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June 26, 2011
It feels like just yesterday I was choosing a First Year Seminar of my very own.
Is College Hard?
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.
On 20th-Century Oberlin History - Musically Speaking
May 21, 2011
Any questions you may have had about the musical studies major, the history of jazz at Oberlin, or original research can and will be answered in this post by the incomparable Anna Ernst '10!
No Sweat
May 15, 2011
Throw in stress for something that actually matters, like finals, and I'm toast. I'll be in bed at midnight, eyes open until 1:30, and awake when the sun comes up at 7.
An update on my Bioanalytical Chemistry class
May 12, 2011
I picked it in part because I'm interested in the intersection between chemistry and archaeology and in part because mummies are very cool.
From Apathetic to Academic: Becoming a History Major
May 11, 2011
In which my life becomes embodied by History Major Heraldic Beast.
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.
Midterm Report, Part One
April 1, 2011
In which I gush profusely about how my morning classes are going this semester.
Progress Report
March 10, 2011
Let's catch up. I've been shooting lasers, writing calligraphy, and eating fresh fish.
Tell me what you study and I'll tell you who you are
March 8, 2011
I've never liked the term "discipline" as a way to refer to what I teach and write about. It's harsh, forbidding, army-like. I much prefer to tell people that I work in a particular field --maybe because as a kid I wanted to be a farmer.
Some comments on the Creative Writing Major
March 6, 2011
That's probably the single biggest reason that I decided to major in creative writing as well as biochemistry. I wanted to have the chance to write and not feel guilty because I was supposed to be doing "real work."
Lost In Translation
February 27, 2011
There are themed residence halls and themed special meals...now introducing themed semesters!
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