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Clear filtersRe-Learning to Raise My Hand, with Guidance from Shia LaBeouf
September 26, 2016
In the very beginning of the semester, I barely raised my elbow off the table when I had something to say, and when I realized my professors weren't calling on me probably because they couldn't see my hand, I adopted a new philosophy for class participation.
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A Liberal Arts Education and Useless Bits of Information
September 16, 2016
How random tidbits form the foundation of a good education.
![El wearing a hat](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w300_h300/public/content/blogger-bio/image/el.jpg?itok=pzCbUpJT)
Halfway There
September 6, 2016
Whoa/We're halfway there/WHOAAAA/Livin' on iced vanilla lattes and bagels from The Local
![Emma, looking pensive.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w300_h300/public/content/blogger-bio/image/img_1960-2.jpg?itok=Yrl1khh0)
The Five Books You Read In College
September 5, 2016
A short overview of the five most important books I have read over the course of my time here.
Language Nerdism
August 10, 2016
In which we overshare about all the languages we have attempted to master...English still being one of them.
![Kira smiling](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w300_h300/public/content/blogger-bio/image/img_8287_2.jpeg?itok=PbMqMz95)
Write As You Are
May 27, 2016
We are all made up of stories, but what is the introductory story we give continually rotating audiences who attempt to be guests at our theater of life?
A Major Declaration - The Story of Me and Computer Science
May 2, 2016
I may have declared my CS Major, but I remain committed to the broad liberal arts education that Oberlin is all about.
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The Dos and Don'ts of Choosing Courses
April 6, 2016
Somehow, it's already almost time to register my courses for next semester. Third time's the charm, right?
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Halfway Through Semester Two
March 19, 2016
We're just about halfway through the semester, and it's time for a check-in.
![A headshot of Kameron wearing a light blue v-neck shirt in front of a garden.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w300_h300/public/content/blogger-bio/image/kameron.jpg?itok=cZc64Co8)
My Spring Semester Classes
March 18, 2016
I would say my class choices for this semester are indicative of my decision to go the liberal arts route rather than the undergraduate film school route.
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An Even Simpler Declaration
March 9, 2016
Rhetoric and Composition is a small department here at Oberlin, so I figured I'd give it some love!
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