Black studies department prepares for fiftieth anniversary
AARON SKUBBY, News Editor—The Black Studies department is celebrating its half-century anniversary of interdisciplinary study that has profoundly influenced both the social sciences and humanities....
Bluegrass Festival delights with alumni and guest performers
LAURA LAPHAM, Arts & Life Editor Emeritus—Throughout the years, Denison has been graced by many musical guests at its annual Bluegrass Festival. Last weekend on...
(It’s) My Pleasure hopes to educate students on sex
SAMARA BENZA, Features Editor—If there’s one area where the American education system is failing the children of this country, it’s in teaching them about sex...
Girls and Women in Sports Day presents student athlete alumnae panel
SAMARA BENZA, Features Editor—Across the country, girls and women gather on National Girls and Women in Sports Day to celebrate women who made athletic history,...
At the beginning of the season, softball wants to go back to basics
JOEY SEMEL, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus—They just want to simplify things this year. Following their 22-14 (11-5 in the North Coast Athletic Conference) record last year, the...
Denison needs to employ therapy cats
EMMA PROE, Special to The Denisonian—We all know and love the regular therapy dogs of Denison. They bring together all types of students including those...
Andrew Yang’s “Freedom Dividend” realistically fails to promote equity
AARON SKUBBY, News Editor—Andrew Yang has carved out a niche in the 2020 Democratic primary as an outside candidate with a large set of in-depth,...
Griffin ’22 and Bailey ‘20 Hayden on cancer and brotherhood
LENA MASSAREGLI, Arts & Life Editor—On Feb. 28, 2013, Griffin Hayden, ‘22 was diagnosed with cancer, at just 13 years old. His initial reaction was...
OCS Returnee Breakfast encourages students to use empathy
ISABELLA ANTONELLI, Features Editor Emeritus—Students woke up early on January 31, 2020 to attend the Off-Campus Study Returnee Breakfast with President Adam Weinberg. Students who...
Some of the newly recruited Burpees give outsiders insight
OLIVIA HARVEY, Features Editor—The Burpee’s Seedy Theatrical Company is an improvisational group on campus that has existed for over 40 years. The company originated as...
Revelors damage the Moonies during second weekend of parties
ALINA PANEK, Editor-in-Chief—The students are finally embracing and registering parties at the Moonies. Several parties have been registered for the first few weeks of the...
Language and Culture House will close, but something new is coming
NINA COSDON, Editor-in-Chief—After over 10 years of fostering language immersion and cross-cultural connections, Denison’s Language and Culture House will be closing after this semester. The...
DCGA considers mental health days
SOPHIE BITTNER, Special to The Denisonian—The mental health of college students across the nation is suffering, and Denison is no exception. There is currently a...
Much-anticipated wellness center coming to campus
AARON SKUBBY, News Editor—When Whisler Hall first became the student health center, Herbert Hoover had just begun his presidency. After nine decades, Denison University will...
This festival, the sixteenth annual in Denison’s history, ran for two days and featured a variety of performers, from alumni to professors.
MONICA STARR, Special to The Denisonian—Co-directors Israeli-American Rachel Leah Jones and French Philippe Bellaïche bring forth a tense documentary which, although nearly two hours long,...
DFS Screens“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
DEVIN MEENAN, Arts & Life Editor—While Quentin Tarantino claims to have one more film on the drawing board before his pre-announced early retirement, I have...
Sketch’rs comedy show: “Revenge of the Sketch”
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The Oscars: Slow progress since 1929
DEVIN MEENAN, Arts and Life Editor—This past Sunday, the ninety-second Academy Awards came and went. I thought that, while the memories and hangovers of that...