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Color theory

November 24, 2008

Megan Emberton

I don't think I'll ever be ready for winter. Each year, it seems to catch me by surprise.

Foreign adventures

November 24, 2008

Prof. David Walker

Imagine someone handing you a check for $28,000 to go anywhere in the world to do whatever you'd most like to do in the year after college graduation.

Jazz Combos Thrive at Oberlin

November 23, 2008

Will Mason

All jazz combos at Oberlin are student-formed, and the repertoire is student-selected, and I think this is critical for a number of reasons.

I ran away and joined the circus

November 23, 2008

Ma'ayan Plaut

It's been over a week since the final performance of the Johnson Family Circus. I'm in an extraordinary position to continue reliving the show for days, weeks, even months after.

Last Year

November 21, 2008

Joe Dawson

They have a velvet Last Supper hanging above the stairs leading to the exit. I'm serious.

Like a College Visit with Less Clothing

November 18, 2008

Daniel Tam-Claiborne

Over this past weekend, I decided to make a trip out to Tufts University in Medford, MA to see a group of friends perform in a Burlesque Troupe that they helped to found on campus. Little did I know that I would get the added bonus of recreating the lore of my junior year college trips.

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