Tim Martin ’22

I found myself sprinting through the airport in Toronto.

Personally, I was team Dr. Strange.

Somehow I managed to go four years without going to one of the most famous amusement parks in the country.

Traveling to the other side of the world.

I blinked and the semester is already halfway over.

I will be traveling to South Korea.

This was the most important part of the tournament: bringing Oberlin together as a whole and giving us the opportunity to gain new friends.

My passion for haircuts led me to connect with others in unexpected ways.

An Obie makes NCAC history.

After a long exciting season, the time has finally come: it is conference championships weekend!

This will be my final jump of the triple jump competition.

I’ve been thinking ahead about when I plan on getting schoolwork done and what resources I can use to help me with my classes.

Oberlin is a place that encourages constant growth from the students.

This place is limitless.

We might not have taken the easiest route to the final destination, but what mattered more than the route was who was on the journey.

I have reached the time of year when I need to kick it into high gear academically.

Patience with a sense of urgency.

Taking Oberlin to Florida.

Steps back before moving forward.

Your own voice.

A trip with the Oberlin Finance and Investment Club in New York.

Oberlin is a place that encourages persistence.

Details are like an exponent to beauty or an exponent to success.

The track team is a family.

My college experience has been amazing, and the jobs I have had on campus have been a big part of that.

Stopping for a brief moment, providing yourself options, different directions to go in.

My involvement in the Finance and Investment Club has been a tremendous experience.

The weather outside is crisp and I’m excited to start the day.

I find creative inspiration in the classroom.

If you have a goal, have a plan.

There is a buzz of excitement everywhere you turn, and for good reason too.

I think I may have spent the whole summer unfocused.

After being down big to the pandemic, it seems Oberlin has found a way to win.

It has been an exciting experience since the baton that is syllabus day hit my hand.

Jason Hewitt was a student-athlete who played football and majored in English.

Alexis Mitrushi is a third-year viola major in the conservatory.

Cunningham is a student-athlete who plays basketball and studies economics at the college.

It's important to me that I'm productive even if I don’t have anything that I necessarily have to do.

Excitement was in the air as my family and I got off the highway and began to drive the backroads into Oberlin.

On resume-building and summer internships.

Blogs that focus on the social aspects of COVID-19.

A car is not a necessity at Oberlin, it is a luxury.

A list.

Today marks four days into online learning.

Every part of Oberlin has something that will amaze you.

Breaking the barrier between Cleveland and Oberlin.

Dinner with the Oberlin College Board of Trustees.

Rituparna Mukherjee is a double-degree major who plays the viola in the conservatory and studies psychology at the college.

Through hard work and dedication, I hope to make all of these dreams a reality.

This is the first edition of Oberlin and Beyond, a series in which I will interview Oberlin students, faculty, and alumni to capture their personal Oberlin experience.

The last day of classes was upon us and Oberlin had something special planned for the students.

While I have taken many interesting classes so far, I know it is only a taste of what Oberlin has to offer me.

With all of these resources, there is no reason a person shouldn't be able to achieve whatever they consider academic success.