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Stories from
the Week of October 1, 2001
Monday: Shansi:
Something to Write Home About
In
a trendy fish restaurant on the slopes of volcanic Mt. Rafi in Indonesia,
Dan Wilder '99 began his two-year experience abroad, eating a fish head.
"The eyeballs
were pretty tasty," he says. Wilder
spent two years in Yogyakarta, on the island of Java, Indonesia, studying
Indonesian and teaching English as part of Shansi’s Postgraduate
Fellowship Program.
Monday: Oberlin
Conservatory Presents Concert for Local Families October 6
On Saturday,
October 6, at 11 A.M., the Oberlin Conservatory
will present a free children's concert for area students ( grades K-12)
and their families. The event will feature the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra,
conducted by Paul Polivnick, and will be followed by a luncheon sponsored
by Families Yes! The
concert will take place at Finney Chapel; the luncheon that follows
will be at Oberlin's First Church.
Monday: Faculty
and Staff Notes
Members
of the college faculty are published and exhibit new artworks.
Tuesday: Obies
Leave for D.C.
Eight
vans filled with Oberlin College students left Wilder Bowl Friday night
for a peace rally in Washington, D.C., that protested the U.S. military's
response to terrorism. More than 200 students from Oberlin attended
the Saturday rally, which included speeches at Freedom Plaza and a march
to the capital building.
Tuesday:
Author
and Environmental Activist Edward Gomez Lectures at Oberlin October
3
Edward
Gomez will present two free, public talks Wednesday, October 3, at the
Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies. Gomez--an author,
graphic designer, art and design critc and environmental activist--will
lecture as part of the Visiting Artist and Scholarship Series sponsored
by the Oberlin College Art Department and the Allen Memorial Art Museum.
His presentations will address "The Politics of the Environment:
The Hudson River" at 12:45 P.M. and "Critical
Issues in Contemporary Art" at 4:35 P.M.
Tuesday: Pianist
Richard Goode Performs at Oberlin October 9
On
Tuesday, October 9, pianist Richard Goode will perform at Oberlin College's
Finney Chapel. The concert, scheduled to begin at 8:00 P.M.,
is part of the Oberlin Conservatory's Artist Recital Series. Tickets
for the event are available through the Central Ticket Service's 24-hour
reservation line at 440-775-8169.
Wednesday: Oberlin
College Football Team Sets Three Records Against Wabash Last Saturday
The
Oberlin College football team set three school records in its contest
with Wabash College on Saturday. Despite losing to the Little Giants
56-26, the Yeomen set team records for yards passing in a game with
405 and for total offense with 530 yards. The previous record for yards
passing was 342 set against Earlham College in 1999, while the previous
record for total offense was 497 yards set against The College of Wooster
in 1950. Rick Valenzuela (pictured above), a junior wide receiver from
Manteca, California, set the school record for yards receiving in a
game with 239. Valenzuela caught nine passes and had a season-high three
touchdowns. The previous record, held by Rollie Schick, was 220 yards
against Hiram College in 1978. Valenzuela currently leads the team and
North Coast Athletic Conference with 10.0 receptions and 181.2 yards
per game.
Wednesday: Dean
of Georgetown's School of Foreign Service Lectures October 4
Robert
Gallucci, the dean of Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School
of Foreign Service, will lecture at Oberlin College tomorrow, October
4, at 4:30 P.M. in the Adam Joseph Lewis Center
for Environmental Studies. Gallucci, who has served the State Department
as an ambassador-at-large and who negotiated the accord over nuclear
reactors that averted a confrontation between North Korea and the United
States, will lecture on "The National Security: Challenges of Priorities
and Negotiation." Gallucci's campus visit is sponsored by the Politics
Department and the Richard R. Hallock Foundation.
Wednesday: Performing
and Visual Arts College Fair Comes to Oberlin October 10
The
National Association for College Admission Counseling will sponsor a
Performing and Visual Arts College Fair Wednesday, October 10, from
7:00 to 9:00 P.M. at Oberlin College. Students
interested in continuing their education in the areas of music, dance,
theater, visual arts, graphic design or other related fields are invited
to attend the fair in the Root Room of the College's Carnegie Building.
Thursday: International
Chess Master Goes 30-1 Against Oberlin Students
International
chess master Calvin Blocker came to Oberlin last Friday to play a simultaneous
exhibition against any and all challengers. As
part of the promotional effort, one thousand dollars was offered in
prize money to any challenger who could beat Blocker. The high stakes
were intended to attract a large group of participants and spectators.
In past contests, nobody has defeated the international chess master,
but that is exactly what Jonathan Hirsch '05 did during this year's
competition.
Thursday: Calvin
Hernton, Emeritus Professor of African American Studies, Dies
Calvin
Hernton, emeritus professor of African American Studies, died Sunday,
September 30 after a long struggle with cancer.
Funeral arrangements will be private and a memorial service will be
announced at a later date.
Friday:
A&S
Admit Rate Improves; One of Oberlin’s Strongest Classes Enrolls
The class of
2005 represents the best-ever admissions year for Oberlin's College
of Arts and Sciences. Six hundred twenty-four new freshmen were selected
from an applicant pool of 457--Oberlin's largest. Read more about the
class of 2005 in an essay authored by Paul Marthers, director of admissions
for Oberlin's College of Arts and Sciences.
Friday: Oberlin
College Hosts Annual Asian Pacific American Conference October 12-14
Oberlin College will
host the annual National East of California Asian-American Conference
the weekend of October 12-14. The conference, which will consider the
contours and practices of Asian Pacific American communities and scholarship
east of California, will include presentations by Oberlin alumni and
faculty memebers.
Friday: Congressman
Barney Frank Speaks at Oberlin College October 13
Longtime Massachusetts
congressman Barney Frank will deliver a lecture entitled "America and
the World" Saturday, October 13, 2001 at 8:00 P.M.
in lecture hall A162 at the new science center. Frank will speak at
Oberlin as part of the newly established Cole Distinguished Lectureship
in Electoral Politics Series.
Friday: Memorial
Service for Emma Howell (1981-2001)
A
memorial service will take place Saturday, October 6, for Emma Howell,
an Oberlin student who was killed this past June in a swimming accident.
The service will begin at 7:00 P.M. in Fairchild
Chapel and will continue with a candlelight procession to The Cat in
the Cream Coffeehouse.
Friday: Transitions
Four
join the College's staff.
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