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Chamber Orchestra

Communications Staff

Conducted by Raphael Jiménez on December 6, 2016, this concert by the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra featured Professor of Violin Gregory Fulkerson in his performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto. This

Violinist Gregory Fulkerson and conductor Raphael Jiménez with the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra

Marimba Christmas

Communications Staff

Oberlin Conservatory’s percussionists perform holiday selections under the direction of Michael Rosen, director of the Division of Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion and professor of percussion. A fun

A student in a winter holiday sweater plays the marimba

OSLAM Contest

Communications Staff

On December 10, 2016, seven members of Oberlin’s slam poetry team spit with their love and truth for a chance to win one of five spots on the 2017 College Union Poetry Slam Invitational team (CUPSI)

Two poets speak to an audience at the Cat in the Cream

Fall Term Finals

Office of Communications

As fall semester comes to a close, Mudd Center library's iconic chairs fill with students preparing for final examinations. Known as “womb” chairs in Obie-speak, but actually called “ball” chairs by

A student reads, curled up in a ball chair

Autumn in Oberlin

Communications Staff

The low autumn sun casts dappled shadows through Tappan Square. Thanksgiving break begins Thursday, November 24, and ends Sunday, November 27. The annual 5K Turkey Trot will be Saturday, November 19

Fall foliage