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November 9, 2012
I think I was happier this time than when Obama won in 2008; this year, I was more involved, I knew more, I canvassed, I voted --I was able to be a part of it. This win was my win, in a tiny, tiny way, and I had seen more of the other people whose win it was too.
Be Mesmerized
October 4, 2012
She conducts extensive interviews with people across the country and uses their words verbatim to develop and tell their stories that address the larger commentary such as the race relations, discrimination, poverty, injustice.
Learning and Labor: My Classes
October 4, 2012
My semesters usually end up organizing themselves around a few different themes or shared ideas. This semester, the themes seem to be bodies/physicality, communities, and, to a somewhat lesser degree, stories.
Summer in Cape Town, South Africa (Part 2)
August 25, 2012
Thoughts on my human rights internship at People Against Suffering, Oppression and Poverty (PASSOP) in Cape Town, South Africa.
Summer in Cape Town, South Africa (Part 1)
July 11, 2012
I absolutely love this city. Everywhere you go here, there is a mountain in the backdrop. It is an unbelievably scenic place.
Obie Talk Shuts Down
May 14, 2012
Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better. Albert Camus, Defence of Freedom, 1960. This morning, I learned...
Spring Break with President Clinton. But first, Hunger Games
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.
Ethics and E-readers
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.
A Few Thoughts on Safe Spaces
November 7, 2011
What's a safe space, you ask? Good question. I'm not sure either.
Are You In?
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.
It's Good to Have a Posse
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.
Gloria Steinem, Activism, and Oberlin
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.
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