The Oberlin blogs are produced by a team of current students, faculty, and staff who offer a variety of unfiltered perspectives about the Oberlin experience. We encourage you to interact with us as we explore Oberlin and document our adventures.
Learn about the Oberlin experience from a group of students, faculty, and staff who have a variety of perspectives about what it's like to be a part of the Oberlin community.
Most recent posts
Filtered by
Clear filtersJune 23, 2014
For the first time, perhaps, you come to understand the permanence of your departure.
May 10, 2014
What to expect and what I learned as a first year (and, of course, a GIF!).
November 30, 2013
Points if you can identify a. ghosts and b. all the locations on campus.
November 24, 2013
Here are some of my favorite places to escape to when it starts to get cold outside and I'm more than happy to share them with you! So check them out and maybe I'll see you there!
November 16, 2013
Halloween has passed, yes, but ghosts never go out of season.
November 3, 2013
Little did I realize how befuddling it would be to leave the half-mile radius that marks the invisible border of my quotidian doings around campus and town.
November 1, 2013
A short list of some things I've realized since orientation.
October 23, 2013
For my first blog post, I wanted to share one of my special secret spaces: my Pocahontas Tree (also known as Beacon Arbor)!
October 23, 2013
It's so easy to fix up a little routine and then stick to it, and so easy to forget that there's always so much more to explore.
April 9, 2013
An account of my involvement in, as well as my thoughts on, the current student activism taking place at Oberlin College and Conservatory.
March 21, 2013
Including photos of snow and studious students, but alas, no spring.
March 5, 2013
So yesterday was a pretty big deal. After a few weeks of increased anonymous racism and homophobia on our campus,...