Oberlin Blogs

Marching forth on the fourth of March, for a cause that goes beyond Oberlin

In my last post, I talked a lot about the freedom of Winter Term, and how fun and fulfilling it can be. But I wholeheartedly believe that on the flip side of any freedom is discipline.

Everyone has an opinion and so do I.

I want to hear your Oberlin food stories. Share them in the comments!

The reading part of the course served as an introduction to American social support systems, while volunteering at Oberlin Community Services gave me an idea of what it might be like to be in a social services profession.

I arrived as this terrible realization: I'm going about college the absolute wrong way. I have failed as a freshman.

Pretty much the whole student body cares about community service, and we got good stuff done. We still need a deeper discussion about "interfaith," but that's next on the list . . . Many Oberlin students have a tendency to be dismissive of religion or openly religious classmates. I think they're responding more to the political end of religion (as we know it) than to any actual beliefs.

Or, what #SoMeXco is all about and how our project is going to legit rock the world this weekend.

I tell you the story of how I came to be a student at Oberlin. And I want to hear yours too!

Did you know that in Urdu, there are at least two different ways of pronouncing 'th'? That English speakers are almost physically incapable of deepening their d's?

Broaching that scary subject of co-ed living. Fact: it was the greatest thing to ever happen to me.

Remember, the cardinal rule of politeness is to make the other person comfortable. In some situations, this calls for dressing up and shaking hands. In others, it consists of yelling and backslapping. Among Klingons, you say whatever's on your mind and be prepared to back up your words in battle if necessary. And so on.