Around the Square: July 1999

July 1999

Contents:

Front Page: On the Cutting Edge--Oberlin and AT&T Labs collaborate on internet music distribution.

Front Page: The New Abolitionist--Death penalty opponent and Nobel prize nominee Sister Helen Prejean visits campus.

News: What We Talk About When We Talk About War--Oberlin devotes a day to examining the crisis in Yugoslavia.

Sidelines:

Obies: The Making of a Research Scientist--Making the transition from a research university to Oberlin wasn't difficult for Lynne Bianchi.

Profile: A Rare Kind of Body Language--Caitlin Medlock teaches tap dancing from the inside out.

Center Piece: Oberlin On a Roll--Oberlin's love affair with bicycles is almost as old as the College, and the ardor shows no sign of abating.

News: The Great (uhm) Communicators--Learning to communicate effectively is like, you, know, a big deal for college students. Oberlin is helping its students hone their skills.

News: Against the Tide--Marc Blecher, professor of politics and East Asian Studies, can't seem to get over feeling strange about the latest publication of his book.

Dateline: News about Oberlin from all over.

Yeosports: The women's outdoor track and field team reigns at the conference championships; the women's lacrosse team has made it to the tournament five years running.

Staff Box

Significant Figure

When the last member of the Class of 1999 shook hands with President Nancy S. Dye and strode off the commencement platform diploma in hand, the ranks of Oberlin alumni swelled to more than

48,000.

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