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Are You In?

October 4, 2011

Marsha Lynn Bragg

SJI sessions stimulate, inspire, and cause students to examine why they are involved in the issues and causes they are involved in.

It's Good to Have a Posse

March 8, 2011

Marsha Lynn Bragg

I felt privileged that they were willing to share their stories with me and allow me to observe and participate in their quest of discovery and definition.

Gloria Steinem, Activism, and Oberlin

March 7, 2011

Tess Yanisch

Oberlin's second convocation of the semester took place last Wednesday. The speaker was Gloria Steinem. It wasn't the first time the famous feminist has been at Oberlin--she was here in 1972--and, listening to her talk, I wondered how the political and activist atmosphere here has changed since then.

Miss Yanisch Goes to Washington

November 12, 2010

Tess Yanisch

At long last, the thrilling conclusion to my Fall Break adventure: the Rally to Restore Sanity! Warning: contains a ludicrous number of pictures of protest/polite-dissension signs.

Reflecting, learning, laboring

June 3, 2010

Sam Jewler

The end of the year is always a time for reflecting on what you've accomplished. Having alumni salute you for it makes those feelings all the more meaningful.

Who says nothing happens on Earth Day?

April 12, 2010

Sam Jewler

I always thought Earth Day was a bunch of baloney. But this year, with the inspiration of my fellow student environmentalists, we're planning to make Oberlin's Earth Week one to remember.

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