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Well-Maintained Facilities All Around Campus.

The Library is amazing when you first walk in- it is one of the things that made me choose Denison. Where the books are actually kept is definitely not very nice (low ceilings, narrow spaces between shelves). However, the study and common areas are all very nice. The dining halls are nice enough but nothing exceptional. All classrooms are well-equipped and have everything you need. Buildings are generally maintained well. Some of the buildings are old but still very attractive and the newer ones blend in well.

Redundant, Although You Can Usually Find Something

As somewhat of a food-snob, I would say that Denison falls below average when it comes to campus dining. They have good made to order stir-fry and usually one or two healthy, new items a day but that’s about it. Unfortunately, every student is required to have a meal plan. The smallest one is 10 meals per week. I find this works very well. Every dorm building has a kitchen with everything you need so it’s fairly easy to cook for yourself several times a week. Usually I eat cereal or oatmeal for breakfast in my room or on the way to class and go to the dining hall for lunch during the week and dinner when I can’t find anything else. It is not horrible, and they do have healthy and vegetarian options. There are two dining halls (Curtis and Huffman) and they are both in convenient locations but don’t really serve anything different. It is probably adequate for most students and you certainly won’t starve but if I could get away with not having a meal plan, I would. Denison’s food was not one of the reasons I chose the school but it is something I put up with for all other wonderful things the school has to offer.

No Off-Campus Housing

I was disappointed learning that there was no off-campus housing when I came to Denison. However, the dorms are good and the sense of community that campus housing provides is priceless.