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Dickinson Magazine Spring 2010


Features

The Real Deal

Sustainability becomes a watchword at Dickinson with the advent of the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education. 


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Two Views from Copenhagen

Students who witnessed climate-change talks in Denmark offer their insights.


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Rooted in Art

Seminal craft artists Edgar and Joyce Rinehart Anderson ’45 have been a “fighting team” for sustainable development for six decades.


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The Green Team

Alumni pursue many different career paths to building a sustainable future. 


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Boback’s Boas

Biology professor finds science of the slithery sort nonconstricting.

 


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Taking Global Warming for a Swim

Associate Professor of Biology Tom Arnold wants to take the conversation about greenhouse gases and carbon emissions out of the air and into the ocean. 


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Out to Pasture

Student farmer Curtis Lentz ’10 makes plans to beef up the College Farm livestock species.


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Treeing the Future

Campus tree surgeon Mark Scott stewards Dickinson’s leafy legacy.


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Everlasting Erasmus

Generations of Dickinsonians have toiled to translate the collected works of the Prince of Humanists.


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Web Exclusives

A 1945 Correspondence on Race

Read a 1945 correspondence on racial identity between Esther Popel Shaw '19 and then Board of Trustees President Boyd Lee Spahr, class of 1900.


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Coach of Life

A former player recalls Dickinson’s legendary basketball coach, Gene Evans ’49, who died Jan. 8.


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The Remarkable Dr. Benjamin Rush

You think you know our college’s founder, but author Eric Cox ’54 reveals some marvels that you may find amazing.


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Benjamin Rush, the First ‘Peacenik’

Author Eric Cox ’54 reveals that, among our founding fathers, Rush could be considered by far the most antimilitary.


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Interactive Feature: Virtual Tree Tour

Take a virtual tour of the campus' notable trees with audio commentary from Mark Scott, Dickinson's tree surgeon.


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Hot Rocks

David Anthony ’79 helps bring a new, renewable energy into the mix.


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Energizing the Community

National Urban Fellow Carissa Faña-Ortiz ’02 studied the sustainability efforts of Seattle City Light.

 


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Farm Team

Kalyn Campbell ’10 goes to bat for sustainable agriculture

 
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Video Feature: From Kyoto to Copenhagen

View a short film Danielle “Doni” Hoffman ’10 and Brett Shollenberger ’11 made about their experience at the United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCC) on Climate Change.


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Departments

From the Editor

The latest update on Dickinson's Magazine's quest to become a most sustainable publication.


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From These Grounds

The college's commitment to environmental sustainability dates back to its founder, Dr. Benjamin Rush.


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Advancement Perspective

An update on the First in America: Fulfilling Our Destiny capital campaign and plans for the future.
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Students and Faculty Rush to Rush Hour

A new interdisciplinary lunchtime lecture series spotlights Dickinson's scientific pursuits.


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College Enhances Curriculum

Dickinson recently added a security-studies certificate program and 11 graduate-school partnership programs in subjects ranging from nursing to business, to global studies and management. 


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Campus Serves as Case Study

Business course examines Dickinson's sustainability strategies and implementation.


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Jewish Community Engages Nature

Students and faculty explore connections between religion and environmentalism. 


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Sports

Roundup of team and individual accomplishments during the winter season.


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Advancement News

New endowed-scholarship fund will make Dickinson more affordable and inspire recipients to support future scholars.


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The Last Word

Forrest Craver '65 encourages Dickinsonians to change their diets and change the world.


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