Category: Opinion

Nov 12 2019

A look at the Wealth tax: Are the proposed plans as good as we think?

by The Denisonian

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DYLAN WALCZAK, Staff Writer—The most recent Democratic Primary debate introduced yet another rising issue to the American people: the wealth tax. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren possess the most acknowledged...

Nov 12 2019

Opinion

Editor’s Corner: Poetry is coming back: Here’s why

by Liz Anastasiadis

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LIZ ANASTASIADIS, Managing Editor—Poetry is cool. Yes, you heard me. It is. On YouTube, there’s a documentary by a Canadian grad student and BookTuber Ariel Bissett called #Poetry. In the...

Nov 05 2019

Opinion

Multiple choice should be banned from humanities and social science exams

by The Denisonian

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CASEY LAND, Staff Writer—To introduce this, I’m going to start with a story. The week before fall break, I had a huge midterm for my ANSO 100 class (people, culture...

Nov 05 2019

Editors' Corner, Opinion

Editor’s Corner: Three things I wanted to write

by Joey Semel

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JOEY SEMEL, Editor-in-Chief—This is the last column I will write as Editor-in-Chief of The Denisonian. It feels pretty weird to say, but it’s true. I couldn’t decide what to write...

Nov 05 2019

Opinion

Went to a party on the moon once. Didn’t really like it, no atmosphere.

by The Denisonian

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TAYLOR KERN, Staff Writer—Moon Hall. The Moonies. New social spaces. What a concept. If you had told me when I was a freshman that by the time I was a...

Nov 05 2019

Opinion, Staff Editorials

Staff Editorial: Which holiday are we celebrating now?

by The Denisonian

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Nina: It happened last Thursday night. As the clock approached midnight, my roommate became more and more excited. When the clock struck 12, it became November, and she promptly started...

Oct 30 2019

Opinion

Blow up your TV: A technology rant

by The Denisonian

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BLYTHE DAHLEM, Staff Writer — I recently discovered a song by American country-folk singer-songwriter John Prine titled “Spanish Pipedream.” The song is about him meeting a girl who gave him...

Oct 30 2019

Opinion

A mindful Denison: The power of a single act

by The Denisonian

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SARA ABOU RASHED, Special to The Denisonian — It was during the unbearable midterms week when many of us had forgotten to eat for hours, or worse yet, made the...

Oct 16 2019

Opinion

Rethinking Denison’s party scene

by The Denisonian

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JOSH POE, Special to The Denisonian—What happens when you block an ant’s path? It finds a way around that blocked object to get to where it was originally heading. I...

Oct 15 2019

Opinion

A comprehensive review of “around the world”: Is it worth all of the hype?

by Rohan Arora

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ROHAN ARORA, Asst. Opinion Editor—“Around the world” is considered by most Denisonians as the premier party night of the fall semester. Aside from D-day, it is the only day that...