Campus News

Take a look back at some of the Fall 2015 Arts Guide speeches and performances in this photo gallery.

Experienced poker player Zach Resnick taught students to play poker strategically in his ExCo Intro to No Limit Hold ’Em Poker.

Unseasonably high temperatures have kept Oberlin snow-free so far this December, so we’re making our own winter wonderland using alternative snow! Check it out on the Oberlin College YouTube channel.

Read a summary of the Board of Trustees’ second meeting for the 2015-16 academic year, which took place December 3 and 4.

Students celebrated the holiday season and their Harry Potter fandom at the Yule Ball on Friday, December 4, in Robert Lewis Kahn Hall. Hosted by the Oberlin Harry Potter Alliance, the annual event

The Office of Communications is offering current Oberlin College and Conservatory students who will be completing winter-term projects the opportunity to win one of three $15 Slow Train gift cards by participating in its Instagram winter term photo contest.

Small groups organized by the Cooper International Learning Center have been meeting to exchange languages not offered as part of the curriculum.

Ever notice how, as finals draw nearer, the number of heads in hands steadily increases? Don’t worry, students, in just a few days, the semester will be over and your winter break will begin!

Members of the Pottery Co-op busily make mugs to be sold for $15 each at the Empty Mugs Holiday Brass & Organ Spectacular concert on December 15. Mug sales at the concert benefit Oberlin Community Services, a responsive community organization that provides support and emergency assistance to people in need from Oberlin and nearby communities. To see more behind-the-scenes photos of the mug-making process, click “Read more and comment.”

In the lead-up to the international climate talks in Paris, our college reiterated its commitment to climate action in a letter to the Obama administration, and our faculty affirmed Oberlin’s commitment to sustainability and combating climate change by approving an implementation plan for achieving our goals of becoming carbon neutral by 2025.