Dickinsonian, April 30, 1948

Kappa Sigma hosts delegates from seven schools for the fraternity's Pennsylvania convention. The Little Theater's production of Macbeth opens to good reviews. The Intercollegiate Conference on Government hosts a mock presidential election. Phi Delta Theta takes fist place in the 175 anniversary float contest. SAE submits a plan to the Student Senate on the seating of Senate members and election of officers. An editorial on the state of freshman rules appears. Basketball player John Hopper receives two offers from professional teams in the Basketball Association of America.

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Dickinsonian, April 10, 1986

Two separate car accidents hospitalize students. Eric Saylor hit a bridge abutment and had to be hospitalized. Chris Napoli, Frank Norris and David Ridgeway were in a two-car accident after going through a blinking red light and getting hit by a pick-up truck. The College has a $20 million campaign goal, set for five years, and according to Robert White of the Communications and Development they have around $10 million and three more years to reach the goal. The Women's Swim team places 14th at the NCAA Division III National Swimming and Diving Championships.

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Dickinsonian, November 3, 1983

The College threatens to not renew the leases of Phi Kappa Sigma and Kappa Sigma fraternities if their conduct does not change. The All-College Student Affairs and Services Committee will begin an extensive examination of the role that alcohol plays on campus over the next few weeks. A biography of William S. Masland, President of the Board of Trustees, is given on his time as a student at the college as well as Board president. The Mermaid Players thrill audiences with their production of Cat.

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Dickinsonian, April 29, 1982

The Mermaid Players are successful in their rendition of 'A Country Scandal.' Kappa Sigma fraternity will now be housed in the Media House instead of the upper quads. Other fraternities that were relocated from the upper quads have been pleased with their displacement. Elaine Livas, a junior at Dickinson, received academic honors for a paper she wrote in the Fall of 1981. An Alumni Contact File was established by the Counseling Center to allow students to connect with alumni to pursue career opportunities.

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Dickinsonian, October 1, 1981

In this edition, four break-ins occurred in campus dorms, three in the Whole Earth House and one at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house. The College enforced its "no pet" policy after finding several students, including a fraternity, housing cats and dogs. Starting this year, the College will make every entering freshman enroll in a freshman seminar program. The Campus Entertainment Board convened for the first time with the purpose of to coordinate and promote extra-curricular events and entertainment.

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Dickinsonian, September 20, 1974

The Institutional Priorities and Resources Committee continues a search for a new College registrar. Poet and author Lucille Clifton will present a poetry reading. Presidential selection, cleanliness and repair of dorms, and reports from each all-College committee highlight the first Student Senate meeting. Intramural football begins.

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Dickinsonian, February 23, 1968

Student Senate elections were held, with Tom Martin elected as president of the Senate. The Mermaid Players are slated to perform Richard Sheridan's "The Rivals" starting February 29 and ending March 2. Bucknell, Franklin and Marshall, Dickinson, Gettysburg, and Wilson are set to hold meetings to decide what to do with a grant from the Danforth Commission. Paul Kaylor announced that the Public Affairs Symposium for 1969 would be more of a symposium than a lecture series. The IFC held a series of lectures on life within a fraternity.

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Dickinsonian, December 8, 1967

A survey of the campus regarding the Vietnam War shows that most students and faculty want some sort of change in Vietnam policy. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band is set to play in the HUB Dining Hall for the Mid-Winter Concert. The Interfraternity Council set up an internal committee to coordinate service projects. Dickinsonian beats WDCV in annual football game. Arthur Hoppe analyzes the Bobby Kennedy campaign. Odetta Gordon is set to perform at the Carlisle Senior High Auditorium. Someone in Yale Library stacks has been biting and kissing unsuspecting women's feet.

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Dickinsonian, October 4, 1967

Three separate incidents involving violence directed against Dickinson students and personnel by local Carlisle youths occurred over the past week, resulting in new security precautions taken by Dickinson campus police, including a second patrolman for the night guard and two way radios for communication with the Carlisle Borough police. The original mermaid from on top of Old West was returned after being taken to New York by a Dickinson dropout.

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Dickinsonian, January 13, 1967

Ben Rascovar assumes editor-in-chief position of Dickinsonian for Fall 1967. Arthur Platt, Executive Assistant to the President, explains both the college finance program and the future increase in tuition. Faculty plans experimental, three-day reading period in May. Vance Packard and Jules Feiffer to lecture in Public Affairs Symposium. Faculty and students view rush proposals while Student Affairs Committee studies rules. Varsity Debate Team wins at East Stroudsburg College Forensic Tournament.

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Dickinsonian, October 28, 1966

Mermaid Players' to perform "Chinese Wall". Student architecture committee reviews Shay Corporation's plan for new dormitories. Upcoming art show in Holland Union Building has social emphasis. Pi Beta Phi to hold sale on handcrafts. Professor Heber Harper returns from sabbatical in Washington, D.C. and Europe. Thievery decreases in library. Food service defends board increase. Pre-Law Society outlines programs for lecture series. Phi Kappa Sigma and Kappa Sigma compete for IF Football title. Varsity football squad defeats Muhlenberg.

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Dickinsonian, March 3, 1961

New United and Action parties present platforms. The Student Rules Evaluation Committee revises rules for off campus parties, and fraternity visiting hours. Horlacher holds first meeting to give details on the Fraternity Quadrangle. Articles on Ray Charles' upcoming concert and Ray Charles himself. The spring issue of The Hornbook to feature radical changes. Fort Lauderdale to hold its first spring jazz festival for the spring break. Mermaid Players to perform Crime and Punishment. Professor Means indicts student for living too softly - mentally, morally, and physically.

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