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Fast-forward through the decades to “You’ve come a long way baby,” an exhibit co-curated by Natalie Marsh and museum interns Hannah Miller ’12 and Melissa Grannetino ’12, and based on research by Robert Jackler of Stanford University. The wall-to-wall display of cigarette advertisements creates a cube of colorful snapshots into the past, including a bride posing with a pack of smokes. Many of the ads parallel the women’s liberation movement by portraying cigarettes as “torches of freedom.” The advertisements depict smoking as part of every social experience, from cocktail parties, to sailing, to horseback riding. They often feature blithe phrases as free as the smoke trailing towards the black frames, encouraging women to “believe in yourself” and “be happy – go Lucky.”

Finding art in unlikely places

Posted in On Campus on September 29, 2010

From vagabonds to Virginia Slims: A look inside Denison Museum’s latest exhibitions.

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Vail Artists Mark O'Connor, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent

Venerable Vail

Posted in On Campus on September 27, 2010

The Vail Series’ 31st season kicks off with a virtuoso bluegrass jam. The Mark O’Connor Quartet and Dailey & Vincent will grace the Swasey stage.

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Jazz, man

Posted in Academics & Research on September 24, 2010

Harry Brisson ’11 is majoring in econ and poly sci, but he spent his summer studying the evolution of the jazz sax.

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Does talking make a difference?

Posted in On Campus on September 23, 2010

Sustained Dialogue moves difficult conversations forward by creating safe spaces to talk and helping people come to better understanding of their differences.

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Must-See TV

Posted in Beyond Campus on September 21, 2010

Denison grads are taking over ‘Must-See TV’ on Thursday nights.

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Slow down, you move too fast

Posted in On Campus on September 21, 2010

Hard-working students from the Language and Culture Program in Preston House spend a day chillaxing at Dawes Arboretum.

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The Diva of Disclosure

Posted in On Campus on September 20, 2010

Elizabeth Loftus, renowned memory expert, meets with students and delivers the Anderson Lecture in Swasey Chapel.

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Hats off to Holbrook

Posted in Beyond Campus on September 17, 2010

He may be 85 years old, but film & TV star Hal Holbrook ’48 is busy as a Bieber right now.

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Denison in the Blogosphere (9/23/10)

Posted in Beyond Campus on September 16, 2010

Check out ‘Denison in the Blogosphere’ for the all the latest Denisonia on the interwebs.

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Rachel Mattingly '11 discusses her research at the recent summer scholars poster presentation.

Where ‘more’ isn’t always better

Posted in Academics & Research on September 15, 2010

Rachel Mattingly ’11 and the non-oxymoron of a Buddhist approach to economic development.

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The big picture

Posted in Academics & Research on September 14, 2010

Art history prof Joanna Grabski talks urban environments, the art they inspire, and her home away from home—Dakar, Senegal.

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Amber, Aliens, and the American Diaspora

Amber, aliens & the American diaspora

Posted in Academics & Research on September 10, 2010

Summer Scholars dish out their research in the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts.

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Need a good book?

Posted in Academics & Research on September 9, 2010

Denison is now on Goodreads, the #1 social networking site for book lovers. Check out our Goodreads profile today for all the latest and greatest from our faculty & staff authors.

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Connecting vs. protecting

Posted in On Campus on September 8, 2010

Technology expert and opinion leader Steven Johnson talks about where good ideas come from. SPOILER ALERT: A lot come from the liberal arts learning environment.

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Great Wall, Great Music

Posted in Beyond Campus on September 8, 2010

Over the summer, more than 60 student musicians and several Music Department professors took a magical mystery tour through three Chinese cities in 10 days, along the way introducing American music to new audiences.

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Provost: College rankings misleading

Posted in Voices of Denison on September 6, 2010

In a Columbus Dispatch editorial, Provost Brad Bateman argues that college rankings paint an inaccurate picture.

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Art on the Spectrum

Posted in On Campus on September 6, 2010

The 2010-11 Spectrum Series, focused on the relationship between technology and community, opens this week with a lecture by best-selling author Steven Berlin Johnson.

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Choices, choices

Posted in On Campus on September 3, 2010

It was organized chaos on the A-Quad, as more than 100 student organizations showcased themselves at the annual Involvement Fair.

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Blinding with science

Posted in Academics & Research on September 3, 2010

It was all about nucleotides, polymerases, and PR2 yesterday, as students showcased their summer research at the Science Scholars Research Symposium. Get yourself photoexcited by our Flickr slideshow!

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