By Maya Schaefer With nearly 30% of Denisonians being varsity athletes, 35% affiliated with a Greek-lettered organization, and 160 campus organizations available to students, it seems that the trademark of Denisonians is being involved. Whether that takes its form in a double major, triple minor, or being a part of 6 different clubs, I always…
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Information or Experiences? Twitter and the 2024 Election
By Miles Williams, Data for Political Research I keep seeing a debate making the rounds among academics about whether the Democratic Party’s electoral failure in the recent election was the result of people’s lived experiences with inflation and other related economic hardships, or if people instead based their vote on their information environment. Those who…
A Look at How Students Across Disciplines are Embracing AI
By Maya Schaefer It’s no question that AI has grown in popularity in the past few years. I remember when I first heard a friend mention how he used ChatGPT during our sophomore year to help him write a paper. I figured it was probably a one-time thing to help him out during a busy…
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Republicans?
By Anna Ragazzoni Xavier Batista As I filled out this Fall’s 127 survey, I asked my friends, “Are any of us Republicans?” I was almost 100% sure we weren’t. I even started filling out the survey with the selection “0 friends out of 5”, without even considering the possibility of that number being bigger than…
Breathtaking Trump Reelection
By Paul A. Djupe, Data for Political Research Shellshocked. Stunned. Trump swept to power with an astonishing victory that picked up support across the board. Former Democratic strongholds – the Blue Wall of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania – crumbled, though the margins were still tight (about 1%). Trump picked up Georgia and he’s poised to…
Will sympathy for Palestinians drive Democratic-leaning students to reject Harris?
Miles D. Williams, Data for Political Research The Israel-Hamas War is a major source of contention among Democratic-leaning voters this US Presidential election season. The Biden Administration maintains a supportive stance toward Israel as it engages in military operations in Gaza, but a contingent of left-leaning voters is critical of Israel’s methods and of US…
How Are We Feeling About the Election?
By Paul A. Djupe, Data for Political Research [3:08am] I just had my first true election freakout – the pit of the stomach, head-spin, wake up, phone scroll for an hour kind. I know I’m not the only one. Wait, am I the only one? 127 collected generalized emotion data from March 2024 and October…
The 2024 VOTE
By Paul A. Djupe This is the most consequential US election in our lifetimes. With it, democratic norms like mutual toleration and institutional forbearance hang in the balance. Will voters reward the candidate promising to radically reshape American government or will they make history with the first female president who promises to stay the course…
Why So Little Protesting on Campus?
By Paul A. Djupe, Data for Political Research Students occupied buildings. They set up lasting encampments. They disrupted classes. They produced pamphlets. Eventually, some faced jail time and expulsion. They did this in order to draw attention to the war in Gaza and the long plight of the Palestinians. How did Denison avoid this? In…
AI Use is Growing
By Paul A. Djupe, Director of Data for Political Research We’ve had access to large-language model AI chatbots for just over a year now. We’re in our second semester of asking about it. Last fall, when we knew nothing, everything was enlightening. At this stage, it’s important to assess how quickly attitudes and adoption are…
Young Adults are Shifting Away From Drinking – How about Denison?
By Paul A. Djupe, Director of Data for Political Research New reports are consistent and clear – younger American adults are not drinking as frequently or as much as they used to. According to Gallup polling, young adults are keeping up with their grandparents in reduced drinking levels. Two decades ago 72 percent of young…
Religion on Campus: A Minority Are Religious And With a Foot Out the Door
By Paul A. Djupe, Director of Data for Political Research In 2023, for the first time in its history, the majority of Denison students (54-55 percent) identified as some sort of religious none. With “nothing in particular” leading the way, the next biggest religious group didn’t come close in our spring survey (Protestants at 15…
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