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Clear filtersMay 14, 2012
Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better. Albert Camus, Defence of Freedom, 1960. This morning, I learned...
April 2, 2012
The Clinton Global Initiative brought together over 1000 students, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers from around the world to Washington, DC, this weekend. But first, thoughts on the Hunger Games.
November 18, 2011
The dilemma I am attempting to resolve is whether or not I should buy an e-reader, and, if I get one, what kind I should get. This might seem like an oddly personal and peripheral topic, but it is not. I tell you now, without any exaggeration whatsoever, that my dithering represents the struggles of our society's collective conscience.
November 7, 2011
What's a safe space, you ask? Good question. I'm not sure either.
October 4, 2011
SJI sessions stimulate, inspire, and cause students to examine why they are involved in the issues and causes they are involved in.
March 8, 2011
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.
March 7, 2011
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.
January 24, 2011
There's an advantage to working in the Science Center: while working in a library surrounds me with the supportive aura of thousands of books, it also distracts me with the subtle temptations of thousands of books.
November 12, 2010
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.
June 3, 2010
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.
April 15, 2010
Times in recent memory where my brain has screamed I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW LUCKY I AM TO GO HERE
April 12, 2010
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.