Category: Features

Apr 28 2021

How COVID-19 has changed student life on the Hill

by The Denisonian

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GENEVIEVE PFISTER, Staff Writer—The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of people all around the globe, and Denison students are no exception. From mask-wearing to the virtual learning ‘pivot,’ COVID-19...

Apr 28 2021

Features

Denison Democrats host civil rights legend Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

by Harrison Hamm

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HARRISON HAMM, Opinion Editor—When Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. speaks, everyone listens. Parkinson’s disease has limited his speech and mobility, but at 79, he has led an admirable life as a...

Apr 14 2021

Features, Sports

Sports Feature: Catherine Anderson ‘23, varsity volleyball

by Sarah Wuellner

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SARAH WUELLNER, Asst. Sports Editor—Catherine Anderson ‘23 fell in love with volleyball years ago in middle school, and if she hadn’t she may never have come to the Hill. She...

Apr 14 2021

Features

FOCIF & DASU panel addresses AAPI violence in wake of national tragedies

by The Denisonian

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GENEVIEVE PFISTER, Staff Writer—In response to the rise of anti-Asian attacks, including the shootings in Atlanta, Georgia that claimed six Asian American women’s lives, Chair of the Religion Department Professor...

Apr 14 2021

Features

The influence of food access on the Newark-Granville life expectancy gap

by The Denisonian

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EILI WRIGHT, Health & Poverty Fellow—Due to an unexpected study conducted in 2018, called the U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project, the Newark Advocate has found that the eight mile...

Apr 14 2021

Features

Student Artist Spotlight: Ryan Metzger ’23

by The Denisonian

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GRACE PRISBY, Special to The Denisonian—Ryan Metzger is a studio art major in the class of 2023. Originally from Westerville, Ohio, Ryan says his senior year art teacher played a...

Mar 31 2021

Features

Stark life expectancy gap exists between Newark and Granville

by Eiliana Wright

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EILI WRIGHT, Health & Poverty Fellow— In September 2018, The Newark Advocate published an article titled “South Newark has county’s lowest life expectancy.” The short story cited research from the...

Mar 31 2021

Features

Denison student organizations host first ever Sex Week

by Emma Proe

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EMMA PROE, Features Editor—Conversations about sexual health on campuses are growing more and more common, with one example of which being Denison’s Sex Week. From March 22 to March 26,...

Mar 31 2021

Features

Senior recital performers reflect on their experiences with music

by Aaron Skubby

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AARON SKUBBY, Editor-in-Chief— The senior recital is a capstone in the academic careers of music majors and minors at Denison, allowing them to show the product of all of their...

Mar 24 2021

Features

College Republicans on club activities with limited popular support

by Harrison Hamm

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HARRISON HAMM, Opinion Editor—Spend time on Denison’s campus and you’ll find that most people lean left politically. It’s a fact of a liberal arts college. The executive board of the...