Archive for March, 2011

The new water bottle filling station on the first floor of Barney-Davis

Fill it up

Posted in On Campus on March 31, 2011

Now it’s ridiculously easy to NEVER buy bottled water again.

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Making Peace

Making peace

Posted in Beyond Campus on March 30, 2011

Two seniors are headed to India this summer with a $10,000 award from Davis Projects for Peace.

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Big Red wins national title, ends rival’s historic 31-year streak

Posted in On Campus on March 28, 2011

Men’s swimming and diving wins the NCAA championship in grand fashion, ending their rival’s historic 31-year championship run.

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An Educated Conversation

An educated conversation

Posted in Voices of Denison on March 25, 2011

Jerome Price ’12 talks with students, faculty and local residents as he searches for answers to tough questions on education.

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Hidden In Plain Sight

Hidden in plain sight (UPDATED)

Posted in On Campus on March 23, 2011

Quiz Time: Do you recognize where we took this photo? (We have the answer…and a winner!)

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You Think Our Hill Is Steep?

You think our hill is steep?

Posted in Beyond Campus on March 22, 2011

The view from atop Mount Kilimanjaro is gorgeous, and, hey, so is that sweatshirt.

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Please, Mr. Postman

Please, Mr. Postman

Posted in On Campus on March 21, 2011

This week hundreds of students will get the good news from the Admissions Office—they’re in!

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Preston House Rules

Preston House rules

Posted in On Campus on March 18, 2011

Language and culture rule at this res hall, where every day is global.

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Gaga For Garbage

Gaga for garbage

Posted in On Campus on March 17, 2011

Denison has a plan for improving its trash and recycling efforts, and Scott Barrett is the one to get it done.

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Yu Itaka '11, center, is a music major from Japan.

‘They have never experienced this kind of quake before’

Posted in Beyond Campus on March 16, 2011

Yu Itaka is a senior from Japan, where his family is safe, but their experience has been frightening.

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A Case For Living In Central Ohio

A case for living in central Ohio

Posted in Voices of Denison on March 15, 2011

Ohio is one of the nation’s higher education hotspots. Gail Martineau ’08 has a few ideas for how to keep those college graduates here, and she shares them in a public radio commentary.

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Campus Interlude

Campus interlude

Posted in On Campus on March 15, 2011

While most of the students are off in the world doing interesting stuff during Spring Break, the campus waits quietly. Really quietly.

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Erik Klemetti, assistant professor of geosciences

When volcanoes are overblown

Posted in Voices of Denison on March 11, 2011

Volcanoes are hot news these days. But when the media sensationalizes science, Erik Klemetti gets a little steamed.

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'New' Music Rocks

‘New’ music rocks

Posted in On Campus on March 9, 2011

The Tutti New Music Festival gave students a chance to work with one-on-one renowned artists.

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Commodities in an Uncertain Economy

Commodities in an uncertain economy

Posted in Beyond Campus on March 7, 2011

In an interview with the Fox Business Network, John Faraci ’72 talks commodity prices in the wake of unrest and turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East.

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Jim Petro '70 has been selected as Ohio's next chancellor of higher education.

Former AG tapped to lead state’s university system

Posted in Beyond Campus on March 5, 2011

Jim Petro ’70, former attorney general of Ohio, has been named the new chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents.

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Creating Good Chemistry

Creating better chemistry

Posted in Academics & Research on March 2, 2011

Matt McErlean ’12 thought the organic chemistry lab procedure could be improved. So he did something about it—he rewrote it.

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