Oberlin Blogs

ATTENTION OBERLIN CLASS OF 2017: TAKE A DEEP BREATH. EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE OKAY. Roommate information is coming soon, I promise. In the meantime, here's something to distract yourselves.

The Oberlin Creativity and Leadership Fund gave me a grant of $2000 to start a clean water project in Dodome Awuiasu.

Do you have the pre-orientation jitters? Are you at all anxious to leave home and come live in a place you've probably never spent a formidable amount of time at before? Do not fear! I am here to try and alleviate some of that anxiety.

I started this post a few weeks ago and never finished it 'till now, a few days after graduation. In retrospect I may not have been so angst-y, but alas, it reflects a certain side of myself that I can't hide. Speaking of the self...

Looking for information on Oberlin's a cappella scene? Nothing But Treble is a good place to start.

I have had so many absolutely fantastic professors this year who have inspired me in all sorts of ways.

I asked four of my friends why they took a gap year, what they did during their gap year, and what personal value it has had to them. Here is what they had to say...

It is a terrific opportunity for admissions and the campus at large to showcase all that the college and community has to offer aspiring Oberlin students. It's a red carpet-like treatment for families ...

Or, the trials of being a transfer student.

At USACFC Championships I learned that fencing tournaments are 50% waiting and watching other bouts, 30% eating and napping, and 20% actual fencing.

Robert Frost said, "poetry is what gets lost in translation." Let me tell you why I disagree.

A tour of my top (mostly food) destinations. Hope you're hungry.