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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.
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
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
BLACK VOICES
Yvonne Gay and Marsha Lynn Bragg
Black Voices: Members of the Oberlin Community discuss racism and the murder of George Floyd. A special online extra from the Oberlin Alumni Magazine spring 2021 issue.
Home Township Hero
Cathleen Partlow Strauss '84
Tshepiso Ledwaba ’20 brought the talent to become a world-class piano tech. Oberlin gave him the training.
