Oberlin Alumni Magazine
Music to Her Ears
November 15, 2023
Erich Burnett
Your new magazine editor brings an unapologetic love of ’80s rock—and an incurable passion for storytelling.
![Annie Zaleski poses next to her published books.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs176663_20230726-085.jpg?itok=xSzlk_eh)
My Cousin the Comb Jelly
November 15, 2023
Annie Zaleski
The research of Darrin Schultz ’13 deepens our insights into animal evolution.
![Darrin Schultz In his research, Darrin Schultz applied existing DNA sequencing technologies and new analysis techniques to organisms people hadn’t studied before.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/m_darrin-img_7253.jpg?itok=uKbtWeXu)
For Sake's Sake
November 13, 2023
Hanna Raskin ’98
Jamie Graves fell in love with the world of Japanese beverages. He’d love to tell you why.
![Jamie Graves.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/microsoftteams-image_1.jpeg?itok=90oBTJpd)
The Vagina Dialogues
November 13, 2023
Jeff Hagan ’86
Despite its cheeky name, Tight Lipped has serious plans to address vulvovaginal pain.
![Fleischacker and Minion hold up a copy of their zine, Opening Up.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/april_parlor_mtg_26_1.jpeg?itok=20cQiV7L)
The Course that Changed Everything
October 25, 2023
Kate Becker
Music and math brought Alina Zhu to Oberlin. An irresistible challenge defined her final year on campus.
![Alina Zhu writing at a chalkboard.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/alina_at_chalkboard_by_tanya_rosen-jones.jpg?itok=FqFPXCdR)
Cat Batch Fever
June 21, 2023
Hanna Raskin ’98
According to the cookie recipe tacked to a wall of the Cat in the Cream , one tablespoon of molasses can be substituted for one cup of sugar. But when Hillel Hinton-Williams is working at Oberlin...
![Manager Hillel Hinton_Williams Baking Cookies.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/catcookiescover_0.png?itok=WUGftGPE)
Feels on Wheels
June 21, 2023
G.M. Donley ’83
“I’m embarrassed to admit it, but it was a huge relief,” he recalls. “I hated riding that thing.” In his fourth year, Bisker inherited a broken-down family bike that had...
![Josh helps a little neighbor fix his handlebars in Williamsburg.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/9._josh_helps_a_little_neighbor_fix_his_handlebars_in_williamsburg.jpg?itok=ir0WBzLz)