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A short list for first-time OSCAns, or anyone needing a quick refresher!
June 12, 2014
Find out why I think you should live in Harkness!
May 10, 2014
What to expect and what I learned as a first year (and, of course, a GIF!).
March 21, 2014
OSCA is like a glistening gem, polished to perfection by a master gem-polisher.
March 16, 2014
Come on in and check out my dorm room!
March 10, 2014
"Dascomb has a charm about it, but that charm might just be us."
December 6, 2013
A small listing of differences between home and Oberlin/ Harkness.
November 1, 2013
A short list of some things I've realized since orientation.
September 29, 2013
I had a summer. Then I came back here. Lots of stuff happened before and during Orientation, and I tell you all about it. After Orientation there's been a lot of schooling. And there's more on that to come.
July 26, 2013
ATTENTION OBERLIN CLASS OF 2017: TAKE A DEEP BREATH. EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE OKAY. Roommate information is coming soon, I promise. In the meantime, here's something to distract yourselves.
June 19, 2013
Do you have the pre-orientation jitters? Are you at all anxious to leave home and come live in a place you've probably never spent a formidable amount of time at before? Do not fear! I am here to try and alleviate some of that anxiety.
February 17, 2013
My books, my clothes, my hair even, are scattered all over the place-- all over my room, my friends' rooms, my room in Tucson. It's hard not to be scatter-brained when everything else seemingly is.