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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ohio native- here are some very rough stereotypes about the SLAC’s that I observed 30 years ago and it doesn’t look like a whole lot has changed:

Oberlin- outspoken difference-makers who aren’t afraid to be different or be around others who are different

Denison- preppy jocks

Kenyon- politically moderate/apolitical  UMC who want a nice, close-knit community

Wooster- more intellectual vibe, more along the lines of Oberlin but a tad less liberal[/quote]

Oberlin: I want to be a non-conformist like all my other friends. And I'm always looking for something to complain about (sorry, they refer to it as "protesting").

There are plenty of others there who are more mainstream. But this is a very big part of the culture.[/quote]

Agreed. As a moderate Democrat, I find these types very frustrating. They can't just leave well enough alone and are constantly whining. This is the stuff that Fox News feeds off and generalizes to make all Democrats look like crazy people. That is why Trump got elected - because the average American was dumb enough to think we are all like this.

I would like to think they are channeling this energy into opposing Trump's craziness. But I'm not sure if that is the case. Too busy finding some obscure issue to complain about.

And no, I am not knocking their intelligence. Oberlin has many super smart students. And in many ways it is refreshing that they are not all lining up to work at Goldman and McKinsey - Ivy+ schools have gone ridiculously too far in that direction and it is great that there are college kids who aren't solely searching for the almighty dollar. But there is a happy medium.[/quote]

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