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August 26, 2010
The shirt didn't really serve its purpose... Nevertheless, the day got me thinking about my own Freshman Orientation.
Facing the Facebook Facts
August 25, 2010
Facebook isn't how college will be, but it'll still be your one of your favorite procrastination devices when you get there.
The Newsies
August 14, 2010
In this post: freshman rituals, changed names, sneaking out of windows, newspapers, The Review security notebook, and much, much more!
What (not) to bring
August 11, 2010
The photo-illustrated "do"s and "don't"s of packing for Oberlin. Hints: no cats, no grout, and no prom dresses.
"Dating" and other tricky words
July 26, 2010
"Is there such a thing as playing the field anymore? Is there a middle ground between a couple and a hookup? Because it sure doesn't look like it." I think that there should be.
Hey roomie
July 21, 2010
Well, no. I'm not actually going to talk about sex. Not no never. I've always been a believer that sex is sort of like music. You don't talk about making it. If you're good at it you don't talk about it. If you talk about it, you're not good at it.
Home: Family and Landscape
July 12, 2010
I live in a beautiful part of the world. Outside, there are trees and Puget Sound; inside, there are approximately 4,000 books and a family of clever, quirky people.
Defining Oberlin (and more funny photos)
July 6, 2010
An explanation of various conceptual categories, mostly related to SF Hall, delivered with my trademark wit and witticism. Bonus: further photographic evidence that I was a very strange child!
The Hipster School?
June 28, 2010
On stereotypes, underlying truths, how college is different from high school, and why we are (and aren't) a hipster school.
Cross-College Comparisons: Caltech
June 6, 2010
And now, news from our intrepid correspondent, who has left the comfortable craziness of a small liberal arts college to brave the rather different craziness of an even smaller technical school!
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