Category: Opinion

Feb 10 2015

Denison: is not living up to its comedic heritage

by The Denisonian

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By Parker Sumwalt ’18 Special to the Denisonian I will be first to admit that I have tried, gone out and failed to get into both the eccentric Burpees and...

Feb 10 2015

Opinion

Denison: diversity is something we all can champion

by The Denisonian

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By Julie Tucker Director of Research Every few years during August Orientation, Denison invites entering first-year students to complete a survey—asking them about their beliefs, values, backgrounds and experiences. This...

Feb 10 2015

Opinion

Let’s get motivated

by The Denisonian

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By Jewell Porter Editor-in-Chief Over the years, diversity has become increasingly important to administrators at Denison. Officials boasted last semester that our most recent incoming class of first year students...

Feb 03 2015

Opinion

A gap year in Vietnam: making your story count here and abroad

by The Denisonian

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By Hung Tran ’16 Editor-in-Chief Emeritus I hope some of you still remember me. All of a sudden, and for some heaven-sent reason, my closest friends at Denison Facebook-messaged me....

Feb 03 2015

Opinion

Weinberg’s plan: develop, innovate and support

by The Denisonian

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By Adam Weinberg President of the University Each year, different parts of the college develop priorities for the academic year. Over the last year, I have been working with the...

Feb 03 2015

Opinion

DU Alert: Classes Continue

by The Denisonian

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By Laura Carr Editor-in-Chief Thursday, 8:59 a.m.: “This is a DU Alert weather advisory – we are currently under a freezing rain advisory, sidewalks and other surfaces are extremely slick;...

Jan 27 2015

Opinion, Other

Taking the first step forward

by The Denisonian

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By Jewell Porter Editor-in-Chief You know how when you’re staring at an empty Word document, the line just sits there blinking back and forth into existence, almost taunting you at...

Jan 27 2015

Opinion

I am not Charlie Hebdo: Freedom of Speech has limits

by The Denisonian

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By Kristof Oltvai News Editor Emeritus On Jan. 7, armed gunmen stormed the offices of Paris’ satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people. Al Qaeda and ISIS claimed responsibility for...

Jan 27 2015

Opinion

I am Charlie Hebdo: Freedom of Speech is limitless

by The Denisonian

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By Matthew Pennekamp Forum Editor Emeritus We awoke on the morning of Jan. 7 to find that the bullet primed and loaded for Salman Rushdie a quarter century ago has...

Nov 17 2014

Opinion

Advice from Dumbledore: a bystander’s responsibility

by The Denisonian

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By Bryan LeBlanc Staff Writer Ohioans are all obsessed with buckeyes. All Ohioans are from around a city that starts with “C.” Coming to Denison from Massachusetts, I picked up...