Is it true that hair is just dead cells?
Almost, but not quite. Hair is mostly com- posed of a protein called keratin. Each strand of hair grows out of a follicle in your scalp, and the shape of that...
This week, Mudd, Wilder Bowl and the Science Center atrium came to feel more like midtown Manhattan than a small liberal arts campus, as Ohio Public Interest Research Group canvassers have become a ubiquitous...
It seems likely that someone has given you a copy of Dr. Seuss’s book Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, a piece of optimism that’s become a traditional graduation gift since its publication in 1990. I...
The Responsible Investing Organization was formed to address the disparity between Oberlin College’s investment practices and the institution’s professed goals of achieving social, environmental and...
In July of 2005, Palestinian civil society organizations initiated a boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign as a tactic in the global movement to pressure Israel to end its continued violation of international...
We strongly oppose the alternative funding structure behind Ohio PIRG. Currently, students are forced to financially support an obscure political interest group unless they actively opt out. A 2012 Student...
On March 20, 2013, President Krislov reported (in the Updates from Oberlin series) that two students suspected of having a connection to “the bias incidents” (that included, I presume, dressing like...
The ceremony in Finney Chapel just a month ago was about as stirring as could be. The program was perhaps occasioned by more than a month-long series of racist, homophobic, anti- Semitic, cowardly acts,...
As six housemates from the class of 2012, we have been deeply affected by the recent hate crimes on Oberlin’s campus. Needing to process our thoughts and feelings, and encouraged by the example set by...
Dear Science,
I just ate an ice cream sandwich from Dascomb in one bite. What is causing this terrible brain freeze?
Researchers refer to this as nerve pain of the sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia...
As a student concerned with on-campus and community activism, I was upset to hear about a recent Student Senate decision that limits Oberlin students’ right to collective action.
During my four years...
To foster smoother, fuller blending of town and college groups, we propose having a “united space-scheduling office.” All you would have to do — to borrow a room in the moment, reserve a room for...
