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We Are the Hand Claps

May 21, 2009

Ma'ayan Plaut

If there is one thing I learned how to do better at Oberlin that wasn't advertised at first was that I am now very good at applause.

Done.

May 18, 2009

Zoe McLaughlin

Really, the only solution was to stay up until around 3:00 AM, listening to hit songs from the nineties, reading picture books, and learning the proper way to put on bangles.

Life in a Cardboard Box

May 14, 2009

Ma'ayan Plaut

Remember how I mentioned there are all these distractions during reading period and finals? Ah, yes, there is another one I failed to mention earlier, and that is PACKING.

The Semester in Numbers

May 10, 2009

Will Mason

Two more years until I graduate. (Well, three more semesters to be precise, but either way I'm over the hump.) Good thing? Bad thing? There's a saying I've heard a couple of times up in central Maine that I love: "Tough tellin', not knowin'." But I'm enjoying the ride more and more every day. Ayuh.

Fantasies of Senior Year

April 27, 2009

Alice Ollstein

As my time in Arizona draws to a close, my thoughts drift away from the mountains of work I have to do to how excited I am for senior year at Oberlin. Here are some of my top fantasies.

Identity Crisis

April 27, 2009

Will Mason

Does being a double degree student make you less of a musician? Less of a scholar?

On Team Sports and Team Shirts

April 19, 2009

Daniel Tam-Claiborne

Incredibly disillusioned by my middle school experience--finishing my season on the second string basketball team with a total of two rebounds and a steal--I was hopeful that college could renew my muddled notions about playing basketball for something bigger than myself.

All Roads: Behind the Scenes

April 19, 2009

Aries Indenbaum

As I am employed as a tour guide, admissions intern, and creative writing intern, "All Roads" is pretty busy for me. Besides tours, info sessions, and panels, I saw Reefer Madness, sunbathed, and contra danced.

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