Denison’s Open House is a healing practice
By Mark R. Orten University Chaplain Last Tuesday after the news broke that we lost one of our own, Wendell Jackson ’17, the wider community gathered twice in that same...
Category: Opinion
Sep
08
2015
A community comes together
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By Elaine Cashy Managing Editor Every year upon returning to the Hill, I am shocked with how quickly I ease back into my Denison life. How quickly the phrase “I’m...
When ‘crazy’ becomes reality: why we need gun control
by Laura Carr
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About a week ago, a body was found decomposing in a car in Pacific Palisades, a Los Angeles neighborhood. The police investigating the man’s death uncovered over 1,200 firearms (estimated...
Racial issues and why they’re exhausting
by Jewell Porter
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I am exhausted. I am so tired of seeing the disrespect for black life in this country. This is not to say that the disrespect is a surprise. After all,...
Hillary Clinton: Is she actually the only Democratic candidate?
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By Alex Bookout ’15 Special to The Denisonian It is spring of an odd number year that is almost divisible by four; do you know what that means? You are...
As graduation nears, friends prove four years’ sweetest fruit
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By Kristóf Oltvai ’15 News Editor Emeritus It is springtime at Denison. The trees are in full bloom, the birds (and bugs!) have returned from their winter havens, as have...
Denison, be the diversity that the admissions video showcased
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By Emily Ball ’17 Layout Editor Denison published a promotional video last weekend about what it’s like to live at Denison. Filmed in one long, continuous shot and featuring many...
Apr
14
2015
The DCGA budget: we need choices going forward
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By Curtis Edmonds Editor-in-Chief Emeritus April isn’t the cruelest month for nothing. Two weeks ago, the DCGA released the results of budget requests from hundreds of student organizations. Nearly all...
Apr
14
2015
Editor’s Corner: Sexual Assault Awareness
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By Laura Carr ’17 Editor-in-Chief What is sexual assault? And what is rape? The water surrounding these terms seems a little murky to me. While sexual assault cases do come...
Apr
08
2015
Respecting culture abroad and the dangers of ‘Othering’
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By Aissata Barry Special to the Denisonian I received messages from a Denison Alumnus of African background who felt infuriated by offensive Facebook statuses and pictures. He sent me screenshots...