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…
Tag: Denison
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…
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…
one twenty seven 