Campus News
Aerialists Put Poetry into Motion
Communications Staff
Sophomore Katharine Geber performs at Falling Up: An Aerialist Showcase on Sunday, April 5, in Hales Gymnasium. Presented by Oberlin College Aerialists, all acts from the program were based on poems
Mail Art Exhibition in Mudd
Communications Staff
The exhibition An Exercise in Freedom: The Mail Art of Edgardo Antonio Vigo is on display in Mudd Center library through Friday, June 5. Vigo was a pioneer of the mail art movement, which involved
‘We Don’t Create in a Vacuum'
Communications Staff
Like most Obies, students studying art history, visual art, or studio art have interests beyond their majors. This is just one reason the Department of Art has created programs that are deeply
Admissions Sends Class of 2019 Decision Letters
Communications Staff
Office of Admissions staff braved below-freezing temperatures on Friday, March 27, to celebrate as Class of 2019 decision letters were loaded into a mail truck. Accepted applicants have until May 1 to
Students Take ‘Silk Screen Study Break’
Communications Staff
Students were invited to screen print one-of-a-kind T-shirts with assistance from the Oberlin Apparel Collective on Sunday, March 15, in Wilder Hall. Formerly known as ObieWear, Oberlin Apparel
Signed Steel Beam in Place at Gateway Center
Communications Staff
A steel beam signed by trustees, faculty, alumni, and more was lifted into place Friday, March 13, at the top of the Peter B. Lewis Gateway Hotel and Conference Center. Construction of the 100,000
Geno Arthur Earns 2nd All-America Honor of School Year
Communications Staff
Geno Arthur ’16, Carey Lyons ’15, and Monique Newton ’18 competed in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships March 13-14. Arthur claimed his second All-America honor of the school
Students Earn Spoken Russian Olympiada Honors
Communications Staff
Four Oberlin students earned awards at the 5th annual Undergraduate Olympiada of Spoken Russian at Kent State University on Saturday, February 28. At the advanced level, William Watkins and Andrew
2013-2014 Excellence in Teaching Award Winners
Communications Staff
Five faculty members from the College of Arts & Sciences and the Conservatory of Music received the Excellence in Teaching Award for the 2013-2014 academic year. The recipients were Associate Professor of English Jennifer Bryan; Professor of Pianoforte Sanford Margolis; Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies John Petersen; Professor of Chemistry Robert Thompson; and Professor of Conducting Tim Weiss.
John Clayton and Gerald Clayton Master Classes
Communications Staff
Bassist, composer, and bandleader John Clayton—pictured here at the inaugural Milton J. Hinton Institute for Studio Bass held at Oberlin in June 2014—and his son, pianist and composer Gerald Clayton