Oberlin Blogs

Normally, Orientation is a crazy time, though no one agrees why. That said, this year feels different. These freshmen are just way too cool.

In this post: summer projects, the end of summer projects, things one learns in the summer, Infinite Monkey, homemade bookcases, X-Men , produce stands in rural Ohio, pictures of my apartment.

I've also been crashing international students' events.

Our new crop of international students arrived late last week and began international orientation Saturday evening.

A few changes around campus since my freshman year, for better and for worse.

To me, Oberlin can't be summed up in one adjective. So, here for your exploring pleasure, are the adjectives that I think best describe Oberlin.

A wish list for Fall semester.

A few words of advice mixed with my nostalgic ramblings of yore.

In this post: coffee mugs, unions (viz. Teamsters and AFSCME), near-death experiences, pictures I may or may not have incorrectly uploaded even though I've been given two sets of instructions on how to upload photos because I'm practically a Luddite, Oberlin vignettes.

You can look forward to seeing the detailed itineraries up on the website soon, but I thought I'd give you a sneak preview of our international travel plans.

If we don't know that you're interested in Oberlin, how can we tell you about all the cool admissions events that happen each year?

Some advice for freshmen, their parents, and current students about orientation... pack your bags and tissues; it'll be a wild ride!