News Briefs

Climbing up the walls

Construction of Oberlin's very own rock climbing wall has begun, or at
least the destruction part has. On Monday, sections of the roof in the north
atrium of Philips were removed, the first step in the building of the
long-planned and often-delayed climbing wall. According to Betsy Bruce, the
Director of Recreational Sports, construction of the actual climbing wall
will begin in mid-March. The company Nicros, which has built climbing walls on a variety of scales across the country, will be building the wall.

—Tom Simchak

Indigenous Women’s Series

Charlene Teeters, an artist and founding Member of the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media will speak at the West Science Center on Sunday, March 9 at 8 p.m. as part of this year’s Indigenous Women’s Series. Her talk is entitled, “Prisons of Image: American Indian Names and Mascots in Sports and Media.”

—Review staff

Lecturer explores path to peace

Charles Hauss, OC ’69, Director of Policy and Research at Search for Common Ground USA, will deliver a lecture entitled “Conflict Resolution in Iraq: Alternative Paths to Peace?” on Monday, March 10 at 4:30 p.m. in King 106. Hauss is the author of seven books, including International Conflict Resolution and Comparative Politics: Domestic Responses to Global Challenges.

—Review staff

Playing role with heart and soul

Matrix Games and the Oberlin College Gaming and Roleplaying Establishment (also known as OGRE) will sponsor OberCon 2003, a gaming convention, in the Root Room of Carnegie, on Mar. 8-9, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. All are welcome, and most events are free.

—Review staff