Oberlin Blogs

A blog post in which my linguistic anthropology class served as first class therapy.

I ventured outside of Oberlin this month and went to Hampshire College in Massachusetts for the Civil Liberties and Public Policy conference with other members of Students United for Reproductive Freedom.

Oberlin is not everything you may hear in the media.

A reflection on what social justice means to me.

I'm so proud of the work SURF is doing here at Oberlin, though, of course, there's always more to do. Hopefully, as we move forward, we'll continue to take risks and bring more awareness to issues of reproductive rights and abortion access in Oberlin, Lorain County, and Ohio!

What did I do during the 42 days I was away from Oberlin? Find out here!

Oberlin has been in the news a lot recently. Oberlin students have been portrayed as "oversensitive." But are they?

This topic has been on my mind for a while, so tonight I think it is an appropriate time to address it.

One of my favorite parts of Oberlin so far has been the huge variety of speakers that visit campus. I'm a big fan of lectures, and there are endless opportunities to attend them here!

As Oberlin prides itself on its activist history, today we used our agency as activists on this campus.

With a "Grease" reference in the title and promises of details of my summer AND advice for incoming Obies, what more does one need in a blog?

As I dig deeper into my honors research, I find myself wanting less to do with evidence and numbers and longing more for storytelling, emotion and authenticity in the way I write about my subject, the country of Rwanda.