "Take Back the Night" protest, sponsored by the Women's Center, attracted 60-70 students in promoting awareness of rape and violence against women both on campus and throughout the world. Several faculty members have decided to propose a...
Dr. Michael Britton, treasurer of the College ordered that all tobacco products be removed from campus stores in order to make the campus as "smoke-free" as possible. The legality of the Faculty Club in reference to alcohol consumption has been...
Anonymous editors of the "Sheer Height Report," which is a play off of a real report called "Shere Hite," give an inaccurate study of Dickinson, poking fun at various topics such as senate budget, GLAD, the Greek system and housing. George Carlin...
The State of Pennsylvania and Dickinson college enact new alcohol policies. Summer renovations of Holland-Union Building. Leslie Poolman, Janet Cox, and Judy Bennett join faculty. Neil Weissman becomes dean. Select Committee formed to examine...
Football defeats Muhlenberg. Changes to judicial system considered. Panhellenic Council holds Midnight Madness party for college and community.
James Mapes, hypnotist, performs. Alumni speak in Metzger-Conway Series. Public Affairs Symposium focuses on family. Ron Duska is Dickinsonian's cartoonist. Football reaches 8th game in winning streak, meeting 90-year-old record.
College renovates Byers Lumber Company building into social spot. Jeremy Jernegan teaches sculpture. Football makes 9th consecutive win, breaking record.
Select Committee hears testimony on Greek Life. Alumni consider feasibility of a Dickinson Inn. Bicentennial Forum on the presidential campaign discusses negative campaigning. Panhellenic Council provides an independent advisor and a Greek...
Dickinson receives federal grant for alcohol and drug education program. Health and Safety Committee enacts new smoking policy. Position of Health Educator created; first to hold is Judy Bennett. Gretchen Ernest creates Habitat for Humanity...
Study finds 78% of students think campus is discouraging of positive male-female relationships. College does not make U.S. News and World Report's top 25 liberal arts colleges. Leo Byron '58 speaks about his tenure as a hostage after a hijacking...
Oxfam America leads day of fasting; Jenny Gayer (College Church deacon) leads at Dickinson. Renovations planned for second floor of Althouse. Visiting professor Xiaoxiong Yi discusses life in China and U.S. Look at basketball coach Gene Evans'...
In Student Senate elections, Laura Spindler was elected as President, Alex Don Konics was elected as Vice President, and Mike Donnelly was elected as Treasurer. This election was significant because it was the first time that each Executive...
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...
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...
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 "...
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...
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...
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...