Students protest alcohol policy

The students of Dickinson College organized a "sit-in" on campus for September 20th, 1989. The sit-in was covered in a special edition of the Dickinsonian and was conducted in response to the College's committee (the Senior Management Group) decision to limit kegerator use on the weekends.  The sit-in took place on Weiss Lawn and a whole array of students attended. Although the committee's decision tended to limit the freedoms of Greek life on the weekends, many students stated that the issue was more than a Greek one; it was one that addressed the entire campus.  Many students, and even faculty members, made speeches or answered questions posed about the issue. Besides the problem of the limits on parties, other issues were also addressed, such as the College's AIDS policy and the lack of minorities in the college community. The sit-in ended around 4:00 pm that day with calls for future movements to have the student's voice heard on campus.