Special Graduation Issue. The Dickinson Lion is featured in a new commencement ceremony. Dickinson Mermaid placed back on top of Old West. Honorary degrees given to five recipients. Special celebration held to honor members of Writing Science News course. Top news stories of the past year reviewed.
229th Commencement Ceremony to be held May 19th. Adirondack chairs added to campus. Europe's new form of currency, the euro, is the topic of a video conference between Dickinson faculty and students. Dickinson's movie-making club, The Flickheads, are active again on campus. IFC Greek Week held on campus
The annual spoof issue, The Drinkinsonian, is full of satire and parody.
Mermaid reinstalled on top of the Old West cupola. Global Education tuition hike is dispelled as a rumor. National Volunteer Week will be celebrated on campus with many events planned. Dickinson Symphonic Band's spring concert held in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. Cogan Alumni Fellowships held for the benefit of English Majors. The Mermaid Players put on their production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Professor Marco Biagi is shot and killed in Bologna, Italy in an attack attributed to the Red Brigade. Christian Muniz '98 announces his candidacy for the 199th State Legislative District. Foreign films to be shown in the Quarry. First annual Dickinson PossePlus retreat to Mount Aetna held.
Body Appreciation Week celebrated on campus. Dickinson Model U.N prepares to go to national conference. Dickinson Christian Fellowship hosted its annual Skeptic's Night. Sergeant First Class Matt Eversmann visits and speaks to Dickinson ROTC cadets. United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette gives a lecture on the aftermath of the September 11th attacks. Eating disorders are a larger problem on campus than previously thought. Recent poll shows that many Dickinson students fall asleep in class. Results of student research projects are published.
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.
New Global Education Program set up in Galapagos Islands. Andrew Theodorakis, the student responsible for the anthrax scare on campus, faces federal charges and life in prison. Postings on DailyJolt website regarding the unrest between Israel and Palestine cause controversy on campus. Zatae Longsdorff Center for Women expands its role on campus. V-Day, based on the Vagina Monologues, becomes new event recognized by Dickinson. Love life at Dickinson is reviewed.
New student-run website, DailyJolt.com, begins on campus. Speak of the Devil, an anonymous underground newspaper is distributed on campus, causing controversy. Dickinson Television, DC-TV, begins process of organizing itself. Housing is still a problem on campus. Appropriateness of Christmas Decorations on campus questioned. One act plays performed. Rose Marie Guiraud brings African dance to Carlisle and Dickinson. Dickinson College Public Safety strengthens working relationship with Carlisle Police Department. The Carlisle Diner opens in Carlisle on November 6th.
Shop lifting problem on campus reviewed. New student organization, Queer Theory, begins on campus. Posse Scholarship gains international recognition. Poetry slam held for the first time on campus. Campus relation and college-wide communication on agenda of Student Senate. Discussion of need for pictures in the lobby of Bosler to be replaced and updated. Crossing Borders program hailed by college as "a new kind of global education." Improvalooza comedy festival held on campus. Women's Cross Country places 23rd in NCAA Championships.