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…
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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…
How Do Student Views on Foreign Policy Compare to Professors?
Miles D. Williams, Visiting Assistant Professor of Data for Political Research Between climate change, US-China relations, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the current Israel-Hamas war, there are so many weighty issues in global politics for Denison students to think about right now. They have plenty of opportunities to do so as well, whether that be…
The D Key
By Paul A. Djupe, Director of the Data for Political Research Minor Congratulations, you’ve been accepted to attend Denison University! Here are some stickers. What do you do with them? Are you a sticker person whose laptop case color cannot be discerned? Are you proud to be accepted into this liberal arts college? Are others…
Are Republicans Resurging?
By Paul A. Djupe, Director of Data for Political Research The Trump years were not particularly effective for recruiting young Republicans, especially on college campuses. While there are colleges and universities that explicitly bill themselves as conservative havens, most others are just following the winds and accepting whatever the market provides. And that’s liberal Democrats….
Commitment to Wokeness on Campus
By Paul A. Djupe, Director of Data for Political Research It has been hard to avoid hearing the term “woke” if you’ve been paying any attention to presidential politics of the last year. And it’s not being used in a flattering light. In an attempt to build the same enthusiasm from Trump voters, Republican hopefuls…
Love Letter to Denison
By Alex Lazo Before I ever even got to Denison, I was adamant about transferring after the first semester – the first year if I really had to stay that long. My sister was a Junior and as much as I love her, I did not want to have to go through another cycle of…
Denison’s Relationship with Religion
By Alex Lazo [Photo courtesy of Taby Arthur Fogg] Although it has been a few weeks since Easter has passed, I have found that with the school year winding down, and the Instagram semester-dump posts surging up, the pictures from Easter are still flooding my feed – because nothing says Denison quite like a darty…
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…
DEI at Denison
By Alex Lazo The first time I ever felt ostracized for my race was this year. Unconventionally, it was not due to an ambush of racial slurs, but as a byproduct of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). If you have spent any time applying to jobs or internships this year, you know what I am…
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