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Recently at Dickinson: Sept. 27-Oct. 10


Students stomped on bubble wrap, traipsed across farms, launched a high-profile club, met a high-ranking Chinese-government official, learned the meaning of the word "urbanature" and cracked the books.
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  • Three students in the Biblio Cafe consult their Macs. (Steve Jobs, your influence lives on.)
    Macheads
  • Students place bubble wrap on Britton Plaza as part of the semiannual Stomp Out Stigma. Presented by Dickinson's Active Minds club, the event raises awareness about stigmas associated with mental illness.
    Stomp Out Stigma
  • It's been a rainy fall. Good thing these chairs are waterproofed!
    Rain-Streaked Chairs
  • The stage is nearly set for the Mermaid Players' next production, Much Ado About Nothing.
    Coming Soon...
  • Conversations get explosive in the chemistry lab. But in a fun way.
    Chemical Reactions
  • In a drawing class, students give new life to ordinary objects.
    Still Lifes
  • Erik Love, visiting assistant-professor of sociology, sings '80s tunes during the launch of the Senior Club. To learn more about this event, click on the related link below.
    Erik Love
  • Members of the class of 2012 connect at the first Senior Club gathering.
    Senior Club
  • President William G. Durden '71 congratulates Ann Rhoades, executive assistant for college advancement, during the Seniors for Old Bellaire dinner.
    Ann Rhoades
  • Mou Guangfeng, senior environmental inspector for China's Ministry of Environmental Protection, gave a government-insider's perspective on the environmental costs of China's industrialization and urbanization. The Oct. 5 lecture was sponsored by the Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment.
    Mou Guangfeng
  • Translation: "What are they thinking?" Students listen to Mou Guangfeng's lecture, which the Chinese official delivered in his Mandarin. (An interpreter translated Guangfeng's speech into English.)
    他们在想什么？
  • Wendy Moffat, professor of English (left), and Elizabeth Lee, assistant professor of art & art history, attend the first FaculTea lecture of the academic year. To learn more about this event, click on the related link below.
    First Facultea
  • It's all work and no play in the Waidner-Spahr Library's study zones.
    Silencio!
  • Students take a break atthe statue of Benjamin Rush.
    At His Feet
  • Students gather at the Dickinson College Farm for the annual Harvest Fest. To learn more about this event, click on the related link below.
    Harvest Fest
  • The Solar Wheeler was one of the highlights of the Dickinson College Farm tour. To learn more about this event, click on the related link below.
    Solar Wheeler
  • As cooler weather approaches, this student gathers sunshine while she may.
    Reading
  • Students crack the books.
    Sunny Spot
  • The Waidner-Spahr Library is aglow.
    Aglow
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Learn more about recent events at Dickinson:

 Harvest Fest
Senior Club Launch
Farm Tours
First FaculTea of the Year 

By MaryAlice Bitts Jackson
Photos by Jen Crowley '12, Kate Farrar '12 and Carl Socolow '77