Anyone else slightly worried about this?

TeaTime
Tue, 08 May 2007 10:15:27 +0000

I wouldn’t read too much into Facebook postings. They will sound much the same for all colleges. Remember: not all Oberlin students are posting there, only a few, and those who choose to spend their time in online social forums may not be representative of the whole campus community of 2,800 students. The ones who are spending long hours studying in the library, or working in the science labs with professors, or practicing their instruments at the Conservatory, or baking bread and granola in the co-ops, or organizing contra dances, may not have as much time or inclination to hang out in Facebook, boasting about their party adventures.

Another online forum you might find interesting is the Oberlin LiveJournal:
http://community.livejournal.com/oberlin/

Current postings there range from a lost IPOD to a question about which history prof to choose as an adviser to a request for a vocal score of Camelot. It’s still not representative, but might give a slightly broader picture of campus life.