Student
Health Contractor Goes Bankrupt BY ALYSON DAME Last
weekend, Oberlin’s Student Health pulled together to rescue its own
life. Collegiate Healthcare, the company which technically employed
all but one person working in Student Health, called unexpectedly last
Thursday afternoon to announce that it was filing for bankruptcy, and
would send termination letters to all its employees via overnight mail.
The College has taken over running Student Health, and plans to continue
until at least the end of this academic year.
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The World Korean Unification Foreign to Oberlin Students BY ADRIAN LEUNG
Last week, President Bush unraveled almost all reunification prospects between North and South Korea, which were better than ever at the end of the Clinton administration.
On March 7, Bush told South Korea that he did not plan to continue talks with North Korea. Six days later, North Korea called off high-level cabinet meetings with South Korea in Seoul. And this Wednesday, North Korea issued some of its toughest warnings to the United States since reunification efforts began.
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Arts
La Cenerentola Puts Twist on Classic Tale
BY CRYSTAL STOHR
There aren’t many mediums where a punch line can be repeated and still
be as funny as the first time around. Opera is one of them, especially
in the case of
(photo by Claire-Helene Merson)
Gioacchino Rossini’s comic masterpiece La
Cenerentola. Not only is it a pleasant, light-hearted fare in the best
of Italian opera tradition, but it serves as a virtuosic vehicle for its
stars. And Oberlin’s finest did not disappoint.
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Sports
Men’s Lacrosse Beats Marietta In Season Opener BY BLAKE REHBERG
The Oberlin men’s lacrosse team trounced Marietta, their first opponent of the season, in a convincing 11-5 victory Wednesday.
The Yeomen have beaten Marietta consistently for the past 20 years, but this game was a quality showing of skill on the part of the Yeomen. All parts of the team played exceptionally well.
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