Oberlin Blogs

For those of you abroad who don't know, this past weekend was a holiday in the US: Memorial Day.

Thankfully, there were senior members who talked me through the best ways to peel garlic, fry potatoes, and make an omelet. Never would I have imagined that a group of students could be efficient and capable enough to orchestrate what functioned like a self-contained dining hall.

As we approach Oberlin's Commencement Ceremony, I couldn't help but think about Commencement speeches that I've heard over the years.

You can't do everything at Oberlin, but by god do we all try.

Generally, I'm a very confident, extroverted person. Unless I'm performing.

Remember how I mentioned there are all these distractions during reading period and finals? Ah, yes, there is another one I failed to mention earlier, and that is PACKING.

Despite study breaks, things still get odd around finals.

I never knew how much Randolph Coleman meant to me and how much of an impact he has made on my life until he retired.

*Maybe not...

There's something cool about occupying spaces that have so much history in them, so many Obies who've lived there in the past...

I've had a request for Circus photos, so I warn you, this is a very photo heavy post. Actually, it's a photo log of the entire show.

In a world of social networking and web 2.0, how can colleges best stay in contact with and answer your questions? Should we even have a presence on such websites? I ask your opinion.