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Stabber Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 12 Years
BY ADRIAN LEUNG
Over Winter Term, the man charged with stabbing a female student in Noah Hall in the fall of 1999 pled guilty to attempted murder and aggravated robbery, receiving a sentence of 12 years in prison with no time off for good behavior. Taylor Wynn, 19, turned himself in to the Oberlin Police Department on Nov. 12, 1999, four days after the stabbing. According to police documents, asked to use the phone, the girl let Wynn into the room. He acted like he was using the phone, then stabbed the girl, demanding money, Later, he attempted to snap her neck. (click here for full story)

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SOA Name Change Protested
BY LINNEA BUTTERFIELD
Oberlin has long been active in the movement to close down the School of the Americas. In the past decade, the SOA’s activities have come into question as its graduates are widely believed to be responsible for numerous atrocities in Latin America.
The relationship between Oberlin and the organization called SOA Watch has become strong, and two Seniors continued their active commitment to fight the SOA over Winter Term.
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