Oberlin Blogs
Margaret Saunders ’16
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There and Back Again, and Again, and Again
April 10, 2015
Oberlin, Prague, and advice for prospies on making your big college decision.
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Smock, Paper, Scissors
February 12, 2015
My third and final Winter Term project with Aimee Lee ('99) and "Papermaking and Book Art Across Culture and History."
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Ryba Na Suchu (Fish Out of Water)
September 21, 2014
"Mlivíte česky?" The beginning of my semester in Prague.
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Month at the Museum
February 21, 2014
A Winter Term recap of the Practicum in Museum Education course at Oberlin's Allen Memorial Art Museum.
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Finals Survival Guide 2013
December 13, 2013
As if you needed an excuse to listen to the new Beyoncé album, anyway.
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His Name is Mudd: An Insider's Guide to Using the Library
November 2, 2013
Getting back to the books will be easier than ever.
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What I Dug Up On My Summer Vacation
September 11, 2013
26 days, 33 students and specialists, and many, many cups of gelato: working with Sangro Valley Project.
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Six Things I Didn't Expect to Love in College
May 5, 2013
Including but not limited to: blended fruit juice, dusting, and voluntary exposure to more pollen than my allergies can handle.
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Recap: Fencing Club National Championships
April 20, 2013
At USACFC Championships I learned that fencing tournaments are 50% waiting and watching other bouts, 30% eating and napping, and 20% actual fencing.
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All The Educated Ladies, Put Your Hands Up
March 2, 2013
Why the story of these ladies has not been the subject of an Oscar-winning biopic I have no idea, because I'd definitely sponsor it.
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Obies, Obies Everywhere!
January 16, 2013
No, this isn't about Lena Dunham. You can relax. There is a picture of a kitten inside!
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A Salute to First Semester
December 4, 2012
I do a little bit of boasting on behalf of the Fencing ExCo. Or is it FenceCo? FenxCo? FedEx?
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Music Appreciation in Three Acts
November 16, 2012
Gangnam Style at the opera? Only at Oberlin.
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Winter is Coming (And You're Going to Need Boots)*
October 30, 2012
*This post doesn't have anything to do with Game of Thrones.
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Urdu for the Frustrated English Speaker's Soul
October 17, 2012
Did you know that in Urdu, there are at least two different ways of pronouncing 'th'? That English speakers are almost physically incapable of deepening their d's?