By Joanna Passalaris Denison prides itself on providing students with a well-rounded education. Part of our education should include political knowledge as we try to become “active citizens of a democratic society.” Unfortunately, in my previous post I found that the majority of students seem to be disinterested in America’s political climate. Despite this general…
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How Invested in Politics are Denison Students?
By Joanna Passalaris This past year has been an unfortunately historic year for American politics. Every week there seems to be a new breaking story about yet another executive order, increased international conflicts, or cultural tensions approaching a breaking point. With all of this going on, people should be interested in the news. In the…
Zynternet politics play out on Denison’s campus
By Tobey MacCachran Upper decky lip pillow, zynbabwe, and zyna-chino are just a few of my favorite words assigned to Zyn, the pouches that have become a mainstay in the mouths of nicotine-using Americans over the past decade. Offered in flavors like mint, citrus, and coffee and available in 3mg and 6mg strengths, Zyn’s were…
The Gender Gap on The Hill
By Paul A. Djupe, Data for Political Research A recent report by Pew Research shows a remarkable thing – the gender gap in religious affiliation has closed among Gen Z in the US. That women are more religious than men has been almost a universal constant, holding across time and the world, so to see…
Varsity’s Variable: Disparities between Athletes and Non-Athletes at Denison
By Drew Duffy As a PPE major on the Denison Football Team, I observed a striking contrast between the political perspectives of my teammates and those of my classmates amidst the 2024 Election cycle. My teammates seemed significantly more conservative and supportive of Trump than the student body as a whole. I began to wonder…
Denisonians’ Foreign Policy Concerns Mirror Their Domestic Ones
By Emma Miller Denisonians are not short on anxiety—whether it’s the mountain of homework, an upcoming sports game, a test for which you didn’t study enough, oh… or the looming threats of weapons of mass destruction and the devastating effects of climate change. With so many global issues hovering over Americans’ heads, what do students…
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…
Who cares about America’s world power status?
By Miles D. Williams, Data for Political Research I study and teach about international politics for a living, so it’s no surprise that this is my default lens for thinking about Presidential elections in the US. Compared to other issue areas, the US President has a lot of latitude in foreign policy. This is partly…
The War on Campus
By Paul A. Djupe, Data for Political Research There’s a teach-in about Palestine tomorrow in Knobel Hall at 5pm that you may be interested in. When I saw this, I realized that we had some new data about how students were feeling toward thost most invested in these questions and the current conflict. I’m taking…
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…
This is One of the Few Things That Overcomes Partisan Polarization
By Paul A. Djupe, Director of Data for Political Research Democrats and Republicans can’t agree on much these days. In many ways that’s fine, parties are supposed to be different in order to offer a real, distinct choice to voters. So, it’s always surprising to find common ground. Ohio has an election coming up and…
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