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oberliner

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23. Oberlin students are big on protesting things
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 10:03 PM
Dec 2017

And also playing jazz piano and singing in a capella groups.

It was quite an experience attending school there in the 90s.

Certainly a sign........ MyOwnPeace Dec 2017 #1
they pled guilty alp227 Dec 2017 #2
How is this racist? left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #3
Apparently, Gibson's Bakery is supposed to call the college Dean on shoplifters instead of police... EL34x4 Dec 2017 #5
Well that's bullshit TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #6
That's for the first time 'caught' left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #7
But you only get a freebie for shoplifting if you're attending a $69K a year college. pnwmom Dec 2017 #26
Walmart prosecutes every shoplifter left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #29
Not only that. Walmart sends a demand letter for civil damages -- 3 times stolen amount or... Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2017 #30
I don't see any racism in the facts stated in that article. Any business has a right Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #15
2015 decrying school dining hall's sushi and Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches as cultural appropriation DRoseDARs Dec 2017 #4
"burger with fries" left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #8
And that's really my point, the whole notion is galling and absurd. DRoseDARs Dec 2017 #9
Such bullshit. More ammo for the RW. "cultural appropriation". What a joke. 7962 Dec 2017 #12
"cultural appropriation" - Saw that term used against Liz Warren for RW Pocahontas derision. keithbvadu2 Dec 2017 #16
Geeze jamzrockz Dec 2017 #10
Agreed!!!! 7962 Dec 2017 #13
We sometimes make it too easy for the right GulfCoast66 Dec 2017 #11
Former Oberlin student here oberliner Dec 2017 #14
What kind of "issues" .... jb5150 Dec 2017 #17
An African-American student accused the owner of being racist oberliner Dec 2017 #20
Surely you jest? That's pretty much standard policy for ANY kind of business. Not remotely racist. DRoseDARs Dec 2017 #22
Oberlin students are big on protesting things oberliner Dec 2017 #23
Well, congratulations on surviving. Sounds like a minefield of eggshell egos there. nt DRoseDARs Dec 2017 #24
You don't say! OilemFirchen Dec 2017 #19
See my description above oberliner Dec 2017 #21
Golly. Way back then, huh? OilemFirchen Dec 2017 #25
Yep oberliner Dec 2017 #27
Palates? OilemFirchen Dec 2017 #28
Thieves need to be dealt with. alphafemale Dec 2017 #18
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