“Animals are relatable and they deserve to have healthy lives just like human beings do”
“Oberlin has a responsibility to think globally but act locally”
“I certainly hope that this cultural reset brought on by COVID will benefit and increase the amount of attention being paid to environmental issues”
“I feel really good about the collaboration and what we started with the Experience Oberlin website”
“It’s important to buy locally and use the local stores and restaurants to try and keep those folks going”
“Everyone here seems to be conscious of the environment and their own resource use”
“I love the Science Library because I am simultaneously experiencing the outdoors while sitting inside”
“Communities are sustained in everyday interactions and person-to-person networks that make life easier and more enjoyable”
“Lower-income communities are disadvantaged in access to technology. It’s inspiring that the Oberlin community organized to distribute computers and get internet access”
“We try to create as little trash as possible each day in the classroom, and we turn the lights off when we leave”
“Resilience is not immunity or perfection. When I don’t feel very resilient at all, other people are able to step in and together we have some sort of patch-work, makeshift resilience”
“I run by the solar panels in North Fields but I don't know much about them. It would be cool to know more”
“Oberlin just has a really nice vibe”
“Oberlin does a great job at promoting pro-environmental messages – it walks the walk”
“We don’t think enough about how difficult it is to change people’s behavior and the importance of how a message is delivered”
“To grow the love within Oberlin, we just need to continue the good things that we do now!”
“There are a lot of different voices coming from the town that you wouldn't expect”
“I love the learning garden because all the plants are fresh, and delicious too – especially the raspberries”
“Oberlin is such a great place. I really feel like I belong here”
“The sense of community is my favorite thing about Oberlin for sure - the friendships I’ve made with co-workers, customers and their kids”