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Stress Busters

May 13, 2013

Office of Communications

Bringing therapy dogs to Wilder Bowl was one of the ways students have been helping their peers stay calm and focused during reading period and finals. Got photos of your study break? Submit them to oncampus@oberlin.edu.

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Spring 2013 Stress Busters

People pet the belly of a dog — Who's calming who? Therapy dogs in Wilder Bowl, Thursday, May 9.
Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83

Three people play with three different dogs — Students relaxed by spending time with gentle, loving dogs on Thursday, May 9.
Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83

A person and a dog stare at each other — Therapy dogs came to campus Thursday, May 9, courtesy of OSwell.
Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83

Two people covered in colorful powder run across a field carrying a plastic bag between them — The South Asian Students Association billed the Rang Festival as “a much needed breather before finals.”
Photo credit: Sela Miller ’15

Two people covered in colorful powder pose for a photo — The South Asian Students Association sponsored a Rang (Color) Festival in Wilder Bowl on Saturday, May 11.
Photo credit: Sela Miller ’15

Two people covered in colorful powder smile — The Rang (Color) Festival traditionally commemorates the coming of spring, and Oberlin's celebration provided students heading in to reading period with an “afternoon full of colors and fun!”
Photo credit: Sela Miller ’15

People in a field covered in colorful powder — Colors and water balloons were free to Rang Festival participants, courtesy of the South Asian Students Association. Festival goers who paid $2 got unlimited food and lassi.
Photo credit: Sela Miller ’15

People dancing — Two One-song Dance Parties took place in the Academic Commons on Monday, May 13.
Photo credit: Zoe Madonna ’15

One man carries another over his shoulder — One-song Dance Parties have become a reading period tradition on campus, thanks to OSwell.
Photo credit: Zoe Madonna ’15

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