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With a Little Help From My Friends

August 14, 2011

Ida Hoequist

How Oberlin helped me cope after an oil spill (the cooking kind, not the Gulf Coast kind) left me with serious burns splattered along my hand and leg. Pictures not included.

Goodbye to Oz

June 14, 2010

Aries Indenbaum

I feel totally comfortable in Oberlin. I don't worry about homophobia, sexism, or personal security. I can go running at 2AM here, without fearing for my life. I can smile at strangers. I can be myself. Leaving Oberlin means leaving home.

A field trip

November 4, 2009

Zoe McLaughlin

After a brief walk in the crisp night air during which I considered making pirate jokes, we arrived at the hospital.

And then I got sick

September 17, 2009

Zoe McLaughlin

It wasn't fun trying to get all my work done and sleep more and walk around with a sore throat, but I managed it pretty well, with the help of cough drops and perseverance. Until Sunday night.

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