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How I picked my major

May 4, 2009

Zoe McLaughlin

This change in interests confused me for a while and made me seriously consider a chem major instead of a biochem major. Practicality and time eventually intervened.

Identity Crisis

April 27, 2009

Will Mason

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

Registration: Woe?

April 10, 2009

Ma'ayan Plaut

Upon return to campus after spring break, students receive a pleasant reminder for fall registration. "What? This soon? I'm still slaving through a disastrous spring semester, everything is about to start moving twice as quickly as before, how could I even THINK of next fall?" you think.

Of What Use is a Newborn Child?

March 11, 2009

John West

In this post: Mad Max , our inevitable doom, The Communist Manifesto , superempirical virtues in theory choice, Stanley Fish, those problematic humanities, and a way-too-long post.

Contingency, Irony and Solidarity

March 3, 2009

Max Strasser

A rather esoteric blog post in which I discuss postmodernism, historiography, the Middle East, new professors, great professors, and the true beauty of a liberal arts education.

Mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved

March 2, 2009

Yitka Winn

I had envisioned myself waking up with the sun and birds each morning, going for a long run during which I'd plan out my writing for the day, then plunking down with my laptop and an oversized mug of fair-trade coffee at Oberlin Market and getting to work. (Nope.)

Trying to save my semester

March 1, 2009

Chris Gollmar

I must have gotten off on the wrong foot--my work this semester is not really up to par. I seem to be falling behind in just about every class I am taking, even the ones with no homework.

I'm cool, too!

February 12, 2009

Zoe McLaughlin

And one more interesting thing. This is my thirteenth post here. I figured publishing it tomorrow would be a little much.

Because all the cool kids are doing it...

February 11, 2009

Ma'ayan Plaut

My friends' Facebooks, Livejournals, Obieblogs, and general everyday conversation has been revolving around scheduling for the last week, and I am proud to say that I finally have something to contribute.

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