Oberlin Blogs

Everyone has an Oberlin story, and I think the variety between them really gives you a sense of the kind of student body we represent here at Oberlin. So here's mine.

The Brazilian jujitsu people call it ninja training. This is the path that led me to it.

Why to pay attention to M.M. Bakhtin readings (turns out he has quite a following in several classes), and why to take Korean ExCo (for sheer awesomeness).

At the end of this semester I'll be done with my biochemistry major, and I'll have only one class left in my creative writing major. That leaves a lot of extra credits to take whatever I want.

At long last, the thrilling conclusion to my Fall Break adventure: the Rally to Restore Sanity! Warning: contains a ludicrous number of pictures of protest/polite-dissension signs.

The information you need to make a semi-educated guess about the likelihood of your admission to Oberlin.

Brothers (and bikes) are pretty cool. I'm very glad I have both.

When we finally parted ways, it struck me almost immediately that Oberlin is not just a town where I drive to work five days a week.

Or, how one person and one organization changed my entire Oberlin experience for the better.

I was also prone to saying things like, "No, you have to tell me exactly where my feet and hands go in the turn, I can't just turn ."

Because I clearly wasn't ready to handle No-shave November.

A post on the art of band posters. Also, Guided by Voices really likes Miller Lite.