http://www.oberlinreview.org Articles from the Oberlin Review, the newspaper of record at Oberlin College. It is published every Saturday during fall and spring semesters. The recession is on the news every day, but its effects hit home last week when Campus Dining Services announced it would cut costs by shortening DeCafe's hours next semester. Hungry students would no... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090501.php?a=n_Students_Fight&sec=news Sat, 01 May 3909 00:00:00 -0400 Construction is scheduled to begin this summer on the N. Professor St. project, Oberlin's new First-Year Experience hall. The dormitory will be located just north of Stevenson and will house 150 incom... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090501.php?a=n_New_First-Year&sec=news Sat, 01 May 3909 00:00:00 -0400 In addition to the tight-knit group of highly dedicated volunteers and service organizers, a variety of enthusiastic students, teachers and community members gathered at the A.J. Lewis Center Wednesda... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090501.php?a=n_Bonner_CSL&sec=news Sat, 01 May 3909 00:00:00 -0400 Sean Decatur took over as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences when Jeff Witmer's interim appointment ended in March 2008. Decatur came to Oberlin from Mount Holyoke College, a small, all-female i... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090501.php?a=n_Off_the&sec=news Sat, 01 May 3909 00:00:00 -0400 Ever wondered how to write your name in Cyrillic? How to say purple in German? (Lila) What Chile's main exports to the U.S. are? (Fish, fruit and oil.) Last Friday, April 24, Oberlin residents from to... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090501.php?a=n_International_Language&sec=news Sat, 01 May 3909 00:00:00 -0400 The Athletics Department opened the Williams Field House last Monday, April 27, much to the relief of many sports teams, some of which had been faced with highly inconvenient practice times and locati... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090501.php?a=n_New_Williams&sec=news Sat, 01 May 3909 00:00:00 -0400 ... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090501.php?a=n_Review_Security&sec=news Sat, 01 May 3909 00:00:00 -0400 Earlier this spring, researchers at Ohio State University found Facebook users had lower grade point averages and worse study habits than their peers.... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090501.php?a=n_Oberlin_Facebook&sec=news Sat, 01 May 3909 00:00:00 -0400 Oberlin's annual dorm energy competition may be over, but campus energy aficionados are still abuzz about savvy energy consumption. In the Science Center and Mudd, students can check out "Kill-a-Watt"... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090501.php?a=n_How_Green&sec=news Sat, 01 May 3909 00:00:00 -0400 Last Wednesday, a 9-year-old Elyria boy began to feel sick, and within two days, he had been diagnosed with swine flu. The boy had recently returned from Mexico' where he had visited family.... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090501.php?a=n_Swine_Flu&sec=news Sat, 01 May 3909 00:00:00 -0400 A physical altercation broke out between two members of the Oberlin College football team in the early hours the morning on Sunday, April 26, resulting in College senior Max Roessler being airlifted t... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090501.php?a=n_Yeoman_Charged&sec=news Sat, 01 May 3909 00:00:00 -0400 Students from the Bike Share Committee met Monday evening to discuss the possibility of a new bike-sharing program at Oberlin.... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090501.php?a=n_Students_Ask&sec=news Sat, 01 May 3909 00:00:00 -0400 ... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_Improv_Conference&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400 If you treasure those endless all-nighters of reading period, beware. If Student Senate has its way, in the future, reading period may be extended by at least a day in order to reduce students' stress... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_Reading_Period&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400 ... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_Lorain_Native&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400 Howard Dean -- former Democratic National Committee chairman, governor of Vermont and 2004 presidential hopeful -- visited Oberlin on Tuesday, speaking in First Church about his work in overhauling th... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_Off_the&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400 This past month, as the furor over California's decision to ban gay marriage began to die down, Vermont and Iowa came out with surprise rulings granting same-sex marriage. Reactions across campus have... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_Campus_and&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400 After seven Oberlin students received Fulbright grants last week, College senior Kehan DeSousa joins their ranks as the eighth Fulbright Scholar from Oberlin so far this year. Three more students are ... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_Fulbright_Scholars&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400 In a slightly controversial lecture Wednesday night, Dr. Timothy Standish spoke to students and faculty in Craig Auditorium about Intelligent Design's place in scientific discourse. Standish is an env... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_Biologist_Questions&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400 Adding to the recent parade of political figures coming to campus, OPIRG invited Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur to Oberlin last Friday to speak about regional environmental issues and honor her commitme... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_Kaptur_Praises&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400 Students reading The Source two weeks ago learned that this year's commencement ceremonies would not include the Memorial Arch as part of the procession. This year's commencing students will line up o... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_Commencement_Route&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400 ... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_Review_Security&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400 Students heard arguments that Israel has violated human rights and international law during its war in Gaza when Noura Erakat described her evidence in graphic and disturbing detail on Wednesday.... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_Lawyer_Condemns&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400 You have a class to get to in 10 minutes. You make it to King with four minutes remaining, when you suddenly realize you must print something for the lecture. Fortunately for you, the King computer la... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_Mystery_Problems&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400 Next semester, students will find it a little more difficult to slurp smoothies or get caffeinated in the wee hours of the morning. DeCafe will close at 8 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on Friday, Saturd... http://www.oberlin.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ocreview/20090424.php?a=n_DeCafe_Cuts&sec=news Sat, 24 Apr 3909 00:00:00 -0400