The Quarry increases their prices. The College is in the midst of reviewing its sexual assault policies. "Killer Coke" leader, Ray Rogers speaks at a campus rally. Women's Soccer advances to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Cross Country heads to National Championships next weekend.
The college receives a grant to expand their rape prevention and sexual assault awareness program. WDCV radio hosts a music concert with Isis and Ton-Taun. MOB plans a hip-hop concert including Chris Webby and Mac Miller. Club Hockey wins against Mount St. Mary's. Women's Soccer records their 13th shutout game. Volleyball beats Washington College. Cross Country finishes second at the Centennial Conference Championships.
Global Education is developing new summer abroad programs. Vargas Llosa, a past Stellfox winner, receives the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature. Club Ice Hockey claims their first victory of the season with a win against the University of Maryland. Women's Soccer continues success and breaks records. Cross Country performs well at Gettysburg and Penn State and prepares for the upcoming Centennial Conference.
Kid Cudi to perform in October. Construction on the Quarry and Althouse Hall still underway. Cafeteria changes spark mixed reactions. Cross Country dominates the Little Three Cross Country Championship.
The College campus reacts to Political Science Professor John Ransom's charges of possession of child pornography. Study Abroad options increase. Students travel to Denmark for the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15). R. Russell "Rusty" Shunk to retire from his position as Vice President of College and Community Services. Latin America, Latino and Caribbean Studies major created and Security Studies Certificate added. Profile on student athlete Brooke Muller. Men place second in Winter Track opener. Women's Swimming wins against Bryn Mawr.
Dickinson is the nation's first liberal arts college to be selected for a NASA climate change grant. Italian film director Marco Tullio Giordana visits Dickinson. President Durden speaks at the Mediterranean Association for International Schools (MAIS) Conference in Italy. Women's Swimming wins against Susquehanna. Alan Seretti is the new Men's Basketball coach. After performing well at Regionals, Cross Country eyes the National Championships.
The H1N1 vaccine arrives to the Dickinson Health Center. Two students, Jillian Laux and Erica Hartz, present their research work in Harrisburg. The future of Phi Psi is uncertain. Women's Lacrosse team adopts a stray puppy. Men's Soccer wins against McDaniel College and ties with Franklin and Marshall in order to head to the Postseason. Women's Soccer defeats Washington College. Cross Country performs well in the Centennial Conference Championships, allowing them to compete at the NCAA Mideast Regionals. Football defeats Muhlenberg.
Author and political activist, Jonathan Kozol speaks in ATS. Dickinson develops graduate partnerships. The Trout Gallery unveils a famous Benjamin Rush portrait. Dickinson hosts large discussion on coverage of legal courts. Jive Turkeys win the Tenth Annual JiveFest. Students march for Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender rights. Women's Soccer defeats Juniata. Cross Country performs well at DeSales Invitational.
Poet Maxine Kumin receives Stellfox Award. Sexual assault reports prompt an administrative meeting. Global Education offers a new semester option in Bologna, Italy. Library Information Services begins switch from Blackboard to Moodle education system. The Weekend Initiatives Group joins Multi-Organizational Board. Football remains undefeated. Men's Soccer defeats Wilkes University. Cross Country dominants the Long/Short Invitational.
The Writing Program and First-Year Seminar Program team up to offer First Years a $100 essay prize. DPS Student Advisory Board set to launch. The Cafeteria adds a kosher option. Admissions Office changes campus tour route. Dickinson's Alpha Lambda Delta chapter receives the 2009 Alpha Bronze Award. Gregory Leak is named Centennial Conference Player of the Week. Men's and Women's Cross Country wins Little Three title. Football team defeats highly-ranked Hobart College opponents. Men's Soccer is ranked #18 in the country; Women's Soccer is #25.
Omicron Delta Kappa to tap new members to the national leadership honor society. Buddhist monk Dr. Lozang Jamspal to deliver the final lecture of his week-long series on Tibetan Buddhism. Article spreading awareness of the increased use of date rape drugs on college campuses. Profile on former college president, Dr. William Wilcox Edel, who recently passed away. FDA approves the "abortion pill" or morning after emergency contraceptive, and the Health Center agrees to carry it. Students attend the Republican Presidential Debate. Men's Soccer defeats Swarthmore.
Antonio Banderas to visit the college. Distant connection found between Justice Gabriel Duvall, who funded the construction of Old West, and President Barack Obama. Petition for sexual orientation to be added to Dickinson's non-discrimination policy. Delta Sigma Phi and Delta Sigma Theta hold a fundraiser in Old West. Third Degree Steppers win at Apollo Night. Susannah Barlow becomes the Women's Center director. The Department of Theatre and Dance will present the Freshmen Plays. Men and Women's cross country teams secure places in the NCAA Divisions III championships.
Relay for Life to be held. Comments about the increase in internet speed. Article on Barack Obama's presidential victory. Changes to the orientation committee. Nichole Fernandez is named the Reserve World Champion at the International Friesian Showhorse Association's Grand Nation and Worlds Competition. The African American Society, Kappa Alpha Theta, Sigma Lambda Beta and Kappa Alpha Psi host a Masquerade Ball. Article on holograms. Walkin' Jim Stoltz will perform at the Carlisle Theater. Men's cross country takes first place in the Centennial Conference.
Football team wins against F and M, to play Lehigh soon. Cross Country team opens season against Lehigh. Prof. Leon C. Prince in the running for Congressional seat. Plans for Dramatic Club announced.
A poll on the World Court is taken by the YMCA and YWCA, while Prof. Leon Prince spoke against US involvement in the World Court in chapel. The Inter-Fraternity Council adopts new by-laws; new laws on rushing, bidding, and preferential bidding for pledges; new policies for violations and penalties; and a required grade average to pledge. Photography begins for the 1927 Microcosm. The football team takes a 34 to 0 victory over the Pennsylvania Military College.
The second annual Parents and Alumni Day is a great success. The Theta Chi fraternity has purchased 270 West High Street to be used as a fraternity home. The French Club plans to preform Moliere's "La Grammaire." Dr. Richard Burton delivered a lecture in chapel on the subject of "Modern Tendency in Drama." The football team takes Albright College in a 13 to 6 victory and prepares to meet their arch-rivals Gettysburg. Dickinsonians attend an east central Pennsylvania conference on the World Court. The College celebrates Halloween with a Dance.
Dickinson ties Muhlenberg College 0-0 in a rainy football match. Marthues Dougherty wins the award for best cheer handed into the cheer contest committee. Professor Richard Burton will deliver a lecture as part of a series of Chapel entertainments. The college prepares to celebrate Parents' and Alumni Day. The Interfraternity Council plans to revise rushing rules. Women's Basketball practice will begin. Pledge day for women's fraternities will be held in the coming week.
It is announced that five students, to be elected by December 1, will represent Dickinson at the Convention of Student Volunteers in Indianapolis. The Student Senate President announces that he does not accept the resignation of the other senators and the body sketches an informal plan for reform, including the merging of the men's and women's senates into one comprehensive body. The Interfraternity Council plans an open house dance. The Dickinson Press Club receives the recognition of both smaller local papers and some larger dailies.
Men's fraternities receive their pledges. Eighty men are pledging the eight fraternities. The Athletic Council draws up new requirements for achieving a letter in cross country which mainly require the runner to place first, second or third in some kind of race or meet. The freshmen class gets stopped by the fire department for having a bonfire outside Conway Hall. A group of Dickinson alumni meet in Philadelphia weekly to discuss problems with the world and Dickinson in general.
New intramural sports are introduced including wrestling, boxing and soccer to join intramural basketball, track, swimming and baseball. Twenty-seven of the thirty-six new freshmen women pledge fraternities. The cross country season is postponed until November to prevent athletes from injury. Eighty-nine new books are added to the college's library.
In the last football game of the season, Dickinson defeats Muhlenberg. The all-College Social committee begins to discuss plans for the annual Doll Show and the Thanksgiving dance. The Tribunal gives the freshman an exam to test their knowledge on the subjects of the College and Carlisle. The Dickinson College Players will perform “Death Takes a Holiday.” A hymnal in which past and present students have been recording comments on the chapel speakers is found.
Professor Leon C. Prince gives a talk on the Golden Rule as aid for an economy recovery for the country. The soccer team loses to Delaware. The Debate Squad elects new officers. The Deputation Committee meets and plans out their work for the year. More freshmen are penalized by the Men's Tribunal for failing to memorize college songs and cheers. The faculty decides to shorten classes on Saturday so that everyone will be able to attend the football game against Gettysburg.
Six freshmen are punished for violating the Freshman Rules and neglecting other duties. A sophomore studies a local cave and disproves several local myths. The college begins to offer courses aimed at educating Sunday School teachers. An article talks about how much money the Senate spent on small trinkets and rewards for students. The football team ties with Ursinus. The Women’s Senate calls for an all-College Senate to solve the issue of the Men’s Senate making decisions for everyone on campus.
Raymond R. Brewer, Dickinson's representative at West China's Union University, will revisit the College. Fourteen graduates of the College were in China amidst civil unrest, but were able to leave without danger. Taylor and P.E. Smith earned first place medals in the two cross country races held for the T. Marshall West Awards. Women's Glee Club holds a rally in the Metzger Hall gymnasium. Details regarding the Senior Class Ball to be held on May 14. Ten Freshmen were punished by the Student Tribunal.
Impersonator William Sterling Battis will entertain the student body at chapel with impersonations of famous literary characters. Seniors Victor Baiz and Christopher Crook are named to the All-State Eleven picked by Stoney McLinn, Philadelphia Public Ledger sports writer. The football team loses their final game. A report lists the most common occupations of the parents of Dickinsonians. The first annual Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. Conference of Eastern Pennsylvania will convene at Dickinson this week.