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A Beginner’s Guide to Oberlin’s Music Scene
Welcome to Oberlin: musical paradise of northeastern Ohio! Whether you’re a new first-year student or an Obie vet, the following can serve to guide you though the sometimes overwhelming sea of Oberland artistry. Enjoy. (more...)
Rising Above Adversity is Beautiful: a Preview of Theater and Dance’s Beautiful Thing
Issues within the LGBT community have always been something to which the student body here at Oberlin has paid attention. And for faculty member and chair of the Theater department Matthew Wright, these issues are personal; he has been fighting against bigoted ignoramuses for many years, and one of the ways he’s currently fighting them is by
Dr. Robert Sapolsky at Finney as Final Convocation Speaker
By: Nick Perry
When Dr. Robert Sapolsky of Stanford University asked a packed Finney Chapel how many people had a family history of heart disease and cancer on Thursday night, nearly everybody raised a hand. However, when asked about a family history of leprosy and dysentery, all hands went down.
“We are not like normal mammals,”
Black and Blues Inspires and Illuminates
From March 11-13, Little Theater was home to Black and Blues, an original artistic collaboration created and directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Justin Emeka. The piece includes dance, song, and scene revolving around Black History and the transition of “Africans” to “Black Americans.”
Black and Blues has an
Karen Florini ’79 Shares Insight on Climate Policy
Karen Florini ’79 presented an optimistic yet realistic view into federal climate change policy last Thursday in Hallock Auditorium. Speaking in her personal capacity, she outlined how Washington can pass a climate bill in 2010. With confidence, she said that a bill could be passed this year, emphasizing that, “it is hard but there is
DRAG BALL CANCELED
Drag Ball has been canceled this year due to lack of student participation in the planning and lack of proper funding due to chartering process issues.
“My best hope is that it’ll be a shock in a way that really energizes people to make a change and commit to spending some time organizing the event,” said Sarah Chase ‘10, the sole
Christianity and Oberlin: Not So Incompatible
Every Friday night at a few minutes before 7:00 p.m., a small group of students gather in the lounge of Barnard House on the famously liberal campus of Oberlin College. After greeting each other, they sink into the room’s mismatched chairs and couches and discuss typical college-life concerns—Facebook statuses, extracurricular activities and
From ExCo to Curriculum: The Peace and Conflict Studies Concentration
Peace and Conflict Studies debuted as a concentration last semester after years of work from Oberlin students, faculty, and community members, who joined forces to change the Oberlin College curriculum. Discussed in various contexts since 1840, peace studies has always drifted around the curriculum of the College. In 2004, the successful push
A Tale of Two Cities: Kabul in 1963 and 2010
While the city of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan has changed regimes six times in the second half of the 20th century, past and present Oberlin students have not stopped visiting and making their mark.
Oberlin alumnus and Kendal resident Bob McCluskey spoke in the Kendal Auditorium Feb. 18 about his Peace Corps term in Kabul between 1960
Stevie Wonder and Bill Cosby To Open Litoff
The Litoff Building's Grand Opening on April 30th and May 1st will include Stevie Wonder and Bill Cosby.
The Grand Opening will include concerts, jazz films at the Apollo, and workshops. Stevie Wonder, Bill Cosby, and Camille Cosby will also be given honorary degrees at 4:00 p.m. on April 30th in Tappan Square.
Bill Cosby will
