Oberlin Blogs

The Day of Service is a great opportunity to get off campus and into Lorain County, spend a good few hours working hard and making a difference, and meeting other students committing their morning to the good of the community.

Zooming in and zooming out.

I can't get with that mentality and it has nothing to do with the fact that I am not a sports fanatic... er, fan.

I'm trying to legitimize my urge to play with my food, take photos, and make movies. I think my film is a good start in that direction.

weekends = brunch. brunch = love. and brunch + love? perfect.

When you visit Oberlin, you must eat at the Feve. The Feve isn't just a restaurant -- it's an experience.

Right before I left for summer vacation, my Facebook status read, 'Zoë goes to the coolest church ever.'

Shishta-who? Shishta-where? Shishta-how? Shishta-wouk! (And many other tasty things.)

There's a flower shop on S. Main that writes a different name on their sign every day, and if you are blessed with that particular name, you get a free flower. I had never seen my own name until this past Commencement.

Our president Marvin Krislov presented Dr. Morrison with several gifts, one of which included a note from her 91-year-old first grade teacher from Lorain, Ohio - a phenomenal moment to consider that this powerful, Nobel-Peace-Prize-winning, larger-than-life inspiration to me was once upon a time, merely a first grader.

Picture three of us lying on our backs with our heads on each other's stomachs, listening to the birds waking up, and talking about life after college.

I could spend the rest of this post muttering to myself about the eight books I read over break. However, I don't think that's what you're here for.