Oberlin Blogs

I went as Bettie Page, which is hard to do.... in public. For the sake of Oberlin College, I won't do too much description. Suffice to say, I looked classy.

I had the distinct pleasure of flying to Rome for fall break to see my S.O., who is studying Classics there, and I got to employ a lot of what I've learned in classrooms and the coops during my stay.

From one Obie to another: if you really want to take a break from life during a school break, the easiest way to do it is to stay put.

Hi! My name is Aries!

Photographs from an average Tuesday in the life of an average Obie.

To assure that we have great diversity when we are done with the final crafting of our international class and that we have also chosen the individual applicants who are most likely to thrive, we use a three-decision process for early decision applicants.

I listened to Jim's piece "Chorale" this morning. Damn, it was great.

Last night I visited the United World College in Costa Rica and had the pleasure of speaking with a prospective student from Spain. Xiana is a native speaker, not of Spanish, but of Galacian. This got me thinking about differences in language diversity within countries.

A rumination on thank you notes.

Environmentalism is probably the single most prominent cause on campus at the moment.

To my delight, a prospie e-mailed me last week and asked if she could spend some time with me during her visit to Oberlin. We had a good time, but here's how to have an even better stay.

Bad idea: Working on a Friday night.