Dickinson College

Leaked proposal to eliminate fraternity housing causes uproar. Dickinsonians Advocating Resourcefulness with our Environment (DARE) plans to use recycling profits for conservation fund. Sophomore Mel Fahnestock is severely injured during rugby game. Ballroom dancing is popular class. Senior Denise Shotwell competes in NCAA Division III Indoor Track Championship.

Faculty will vote on whether to retain Nisbet program. Stomach flu outbreak on campus. Phonathon incentives changed. Ethnic clubs host Multicultural and Black Arts Festival. Byers project renamed "The Lumberyard". Junior Angie Fernandez creates "One-to-One" adopt-a-grandparent program. Sophomore Danielle Lamie named Academic All-American. David Frohman becomes basketball coach.

Dickinsonians for Daycare meets to discuss possible campus daycare. Tuition rises.

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.

Flu epidemic infects over 650 Dickinson students. Senator Joseph Biden speaks on campus. Faculty unanimously accepts Academic Standards Committee's new grading policies. Construction on Byers Project is delayed due to zoning restrictions. Chamber Orchestra plays at International Bicentennial Inaugural Religious Convocation. Louis Cabot receives Benjamin Rush Award. Students curate Picasso exhibit. Darwin Breaux becomes football offensive coordinator.

In Student Senate elections, Laura Spindler was elected as President,  Alex Don Konics was elected as Vice President, and Mike Donnelly was elected as Treasurer.   This election was significant because it was the first time that each Executive Office of the Student Senate was expanded to last for two full school years, so that officers served during their Junior and Senior years. The College purchases land along Ritner Highway. Computer team wins Allegheny Region Programming Contest sponsored by Association for Computing Machinery. Football defeats Fordham; ends season 10-1.

Oxfam America leads day of fasting; Jenny Gayer (College Church deacon) leads at Dickinson. Renovations planned for second floor of Althouse. Visiting professor Xiaoxiong Yi discusses life in China and U.S. Look at basketball coach Gene Evans' career at Dickinson. Previously undefeated football loses to Ursinus. Women's volleyball wins ECAC Championship.

Study finds 78% of students think campus is discouraging of positive male-female relationships. College does not make U.S. News and World Report's top 25 liberal arts colleges. Leo Byron '58 speaks about his tenure as a hostage after a hijacking. Football defeats Gettysburg 21-7.

Dickinson receives federal grant for alcohol and drug education program. Health and Safety Committee enacts new smoking policy. Position of Health Educator created; first to hold is Judy Bennett. Gretchen Ernest creates Habitat for Humanity organization on campus. Men's soccer is chosen to participate in East Coast Athletic Conference tournament.

Select Committee hears testimony on Greek Life. Alumni consider feasibility of a Dickinson Inn. Bicentennial Forum on the presidential campaign discusses negative campaigning. Panhellenic Council provides an independent advisor and a Greek advisor to each rushee. Peace Action Network demonstrates against Dickinson's holdings in South Africa. Lisa Putnam, Nicky Treole and Beth Werner organize Literacy Week. College finalizes study abroad agreement with Mendeleev Institute in Moscow. Mermaid Players perform "Noises Off". BACCHUS promotes Alcohol Awareness Week.