New computer and writing centers in the HUB basement have been built to provide additional places for students to work. The PEER (Program for Enrichment, Education and Recreation) Program has been going strong in the Carlisle area since 1968 and provides employment opportunities for students. The theater and dance department hosts ballroom dancing courses. Dickinson's Intramural Basketball has 13 teams, the largest ever, and should provide for a competitive season.

30 students were cut out of a required policy and management class for the major due to a need for a smaller class size. The College's ROTC cadets placed sixth out of fifteen at a Ranger Challenge conference in New Jersey. New administrators have been appointed at the college, Richard Heckman as Financial Aid Counselor, Michael Wolter as coordinator of Administrative Computing, and Kimberlee Renfrew as assistant director of Admissions. The English Department hosted celebrated author, Ernest Herbert. Men and women's swimming has continued success.

The Board of Trustees appointed Dean George Allan to act as President of the College until a candidate is decided upon. The Nisbet Scholars program is once again unavailable, even after a three-year hiatus, due to lack of faculty participation. The Science Fiction-Fantasy Club is in its second year on campus and has been expanding. The start of the men and women's swimming team has optimistic outlooks.

Dean of Educational Services, Leonard Goldberg, has announced his move to the University of Richmond. A rumor is cleared up that Phi Delta Theta's house will not be moved to Stuart Hall. Two faculty members boycotted a meeting to discuss divestment, Professors Nancy Mellerski and Thomas Zoumaras. The Volleyball team earned its first ever Mid Atlantic Conference bid.

The President Search Committee continues to look for a new college president to replace current president Samuel A. Banks. The card catalog at the library has now been computerized and expected to go on line in a few months. David Strine, a student at the college, went on a semester-long voyage at sea through a program called Semester at Sea or SAS. The football team faces a shocking loss to Johns Hopkins University.

Dickinson alumnus J. Bruce McKinney is the College's first Executive-in-Residence, which is part of a two-pronged program established by Wilbur Rabinowitz '40 "to promote mutual understanding between the academic world and the business community." Former professor and chairman of the political science department, Donald W. Flaherty, passed away from a heart attack. Sigma Alpha Epsilon participates in a "dry rush" on campus, which was promoted nationally by Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

The three-year suspension on Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity has just been lifted this academic year. Stuart Merl, a Carlisle Hospital physician, speaks out about AIDS and denies that AIDS is "a homosexual disease." Professors David Strand and Karyn Hollis are part of the Coalition Against Apartheid, that holds weekly meetings. BACCHUS, an organization on campus that speaks about alcohol on campus, has been trying to take measures to prevent underage drinking.

Students discuss a Congressional debate on whether or not to make rural interstate speed limits from 55 mph to 65 mph. Stuart A. Merl, an oncologist at Carlisle Hospital, speaks about "The Ethical Implications of AIDS" on campus. Professor Robert Olmstead has made positive changes to "The Dickinson Review," the literary magazine on campus. Mary Koss, the keynote speaker for Sexuality Education Week, spoke out about rape, "every day seduction" and double-standards in society, which caused quite a stir on campus.

John Hershey has resigned as director of resident to take another job at Macalester College. Sexuality Education Week will feature Mary Koss, who travels throughout the country conducting workshops about campus violence. An open forum, sponsored by the College Republicans, discusses the alcohol situation on campus with the students body. Hypnotist James Mapes has once again come to Dickinson to perform his skills on the students.

President Sam Banks has decided to take another position at the University of Richmond as their College President. The Alpha Chi Rho fraternity has been renovating their social room's floor. The Campus Activity Board promises more events for the year, more than just the coffeehouse. Dickinson plays host to two exchange students from Bremen, Olaf Andersen and Gerald Sidek.