Oberlin Blogs

As if you needed an excuse to listen to the new Beyoncé album, anyway.

Having a solid, refreshing conversation about why you are doing all of the things makes them surprisingly easier to do.

Kuumba means to always do as much as we can, in the way we can, to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

I'd like to introduce to all of you someone very special who has made Oberlin extra special, my friend Kaia!

It's so easy to fix up a little routine and then stick to it, and so easy to forget that there's always so much more to explore.

That is the packing question.

Collected advice from something like 50 people about how to tackle the overwhelming task of making friends in college.

Including but not limited to: blended fruit juice, dusting, and voluntary exposure to more pollen than my allergies can handle.

I asked four of my friends why they took a gap year, what they did during their gap year, and what personal value it has had to them. Here is what they had to say...

In my hopes to convince my sister (and you, Oberlin prospies) that small schools are where it's at, I've compiled a short list of just a few of the reasons enumerating why going to a smaller school is the best.

In light of All Roads coming around once again, I'm writing about two first-years' college decisions and how they've worked out for us over the past year. So if you're a prospie viewing this page as you frantically try to decide before that May 1st deadline, read on!

I want it to be summer.