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Cherry Trees Return to Asia House

Communications Staff

On a sunny afternoon, student volunteers from Asia House worked with Grounds Services to plant two Kwanzan cherry trees inside the Asia House courtyard. While the yard once boasted cherry trees, they

A group of people with shovels and a wheelbarrow plant a sapling.

All in for Oberlin a Great Success

Communications Staff

The annual fund team would like to express its sincere gratitude to the entire Oberlin community for their support of All in for Oberlin on April 27, 2017.

People celebrating with All In for Oberlin gear.

Remembering Jonathan Demme

Marvin Krislov

I’ve been thinking a lot about Oberlin parents and families since I received the sad news last week that Jonathan Demme, the brilliant film director, had passed away. Although Oberlin isn’t his alma mater, Jonathan really came to appreciate the College, Conservatory, and our community. His visits always seemed to energize him, and he became a stalwart supporter of our cinema studies program and the Apollo Outreach Initiative, which offers filmmaking classes to local school kids.

Marvin Krislov: Remembering Jonathan Demme

Iron Chef, Stevenson Style

Communications Staff

On stage in Stevenson Dining Hall and surrounded by more than 600 spectators, chefs and student participants competed in the Iron Chef Challenge: Oberlin College. The themed event, modeled after the

A chef and student work together in the kitchen.