Oberlin Alumni Magazine
Three Things with Jillian Scudder
Communications Staff
Oberlin’s astrophysicist-author shines a light on our dark universe.
Illuminating the Intangible
Annie Zaleski
The Allen Memorial Art Museum’s latest exhibit, Picturing the Intangible: Oberlin Looks at Dawoud Bey’s Night Coming Tenderly, Black, is part of a series exploring the Underground Railroad.
Music to Her Ears
Erich Burnett
Your new magazine editor brings an unapologetic love of ’80s rock—and an incurable passion for storytelling.
My Cousin the Comb Jelly
Annie Zaleski
The research of Darrin Schultz ’13 deepens our insights into animal evolution.
For Sake's Sake
Hanna Raskin ’98
Jamie Graves fell in love with the world of Japanese beverages. He’d love to tell you why.
The Vagina Dialogues
Jeff Hagan ’86
Despite its cheeky name, Tight Lipped has serious plans to address vulvovaginal pain.
The Course that Changed Everything
Kate Becker
Music and math brought Alina Zhu to Oberlin. An irresistible challenge defined her final year on campus.
Halls of Game Fame
Communications Staff
For generations of students, the big game at Oberlin meant big campus spirit too.
Cat Batch Fever
Hanna Raskin ’98
According to the cookie recipe tacked to a wall of the Cat in the Cream, one tablespoon of molasses can be substituted for one cup of sugar. But when Hillel Hinton-Williams is working at Oberlin’s
Feels on Wheels
G.M. Donley ’83
“I’m embarrassed to admit it, but it was a huge relief,” he recalls. “I hated riding that thing.”
In his fourth year, Bisker inherited a broken-down family bike that had been sitting in a garage in