Category: Opinion

Jan 27 2015

Taking the first step forward

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Nov 17 2014

Opinion

“Leadership is a process”: Why DCGA is still relevant

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By Meghan Pearce Special to The Denisonian A new wave of empowerment is motivating Denisonians: a wave of forward thinking and change-making. It is becoming increasingly obvious that a fresh...

Nov 17 2014

Opinion

The Dunestones’ comeback

by Golzar Meamar

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This summer, I interned at The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which I have written about on occasion in the past. While there, I signed on to my supervisor, Mila Sanina’s, Tumblr project...

Nov 17 2014

Opinion

North’s moral compass points south

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Oliver North’s Wednesday arrival on campus was anticipated with much hubbub. This newspaper ran an opinion piece two weeks ago regarding the former colonel, accompanied by several pieces in the...

Sep 10 2014

Opinion

Tips for landing that first job

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By Cheyanne Cierpial Special to the Denisonian J-O-B. We don’t even say the word in my house; we spell it. Quite frankly, my father doesn’t really understand the value and...

Sep 10 2014

Opinion

Immigration’s concrete ceiling

by Matt Pennekamp

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By Matthew Pennekamp Forum Editor The well-worn cliché, looming large throughout any high school recitation of Jay Gatz’s hollow exploits, varies, but goes something to the tune of this: “No...

Sep 01 2014

Opinion

Letter To The Editor: Granville may toughen marijuana laws

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September 1, 2014 To the editor: Denison students should know that Granville Village is considering making its already tough marijuana possession laws even more severe at a meeting Wednesday night....