Oberlin Blogs

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.

Most recent posts

Filtered by Student Life & Culture

Clear filters
  • What (not) to bring

    Tess Yanisch

    The photo-illustrated "do"s and "don't"s of packing for Oberlin. Hints: no cats, no grout, and no prom dresses.

  • "Dating" and other tricky words

    Tess Yanisch

    "Is there such a thing as playing the field anymore? Is there a middle ground between a couple and a hookup? Because it sure doesn't look like it." I think that there should be.
  • Hey roomie

    Joe Dawson

    Well, no. I'm not actually going to talk about sex. Not no never. I've always been a believer that sex is sort of like music. You don't talk about making it. If you're good at it you don't talk about it. If you talk about it, you're not good at it.
  • The Hipster School?

    Aries Indenbaum

    On stereotypes, underlying truths, how college is different from high school, and why we are (and aren't) a hipster school.

  • Cross-College Comparisons: Caltech

    Tess Yanisch

    And now, news from our intrepid correspondent, who has left the comfortable craziness of a small liberal arts college to brave the rather different craziness of an even smaller technical school!
  • The Dating Game

    Aries Indenbaum

    On dating at Oberlin, the agony and ecstasy of relationships, why I hate summer, and love. Stupid, horrible, crazy love.

  • Skunked

    John West

    In this post: skunks, skunk orgies, band names unbecoming of Baroque ensembles, indescribable smells, the philosophy of Eeyore, the curse of the Obie, and much, much more.