Women's Swimming

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 Editorial board of the Dickinsonian newspaper will not work on future issues until student wages are restored. Senior Jennifer Becker earns a grant to teach in France. Students question Flexboard Meal Plan. An article discusses the College policy warning against sexual relations between students and faculty. A number of articles illustrate dissimilar opinions of Student Senate. Men's Basketball defeats Gettysburg. Women's Swimming wins against Bryn Mawr and prepare for championships.

The College expects construction of the new Boyd Lee Spahr Library to begin in 1996. Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, chosen as the Commencement speaker for the Class of 1996 graduation. The initiator of the Clarke Center, Henry Clark, Jr. speaks about his role and future of the Center. Dickinson alum Judge William Howard addresses the role of the media in the justice system. Women's Swimming is undefeated for the first time in ten years.

Homecoming Weekend. Freshmen before Tribunal to be punished. Dramatic Club begins working on mystery play to be performed in December. Professor Prince wins seat in State Senate once again. Janitor of Dickinson Law, William Davidson,dies.

The Debate Team will end the season with a debate later in the week. The golf team loses to Johns Hopkins. The Dramatic Club begins try-outs for the play “Lady Windermere’s Fan.” The tennis team loses to Bucknell. Forty new books are added to the library. Wheel and Chain taps nine new members. The Men’s Glee Club gives a concert. The Women’s Athletic Association elects new officers. Sororities hold their spring elections. The Greek Club spoke about Greece and the Christian Church. The Junior swimmers on the Women’s swim team placed first in a meet.

President Morgan speaks out on rushing as fraternities plan to pledge new members this week. Professor Quimbly defends America's youth for not being as devilish and frank as many make them out to be and also speaks out about evolution. The All College Social Committee begins to plan the College Picnic. The first Women's swimming meet is held.

The Health Center offers birth control options. The Public Affairs Symposium will focus on natural disasters. Wireless internet is now available in the HUB. The disciplinary system at Dickinson is explained. The Banner Self-Service System replaces the old Dickinson Online Confidant (DOC) for course registration. MOB hosts Valentine's Day Social. Swim teams prepare for the Centennial Conference Championships.

Ben Folds musical concert rescheduled for Spring term. Description of the Dickinson Cheerleaders. Advice on managing exam stress. Alumnus profile on Allen Bell, Class of 1968. Biographical piece on College photographer, A. Pierce Bounds. Outline on the Music and Arts Expo put on by the Arts Haus, Treehouse, and Student Music Society. Professor profile on Steven Lichtman, assistant professor of political science. Spotlight on the Ski Club. Letters to the Editor respond to oppose previous Dickinsonian articles on U.S. History course offerings and the limitations of the Study Abroad Program.

The Clarke Center presents a discussion on the viewpoints concerning capital punishment. Dr. Paul Rozin gives a lecture on the "Fear of Food in America." Campus wide poll reveals that "hook-ups" are more popular than relationships. 42% of Dickinson students found to use tobacco products in recent poll. Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Windsor A. Morgan in tenured. Dickinson's 2nd Annual Student Research Symposium is held to be a success. Public Affairs Symposium is held over a three-day period bringing many guests to campus to discuss Sex and Social Issues.

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 Bryla, and Linda Medlin compete in NCAA Division III National Swimming Championships; Densie Shotwell competes in Indoor Track Championships.

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 College radio airs in stereo. George Obermeier becomes drug education coordinator. Men's and Women's swimming compete in MACs.

Snowstorm cancels classes for first time since 1983. Dickinson introduces outdoor recycling receptacles. Albert Bartlett gives Glover Memorial Lecture on population growth and energy supply. Department of Theater and Dance presents "Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet" with Mermaid Players. Profile of Etsuko Inoguchi. Comedian Lewis Black performs in ATS. Senior Elizabeth Richards studies threatened goldenrod population. Swimming breaks seven school records at Centennial Conference Championships.

Adviser to "Dante's Peak" to deliver the 'Science and Hollywood' lecture. Sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta "ride the HUB nuts" to raise money for leukemia patients. College community voices its support for the newly approved Center for Public Speaking. Student Senate impeachment of one of its members sparks controversy. Freshman plays set to open on the weekend. The Dickinsonian celebrates "125 years of excellence". Kwanzaa celebrated early at Dickinson College.

Faculty members voted to make the SATs an optional part of the admissions process. One of the Rape Awareness Week programs feature an informative discussion about, "Does No Mean No in Pennsylvania?" Student Senate sponsored a new Student Activities Phone Line, which allows student to call in and hear about events happening every weekend. The Dickinson Board of Trustees voted to give health benefits for same-sex partners of College employees. The swim team has employed a new coach, Paul Richards.

President Sam Banks proposes 'repositioning' and increasing tuition at "State of the College" address. Ben Bova to speak at PAS. Education included in Reagan's State of Union Address, Fire at Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity House, Exhibit of Ms. Toshiko Takaezu opens in new Trout Gallery in the Emil. R.

The Carlisle area faced a 5.6% unemployment rate for the holiday season. A student group helped to set up decorations around town and have received much praise from the community. Mary Powell, new director of the Health Center, has already made huge changes to the center, including a small laboratory and gynecological services. The Dance Theatre Group's most recent performance, "Rough Cut" shows a new style of dancing. New records were set by the men and women's swim team by Lawrence Ellis, Kathy Kramaric, Barbara Wood, Jill Bissel, and Linda Clark.

Phi Kappa Psi fraternity charged with harassment and failure to comply with College regulations after an alleged paddling incident. Dickinson College, President Samuel A. Banks, and Alpha Chi Rho fraternity named, with seven others, as defendants in a lawsuit filed by Dickinson Sophomore Scott W. Sinning. No comment from either of the defendants, no comment from plaintiff. Student Food Service workers gain pay increase. College vandalism up, 400-1000 more incidents in 1985 than previous year. Initiation of the London program for the study of the humanities delayed for one year.

Greek life gains greater popularity on campus, prompts the possibility of new sorority colonization. Central Pennsylvania Consortium moves to more effectively celebrate Black History Month with educational opportunities for residents of the Harrisburg area. English department faces personnel shake-ups: Prof. Ellen B. Rosenman to depart; Prof. Donald V. Bowie resigns. College gears up for Public Affairs Symposium on the role of media in society and on campus. Albert Thompson, College employee of 30 years, interviewed.

Dickinson announces a 9.9% tuition increase to meet rising costs of institutional improvements. Students studying off campus run into a number of problems on return, chiefest among them the disorganization of course registration. College receives $1 million grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. $200,000 received from the Charles A. Dana Foundation for providing jobs to students in the areas of their academic interest. Parking lot formerly reserved for students re-designated as faculty and staff parking, much to students' frustration.

The Faculty Committee on Personnel redesigns student course evaluations, focusing on gaining both quantitative and qualitative information from students. Library criticized as missing the mark on collection breadth and availability, facility design. Union Station to feature pizza-making option; Food Service hopes to compete with local pizzerias. Dangers of stress profiled, along with de-stressing tips. East Asian Studies Major established, Neil B. Weissman and Harry D. Krebs interviewed. Summer courses offered in England, focus is on History of England and English theater.

Dickinson makes one million dollar commitment to improving college scientific equipment. Grants allow college to purchase microscopes among other equipment, scanning electron microscope donated by Dupont Inc. Possibility of a national drinking age by 1986 debated. Students support Oxfam with fast sponsored by the Chaplain's Office. Beta Theta Pi sponsors 'pole-sitting' marathon for Carlisle charity. Calvin Hill, former NFL player, speaks on the dangers of alcohol abuse and recreational drug use in the League and in society at-large.

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 disapproval over the sorority rush process, which some feel is too short and do not like how it is conducted. Stephanie D'Alessandro has created an entire exhibit in the Trout Gallery called, "An American View: From the Country to the City" about her experience of a semester in Bologna.

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 pellet gun. Students that took part in the Malaga, Spain program have brought forth complaints about the program. Men and Women's Swim Team continues to set records during the season.

Former U.S. Commerce Secretary John T. Connor received the Benjamin Rush Award. Campus Activities Board (CAB) will have spent all their funds two months before spring break, but will still continue to host activities and events. The campus' Divestment Day will feature an address by Steven D. Lydenberg on the subject of investments. BACCHUS will be hosting a Northeast Regional Convention at the College. The Women's Swim Team placed second at the Middle Atlantic Conference and four female swimmers, Jamie McNeil, Liz Fitzgerald, Molly Dean, and Kiki Jacobs all qualified for Nationals.