For humanities majors out there: if anyone ever asks you, ‘What are you going to do with a major in … ?’ just use my standard response: ‘A major in classics is a fast track to a high-paying and rewarding career in project management.’
Wise words from my former Oberlin advisor, featured in this week’s The Source.
One of many highlights (also, the entire ‘What do you do in your spare time’ section is gold):
Q: What’s your favorite building on campus?
A: My favorite structure is the gateway in front of the art building commemorating the entrance of women into college education. It’s a beautiful gateway, but, like most things at Oberlin, needs to be read carefully. I’d think someone would have noticed when it was put in that the ’gateway‘ doesn’t lead to anything, not even a sidewalk. Just a patch of undefined grassy space. Is that a depressing metaphor? And within the gateway there’s an herb garden. What’s that about? Is that to remind those barrier-breaking young women about the virtues of cooking? I think the whole thing is loaded with subtle and contradictory messages, which makes it very Oberlinian.
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