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Clear filtersMarch 5, 2013
So yesterday was a pretty big deal. After a few weeks of increased anonymous racism and homophobia on our campus,...
January 6, 2013
The reading part of the course served as an introduction to American social support systems, while volunteering at Oberlin Community Services gave me an idea of what it might be like to be in a social services profession.
November 17, 2012
"Family" at Oberlin is a fluid term... it can mean the people who are related to you to as well as the people who are not.
October 17, 2012
There are kittens. Kittens that you can touch. A FIVE MINUTE WALK AWAY FROM CAMPUS. How awesome is that? Upon learning this past summer that there were kittens right near campus that were being taken...
September 29, 2012
I've been taking lovely Shorty for walks on the weekends. He is insane.
August 16, 2012
Every summer, Oberlin has a citywide "Chalk Walk," a civic day of doodling on the sidewalk. Though most of the art is done by average citizens--including plenty of enthusiastic kids--the event also attracts stunningly good artists. Among this year's coolest pieces were a giant cupcake, the Beatles, and George Washington riding a walrus into space carrying broccoli.
June 23, 2012
The Big Parade happened a month and a half ago. I finally got around to writing it up. Includes many pictures!
June 10, 2012
There's an irrepressibly affectionate kitten in Oberlin who needs some help. Oliver's paw will have to be amputated. Please donate to CATSS, the local organization that helps stray cats like him!
March 24, 2012
There's more to see than the architectural facades viewbooks usually show you, and I think that these back angles are, if not as aesthetically pleasing, more visually interesting than the fronts.