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Oberlin in the News - Summer 2002
August
2002
Politics and Geology Professors Speak on NPR
August 23--Professor of Politics Deborah Schildkraut spoke on National
Public Radio's "Tavis Smiley Show" Wednesday, August 21,
about the growing politicization of September 11 as the nation approaches
the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The interview
is currently available on NPR's web
site. On Thursday, August 22, Professor of Geology Bruce Simonson
was interviewed by Chrisopher Joyce for the NPR program "All
Things Considered." The interview focused on the impact asteroids
has on earth's early history, and is also available online.
July
2002
Smallpox
Pioneer D.A. Henderson '50 to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
July
4--An
article in last week's New York Times announced that
D.A. Henderson '50 will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
with 11 other civilians. The award will be presented during a ceremony
at the White House next month. Henderson, who until recently served
as head of the Bush administration's new Office of Public Health
Preparedness, is being recognized for his role in the worldwide
effort to eradicate smallpox during the 1970s.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer also ran an article on Henderson,
quoting President Bush as saying that "[Henderson] is a great
general in mankind's war against disease."
June
2002
The
Plain Dealer's Sunday Magazine Investigates Innovative Techniques
on the Jones Farm
June 28--Last
week, the Plain Dealer's Sunday Magazine ran an
article profiling the use of chicken tractors at Oberlin's Jones
Farm. Brad Masi, the executive director of Oberlin's Ecological
Design Innovation Center and the College's sustainable agriculture
project coordinator, explained how this technique can repair soil
and contribute to future crop production. "The chickens will
do everything that's helpful to get the bed ready for production,"
Masi says. "And, as a byproduct, we'll get eggs and meat."
Oberlin
College Becomes Barouque Battleground for 'France vs. Italy' Duel
June 23--An article
in today's Plain Dealer announced the Oberlin Conservatory
of Music's 31st annual Baroque Performance Institute. The annual
event, which runs through July 5, will feature master classes, lectures,
demonstrations, and free performances by the institute's faculty
and students.
Organ
Music Takes Center Stage at Oberlin Conference
June 23--A music
review in today's Plain Dealer discussed the Oberlin Conference
"Cavaille-Coll in Oberlin: A Celebration of the C.B. Fisk Organ."
The piece focused on performances by David Boe and Haskell Thompson,
members of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, and several
other guest performers.
Changing
the World One Service Project at a Time
June 14--Beth
Blissman, director of Oberlin's Center for Service and Learning,
was recently quoted in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. In an
article
that examined the value of community service projects for college
students, Blissman said: "Whatever form their community service
takes, it's a chance for students to live out their values. They
learn how to work with other people to change the world."
Sunday's
New York Times Reviews Alum's Debut Novel
June 7--This week's New York Times featured a review of The
Russian Debutante's Handbook, the debut novel by Gary Shteyngart
'95. Book reviewer Daniel Zalewski calls Shteyngart's book "a
rambunctious satire," and heralds it as a new breed of novel
"that upends one of the most solemn traditions in American
literature, the immigrant novel."
Professor
Marc Blecher Interviewed on WCPN
June 4--Marc Blecher, professor of politics and East Asian studies,
was interviewed on Tuesday on the Marketplace Morning Report and
Marketplace Evening Report, broadcast on WCPN
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