Category: Arts and Life

Mar 24 2021

A great playlist for those long nighttime drives

by Maggie Wheatley

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MAGGIE WHEATLEY, Social Media Editor—Inspired by nighttime drives with no destination; this playlist has a mostly relaxed vibe with some high energy songs to capture the feeling of being young,...

Mar 24 2021

Arts and Life

“Coded Bias” examines inequalities in facial recognition

by The Denisonian

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LIZA HIGLEY & MARTHA KAMIKAZI, Special to The Denisonian—While working on a project in the MIT labs, researcher Joy Buolamiwini noticed that facial recognition could not identify her dark-skinned face...

Mar 17 2021

Arts and Life

How Slivy’s got its name – a typo that lasted a lifetime

by The Denisonian

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HOPE CHERUBINI, Special to The Denisonian—In 1975, when he was 8 years old, Jonathan Silverstein’s parents signed him up to play junior pee wee football in his hometown of Wellesley,...

Mar 17 2021

Arts and Life

16th annual Human Rights Film Festival Commences

by Aaron Skubby

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AARON SKUBBY, Editor-in-Chief—The 16th annual Human Rights Film Festival will feature four films related to human rights, ranging from a documentary about exiled Iraqi street artists to a drama about...

Mar 17 2021

Arts and Life

Celebrating Women’s History Month? Binge some movies.

by Torria Catrone

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TORRIA CATRONE, Arts & Life Editor—In a word: women. None of us would be here without them. This Women’s History Month, celebrating women can be as simple as a movie...

Mar 17 2021

Arts and Life

Denison hosts third annual Podcast-a-thon: ‘Pod-a-Palooza’

by The Denisonian

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GIGI GEORGE, Arts & Life Editor—This past week the Narrative Journalism department at Denison held its third annual Podcast-a-thon. Students and faculty from 9 classes across multiple disciplines competed for...

Mar 03 2021

Arts and Life

The “Naked King” explains the meaning of Naked Week

by Olivia Harvey

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OLIVIA HARVEY, Features Editor— This past Monday marked the beginning of a long-standing Denison tradition: Naked Week. Participants readied at the steps of the library and took off across the...

Mar 03 2021

Arts and Life

MENA Film Festival’s Obscure reflects on Syrian identity

by Michael Ball

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MICHAEL BALL, Web Editor—The inaugural Middle East Film Festival presented its first film, Obscure, in Herrick Auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 25. Obscure (2017) tells the story of Ahmad, a Syrian...

Feb 24 2021

Arts and Life

The love-themed playlist we all need right now

by The Denisonian

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GIGI GEORGE, Arts & Life Editor—Adjusting to Ohio’s grey skies and freezing temperatures has left me struggling to find the serotonin boost I desperately crave. Aside from Google searching pictures...

Feb 24 2021

Arts and Life

Dr. Danielle Allen headlines MLK day celebration

by Torria Catrone

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TORRIA CATRONE, Arts & Life Editor—This Black history month, Denison is making an effort to highlight Black academic voices and hold important conversations concerning race and America. As part of...