Preston MacLean ’21 and Bryce Dunio ’22
February 6, 2020
Last semester, an unrecognized group of ideologically-extreme students attempted to take over the Dickinson College Republicans from within. In doing so, they undermined the values of Dickinson as an institution, and violated...
Jessica Doyle (Sykes) ’16, Former Editor-in-Chief
February 6, 2020
In March 2011, a year and a half before I arrived on campus, almost 300 students marched from Morgan Field to Old West, where they staged a sit-in to protest Dickinson’s sexual misconduct policy.
This was not the first instance of students exp...
Sarah Zimmer '17, Guest Columnist
February 4, 2020
My name is Sarah Zimmer. I attended Dickinson college from 2013 to 2017. I consider it a second home. In my current work I address issues of sexual violence in performing arts spaces in undergraduate programs. Today, I should...
Rose McAvoy '20, Guest Columnist
February 3, 2020
Brenda Bretz’s article “We do listen. We do make changes. We welcome your input”, was disappointing. You may be listening, you made some changes, but you’ve ignored the most critical problem. Dickinson College’s Titl...
Brenda Bretz, Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness & Inclusivity
January 31, 2020
I applaud Rose McAvoy’s bravery in sharing her very personal and difficult experience. I agree with her passion and vision for the kind of place she would like Dickinson to be. And I definitely agree we cannot ignore sexual...
Shane Shuma ’22, Opinion Columnist
January 30, 2020
Last year the Labour Party suffered a massive defeat in the UK General Election last December. The Labour Party lost sixty seats while the Conservatives gained forty-eight seats and the Scottish nationalists (or SNP) gained thirteen...
Rose McAvoy ’20, Guest Columnist
January 30, 2020
On October 30, 2017, I was sexually assaulted by another student.
It was a Monday night. It was in an Allison Hall choir room. He was my friend and a self-described feminist. Everyone involved was completely sober. I definitely...
Philip Cohen ’73, Guest Columnist
January 30, 2020
I note from the Jerusalem Post of Dec. 21 that the Dickinson Student Senate passed a resolution to ban the sale of Sabra Hummus (“Sabra Hummus banned from Dickinson University” (sic)). The author of the resolution is quoted...
Neil Diamant, Professor of Asian Law and Society
January 30, 2020
In my 17 years teaching at Dickinson College I never attended a meeting of the Student Senate, nor was I ever planning to. But I heard from another faculty member that a resolution had been introduced by three students calling...
Quynh Nhu Truong ’22, Guest Columnist
January 30, 2020
In last decades, deforestation – the removal of forest areas – has been rampant globally, making way mostly for agriculture and industrial development to satisfy increasing consumption rate. While we benefit from this practice,...
