Safety Shuttle Slipping Away – The Dickinsonian
WEB15 hours ago · The student-run safety shuttle is a uniquely Dickinson creation which has come under threat in recent years. Dickinson is one of few colleges in the United States to have a solely student-driven safety shuttle system for after-dark transportation around campus. However, in the last two years, staffing problems have caused unpredictable, increasingly frequent shutdowns of...
The Dickinsonian – The student news site of Dickinson College.
WEBSep 19, 2024 · The student news site of Dickinson College. 241 years ago, Dickinson College was founded in Carlisle by one of the founding fathers of the United States: Benjamin Rush.
HUB renovation updates: For ‘future Dickinsonians’
WEB1 day ago · Over the summer, the $50 million project to revitalize the Holland Union Building (HUB) officially began. The Dickinsonian spoke with David Walker, Vice President for Finance and Administration, to discuss the trajectory of the project and the ongoing timeline. Currently, the Dining Hall renovation project is in the midst of …
Title IX – The Dickinsonian
WEB15 hours ago · On April 19, the US Department of Education released its final rule to fully effectuate Title IX’s promise that no person should experience sex discrimination in federally funded education, and these new regulations were implemented in August. Title IX first took effect in 1972 prohibiting sex-based discrimination in all K …
History and Heritage: Dickinson Football and the Conestoga Wagon
WEB14 hours ago · Dickinson football has won two straight games this season. On September 21, they earned their first home win of the season in a 21-14 victory against Kean University. They now head into their ‘bye week’ with a chance to build momentum prior to their historic clash against the Franklin and Marshall (F&M) Diplomats on October...
College Democrats and Republicans on staying politically active
WEB1 day ago · The past few weeks have been particularly active politically on the Dickinson College campus, with a debate watch party in ATS and the first meetings of the College Democrats and Republicans. Matthew Craig ’25, president of Dickinson College Republicans, was excited by the high engagement he saw at his club’s first meeting. He says students...
Paralympic Viewership in the US and Dickinson
WEB14 hours ago · The Paralympics took place in Paris, France this year two weeks after the Olympics. It featured 22 different sports, all the way from swimming to fencing. For the first time, the events were completely covered by broadcasting networks worldwide. Some students expressed excitement over the event, such …
Dickinson Sees a Record Breaking Number of Applications for the …
WEBApr 17, 2022 · Dickinson College saw a record number of applicants this year for the incoming class of 2026, dropping Dickinson’s acceptance rate from 49% during the 2021 application cycle to 35%. Cathy Davenport, Dean of Admissions, believes there are many contributing factors to this large applicant pool. She credits Dickinson’s enrollment team, who used strategies introduced during...
The Dickinsonian Turns 150!
WEBOct 27, 2022 · On the first Tuesday in October, 2022, The Dickinsonian turned 150 years old! The first issue of Dickinson’s student-run newspaper, which we still diligently print every other week, was first published in October 1872 as a joint effort between the Belles Lettres and Union Philosophical literary societies. That first issue was very different from what...
The Dickinsonian Lives On
WEBApr 26, 2023 · Through the last nine months, I’ve served as Editor-In-Chief of The Dickinsonian as we’ve relaunched the print edition and restarted the tradition of student journalism on campus. During the pandemic, it was much more difficult to cover and spread the news because it’s hard to put the website in front of people. If people don’t...