Lots of Students Use AI; Fewer Think It’s Good for Their Education

Miles D. Williams, Visiting Assistant Professor of Data for Political Research [Note: This is a version of a post Dr. Williams did for his Substack Foreign Figures] AI (shorthand for all the large language models at large these days) is on everyone’s minds in higher education—well, really at every level of education, and in anything…

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Do Drunk Cigs Count?

By Joanna Passalaris Drinking is classically considered an inherent part of the college experience, but what other vices do college students partake in? For years, smoking and nicotine usage have been on the decline after societal efforts had been made to reverse the cool image of smoking. Despite these efforts, nicotine use has continued. The…

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The Steady Decline in Drinking at Denison

By Paul A. Djupe An old rule of policing is that showing up to one area merely serves to push crime to other neighborhoods. I feel like Denison has been doing some of this in recent history, trying to break the stranglehold of the Sunnies or the notorious suites of East, which served to push…

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How Much Do Denison Students Actually Know About Politics?

By Joanna Passalaris Denison prides itself on providing students with a well-rounded education. Part of our education should include political knowledge as we try to become “active citizens of a democratic society.” Unfortunately, in my previous post I found that the majority of students seem to be disinterested in America’s political climate. Despite this general…

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Zynternet politics play out on Denison’s campus

By Tobey MacCachran Upper decky lip pillow, zynbabwe, and zyna-chino are just a few of my favorite words assigned to Zyn, the pouches that have become a mainstay in the mouths of nicotine-using Americans over the past decade. Offered in flavors like mint, citrus, and coffee and available in 3mg and 6mg strengths, Zyn’s were…

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Do Denisonians Have Informed Opinions about Foreign Aid?

Miles D. Williams, Visiting Assistant Professor of Data for Political Research [Note: This is a version of a post Dr. Williams did for Foreign Figures] Survey experiments are a technique that social scientists use when they want to measure something hard to ask people directly about or when they want to identify causal effects. I…

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The Gender Gap on The Hill

By Paul A. Djupe, Data for Political Research A recent report by Pew Research shows a remarkable thing – the gender gap in religious affiliation has closed among Gen Z in the US. That women are more religious than men has been almost a universal constant, holding across time and the world, so to see…

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Breaking the Silence: Why Denisonians Hesitate to Debate

By Maya Schaefer [Photo courtesy of Chambered Nautilus, 2016] One of the first things I remember hearing as a freshman in the fall of 2021 was President Weinberg’s advice to students. One part stood out to me and arguably most of the people I’ve interacted with since then: he encouraged students to get coffee or…

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Fraternities, Sororities, and the Liberal Arts Experience: What Denison Greeks Think

By Maya Schaefer A liberal arts education is arguably Denison’s most central component. As a small school in Granville, Ohio that offers 65 different majors, minors, and concentrations, its 2,400 students not only have the opportunity to explore different courses, but also broaden their perspectives, build their leadership skills, and connect with students of diverse…

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