By Erica M. Lee
Three Oberlin students were arrested near Quarrier, West Virginia today while protesting mountaintop removal mining with Climate Ground Zero, an organization that promotes nonviolent civil disobedience as the means to stop this form of mining.
By Nick Perry
David Kalgren at the Homecoming Game. goyeo.com
There were no homecoming courts, glitzy dances, or school color dressup days when alumni returned to Oberlin College this past Saturday, but that didn’t stop avid Yeomen football fans from filling almost half of Savage Stadium for Oberlin’s Athletic Homecoming football game against the University of Chicago Maroons (2-2).
By David Edward Clark and Erica M. Lee
Shirin Ebadi at Convocation. Photo by David Roswell.
This morning, we interviewed the last Convocation speaker of the semester. Shirin Ebadi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her work as human rights lawyer in Iran.
We asked Shirin about her favorite poem, since poetry is fundamental to Persian society. She looked at us bewildered. Initially, we thought that she didn’t read poetry, but instead, she couldn’t decide which one to choose.
By Angela Suico
E. College St. Project, taken on Sept. 27th. sustainableca.com.
As the weather turns chill, the East College Street Project, a mixed-use, mixed-income building complex that has been in the making for eight years, is inching ever closer to completion. The company behind the project, Sustainable Community Associates (SCA), has already sold 21 of the 33 apartments and expects to sell the remaining units before construction ends.
A Dedication of the Northcoast Inland Trail will take place during Community Day. Photo by Mike Craig.
This Saturday, Oberlin will celebrate the opening of the Apollo, the 75th anniversary of the Oberlin Municipal Light and Power System and the life of congressman Don Pease at Community Day. The Apollo will reopen after a summer of renovations with a free showing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Tickets will be distributed at 9 a.m., and the movie will begin at 10 a.m
By David Edward Clark
The newly elected Student Senate convened for their first plenary on Sunday. The main order of their meeting, which lasted from 7 p.m. to midnight, was deciding their officer list, the results of which follow:
Liaison – Kalan Sherrard ’10
By David Edward Clark
I talked to Jonathan Sidney ’12 this afternoon about his firsthand experience with the police brutality at the G-20 protests. Here is his account of the event.
By David Edward Clark
After Mary Claire Erskine ’13 passed out, Grey Castro ’10 continued to talk about his part in the G-20 protests. He was part of a group that had been watching Schenley Plaza from a distance and could see a more general picture of what was happening.
F+L: What are your overall reactions to the events?
By David Edward Clark
I went to pick up Mary Claire Erskine ‘13 and Grey Castro ’10 from the Greyhound Station last night. Most of this interview took place on the car ride home. By this point, Mary Claire had been awake for about 36 hours.
Mary Claire was arrested on Friday night and released on Saturday without charges.
