Ryan Protter '16, Columnist
October 10, 2013
The unstoppable force has met the immovable obstacle. The Republican Party, fixated on dismantling the Affordable Healthcare Act, is more than willing to use the debt ceiling and threaten a credit default to get their way. President...
Sarah E. Niebler, Asst Prof Political Science
October 10, 2013
On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 12:01 a.m., the federal government shut down. For the first time in 17 years, members of the federal government who were deemed “non-essential” were told not to report to work. As of Sunday...
Brendan Birth '16, Columnist
October 10, 2013
In 1995, the vast majority of our first-year students at Dickinson College were born. They arrived into a world where the gas was much cheaper, the employment was lower, and the government was shut down. Okay, maybe some things...
Dee Danser, Chief Dickinson College Public Safety
October 3, 2013
In the September 25, 2013 issue of the Dickinsonian, there was an article entitled “DPS Enforces Bike Fee”. This article contained some erroneous information that we would like to clarify.
In September 2012 the College...
Peter Soeller '14, Columnist
October 3, 2013
Former Dickinson Professor Sebastian Berger used to teach a course on Environmental Economics, which is used as a synthesis course to relate sustainability with economics. Sustainability is the capacity of the environment to maintain...
Matthew Korb ’14, Editor-in-Chief
October 3, 2013
Since 1977 there have been seventeen shut downs in the United States. And they are rarely longer than a few days or even hours.
But, for every day that the government is forced to churn over its budget, vital federal services...
Brendan Birth, ‘16, Columnist
September 26, 2013
On the week after Memorial Day Weekend, my family went to Charlottesville, Virginia because my father had a conference there. Three of us enjoyed spending time around town, looking at independent bookstores, and admiring parts...
Catie Duckworth ‘14, Columnist
September 26, 2013
A great lack of initiative exists on this campus when it comes to student participation in elections. No one has taken responsibility for encouraging and facilitating voting among students. The campus generally rallies up for...
Kat Graden ‘16, Columnist
September 26, 2013
I think we all have moments when we must stop to wonder, “How did I get here?” This moment struck me about 6 months ago, as I stood surrounded by sheep on a grassy cliff beneath the stunning skies of New Zealand. I stood there...
Elizabeth Lowman '16, Features Editor
September 26, 2013
Last week, Peter Soeller ‘14 gifted The Dickinsonian with an article titled, “The Space between Brilliance and Madness.” This article was, in essence, about, well, I’m not exactly sure. It seemed a montage of rantings...
