Sexual behavior

Shannon Sullivan on The Vagina Monologues
Shannon Sullivan on the Vagina Monologues

Shannon Sullivan, in the February 23, 2006 Dickinsonian, comments on The Vagina Monologues and female and male sexuality.  The Vagina Monologues were performed at Dickinson on February 18, 2006.

Date: February 23, 2006
All terms: 2000-2009, Dickinsonian, Dickinsonian, Quarry, Sexual behavior, Sullivan, Shannon, Women's Center (student run)
Shannon Sullivan on the Porn Debate

Shannon Sullivan considers both sides of the pornography debate in her column in the November 2, 2006 Dickinsonian, in response to a discussion on the topic held by the Zatae Longsdorff Center For Women on October 25th.

Date: November 2, 2006
All terms: 2000-2009, Dickinsonian, Dickinsonian, Sexual assault, Sexual behavior, Sullivan, Shannon, Women's Center (student run), Zatae Longsdorff Center for Women
Study Provides Insight into Gender Climate at Dickinson
Gender Climate Study article

In this article in the May 4, 2006 edition of The Dickinsonian,
Soren Capawanna reports on the results of a study on the gender climate
at Dickinson, conducted by the President's Commission for Women.

Date: May 4, 2006
All terms: 2000-2009, Campus safety, Capawanna, Soren, Dickinsonian, Dickinsonian, Greek life, President's Commission for Women, Sexual assault, Sexual behavior
Erica Stoutenburgh '94 on the Importance of Rape Awareness
Stoutenburgh Letter to Editor

In her Letter to the Editor in the November 11, 1993 Dickinsonian, Erica Stoutenburgh '94 explains why she distributed a survey on rape at Dickinson and why addressing rape is important.

Date: November 11, 1993
All terms: 1990-1999, Campus, Campus safety, Counseling Center, Counseling services, Dickinsonian, Dickinsonian, Sexual assault, Sexual behavior, Sexual harassment, Stoutenburgh, Erica
1993 Rape Awareness Week
Rape Awareness Week 1993

On November 11, 1993, Matt Kinsman reported for The Dickinsonian
on the events of Rape Awareness Week, including educational forums
hosted by the Women's Center and a "Take Back the Night" rally and
march.
 

Date: November 11, 1993
All terms: 1990-1999, Activism, Campus safety, Christeson, Bill, Dickinsonian, Dickinsonian, Kinsman, Matt, Loshinkol, Crindi, McKenney Field, RAPE Awareness Week, Sexual assault, Sexual behavior, Sexual harassment, Take Back the Night, Wise, Julie, Women's Center (student run), Women's rights movement
Third Annual Rape Awareness Week
Dickinsonian Rape Awareness Week article

In the October 22, 1992 edition of The Dickinsonian, Vikram
Dhawer reports on the coming events of the third annual Rape Awareness
Week as well as rape statistics for the world and Dickinson College.

Date: October 22, 1992
All terms: 1990-1999, Activism, Amnesty International, Bosler Hall, Campus safety, Dhawer, Vikram, Dickinsonian, Dickinsonian, Freeman, Amy, Holland Union Building, Interfraternity Council, Loshinkohl, Crindi, McKenney Field, Panhellenic Association, Panhellenic Council, Parnoy, Alicia, RAPE Awareness Week, Sawyer, Robin, Sexual assault, Sexual behavior, Sexual harassment, Sexuality Resource Group, Student Senate, Take Back the Night, Weiss Center for the Arts, Wise, Julie, Women's Center (student run)
Julie Wise '94 on Ineffective Communication and Rape
Wise letter to editor

In a letter to the Editor in the October 29, 1992 edition of The Dickinsonian, Julie Wise of the Women's Center  addresses the need for better communication and clearer consent in sexual relationships to avoid rape.

Date: October 29, 1992
All terms: 1990-1999, Alcohol, Campus, Campus safety, Dickinsonian, RAPE Awareness Week, Sexual assault, Sexual behavior, Wise, Julie, Women's Center (student run)
The Dickinsonian Reports on Condom Distribution at Dickinson
Lukacs and Simmons Article

Liz Lukacs and L. J. Simmons reported in the October 1, 1987 edition of the Dickinsonian on the decision of the Health Center to distribute condoms, free of charge, describing how the Health Center, Sexuality Resource Group and Women's Center were all involved.

Date: October 1, 1987
All terms: 1980-1989, Birth control, Board of Trustees, Chris, Dickinsonian, Dickinsonian, Health and hygiene, Health Center, Health services, Lukacs, Liz, Sex Education Week, Sexual behavior, Sexual health, Sexuality Resource Group, Sexually transmitted diseases, Simmons, L.Z.
Voices of Today's Woman Seminar Held in 1972
Voices of Today's Woman Seminar Booklet Cover

In 1972 on October 5, 6 and 8, Dickinson held a seminar on women in
coordination with the Bicentennial Homecoming the same weekend.  The
seminar was "designed to examine the political, educational, legal, and
social conditions in our society which sometimes tend to reduce women's
participation as full partners with men in many aspects of life."  It was the first seminar on women ever held at Dickinson
and included a play by the Mermaid Players, speeches, workshops and
exhibits.  C. Delores Tucker, Secretary of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, was the major speaker. 

Date: October 5-8, 1972
All terms: 1970-1979, Admissions, Affirmative action, Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, Boyd Lee Spahr Library, Counseling services, Equal Rights Amendment, Firsts, Health services, Holland Union Building, Jaffe, Legislation, Lorna S., Mary Dickinson Club, Mermaid Players, Polen, Esther, Raffensperger, Mary Ames, Raymond, Janice, Religion and spirituality, Seminar, Sexual behavior, Sexual orientation, Social codes/rules, Social Hall, Tucker, C. DeLores, Vogel, Susan Raymond, Voices of Today's Woman Seminar, Voices of Today's Woman Steering Committee
Talk on Sexual Enslavement during World War II

A lecture was given by Christopher Simpson on March 25, 1997 in Weiss Center for the Arts about "Comfort Women" who were victims of sexual enslavement during World War II.  The talk accompanied an exhibit in the Trout Gallery on the same subject.  The talk was sponsored by the Sociology, History, and Anthropology Departments, the Women's Studies and International Studies Programs, the Clarke Center, the Commission on the Status of Women, and the Trout Gallery.

Date: March 25, 1997
All terms: 1990-1999, Anthropology Department, Clarke Center, History Department, International Studies, Sexual assault, Sexual behavior, Simson, Christopher, Sociology Department, Trout Gallery, Weiss Center for the Arts, Women's rights movement, Women's Studies, Women's Studies Speakers