Archive for November, 2011
Preserving Spring Valley
Posted in Beyond Campus on November 30, 2011
The history of Licking County flows through Spring Valley, and now an effort is underway to restore and preserve the historic watershed.
Write on
Posted in On Campus on November 28, 2011
The pure joy of putting words on a page gets a crazy boost in November as aspiring writers take on the NaNoWriMo Challenge.
The truth about tryptophan
Posted in On Campus on November 23, 2011
Professor Susan Kennedy talks turkey about tryptophan, the naturally occurring chemical that allegedly causes comatose behavior on Thanksgiving evening.
‘A downgrade in confidence’
Posted in Beyond Campus on November 23, 2011
Noted economist Lee Sachs ’85 talks to Bloomberg TV about the supercommittee’s failed deficit-reduction talks.
Art work
Posted in Academics & Research on November 21, 2011
Summer Scholars come together to show off their research in the fine arts.
An open book
Posted in Academics & Research on November 18, 2011
Modern libraries and librarians are using established wisdom as they move forward through the 21st century.
Filling empty bowls
Posted in On Campus on November 17, 2011
The art and craft of helping to feed the hungry.
Dance lessons
Posted in Academics & Research on November 16, 2011
Effi Taylor ’12 made the journey from Ghana to America to attend college, but it was in Granville, Ohio, that she learned a traditional Ghanaian dance.
Fields of gold
Posted in On Campus on November 14, 2011
Tying Denison’s all-time record for wins, the field hockey team brought home plenty of hardware this season.
Dollars and sense
Posted in Beyond Campus on November 11, 2011
Director of Financial Aid Nancy Hoover is back from Capitol Hill where she continued her work to help students here and across the country.
Guitar heroes
Posted in On Campus on November 10, 2011
Six-string virtuosos Romero Lubambo and Julian Lage rocked out Burke Recital Hall as part of the 15th Annual Jazz Guitar Festival.
A Titanic scientist
Posted in On Campus on November 9, 2011
Bob Ballard in class and on stage, talking with students about science, technology and discovery on a legendary scale.
Bludgers, quaffles, and a snitch
Posted in On Campus on November 8, 2011
Quidditch is not just for Harry Potter fans anymore. The newly minted sport has found a fanatical following among folks of all ages and inclinations, from wizards to squibs.
The folly of ‘dentistry’ economics
Posted in Academics & Research on November 7, 2011
In a New York Times op-ed, provost and economics professor Brad Bateman suggests where today’s economists have gone wrong.
Tea time
Posted in On Campus on November 4, 2011
Last weekend, 75 people gathered at Burke auditorium to witness an intimate Japanese ritual not often open to the public.
This toy is no toy—it’s made to play
Posted in Academics & Research on November 1, 2011
Assistant professor of music and pianist HyeKyung Lee’s powerful presence on a very small piano.



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