Oberlin Blogs

Saying goodbye to Oberlin so the class of 2016 can say hello.

The call was from AVODAH, The Jewish Service Corps: after four interviews, they had decided to offer me a placement as a Homeless Outreach Assistant at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.

For those of you who are curious about what a liberal arts student does after Oberlin, I have some bad news and some good news...

For now, gather round the campfire for the last of Uncle Joe's Story Times.

Tips, tricks, and advice from a five-year Oberlin commencement/reunion veteran. The fun is upon us!

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This will probably be a first post of many discussing the most terrifying word in an Oberlin student/young alum's vocabulary: networking.

Brought to you by a card-carrying member of the cool committee.

I wondered what literally burying my head in the sand would get me.

I cheer, you cheer, we all cheer for future!

Oberlin has been the small, tight-knit and stimulating community I have needed for the past several years. But I am on the brink of exploring life and discovering my specific place in the world — a both exciting and terrifying prospect.

In this post: rollin' like a G; how to succeed as Editor-in-Chief of an independent news organization without really trying; being elected to a board of directors when you just wanted to sit in on a meeting for the sole purpose of making witty side comments; thinking about things like an adult (even though it's terrifying).