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So You Want to Go into Public Radio

July 18, 2017

Samantha Smylie

I love podcasts and public radio. Since my second year at Oberlin, I've been trying to figure out how to make podcasts and get a job in the field. Here are some resources that I've found and some tips that I would like to share about radio at Oberlin.

Letters To Sammie pt.2

July 17, 2017

Samantha Smylie

I graduated from Oberlin and I still can't believe it. This is a short letter to myself and a lot of "thank yous" to faculty and staff who changed my life at Oberlin. Thank you all so much.

A Summer of Movement: New York

July 9, 2017

Teague Harvey

For the start of my glorious Summer of Movement™, I headed to Brooklyn, New York, couch hopped for three weeks, and took just about every single class offered at the Brooklyn Zoo Gym: Parkour, Tricking, Breakdancing, Bar Conditioning, Contortion, etc.

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Crossroads

June 6, 2017

Teague Harvey

After finally finishing my shaky sophomore year, I say goodbye to Oberlin for the next 8 months, and prepare for my most audacious adventures yet.

Teague

Jules Makes A Personal Narrative Film

June 5, 2017

Jules Greene

I wanted a program where I would be given the freedom to pursue different styles of filmmaking, because I was getting bored with knowing the ins and outs of really normal video-making, for lack of a better term.

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Year Two: Done!

May 28, 2017

Kira Findling

It feels strange to say that I'm a junior in college, but here we are! Here are some lessons I learned over the past two semesters.

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From Surviving to Thriving

April 30, 2017

Teague Harvey

This past semester, I 'sophomore slumped' hard. I struggled with intense feelings of depression, disconnection, and nihilism, and I critically questioned who I am, who I want to be, and where my place is in the world.

Teague

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