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The Secret Lives of Coffee Mugs

August 19, 2009

John West

In this post: coffee mugs, unions (viz. Teamsters and AFSCME), near-death experiences, pictures I may or may not have incorrectly uploaded even though I've been given two sets of instructions on how to upload photos because I'm practically a Luddite, Oberlin vignettes.

Shining Time Orientation

August 18, 2009

Ma'ayan Plaut

Some advice for freshmen, their parents, and current students about orientation... pack your bags and tissues; it'll be a wild ride!

Helpful Hintz, Yo!

August 5, 2009

Joe Dawson

There is no required reading for freshmen at Oberlin, but a quick flip through Lord of the Flies could be real helpful.

Dining hall conversations

July 21, 2009

Zoe McLaughlin

Once we'd finished eating, we parted ways, and I expected not to see her again, unless we wound up in a class together somewhere down the road.

Parallel Universes

June 10, 2009

Ma'ayan Plaut

I have just passed the two week point of being home for the summer. And since this is an Oberlin blog, this is about what's different at my summer home and my Oberlin home.

I Disagree

June 4, 2009

John West

In this post: potentially job ending disagreement, politics at Oberlin, liberal ironists vs. liberal revolutionaries, debates to stay up late for, Fox News, and please don't fire me .

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