Campus News
eighth blackbird's Mini Residency
Erich Burnett
On Friday, October 4, eighth blackbird, the three-time Grammy winning contemporary chamber music ensemble founded by conservatory alumni, joined the Contemporary Music Ensemble in a performance featuring original works by Oberlin faculty members Tom Lopez and Peter Swendsen, as well as composer-in-residence Benjamin Broening.
Coming Home to Oberlin
Communications Staff
Indie-folk singer/songwriter Lucy Wainwright Roche ’03 played the second date of her 2013 fall tour at the Cat in the Cream on Thursday, September 26. Afterward, she posted on her Facebook page,
Advice to New Students, From Your Parents
Communications Staff
First-year students Nate Cohen (left) and Jack Poyle (right) and their family members take a break from moving in to Nate and Jack’s new room on the first day of Orientation, Tuesday, August 27. This
Down on the Organic Farm
Communications Staff
Oberlin students play a key role in keeping Oberlin’s George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve running, during the summer and throughout the academic year.
A Violin Maker’s Paradise
Communications Staff
For nearly 30 summers, ever since noted restorer Vahakn Nigogosian organized a restoration workshop in Oberlin in 1986, the Violin Society of America has run workshops on campus. Extraordinary
Three to Vie for Cooper Crown
Erich Burnett
Three of the world’s most promising young violinists will perform July 26 with the Cleveland Orchestra. Only one will be named champion of the 2013 Cooper International Competition.
Cooper Competition Heats Up
Erich Burnett
The competition has intensified on the Oberlin campus, where the field of participants in the 2013 Cooper International Competition has been narrowed from 24 to six.
Their Last Days as Students
Communications Staff
Members of Oberlin's Class of 2013 unveiled their class banner at the Senior Supper, held Thursday evening. They will be welcomed into the Oberlin Alumni Association at the Champagne Luncheon taking
Historic Ride Comes to an End
Mike Mancini
This season the Oberlin College baseball team set a new school record—22-21 overall—and made Oberlin’s first ever trip to the North Coast Athletic Conference Championship Tournament. The Yeomen’s
Drag Ball 2013
Office of Communications
Party goers await the next runway competition contestant at the 2013 edition of Oberlin’s Drag Ball. Designed around the theme of the seven deadly sins, Drag Ball took place Saturday, April 20, in