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Think one person can change the world?
I like to think that if I hadn’t gotten into Oberlin, I would’ve been 100% ok with it. Then I got a phone call from the Oberlin admissions department. Obviously, I was thrilled, but oddly enough, I had done such a good job of convincing myself that I wanted to go to another school that I was a bit hesitant to accept Oberlin’s offer.
…I do believe that the best way to learn is to teach. And for the sheer number of educators that exit through Oberlin’s doors, I think it’s a great thing that we can cut our teeth in teaching with support from our school and our classmates.
Ruby Turok-Squire ‘16 visits the dance conditioning room in Warner.
Can you imagine reading a powerful book that could fuel scores of fruitful discussions, and then getting the chance to have those discussions be facilitated by the author of said book? It’s an incredible experience.
There have been times, single moments when I’m confronted by a person who shows me that I will never be able to do certain things.
BeMuse: A dive into requirements for composition students
Ruby Turok-Squire ‘16 gives us a full rundown of requirements for BMus (bachelors of music) composition students. Plus a bonus: kiwi berries!
Tess Yanisch ‘13 springs into action and gives us a flowery tour of Oberlin as the seasons change.
Joe Dawson ‘12 tackles creative recipes in Stevenson Dining Hall.
peeringeyes asked:
Theoretically, how does one ascend to the gloried position of being an Oberlin blogger?
A very not theoretical answer:
- Our blogging application is released in early September. (Last year’s is here if you want to know what it might look like.)
- In the meantime, blog! Blog lots! We emphasize good writing, but we love it when folks incorporate other mediums (photo, video, art, audio, etc.), too.
- If you use Tumblr as your primary blog and want to submit it as a part of your blogging application, consider using a tag (#my writing, #oberblog, something like that) so we can easily find your original work when it comes time to review your blog.
- Be yourself. The whole point of the Oberlin blogs is to give our student writers a platform to share their lives with the world, and we like to see your personality, interests, and life. When it comes to your personal blog that you submit to us, we invite you to write about whatever you’d like, but continue to be yourself. (You know the old adage write what you know? That’s a good mantra for what we’d like to see in your blog.)
Oberbloglove,
Ma’ayan Plaut ‘10, Social Media Coordinator
I eat healthy, tasty and nutritionally balanced meals; I interact with a completely different set of people from my friend group who are fascinatingly diverse; I eat regularly and rarely feel the need to skip a meal; I’ve learnt to cook for forty people, and for myself; I’m no longer terrified of burning food to a cinder; and I’m apparently really good at chopping garlic.
