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June 6, 2011
What is "hard"? The pace is faster in college than in high school, but it's mostly notable in comparison. For example, in the first three weeks of Research Methods, we covered at least half of the material in my year-long A.P. Statistics course.
One last wade in the nostalgia pool
June 4, 2011
I'm cyber-wallowing in tearful joy at the new crop of Oberlin grads. Lots of metaphorical drinking in this one.
Departing the Blogs (3): 10 Things I Could Have Done Without
June 3, 2011
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more."
Oberlin Secrets
June 2, 2011
Quick, name Oberlin's school colors. If you said crimson and gold, you owe me $5.
So we beat on, boats against the current
June 1, 2011
That, I suppose, is as fitting a metaphor as any for the end of my college time. We, in some small way, touch a place, it touches us, and then we move on.
The Llama Proposal
May 24, 2011
The proposal llama is one of several esoteric hand symbols used during co-op discussions at Oberlin. Here is the story of how it originated.
The Big Parade Blog
May 23, 2011
The tenth annual Big Parade: an afternoon of relaxation, ingenuity, and stilts.
Chinese Students Association
May 23, 2011
I learned that storing freshly spray painted lanterns in your room is usually a bad idea and I learned how to eat chicken feet.
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