Dickinson College

Students oppose the proposed April 14 pledging cutoff. Senior Laurie Lucas is crowned Miss Cumberland Valley. Historian Fritz Stern discusses Einstein's Germany in a public lecture. Seniors in the Nisbet Program struggle with their Problem Oriented Experience papers, and faculty members question the program. Faculty approves the computer science major. Plagiarism resurfaces as a recurrent problem. Dr. Joseph R. Washington, Jr. addresses the future of the black church in the first speech of the Black Arts Festival.

Michael Harrington, professor of political science at Queens College, speaks about social and economic issues in the 1980s. Richard A. Pfau, professor of history, gives his Last Lecture. Dr. Warren Farrell, author of "The Liberated Man" will visit campus. Details on Dr. Philip Morrison's Priestley Award lecture. Article discusses issue of depledging. Artist-in-Residence Leonard Pitt conducts a workshop on miming. Men's Basketball Team loses regional playoffs.

Dr. Philip Morrison, distinguished astrophysicist and interpreter of science, receives the Priestley Award. There's a fire in the student union building. Senate gathers to consider a reorganization of the legislative body. Recently retired German ambassador to China and Dickinson alumnus Erwin Wickert returns to campus. College panel discusses Olympic boycott. English Professor Donald Bowie writes a book entitled "Station Identification" on his life of television addiction. Men's Basketball defeats Ursinus. Hockey Team wins against Haverford.

President of the Puerto Rico Statehood Student Association, Kenneth D. McClintock speaks about statehood for Puerto Rico. Following the draft protests, student and faculty have a teach-in. Progression group protests the J.P. Stevens' labor violations and encourages a boycott of their products. Student Senate President Avery Leslie is invited to a student meeting in Washington, DC. The Dave Mason spring concert lacks enthusiasm. Dickinson hosts the Men's Basketball Playoffs, but lose the final. Dickinson's Hockey Team wins against Bucknell.

The College store begins to market tear gas. Charles Coleman Seller, historian and librarian emeritus of the College, passes away. Draft protest raises consciousness. Due to book theft, the library plans to install an alarm system. A centerpiece outlines a Senate election report. Sports profile on student Dave Freysinger. Men's Basketball defeats Albright, Gettysburg, and Franklin and Marshall.

Professor T. Scott Smith gives his "Last Lecture." The new gym is named after the late Josiah and Bessie Kline. Students attend a seminar hosted by Dr. William J. Beeners at Princeton Theological Seminary. Junior Colleen Miller is appointed Night Supervisor of the student union building - the first time a woman has held this position. The Public Affairs Symposium plans to discuss the nuclear power, and Dr. Barry Commoner will be the keynote speaker. The Second City comedy group performs. Women's Basketball wins against Johns Hopkins.

The members of Alpha Delta Epsilon sorority decide to affiliate instead with Gamma Phi Beta. Action is taken after "special effects" powder causes an explosion at the Sigma Chi fraternity house. President Samuel A. Banks announces the formation of the Task Force on Student Life. Professor Neil Weissman discusses overestimating Soviet aggression. Section on the construction of the Kline Center. Professors Osborne, Perinchief, and Spear will sponsor a Dickinson semester program in Britain.

Daughter of late General Joseph Warren Stilwell, Nancy Stilwell Easterbrook speaks about China. Dean Leonard S. Goldberg reacts to multiple student assaults on campus. Coalition of Private University Students (COPUS) strives to improve the student finance gap. Professors Lonna Malmsheimer, Julius and Melissa Kassovic, and Dan Bechtel visit Three Mile Island and analyze the nuclear accident. Professor Richard Pfau gives a lecture on the current Iran Crisis. Fresh ideas and hard work strengthen Dickinson's theater program. Men's Basketball defeats Muhlenberg.

Dickinsonians fast for Oxfam organization. After being closed for years, the Peoples Republic of China reopens its borders to American travelers, allowing Dickinson students to schedule a trip. Professor of History at Stanford, Dr. Barton J. Bernstein gives a talk on the Cuban Missile Crisis. Foreign students speak out about campus life in one article. Professor Ned Rosenbaum recommends a separation between the Sociology/Anthropology Department. The Follies perform "Candide." Details on the College's relatively new Boxing Club.

Students create a paper recycling program. Both the editor-in-chief and associate editor of the Dickinsonian suddenly resign due to a "clash of principle." William S. Masland is appointed president of the Board of Trustees. An explosion and subsequent fire during an organic chemistry class causes the evacuation of Althouse and sends one student to the hospital for minor injuries. The college hosts the Trinidad Folk Festival. A feature on the college's sports teams' propensity for losing appears.