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November 22, 2020
Sometimes a classroom has tables, chairs, and whiteboards, and other times it has red paint, four wheels, and impressive horsepower.

November 7, 2020
... and to unexpected setbacks on the first week of classes.

May 22, 2020
While learning from home these past few months has been challenging, the invitation my teachers provided to think about the pandemic through so many different lenses has truly helped me make sense of what is going on in my own life and also the world.

April 28, 2020
My StudiOC posts are, in themselves, a way to represent life during coronavirus, to try to understand specific aspects of this pandemic within a broader context and take note of my own responses.

November 18, 2019
I see office hours as just another way people at Oberlin demonstrate how invested they are in every single student’s education.

April 2, 2019
In which a surprisingly successful Add/Drop leads to some great new classes

May 7, 2018
Thinking about taking a foreign language at Oberlin? Registering for French 101 and 102 during my senior year is a decision I will never regret. Our amazing teaching assistants, Esther and Kevin, are here to tell you about their experience.

March 22, 2018
Sometimes your worst moments can lead you to your best friends.

March 6, 2016
I can't believe I've never made a post about my classes, which make up a huge part of my Oberlin experience!
September 19, 2014
What does it mean to be able to locate yourself within academic work? Can you see yourself in the very spaces and fields that you learn about or is formalized learning an isolated process for you?
April 10, 2014
Here are some forms of academic support I take for granted every day as an Obie.
May 30, 2013
I started this post a few weeks ago and never finished it 'till now, a few days after graduation. In retrospect I may not have been so angst-y, but alas, it reflects a certain side of myself that I can't hide. Speaking of the self...