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…
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The Denison Dating Scene
By Gus Hoffmann One of the realities of being at a small school (and something Denison boasts about) is that you really get to know the people around you – there are plenty of opportunities to form meaningful and personal relationships on the Hill. Have you ever noticed how many Densonians meet their significant other…
The Denison Difference might be hurting women’s political ambition
By Maddy Murphy [Photo from the Women in Leadership Brunch, Fall 2021] I am the first female speaker of the Denison Campus Government Association in at least 6 years. I am not saying this to toot my own horn. I want to point out that while the nation might be advancing in political gender parity…
Are Better Students Grittier?
By Paul A. Djupe, Data for Political Research As I roll around the lab helping people add parentheses to their code, one thing I’m blown away by is the number of notifications of various kinds they are getting. Phone notifications, desktop notifications, notifications everywhere. That can’t possibly help get work done. We don’t have data…
It’s Been Four Years Already?
By Gus Hoffmann Pictured above, is my Dad and I the night before Aug-O. We had just completed a 14-hour drive from Massachusetts to our end destination: the Granville Inn. When I think back on Freshman-year-Gus I am envious – he had everything figured out! As I enter my last semester at Denison, it is…
Will there be another Madam Speaker? Trends in political ambition among women at Denison
By Madeleine Murphy [Photo from the Women in Leadership Brunch, Fall 2021] We are living in the heyday of women in politics. We have a female Vice President, a female Speaker, and a record number of women in this 117th congress (27%). This is not a small accomplishment. It has been 100 years since women…
What gives when it all piles up?
By Zach Broeren Time management problems are no stranger to Denison students. Four classes already provide enough work for one week, but then you start to become more involved with clubs that eat up your time on weekdays. Social events start to take priority on the weekends as you realize it’s your best (if not…
The Health Costs of Organizational Involvement
By Sarah MacKenzie As I enter the last two weeks of my time here at Denison I can’t help but reflect on the ways I have spent my time on the Hill. I came to Granville not really knowing what I was interested in but I was sure ready to start something new and meet…
How Well Do You Know Denison(ians)?
By The 127 Team Yeah, you’ve been here for 3 weeks, but because of covid rules, do you really know Denison yet? 127 (<- click for an overview) can help. We’ve been covering the campus for yeeeeaaaaars and have bird’s eye views of the student body and campus life. A couple of former and current…
Denisonians Support Each Other Near and Far
By Maggie Miller When you arrive at Denison in the Fall of your first year, you are given a new title: Denisonian. Most first-year students have no idea what this term means, and the only context they have for it is Adam Weinberg’s or Laurel Kennedy’s speeches. However, in one’s time at Denison, you come…
Using Voter Mobilization to See How Close Knit Our Campus Is
By The Darian of Harrington One of the problems that we have as a human species is that we do not have the capability to fully take-in, process, and understand all of the information that is constantly bombarding us. Due to this, we create different heuristics, which are essentially mental shortcuts, in order to efficiently…
Denison 2018 Midterm Voter Turnout!
By Paul A. Djupe The polls just closed in Ohio and everyone is excited to know what we think the vote looked like among Denison students. We are just wrapping up our poll of students this semester (~530 responded) and are taking a quick look on election eve. Overall, student voter interest was down from…
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