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July 17, 2011
I am proof that not all liberal arts college students get everywhere by bike. Now I am finally learning how to ride one.
Long Distance
July 11, 2011
All about Long Distance Relationships! With visual aids from animal friends and medical anomalies! Also, some kind of sobering words about your prospects for success! YAY!!!!
Open Letter
July 2, 2011
To the Class of 2015: a list of minor and not-so-minor regrets I have that I hope you won't. (It's really not that bad, and you'll survive perfectly well even if you completely ignore this list.) Love, Christine.
On (the Bike) Co-op(s)
June 22, 2011
Oberlin has a lot of cooperatives, also known as co-ops. People pool their resources and help one another. Until about midway through my second semester, though, I hadn't really appreciated just how...
How to Use Your Summer Vacation
June 14, 2011
This summer, I'm not just odd-jobbing: I'm also nannying, spinning poi, watching my brother play baseball, reading . . . And other people are doing other things!
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.
Oberlin Secrets
June 2, 2011
Quick, name Oberlin's school colors. If you said crimson and gold, you owe me $5.
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.
Living with Strangers
May 17, 2011
Alumni - you'll remember, fondly, friends like these. Prospies, I guarantee that you will make some.
My Weekend, In Summary
May 16, 2011
A highlight: the dessert contest, with categories such as hottest dessert, coldest dessert, and most fractal (largest surface area to volume ratio) dessert.
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