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On scheduling sleep, showers, and sustenance...

Sounds like the subject matter of a "You know you're an Oberlin student when..." joke, am I right?
posted by Helena Thompson '11 | February 9, 2010 | 2 Responses

The Students Are Coming, the Students Are Coming II

In this post: the pseudo-triumphant return of John blogging, how freshmen walk, atrophied vocal chords, dinner parties, what I've been doing, what other people have been doing, shameless self-promotion, and much, much more.
posted by John West '10 | February 7, 2010 | 1 Responses

My Winter Term in Lists

One good thing about being back at Oberlin: The weather is better.
posted by Zoƫ McLaughlin '11 | February 6, 2010 | 0 Responses

What should I be taking?

The lowdown on what type of high school curriculum you should aim for.
posted by Jesse Hernandez, Admissions | February 5, 2010 | 2 Responses

I like to eat- eat- eat- Apples & Bananas.

...just not when they're made out of clay. Have I mentioned that I'm spending my Winter Term making a claymation movie? Oh yeah, I have. Multiple times. Well, here it is.
posted by Karl Orozco '13 | February 5, 2010 | 2 Responses
 
Did You Know

The Allen Memorial Art Museum (AMAM), founded in 1917, features one of the finest college or university art collections in the United States. The AMAM is one of the top five college art museums in the nation. Comprising more than 12,000 works of art from virtually every culture and spanning the history of art, the AMAM's collection is a vital cultural resource for the students, faculty, and staff of Oberlin College as well as the surrounding community.

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