Dickinsonian, November 8, 1979

Students create a paper recycling program. Both the editor-in-chief and associate editor of the Dickinsonian suddenly resign due to a "clash of principle." William S. Masland is appointed president of the Board of Trustees. An explosion and subsequent fire during an organic chemistry class causes the evacuation of Althouse and sends one student to the hospital for minor injuries. The college hosts the Trinidad Folk Festival. A feature on the college's sports teams' propensity for losing appears.