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A few changes around campus since my freshman year, for better and for worse.
August 27, 2009
Our new crop of international students arrived late last week and began international orientation Saturday evening.
August 26, 2009
To me, Oberlin can't be summed up in one adjective. So, here for your exploring pleasure, are the adjectives that I think best describe Oberlin.
August 20, 2009
A few words of advice mixed with my nostalgic ramblings of yore.
August 19, 2009
You can look forward to seeing the detailed itineraries up on the website soon, but I thought I'd give you a sneak preview of our international travel plans.
August 19, 2009
In this post: coffee mugs, unions (viz. Teamsters and AFSCME), near-death experiences, pictures I may or may not have incorrectly uploaded even though I've been given two sets of instructions on how to upload photos because I'm practically a Luddite, Oberlin vignettes.
August 19, 2009
If we don't know that you're interested in Oberlin, how can we tell you about all the cool admissions events that happen each year?
August 18, 2009
Some advice for freshmen, their parents, and current students about orientation... pack your bags and tissues; it'll be a wild ride!
August 17, 2009
Some thoughts after watching my younger sister pack for her freshman year at college.
August 16, 2009
Nearly everyone at Oberlin can ride a bike. And for the first time in my life, I want to be like everyone else. How hard can biking be?
August 16, 2009
Without ANY planning on my part to "eat exotic," here is what my wife and I did to travel around the world just in the last 9 days.