Oberlin Blogs

All jazz combos at Oberlin are student-formed, and the repertoire is student-selected, and I think this is critical for a number of reasons.

They have a velvet Last Supper hanging above the stairs leading to the exit. I'm serious.

One truly fantastic aspect of Oberlin and the surrounding area is that, small as it may be, there are always new corners of it to explore.

I think you can tell a lot about someone by their To Do list.

I spent most of my time last week trying to memorize a dance for the International Festival, which was held on Saturday.

Winter term sounds cool, until you actually register for one. Then, it becomes amazing.

Over this past weekend, I decided to make a trip out to Tufts University in Medford, MA to see a group of friends perform in a Burlesque Troupe that they helped to found on campus. Little did I know that I would get the added bonus of recreating the lore of my junior year college trips.

One of the best things about pleasant weather in Oberlin is that, due to its non-existence for the majority of months while we're on campus, students and teachers alike take full advantage of warm, sunny days.

It smelled of summers, winters and places I thought of as home too, though she and I only had Oberlin in common.

My second semester abroad is finally winding down, so I decided to look back and share a couple anecdotes that highlight differences in music and music education in the U.S. and Argentina.

Is this safe? Safe enough.

It's a bummer to be sick at school, but not as bad as you might think.