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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on the Gibson Bakery incident, Oberlin College is run and advised by idiots.

If Oberlin were based in San Francisco, then the school's actions would have been understandable, but still wrong.

This is one case where almost everyone is cheering for the insurance companies.[/quote]

They aren’t idiots. They are narcissists. I suspect they are still angry and confused over why the imaginary reality they constructed didn’t turn out to be true, because like true narcissists they constructed a complex imaginary world where they were the victims. I’m sure they are angry and confused as to why the bakery fought back.

San Francisco just recalled school board members of the same ilk. I wouldn’t bet that SF would tolerate this blinding narcissism better. [/quote]

You should hop on over to the Relationships forum here, where every other post ends up with someone like you diagnosing narcissism, based on nothing at all.

I don't have any relationship to Oberlin or a kid there, but the Oberlin hate on DCUM is out of all proportion and has nothing to do with the college's educational capability. Maybe you need to focus less on the supposed narcissism of an institution (is that even possible, medically? We'll wait) and focus more on why you and others here are so intensely invested in bashing a place where you didn't go to school and your kids don't and won't go to school. Before you ask: I'm not exactly invested in defending Oberlin, and the Gibson case never should have gone as far as it did (the college should never have doubled down the way it did), but I do loathe knee-jerk bashing on DCUM....[/quote]

Negatives of Oberlin:

An administration which made incredibly dull decisions in the Gibsons' bakery lawsuit.

The school by virtue of its conduct has little appreciation of working people in town.

The school is expensive, calling into question its value - hardly unique for many private colleges in our current environment.

The school has some of the worst social mobility scores. They put a lot of effort into diversity but it doesn't apparently produce great outcomes in terms of social mobility.  Perhaps the conservatory which is excellent, drives some of this as music is a very challenging and competitive business.

In the 70's - and I knew the athletic director back then - Oberlin was a very highly ranked liberal arts school.  It has fallen radically in the rankings - from the top 5 to near 50th.  Rankings are not the be all and end all but not a good sign.

This having all been said, Oberlin could be a good fit for some students - if they can afford it.  But if you asked me in the 70's whether Oberlin would lose students to Ohio State, then with a reputation as one of the worst schools in the Big 10, I would have said "no way".  But that is what is happening today.

None of this is a knee jerk reaction.

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