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2007 Features

The following features illustrate the diverse experience in the Dickinson community. You can also see highlights from the past year in Dickinson 2006 - The Year on the Web.

Alumni

academic life

Students and faculty visit Venezuela over break (1/07)
Biology students showcase work at symposium (2/16)
Public Affairs Symposium gets serious about humor (2/07)
Roger W. Sant receives annual Rush Award (3/22)
Environmental studies majors create biodiesel fuel. (3/23)
Students receive prestigious Fulbright awards (5/8)
Durden leads fight against commercial rankings (6/19)
Dickinsonians present at Málaga Symposium (6/13-15)
Students get their hands dirty in Mycenaen dig (7/16)
Academic year gets underway with convocation (8/26)
Students in Norwich, England start their semester (9/1)
Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf receives Priestley Award (9/25)
Science students present research at state capital (10/2)
Professor David Commins named first Rush Chair (10/19)
International poets visit during Semana Poetica (10-25)
ROTC wins annual Ranger Challenge competition (10/07)
Luce Semester students examine watersheds (11/07)
Trisha Brown receives 2007 Dickinson Arts Award (11/07)
Playwright Edward Albee receives Stellfox award (11/19)
Dickinson students in Norwich find Carlisle in UK (11/07)
Luce Semester gives students new perspective (11/07)
New students sign in to the college (1/20)
Students curate MacGinnis exhibit at Trout Gallery (1/25)
Science students show-off their research (2/22)
Dickinsonians past and present tackle "The Tempest"
BusinessWeek's Adler receives Rush Award (2/25)
ROTC cadets take a ride in CH-47 Chinook (4/3)
Political Science students participate in Quiz Bowl (3/31)
Science majors show off their research posters (4/10)

Campus Life

Trout Gallery Opening: Inked Impressions (1/26)
"Big Trisha" entertains students in Mathers Theatre (1/27)
Seniors perform "Dinner with Friends" in the Cube (2/17)
Dr. Massa featured In NPR series on admissions. (2/22)
Green Devil and Doc Durden clean up Britton Plaza (3/23)
Mermaid players stage Dürrenmatt's "The Visit." (3/30-4/3)
Campus celebrates Mother Earth with Earthfest (4/21)
Greeks raise money for Children's Miracle Network (4/14)
The campus held a vigil for Virginia Tech victims (4/17)
Collegium performs Americana for capacity crowd (4/22)
Spring concerts fill campus air with sweet music (4/20-5/5)
Students help others by collecting items for U-Turn ( 5/16)
College presidents sign-up to fight global warming (6/12)
Annual Bluegrass festival invades academic quad (7/14)
Hedge fund magazine notes Dickinson's success (8/9)
New students move in to campus (8/24)
Campus trees decimated by freak summer storm (8/25)
Mainstreet Fair introduces students to local vendors (8/27)
Students sign-up for activities at Dickinson Fest (9/1)
Trout Gallery opening, A Kiowa's Odyssey (9/7)
College opens two new spaces to engage Carlisle (9/6-7)
Campus remembers September 11 victims (9/11)
Judge Rendell delivers Constitution Day address (9/24)
PA Secretary of Agriculture visits Dickinson Farm (9/27)
Men's LAX team raises $6000 with volleyball-a-thon (9/30)
College installs solar panels at Kaufman Hall (9/27)
Sister Helen Prejean discusses death penalty (10/4)
Dickinsonians learn to use fire extinguishers (10/18)
Children scramble for duckies to fight cancer (10/29)
Families visit for Homecoming & Family Weekend (11/2-4)
Collegium and Orchestra team up for concert (11/18)
Environmental open house is fun and educational (12/1)
Choir and Symphonic Band host holiday concert (12/2)
Winter snowstorm blankets campus before finals (12/5)
Student groups seek members at Activities Night (1/21)
Campus community learns if privacy is dead (2/17-21)
Zack Quinto and Dulé Hill rally students to vote (3/18)
Campus featured on NBC story about Drinking Age (3/08)
Bill Clinton and top Obama advisor, Alexander visit (3/27)
Students sample local wares at Local Foods Dinner (4/5)
Empty Bowls Dinner raises money to feed hungry (4/7)
Russian Club Dinner entertains with folk dancing (4/7)
Students speak out during Multicultural Seder (4/10)
Students spruce up Carlisle for Community in Action (4/5)
Jazz and Symphonic bands play Latin music (4/19)
Carlisle and Dickinson team-up for spring festivals (4/26)
Choir, Collegium and Orchestra present Bach (4/27)

Student Life

First snowfall gets students outside for some fun (2/2)
Middle Eastern Club hosts annual dinner (2/9)
LAC hosts Flavors of the Caribbean dinner (2/23)
Students take over HUB "All Night" for Mardi Gras (2/24)
Phoenix Polar Bear Plunge helps Special Olympics (3/3)
New students inducted into Wheel & Chain society (4/20)
Students treat each other to exotic dinners (3/27-4/21)
Students choreograph DTG spring concert (4/27-29)
Students enjoy the weather during SpringFest (4/28)
Spring music from student a cappella groups (4/20-5/5)
Collegium kicks-off Italian Tour in style (6/9-6/11)
HUB All Night takes students "Under the Boardwalk" (10/5)
Students stage "The Ballad of the Sad Café" (10/27-30)
Students lend a hand in Appalachia and NYC (9/28-10/1)
Annual Diversity Week celebration draws crowds (11/5-10)
DTG Fall Concert features work of Trisha Brown (11/16-19)
Flavors of Asia dinner features exotic dance (11/16)
Freshman Plays feature the work of E. Albee (11/30-12/1)
Dickinsonians celebrate the holiday season (12/07)
Student a capella groups host holiday concerts (12/07)
Students celebrate the Year of the Rat in HUB (2/6)
Students bring back roaring 20s at HUB All Night (2/8)
Students take a Polar Plunge for Special Olympics (3/1)
Dickinson hosts debate on National drinking age (3/6)
Mr. Dickinson raises money for Safe Harbour (3/19)
One woman show Transition Metals opens at Cube (3/27)
Spanish Department hosts annual Paella Dinner (4/2)
Indian students host annual Indian Dinner (4/4)
Weiss Prize-winner Out of Order hits Cubiculo (4/11-12)
HUB trash review shows some improvement (4/15)
UPS stages Benjamin Rush Spectacle at Old West (4/15)
Students celebrate the planet during Earthfest (4/19)
Students celebrate culture during Caribbean night (4/20)
New members inducted into Wheel and Chain (4/25)

Past features

Check out our feature archives from 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001.