http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/ The Dickinson College Student Newspaper Thu, 15 May 2008 16:26:12 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/graphics/dickinsoniandrss.gif http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/ 150 45 150 45 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3384 Fifty-four of the 71 Malcolm Hall residents that were displaced from their rooms by an early morning fire on Friday, April 25 are sleeping in their own beds again. According to Associate Dean of Students Tim Poirier, 34 first and second-floo Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3384 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3385 Dickinson’s Orientation program will undergo significant changes for the next school year beginning in Aug. 2008. Like any program, it was essential for the administration to evaluate whether orientation continued to achieve meaningful goals Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3385 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3387 In an event that President William G. Durden ’71 described as “unbelievable,” Dickinson College will be accepting only five or six students off of the waitlist before May 1 for the class of 2012. Dr. Robert Massa, Vice President of Enrollmen Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3387 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3388 The First Annual LeTort Festival launches Saturday, May 3 at LeTort Park in Carlisle. The project is a collaboration between Dickinson’s Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM) and the Carlisle Borough, LeTort Regional Authority (L Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3388 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3389 Wheel and Chain and Scroll and Key conducted new member tapping ceremonies over the weekend. Wheel and Chain, a senior women’s honorary society founded at Dickinson in 1924, is commonly referred to as the “Blue Hats” because of the light blu Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3389 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3390 Since Jason Feiner was Corresponding Secretary, Alumni Relations Chair and Pledge Educator for his fraternity, Delta Tau Delta, at Bradley University in Ohio, it is no surprise that he is the Associate Director of Student Activities for Greek Life Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3390 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3386 <br><br>Students and Carlilse residents filled Morgan Field Saturday, April 26 for the Amani Spring Fest & Children’s Miracle Network Carnival. The event featured multiple music venues, food, craft vendors and games. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3386 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3392 Firstly, I can’t believe this is already the last week of classes at Dickinson. Here in Beijing, after a short break next week, we have five weeks of classes and one of finals to go! However, I can’t say I’m quite ready to head back to the stat Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3392 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3391 There are a lot of things which I find hard to believe these days. I find it hard to believe that it is almost May and that my junior year of college is coming to an end. I find it hard to believe that my remaining time in Europe is starting to Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3391 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3393 So you’re cramming for that final looming over your head when suddenly you realize that your stomach is threatening to eat itself. The Caf and Underground are closed and the Quarry is too expensive to justify the walk. What to do? Naturally, Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3393 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3405 <br><br><b>Past: Anya Malkov ’08 Outgoing Student Senate President</b> Believing that every year is unique in the challenges it presents to our college, I started my term as Student Senate President with three guiding principles – attention, a Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3405 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3404 The April 29, Student Senate meeting began with a debate over parts of a resolution that was introduced last week, proposing certain amendments to the Senate Constitution. This debate was mostly centered on an amendment stipulating how vacant Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3404 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3407 On May 5, members of the Native Plants Initiative will plant seeds of plants native to the Carlisle area around Kaufman and the Treehouse. The Native Plants Initiative was a project that started in the fall of 2006 as a subcommittee that resu Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3407 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3403 Dickinson College is about to kick off its fourth annual U-Turn all-campus yard sale. Students are encouraged to donate items in good condition that they no longer need.Various drop-off points have been set up across campus. This year,Annie Gi Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3403 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3394 It is less than three weeks before graduation and I am done, emotionally done. And it has nothing to do with work. I find myself at the crossroads of apathy and rage. My blood pressure skyrockets each time I look at the inane and ridiculous Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3394 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3395 For the better part of last week, I was sick: I spent several days in my bed and balled up on the couch, trapped in a foggy haze induced by high doses of medicine, eating soup and watching movies from at least five years ago as they came on TV. On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3395 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3396 In my last article for the semester, I’d like to say a few words on some varied topics—primarily, I’d like to disagree with an article I read recently in the Sentinel. The article was written by <i>The Dickinsonian’s </i>faculty adviser Rich Le Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3396 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3398 It’s hard to believe that in all likelihood, this will be the final article I write for <i>The Dickinsonian</i>. With everything that has been going on during these last few weeks of my undergraduate career, there’s hardly any time to think abo Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3398 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3411 Everyone has that pair of friends who are perfectly sane until you put them in the same room, at which point their mutual maturity level drops to about five and they’re squealing like a pair of Colobus monkeys during mating season. Or if not, y Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3411 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3410 For the past few weeks I’ve been writing about life in D.C. I thought that I would move away from that theme to confess something to you: I am a fan of Battlestar Galactica. For those of you who don’t know, Battlestar Galactica is a TV show on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3410 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3409 In the <i>New York Times</i> on Monday, April 28, former President Jimmy Carter published an editorial titled “Pariah Diplomacy.” In the editorial, Carter argued that boycotting diplomacy with regimes that do not follow U.S. mandates is counter Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3409 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3399 <br><br>Before you graduate, remember to fulfill Dickinson’s graduation requirements...or else. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3399 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3408 It was late August 2004, in the evening. The weather was cool and breezy. After driving for nearly three hours, the chauffeur suddenly made a left turn in a move that threw me off balance. We were then on what I found to be PA-74. I sat, qu Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3408 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3400 <br><br><br>From top: Devil Daze featured Pete Francis of Dispatch, TheWhigs rocked the CASA, Delta Sigma Phi and Pi Beta Phi co-hosted a Sumo Wrestling event, EarthFest showcased environmental and human rights issues, the Carlisle Farmers’ Ma Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3400 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3401 It is summertime, folks, and some of your phone contracts may be coming to an end. Cellular providers want your money. The companies know that college students are the prime demographic to target. On our campus alone, we represent just about ev Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3401 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3402 Although many students may have noticed the unusual looking tree that sits on College Street between Althouse and the Quarry, they may not have noticed that after looking closely at the branches, this Japanse Maple appears to be wearing a pecul Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3402 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3416 Let’s say you recently made the foolish decision to go outside. And let’s say that, when you were outside, a bird pooped directly on your face. How would you react to this situation? Would you say something along the lines of, “This is disgustin Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3416 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3414 Leerone’s album “Imaginary Biographies” is both gritty and lighthearted, depending on the mood of the song and her voice. A MySpace bio states that this is Leerone’s third album released,with original songs written and sung by her. Leerone a Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3414 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3415 <b>HARDCOVER FICTION</b> Top 5 1. HOLD TIGHT, by Harlan Coben–– A recent suicide of a local high-school student has Mark and Tia Baye worried about their own son, who is increasingly withdrawn. But what’s the difference between signs of p Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3415 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3413 I’ve taken some time off from Virtual Virtuoso. But I’d like to end the year out with a return to old form and write about a cool program you probably haven’t heard of. A technology I hope to play around with this summer and maybe do something Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3413 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3412 After visiting the mall this weekend, I really took note of the floral trend. Floral prints are everywhere, the brighter the better. They are inspired by runway looks from Dolce and Gabbana and Balenciaga. Shirts and dresses with floral cutout Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3412 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3406 The Dickinson mens lacrosse team has not had the season it hoped to have. Typically, Dickinson would be competing for the Centennial Conference Championship right now, but the Devils fell out of playoff contention after a tough streak of loss Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3406 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3420 The Dickinson mens track team is hitting the home stretch. The squad finished out their regular season this past week with competitions at the Penn Relays and Shippensburg Invitational. All that remains is the Centennial Conference Championsh Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3420 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3419 The Dickinson College womens track team competed at the Shippensburg Invitational on Saturday, April 26. The team competed against numerous colleges in the region. Towson, Frostburg, Shippensburg, Johns Hopkins, Millersville, Gettysburg, York, Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3419 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3418 The Dickinson womens lacrosse team lost their Centennial Conference opening round game against Gettysburg College 12-6. Gettysburg was ranked #4 in the nation at the time. Gettysburg opened the game with a goal and Dickinson’s Alysa Crellin Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3418 http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3417 In what year did Dickinson set the record for the womens 4x800 relay? A) 2000 B) 2001 C) 2002 D) 2003 E) 2004 F) 2005 <i>Last Week’s Trivia Answer</i> What Dickinson baseball player had the highest batting average in Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?3417