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January 30, 2017
If my Winter Term is an indication of how the semester will go, it will be a crazy but fulfilling semester.
Athletics while Abroad
December 25, 2016
For the student-athlete considering going abroad -- I say go for it.
Local Blogger Obsessed With Slamming Feet on Pavement
October 26, 2016
For me, the physical and psychological need to run completely eclipses any superficial insecurities. Perhaps it gives me an opportunity, for once in my life, to not overthink things.
Winter Term, 1st Edition: SANCA Circus School, Seattle
January 31, 2016
Run away and join the Circus? Check.
Why Yes, We Have Rock Climbers in Ohio
December 9, 2015
Why I'm a blogger, why I'm a climber - and how I know that you'll find your community at Oberlin.
GUEST POST: Sam's take on what makes an Obie an Obie
July 21, 2015
Sam, a varsity athlete, reflects on what drew him to Oberlin, and what he sees as a unifying quality of Obies across the board.
I Try Captaining the B Team
June 1, 2014
Captaining taught me that a group of people can never have a monolithic definition of success; it's always going to be multifaceted, and they have to define it together.
Recap: Fencing Club National Championships
April 20, 2013
At USACFC Championships I learned that fencing tournaments are 50% waiting and watching other bouts, 30% eating and napping, and 20% actual fencing.
Wait, what? You have rock climbers in Ohio...?!
February 1, 2013
Includes lots and lots of photos. Get ready.
From Awkwardness to Joy: Act I
December 6, 2012
The belated first post in a series about a uniquely Oberlin alchemy.
A Salute to First Semester
December 4, 2012
I do a little bit of boasting on behalf of the Fencing ExCo. Or is it FenceCo? FenxCo? FedEx?
Farewell to Oberlin, Part I
May 21, 2012
I like stories much more than I like lists, so here are four of them in two installments.
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