Archive for August, 2011

Watch This: DUbees Say Cheese

Watch this: A class on the move

Posted in Sights & Sounds on August 30, 2011

We thought it was just going to be another big group photo. Instead, the Class of 2015 has provided 63 seconds of pure fun.

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It's On!

It’s on!

Posted in On Campus on August 29, 2011

Campus is buzzing as the first day of classes has everyone on the move.

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The Great East Coast Earthquake Of 2011

The Great East Coast Earthquake of 2011

Posted in Voices of Denison on August 29, 2011

A geosciences professor blogs about the rare quake that hit just days before Irene raced up the coast.

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Go Make a Movie!

‘Go make a movie!’

Posted in On Campus on August 26, 2011

The Class of 2015 starts out with a charge to discover the power of their own magic.

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What do I know?

What do I know?

Posted in Voices of Denison on August 24, 2011

A been-there-done-that sophomore offers up some (semi) sage advice for the Class of 2015.

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Let The Games Begin

Let the games begin

Posted in Voices of Denison on August 23, 2011

Meet Denison alumna Nan Carney-DeBord ’80, who has begun her role as the college’s new director of athletics.

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Hey 2015!

Hey 2015!

Posted in On Campus on August 22, 2011

The first-year class will move in on Thursday. Here’s a look at our newest Denisonians.

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Finding Community In Northern Ireland

Finding community amid conflict

Posted in Academics & Research on August 19, 2011

Meg Gaertner ’12 explores the means of sustainable peace and community-building in Northern Ireland

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Jordan Kurker-Mraz '14, advised by Tim Hofmeister, Classics

Getting lost in lost books

Posted in Academics & Research on August 17, 2011

Jordan Kurker-Mraz ’14 explores the discarded classics and why they should matter (or not) to our culture.

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The Honeymooners

The honeymooners

Posted in Beyond Campus on August 16, 2011

Newlyweds Erin and alumnus Dave Hughes ’04 stopped by the Denison Homestead while on their bicycle trip from San Francisco to Pittsburgh.

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I Want To Look American

‘I Want to Look American!’

Posted in Academics & Research on August 15, 2011

Summer scholar Rebecca Zhou ’13 looks at the American fashion industry’s future in China.

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No Lab Coat Required

No lab coat required!

Posted in Academics & Research on August 15, 2011

An introduction to TheDEN’s summer series on undergraduate research in the humanities.

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If you've ever left your room or office on campus, you've heard rising senior Molly Coyne sing—and usually bring down the house in the process. She's lent her talents to several campus productions as well as to special events like last year's Induction. This summer, Ohio's longest-running nonprofit professional summer stock theatre, the Weathervane Playhouse in Newark, boasted Coyne's talents in several productions, including her co-starring role as Roxie Hart in Chicago (pictured above).

Enter senior soprano, stage left

Posted in Beyond Campus on August 12, 2011

DEN Shots: Molly Coyne ’12 lighting up the stage this summer at Weathervane Playhouse in Newark.

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The Soul of Newark

The soul of Newark

Posted in Voices of Denison on August 10, 2011

Student investigation of Newark, Ohio, produces some newly minted journalists and community conversation.

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A fervent DEN reader

UnDENiable

Posted in On Campus on August 8, 2011

It’s hard to believe TheDEN is turning one year old. We look back at an amazing year—and some of the prestigious awards the site has picked up along the way.

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Bringing Science To The Light

Bringing science to the light

Posted in On Campus on August 4, 2011

A sneak peek inside the startling new Ebaugh Labs. (And yes, students are actually calling it ‘Ebaughsome.’)

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Associate professor of English Ann Townsend serves on VIDA's executive committee.

An imbalance in the literary universe

Posted in Academics & Research on August 1, 2011

Notice anything missing in The Times’ book reviews? Why are so few women writers featured?

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