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October 27, 2011
Sometimes I feel cloistered here - safe and spiritually grounded, but disengaged from the problems of the world. How to fit the real world into Oberlin? Well, for starters ...
Teaching
October 22, 2011
One needs laser sights attached to their clown wigs. Am I trying to do too much?
Snatches of a Conversation, I
October 18, 2011
A rather broken transcript of the open conversation portion of Salman Rushdie's visit.
Snatches of a Conversation, II
October 18, 2011
The continuation of the transcript, covering the convocation.
Pleased to meet me
October 16, 2011
Yeah, that title is a Replacements album. I thought it would make a great title for this post, which is a more detailed, list-y description of myself.
Chalkboard Blogging
October 7, 2011
Explanation: I showed up at a bloggers' meeting without my computer, but with my camera. I was going to chat for a bit and then go, but Ma'ayan pointed out that there was a chalkboard in the room and challenged me to tell a story in nothing but photos. This is the result.
The Little Flashmob That Could
October 7, 2011
Remember when I said I "will often go to mildly extravagant lengths to craft a present"? That might have been an understatement.
My last first semester
October 6, 2011
Why do I feel like a crazy person? I am a senior now. Oberlin, even with the all-nighters, the snowy Aprils, the death icicles looming on my roof, mouthfuls of saltless co-op lentils, has been nurturing me this whole time with arms wide open. Oberlin and I have been spooning for three and a half years, and I'm about to be kicked out of bed into a pair of knobbly hobbit-shoes.
I am the boss. It is me.
October 6, 2011
In this post: rollin' like a G; how to succeed as Editor-in-Chief of an independent news organization without really trying; being elected to a board of directors when you just wanted to sit in on a meeting for the sole purpose of making witty side comments; thinking about things like an adult (even though it's terrifying).
The GREs Are: A) Stupid and Dumb, B) Dumb and Stupid, or C) All of the Above
October 5, 2011
If you have not woken up at 6:00 a.m. to take a standardized test in an industrial suburb of Cleveland before, I do not recommend doing so. It's like waking up at 6:00 a.m. to take a standardized test in an industrial suburb of Cleveland.
Are You In?
October 4, 2011
SJI sessions stimulate, inspire, and cause students to examine why they are involved in the issues and causes they are involved in.
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