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Can you describe a typical Oberlin student?

September 22, 2009

Leslie Braat

By now I'm hoping you've gathered that there's nothing typical about Obies! They are all unique, which makes this a pretty interesting place. Of course I can give you some numbers about last year's applicant pool, along with test score and gpa averages, but that certainly doesn't tell much of our story.

Faves

September 21, 2009

Joe Dawson

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens... Oh, hello there. I was just thinking about some of my favorite things here at Oberlin. Oh, I delight in hairless monkeys, Cathy comics, putting rubbing alcohol in my eyes, and above all, some great places to hang out in Oberlin.

Time to teach

September 21, 2009

Chris Gollmar

There are many opportunities at Oberlin for students interested in education. The Spanish in the Elementary Schools program, for example, has given me the opportunity to stand face-to-face with 20 real-life fourth graders.

Get a job!

September 20, 2009

Will Mason

Finding a job on campus is easy, and the jobs themselves are often valuable experiences and great fun.

And then I got sick

September 17, 2009

Zoe McLaughlin

It wasn't fun trying to get all my work done and sleep more and walk around with a sore throat, but I managed it pretty well, with the help of cough drops and perseverance. Until Sunday night.

High School Obsessions

September 15, 2009

Elizabeth Houston

Fairly often, we get questions from prospective students (or, more commonly, concerned parents) about the effects their choice of high school will have on their chances of admission.

A night with Ed Helms

September 14, 2009

Brandi Ferrebee

Ben joyfully tipped us off that Helms & musical friends were going to be performing a bluegrass encore on the porch of Tank.

Another post about dancing

September 14, 2009

Zoe McLaughlin

By the conclusion of the meeting, we'd decided that the guy who did the lion dance last year would pass on his knowledge to those who were interested.

Anything for Art

September 10, 2009

Alice Ollstein

Finally, after almost 20 hours of waiting, I had original paintings by Goya and Toulouse Lautrec in my hands.

A milestone

September 10, 2009

Joe Dawson

I've had talks that involved intellectual topics sprinkled in among fart jokes, and discussions in class led by teachers about a particular topic of study, but no stereotypical smart talk with a lot of words like "neoclassical," "zeitgeist," and....

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