Archive for October, 2011

The Quietest Place On The Hill

The quietest place on the hill

Posted in On Campus on October 31, 2011

Come with us for a special Halloween show-and-tell featuring our College Cemetery.

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Performing With Greatness

Sharing the stage with the masters

Posted in On Campus on October 28, 2011

Munich Symphony Orchestra, Gloriae Dei Cantores Choir and Denison Chamber Singers create musical magic.

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Pumpkin Pi

Pumpkin pi

Posted in On Campus on October 27, 2011

Math students did a little pumpkin carving and the results were not your typical jack-o-lanterns.

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Turn, Turn, Turn

Turn, turn, turn

Posted in On Campus on October 26, 2011

The beautiful backdrop of fall on the hill.

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n Honor From The Kennedy Center

An honor from the Kennedy Center

Posted in Beyond Campus on October 24, 2011

Mikala Hansen ’07 has won the national award for playwriting excellence, and she’s just getting started.

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Hal Holbrook performs The Butter and Egg Man at the Denison Summer Theatre with Dick Welsbacher '48 and Luke Utter '50.

The boy who became Mark Twain

Posted in Beyond Campus on October 21, 2011

Hal Holbrook’s autobiography details his life before he hit the stage—including the fact that he got the nickname “Hal” at Denison.

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Teach For America—No Kidding

Posted in Beyond Campus on October 19, 2011

Kimmi Oshita ’11, on her first few challenging weeks in a Baltimore school room as part of Teach For America.

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Celebrating Science

Celebrating science

Posted in On Campus on October 17, 2011

The new Ebaugh Laboratories is formally dedicated, and chemistry at Denison will never be the same.

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I Never, Ever, Ever In My Life Intended To Go Into Politics …

‘I never, ever, ever in my life intended to go into politics …’

Posted in On Campus on October 14, 2011

He may not have intended to live a political life, but James Baker III had plenty of stories to share, as well as insight into the current state of the country.

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While visiting campus last week as part of the 2011-12 campus theme, "Migrations," author and historian Ira Berlin had lunch with Assistant Professor of History Lauren Araiza's senior seminar students. Berlin, who has written extensively on American history and particularly on the history of slavery, lectured later that evening on "The Making of African America: The Four Great Migrations."

History over lunch

Posted in Sights & Sounds on October 13, 2011

Dr. Ira Berlin visited campus to give a lecture. He also joined in that great DU tradition of hanging out with the students.

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It Takes Just Four Weeks to Make A Family—And A Play

It takes just four weeks to make a family—and a play

Posted in On Campus on October 13, 2011

Students and Vail guest artist Dale Shields create a family of friends and a fascinating original play in only 28 days.

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Thanks to Vivan Quin '12, who caught this photo of students on Reese~Shackelford Common basking in all seven colors of the spectrum.

Sky lights

Posted in Sights & Sounds on October 13, 2011

Need a study break? Catch this pretty shot, somewhere over the rainbow.

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More Than Just Gossip

More than just gossip

Posted in Academics & Research on October 10, 2011

Alyssa Howard-Tripp ’13 makes a defense of the feminine voice in celebrity gossip, and its importance in our society.

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Environmental Studies: It's An Art

Environmental studies: it’s an art

Posted in On Campus on October 7, 2011

Abram Kaplan steps out of the classroom and into the Ohio farmscape. See how he documents his journey in a series of art installations on campus.

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Denison in the blogosphere (10/6/11)

Denison in the Blogosphere (10/6/11)

Posted in Beyond Campus on October 6, 2011

Educational, cultural, and personal reports from students studying this semester in Tunisia, Chile, and Senegal.

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Déjà Yuja

Déjà Yuja

Posted in On Campus on October 5, 2011

Renowned pianist Yuja Wang returns to Denison for the sixth time this Friday night, and we can’t wait.

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The Lantern's Back

The lantern’s back!

Posted in On Campus on October 4, 2011

With its win over conference rival Wooster last Saturday, the Big Red football team has reclaimed the historic Old Red Lantern trophy.

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