Dickinsonian, April 22, 2010

Fire in Dana Hall. Students studying abroad on the Norwich Science Program along with Professor Marcus Key are stuck in Iceland due to the volcanic ash hovering above northwestern Europe. Mock Trial returns from Nationals, and Reco Sanders '11 receives an All-American Attorney Award and an All-American Witness Award. Women's Tennis defeats Gettysburg. Track Team performs well at the Mason-Dixon Invitational. Men's Lacrosse heads to the Centennial Conferences. Profile on student athlete Tyler Magann.

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Dickinsonian, April 8, 2010

The college updates its hazing policy. One of this year's Metzger-Conway Fellows and world-renowned choreographer, Vince Patterson '72 lectures and provides student choreographers with feedback. Women's Tennis beats Haverford. Baseball Team wins against Gettysburg. Profile on student athlete Sean White.

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Dickinsonian, October 8, 2009

Student Senate has allocated $5,000 for sexual assault awareness. Students test positive for H1N1. Details of upcoming Homecoming Weekend. Women's Tennis wins its two Fall season matches. Men's Soccer is nationally ranked. Women's Volleyball defeats Johns Hopkins. Football team remains undefeated. Field Hockey wins against Muhlenberg. Women's Soccer also defeats Muhlenberg.

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Dickinsonian, April 11, 1996

The College weighs the costs and benefits of using financial aid funds to increase international student body diversity. Dickinson eliminates the Religious Affairs Office. Article on the current Writer-in-Residence, Herta Mueller. Interview with Yelena Van Doren, wife of Professor Frederick L. Van Doren, on homeschooling. Article borrowed from the Washington Post on the debate over the National History Standards. Insert containing the results from the 1996 Student and Faculty Evaluation Surveys. Two-page transcription of the speech delivered to the College by Craig Lucas on 27 March 1996.

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Dickinsonian, April 17, 1980

Omicron Delta Kappa and Blue Hats tap members. Junior Scott Mumma awarded the Presidential Scholarship by President Samuel A. Banks. Junior Bill Hill III receives 1902 Award. Alpha Chi Rho and Sigma Alpha Epsilon organize a 24-hour marathon volleyball game to raise money for UNICEF. Ted Kennedy visits Harrisburg. Professor Neil Weissman speaks of strive for immortality. State police investigate fraternity vandalism. English poet Gavin Ewart reads his poetry in a presentation in Memorial Hall. Golf Team remains undefeated. Bill Koltnow receives national collegiate boxing title.

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Dickinsonian, April 24, 1937

The Guest Day issue of the Dickinsonian. The annual celebration of Founder’s Day turns into a double celebration with the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the local chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Bill Depp wins the Skull and Key Award for Outstanding Activity. Pennsylvanians celebrate the 146th birthday of former US President and Dickinson grad James Buchanan. The Debate Team wins against Ursinus.

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Dickinsonian, June 6, 1959

Frederic W. Ness becomes humanities chair. Gilbert Malcolm elected president of college. Mermaid Players Sue Murray and Doug Wert receive Gould Awards for outstanding dramatic arts. Twelve outstanding seniors selected for Who's Who. Danforth experiment to continue with freshman discussions of values in next school year. George Shuman reveals Development Council's building plan. Microcosm meets approval. Interfraternity Council plans modified rushing program for next school year. Commons Club ceases to exist.

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Dickinsonian, April 8, 2000

Alum snatches college web name. Fake tickets to Wyclef Jean minimal. Student Senate and administration approve new social space with snack bar. Greek life to undergo changes in 2000. Student senate letters of intent for 2000-2001. Earth week events set. Cogan Fellows share experiences. Dean Betsy Emerick to retire in June. Wyclef gets his groove on at ATS. Freshman to invade Depot. DTG preparing for concert.

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Dickinsonian, April 25, 1991

College to focus on issue of diversity in re-accreditation process. Common Hour discusses AIDS and students. SASC (Student Affairs and Services Committee) examines freshmen little sister rush. Former President Howard Rubendall dies. Living Colour plays at Kline. Pres. Fritschler creates Commission on the Environment. Trout Gallery displays studio art students' work. Collegium Musicum performs Renaissance pieces. Kappa Alpha Theta and Theta Chi win Greek Week lip sync contest. Amoroso Strings gives concert. Seniors Heather Stewart, Tod Matha, and Karen Beaver give recitals.

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Dickinsonian, April 11, 1991

Student Senate President Sonya Lin and administration reflect on term. Laura Croghan, Stephen Katz, and Joe Cardinale chosen as new Senate officers. Sen. John Heinz's unexpected death leaves void for Commencement speaker. Groups (Sigma Chi, Phi Kappa Psi, and the Multicultural House) appeal recent Housing Board verdict. Common Hour features panel discussion of post-war repercussions in Gulf. Underclassmen find frustration in new pre-registration system. College outlines 10-year Campus Plan to guide it into next century. Roger Manning and King Missile perform in ATS.

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Dickinsonian, April 4, 1991

New Senate resolution restricts Concert Committee selection process. Rape Awareness Week features various events, including upcoming panel discussion. Class pre-registration method revised. Housing Board decides next school year's SDLC locations. English major redesigned for this year's freshmen. Roberta Hall speaks at Common Hour about gender inequality in classrooms. Former College administrator George Shuman, Jr. passes away.

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Dickinsonian, March 9, 1995

Senate recognizes Dickinson chapter of Students for a Free Tibet. ROTC sponsors blood drive in Social Hall. As part of Alcohol Awareness Month, speakers talk on alcohol issues. Producer David Haugland speaks at Common Hour panel on homosexuality. College to participate in Pew Higher Education Roundtable. Exhibit of Haitian photography and art displayed at Trout Gallery. Film Society merges with Campus Activities Board. In Rubendall Recital Hall, Janice Hamlet stresses role of black feminist thought as part of Women's History Week. Blue Lou Marini to perform in ATS.

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Dickinsonian, May 6, 1993

Four professors earn tenure while several others did not . Seniors get ready to break the rules during senior week. Former Attorney General Edwin Meese details polarization between the executive branch and congress. Dean Carmen Neuberger bids college farewell. United way/College needs assessment of Carlisle, Part 2. UVA bans student-teacher sexual relationships. DTG Spring concert draws E-motion from the critics.

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Dickinsonian, April 22, 1993

Greek Week hopes for happy, happy. Elvis has just left the Concert Committee. Emerick replaces Neuberger as Educational Services Dean. Lessons of Los Angeles; one year later colleges mobilize for activism. Lip-Sync expected to draw its usual crowd during Greek Week. Springfest takes us back to the quad. The silent victims of sexual harassment. Harassment effects Dickinson, too. Weiss Prize winners are a panorama of talent. Miami project benefits from Greek Consortium. Dance Theatre represents "Metamorphosis in Art".

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Dickinsonian, April 14, 1994

Advisor to UN informs campus about Bosnian crisis and possible solutions. Mexica (Aztec) elder to address ancient traditions. 'Nazi Hunter' Beata Klarsfeld addresses a packed Rubendall Recital Hall. Latin American symposium focuses on Mexico in the 1990s. Former Ambassador of Yugoslavia speaks of his experiences. Student reviews the continent of Europe. Student in Wisconsin uses financial aid money to purchase an island. Kurt Cobain commits suicide.

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Dickinsonian, April 7, 1994

Author of Sexual Assaults on Campus, Professor Carol Bohmer, speaks out about sexual assault as a social problem. Dr. James Tanis will give the Baccalaureate address. The Latin American Symposium begins with a keynote speech on "The Uncertainty Principle in Mexican Politics." The importance of SATs may be loosing favor with some colleges and universities. The tennis teams are off to an impressive 4-0 start.

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Dickinsonian, April 17, 1985

College leadership, honorary societies ODK and Wheel and Chain conduct yearly tapping ceremonies. Dispute over Toulouse Program casts shadow over graduation for some seniors. Efforts underway to make course credit exchange between University of Toulouse and Dickinson more fluid. Geology and Psychology departments to be relocated. Warning from Health Services that nearly six hundred students have questionable immunization status. Professors Nancy C. Mellerski and Sylvie G. Davidson receive tenure. Student talent show nights at Union Station prove successful.

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Dickinsonian, April 3, 1985

Student Affairs and Services Committee develops noise policy to be adopted on a trial basis. Director of Admission Larry Mench points to 12% application rate increase among high school students interested in Dickinson. Community service performed by sororities and fraternities highlighted. Priestley Award goes to Harold P. Furth, director of the Plasma Physics Laboratory at Princeton for his work in the physics of nuclear fusion. Isidor Isaac Rabi named commencement speaker.

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Dickinsonian, March 13, 1985

College uses grant from Charles A. Dana Foundation to establish academic employment for students according to their particular interests. Phi Kappa Psi loses social privileges, required to pay $3000 fine in punishment for hazing, among other regulatory violations. College Chaplain Mary Ann Morefield, senior Kathie Hullfish, and Prof. Tommie Sue Montgomery to visit Nicaragua and El Salvador on research mission. Prospect of colonizing a sixth sorority to be reconsidered. New group on campus promotes campus activities alternative to Greek-sponsored events.

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Dickinsonian, April 30, 1987

President-elect Dr. A. Lee Fritschler comments upon various areas of the College that he wants to improve once he becomes president. A memorial stained-glass window was installed in Bosler dedicated to the death of students Christine Major, '86 and John Buonocore, '87, as well as other Dickinsonians, faculty and students, who have passed away. The College acquired a limestone quarry in order to protect the supply and possibly use the stone for more buildings. Women's Tennis completed their season by becoming champions of the Southwest League of the Middle Atlantic Conference.

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Dickinsonian, April 26, 1984

Phi Kappa Sigma will lose the lease for their house for at least the next 2 years. The Mock Presidential Convention nominates Reagan with 58.9% A variety of games, contests, foods, and entertainment will be offered this year at spring fest. Sen. Proxmire gives a fantastic speech as keynote speaker of the Mock Convention. The Arts House production of The Children's Hour receives mediocre reviews. The Outing Club sponsors a skydiving trip. The women's tennis team takes another victory. The varsity Golf team prepares for MAC Championships.

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Dickinsonian, April 17, 1984

ODK and Wheel and Chain tap new members as well as honor seniors. Dickinson College Food Services institutes two new policies (a person must bring his original plate back for seconds and can only receive one entree at a time) in an effort to combat food waste and dish-room overload. Illinois Congressman Paul Simon has been selected to speak at this year's commencement under the theme of International Education. Latin American specialist Chris C.

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Dickinsonian, April 23, 1992

Ad-Hoc committee on social life presents report to senate. Wellness Week common hour focuses on HIV/AIDS, remembers Bud Shaw. Senate passes agreement on groups using College's name. Shootings on South Pitt cause concern for student safety. Holocaust remembrance week to emphasize secular education. Environmental groups call for increased awareness. Political science professor Bruce Andrews prepares to retire after 32 years. Ritual, the origin of art and a question of space. Several underground student publications have emerged.

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Dickinsonian, April 16, 1992

Former Sports Illustrated model Ann Simonton speaks on media exploitation of women, students respond to lecture. Finance Committee budget appears to prevent Greek Week. College calls Blues Traveler concert a success. SAE, APO postpone Friends of Feinberg benefit due to lack of interest. The Dickinsonian celebrates 120th anniversary. Habitat for Humanity volunteers report on spring break trip. Mermaid Players present Orchards, a collection of 6 different Checkov interpretations.

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Dickinsonian, March 5, 1992

Judy Gill chosen as director of the Writing Center. Carlisle Police arrest campus intruder. 1992-93 budget eliminates stipend for freshman seminar instruction. IBM computer owners prepare for Michelangelo computer virus. Number of African-American students on campus declines as diversity is emphasized. Administrators explain and complain about gender barriers and sexism. Students work for cruelty free campus, bookstore, and world. Dickinson and Penn State choirs perform joint concert. Leon Golub receives arts award. Mermaid Player's production of Cloud Nine spurs discussion on sexuality

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