Candler Park Food & Music Festival Friday, May 31-Saturday, June 1. http://candlerparkmusicfestival.com/ It’s that time of year! Similar to recent months, we’ve got a full line-up of Atlanta neighborhoods each throwing festivals to celebrate the beautiful weather and onset of summer. If you love a festival full of food and live music, then this is…

Chastain Park Arts Festival Saturday, May 11–Sunday, May 12, Chastain Park. chastainparkartsfestival.com There are arts festivals aplenty in Atlanta neighborhoods, and Chastain Park’s is certainly one you won’t want to miss. Between the live entertainment, food, music, and art, you’ll have plenty to do while enjoying a beautiful weekend in Atlanta! Sweet Auburn Springfest Saturday,…

Friday morning, I donned my blazer and spent an hour discussing the preliminary results of a study relating alcohol and second language fluency with interested faculty and students. My brother was there too, presenting about a novel method of teaching the Spanish subjunctive. And in the next room, one of my closest friends delivered a…

Imagine this…Oxford’s many clubs have set up tables all around the Quad, and you, a first-year student, sign up for way too many. This is usually the way it goes for first-years who are eager to get involved, and that opportunity is one of the many things that distinguishes Oxford. So, how do you become…

The summer before I left for college, I started to worry: what if I didn’t find my “people?” Coming from a rural small-town over 700 miles away, I knew I’d have to make Oxford my home, but I had no idea what my peers would be like, or even how to meet people at college.…