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Winter Turmoil

Peter D'Auria
July 30, 2014
Reflections on friendship, Canada, the Oberlin experience, and wearing socks on your hands.

Awash

Ma'ayan Plaut
May 16, 2014
...with emotions, never-ending rain, smatterings of advice, and the overwhelmingness of the commencement/reunion weekend to end all commencement/reunion weekends.

On Taking a Gap Year

Dara Lehrer
May 2, 2013
I asked four of my friends why they took a gap year, what they did during their gap year, and what personal value it has had to them. Here is what they had to say...

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