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April 12, 2011
I wanted to work at a place that just didn't just give lip service to my understanding of diversity. The culture had to be one that breathed "you are welcome here" with no caveats attached.
Chicago, Part II: Days 5-7
April 10, 2011
We assumed that the men, dressed in breeches and tunics would be doing an improvised version of a well known Shakespeare play, but no.
Symposium
April 10, 2011
There was an impressively multilingual pool of students, faculty, and visitors in King 106 last Thursday, for those who missed the amazing translation symposium. And if you did, come next year!
Things I Miss About High School
April 10, 2011
But, really, looking at the stars at 1:30 AM is always going to be more fun than writing a paper, even if said paper is about mummies.
Midterm Report, Part Two
April 5, 2011
Now that I have gushed profusely about my morning classes, let me tell you that I am even more enthused about my afternoon classes. Brace yourself.
Our awesome future Obies
April 4, 2011
Interesting is an understatement when talking about these students! Roget would also suggest exciting, fascinating, out-of-the-ordinary, remarkable...
What Is Apparently the Buckeye State?
April 4, 2011
I tried on the chocolatier's life for size over break, and decided the scholar's life suited me better. Not that it wasn't fun.
Days 1-4
April 1, 2011
We have been staying up late, eating mostly home-cooked food, drinking a little, and seeing a terrific amount of improv in the last four days, and our trip is only about halfway over.
A Word to the Waitlisted
April 1, 2011
Two years ago, I wrote a detailed post about why we have a wait list that answered a number of questions you might have if you recently received a wait list letter from Oberlin, but I also wanted to comment specifically on this year's wait list.
Oberlin Fool
April 1, 2011
In which entomology and creativity meet for a three-part manifesto on foolish things.
Midterm Report, Part One
April 1, 2011
In which I gush profusely about how my morning classes are going this semester.
And After Graduation...
March 31, 2011
Grad school was an obvious possibility, as was finding a job and working for a year, getting more lab experience. But I wasn't sure if I wanted to remain so heavily married to the sciences, at least in the immediate future.
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