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…
Mostly United by Discrimination?
By Paul A. Djupe, Director of DPR There’s a pervasive stereotype that college students don’t know what it’s like in the real world, that they exist in sheltered, posh campuses like Denison’s. From my pov, it’s always worth checking out whether that’s in fact true and there are lots of ways to do it. One…
Do Denison Students Have Friends Who Will Help Them Out?
By Will Duquette I distinctly remember on my first visit to Denison, my tour guide told the group that Denison is where lifelong friendships are made. Although we do not have lifelong friendship data, we do have some data that could be used to analyze current friendships on the hill. Using the information, we want…
How Many Students are in Long-Distance Relationships?
By Paul A. Djupe Lots of things change once you arrive on campus. One of them, as the conventional wisdom goes, is that relationship from the last bits of high school. That’s especially true when the college you attend is out of state – time and space put strains on relationships, especially when there’s a…
Is Housing Denison’s Downfall?
By Alex Lazo Earlier this year my class had a discussion about what we felt Denison’s greatest issues were. The unanimous answer was the administration, and how their policies actually work against the best interest and development of their students. Virtually all of my classmates were able to recount a personal experience in which they…
Are Denisonians in a Political Bubble
By Miles D. Williams and Paul A. Djupe – WE ARE DPR College students often get knocked for being out of touch, isolated on their pretty campuses inside a political bubble only talking with people who agree with them. Some students claim to be in a bubble themselves and that it needs to be popped….
Know What’s Causing Your Congestion? It Might Be Right in Front of You
By Owen Baker As you begin to turn off fans, close windows, and toast in your rooms from the heating, is Sudafed becoming your main medicine? We seem to be consistently congested in the fall and winter months of our Denison careers. We brush it off, saying it was because of “frat flu” or COVID—but…
Energy Drinks: The Scourge of Studying?
By Paul A. Djupe Those slender cans seem to be everywhere. The euphemistically titled energy drinks are this generation’s study hero in the way that pop (esp mountain dew) and coffee were to others. We at 127 wanted to get a handle on just how extensive consumption of energy drinks is. It wouldn’t matter if…
How Does Denison Prep for Parties?
By Alex Lazo Halfway through the fall semester of my freshman year, I remember an upperclassman coming up to me at a party and apologizing: “I feel so bad for your grade, Denison used to be way more fun. It’s just not like how it used to be, now.” I heard comments like this all…
Will Denisonians Vote with Their Feet on Abortion Rights Post-Grad?
By Madeleine Murphy I am a 21-year-old college senior living in a state that just swung far in favor of a party that has made it clear that the fetus is a life that is protected over my healthcare choices. I am on the precipice of the “real world” and have a chance to choose…
The Value of Study Habits
By Paul A. Djupe We were just talking about “study habits” in my Advising Circle last Friday and at least I placed some emphasis on “habit.” I mean, we could call this “study methods” or just “studying,” but instead we often refer to it as “study habits” for a reason – there’s a great power…
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