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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
Health for All
Tyler Applegate
Annie Griffith turned to Montana to serve in a fellow Obie’s reproductive health clinic.
Laymon’s Terms
David Silverberg
When Kiese Laymon looks back on his Oberlin years, he does not mince words.
“Being there, at a place that valued young Black artists, literally saved my life,” says the 1998 grad, an author and
South-of-the-Border Second Home
Tyler Applegate
Anna Sheik returns to Mexico to follow her love of language, history, and teaching.
Full Immersion
Tessa Sternal ’25
Dewi Beer’s love of teaching and language converge in a Taiwanese fellowship.
Lighting the Way
Maura Johnston
Tony Award-winning lighting designer Natasha Katz ’81 first found her spark at Oberlin.
Michael Frazier Promoted to Assistant Professor of Composition at Oberlin Conservatory
Joshua Reinier
Frazier has a strong passion for forward-thinking music-making and creativity that embraces cultural identity.
Steven Kemper Named Professor of TIMARA
Joshua Reinier
Ongoing work revolves around musical robotics, instrument design, human-computer interaction, and musical expression.
Russian Evolution
Kate Bigam Kaput
Curiosity led Emma Kim to study Eastern Europe at Oberlin. Now a state department scholarship has her curious about living and studying there.
