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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.

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Oberlin Superlatives

April 30, 2013

Rose Stoloff

In honor of the end of April, the beginning of May, and the final day to make that great, final college decision, I decided to do a little survey. I sent out a mass email asking people why they...

It Runs in the Family

April 9, 2013

Rose Stoloff

They always say you end up like your parents. I can't say I didn't try. To avoid this, during my junior year of high school I flipped through the Fiske Guide to Colleges with fervor,...

Honest Recollections

April 9, 2013

Chinwe Okona

An account of my involvement in, as well as my thoughts on, the current student activism taking place at Oberlin College and Conservatory.

Over-stimulation

March 26, 2013

Emily Wilkerson

In which I gain insight into my life by going to office hours, finally reveal my schedule for the semester, ramble about my current favorite Northern European minimalists, and plug things that I'm involved with.

Impressions from a Yalie

March 18, 2013

Dara Lehrer

My name is Aleena, and I am a Yalie... I spent my past week visiting Dara at Oberlin, and now I'd like to share my observations, because I truly believe that Oberlin is an incredible place, and it might be interesting hear about from a non-Obie perspective.

Red Cup, Blue Cup...Purple Cup

March 18, 2013

Barbara Sawhill

The past few weeks at Oberlin have been very hard, but they have reminded me why I care so much about this place and the work that we all do, on a variety of levels, on this campus.

One Big Motrin

March 15, 2013

Prof. Steve Volk

Listening is not easy; hearing is even harder because it means that you have to think about your own positions as well as those of the other party. And that is particularly difficult when one's ears are filled with shouts of approval from one's supporters (or one's hearing is hardened by disapproving voices from one's detractors). But hearing is essential if we are to move ahead.

Community Energy

March 8, 2013

Ma'ayan Plaut

Or, I'm taking a dance class and I can't help but parallel lessons learned on the dance floor to my learning in the bigger world.

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