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Extra Features 2010-11


Welcome to Extra Features.

More than a Dickinson College “bulletin board,” Extra Features is a way to share the story of this vibrant community of faculty, staff and students. Through its stories you will learn about Dickinson’s programs, projects and people. Extra Features is published bi-weekly throughout the academic year.

Issue of May 18, 2011

Bright Futures

What will members of the class of 2011 be doing after graduation? A lot, based on the offers they’re getting.
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Commencement 2011

Commencement will honor global pioneers in education and the arts.
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Issue of May 4, 2011

Finding Voices

Tiffany Hwang ’11’s self-developed major in global feminisms takes her around the world and back.
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Devilishly Talented

The Octals’ heavenly harmonies are captured in their new CD, Devilishly Handsome.
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Issue of April 20, 2011

Gallic Gateway

A student-faculty project takes a 21st-century approach to a first-century B.C. text. 
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Mobile Revolution

Dickinson Mobile has arrived!
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Issue of April 6, 2011

Effecting Change

Racine Amos, Dickinson’s new violence-prevention coordinator, has an ambitious agenda for change. And she plans to accomplish it in just three years.
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Issue of March 23, 2011

Grave Science

Archaeology and earth-sciences double major Rebecca Rossi ’13 finds research interests deep in Virginia history and soil.
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i-Dickinson

John Jones ’11’s new mobile app, PaperBoy, gives readers their Dickinsonian fix anywhere, anytime.
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Archival Outreach

From Dickinsonians’ experiences in their own words to rare photos of the Panama Canal’s construction, a plethora of Web resources reside in Archives & Special Collections.
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Issue of March 9, 2011

Running Ahead

Steve Riccio, director of staff development, helps the college stay on track with its wellness initiatives.
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A 3-D Balance

Think national security is only about the military? Think again, say faculty and students in new security-studies program.
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Issue of February 23, 2011

Italian Adventures

New internship opportunties in Italy's Lombardy region open global vistas on education, careers and the Alps. 
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Early Engagement

Jianan Yang ’13 gets face time—and a winter internship—with recent Benjamin Rush Award recipient.
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Issue of February 9, 2011

At the Barricades

Have a cause that’s important to you? Don’t just tweet about it—do something, say the 2011 PAS organizers.
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Issue of January 26, 2011

Healthy Dose

Art & art history professor Elizabeth Lee goes behind the scenes at the Smithsonian Institution to expose America’s obsession with fitness and health.
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Meth and Memory

Neuroscience major André White ’11 and psychology professor Tony Rauhut hone in on a potential remedy for drug addiction.
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Issue of December 8, 2010

Neighborhoods Rule

First-year students learn community-building and citizenship skills through new neighborhood model.
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Photographic Memories

Vietnam, Mamet, Adirondacks, a fire truck and Heineken dark lagers helped set the scene of a career in photography for A. Pierce Bounds ’71.
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Issue of November 23, 2010

Mens Cross Country

The men's team placed 5th and the women finished 22nd at the NCAA National Championship.
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Pleasing Picky Palates

Katelyn Repash ’11 is changing Dickinson dining, one recipe at a time.
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A Multitude of Voices

New Social Justice House encourages dialogue, community and activism—local and global.
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Issue of November 10, 2010

UPS Delivers

The Union Philosophical Society brings historical perspective to current topics.
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Forget About the Box

Kevin Piñero ’12 makes a move from neuroscience to dance; it’s no surprise to his legion of fans.
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Issue of October 27, 2010

From Perseverance to Presidency

New Student Senate president Juan Carlos Flores ’11 is a triple achiever—in the classroom and beyond.
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Stomping Out Stigma

The college’s new Counseling Center director’s rich professional and personal backgrounds enrich the campus.
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Issue of October 13, 2010

Economic Force

New study shows Dickinson to be a major—and growing—contributor to the regional economy. 
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Filling the Gap

Public Service Fellows William Nelligan ’14 and Coral Pistilli ’14 bring an extra year of experience to Dickinson. 
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Issue of September 29, 2010

Presto Fast

Red Devil fans can get their stats fix presto fast with the launch of the new athletics Web site.
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Living Civil Rights

Visiting civil-rights leaders inspire students to connect the dots between diversity and social justice.
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ROTC Ready

Lt. Col. Pete Lugar brings his battle-tested credentials to his latest deployment as commander of the Dickinson-based ROTC Blue Mountain Battalion.
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Issue of September 15, 2010

Monitoring Marcellus

ALLARM trains volunteers to monitor environmental effects of natural-gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale.
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International Investigations

A second-year neuroscience major was the only undergrad researcher in a cutting-edge project at Australia’s Centre for Advanced Imaging.
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Issue of September 1, 2010

Sizable Beginnings

Dickinson community celebrated a historic milestone during Convocation. 
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Red Devil Football

The 2010 Red Devil football team features a veteran defense and geographic balance. 
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History Maker

Allison Schell ’11 showcases revolutionary interest in history.
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Office of Communications
50 Mooreland Ave.
Phone: (717) 245-1289
E-mail: media@dickinson.edu 

Paul Dempsey, acting executive director of communications

Christine Dugan, director of media relations

Sherri Kimmel, director of editorial services

A. Pierce Bounds ’71, photographer (2010)

Carl Socolow ’77, photographer (2011)

Writers:
Michelle Simmons, Extra Features editor and staff writer

MaryAlice Bitts Jackson, Web writer/editor