Campus News
String Quartet Performance Canceled
Communications Staff
Friday’s scheduled performance by the St. Lawrence String Quartet at Finney Chapel has been canceled due to an injury sustained by one of the quartet's members. Regrettably, the concert will not be rescheduled.
Punch Brothers in Concert Thursday
Communications Staff
It’s not too late to get your tickets for Thursday’s Punch Brothers concert! The genre-defying progressive ensemble plays tomorrow, February 19, at 8 p.m. in Finney Chapel.
Finding Asia in America Exhibition
Communications Staff
First-year students Linh K. Tran (Clover), Jenny Xin Luan, and Naomi Langer explore their surroundings in New York City. The students were among a group of six who ventured throughout New York City
Black History Month Celebrations Under Way
Marvin Krislov
Oberlin’s celebration of Black History Month is under way with an impressive slate of events. This past weekend, I attended the musical "Dessa Rose," which tells the story of an unlikely alliance between Dessa Rose, a young slave, and Ruth, a well-born white woman. Other events happening this month include “Black Ballot Power: A Conservation on the 1965 Voting Rights Act,” a guest recital and voice and spirituals master class with François Clemmons ’67, and “An Evening with Dr. Regina Benjamin.”
Don’t Forget! Dalai Lama Fellows Applications Due
Communications Staff
The Bonner Center for Service and Learning is accepting applications for Dalai Lama Fellows through Friday, February 13. Fellows can receive a project grant of up to $10,000.
Community Connections
Marvin Krislov
This weekend, I was reminded of how powerful the connections across generations are in our community. Strawberry Fields, an opera put on by students and faculty in collaboration with residents of Kendal at Oberlin, highlighted the amazing, creative, interdisciplinary, and experiential learning opportunities Oberlin offers. These attributes were also on display at the third annual LaunchU Pitch Competition.
The Telephone Winter Term Opera
Communications Staff
This winter term, Oberlin Opera Theater presented two modern operas at the ’Sco: Strawberry Fields and The Telephone. In Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Telephone (seen here), a man tries to propose to his
OCMC: Making Interdisciplinary Learning More Accessible
Lisa Gulasy
The Oberlin College Media Center (OCMC) is Oberlin’s first creative media literacy, collaboration, and experimentation hub. At OCMC, student staff, known as media associates, provide workshops, playshops, drop-in lab assistance, and course support to help integrate arts and technology across curriculum, organizations, and independent projects.
Sharing Modern Museum Methods
Communications Staff
Susan Kane (third from left), professor of art history and classical archaeology, and Andria Derstine (center), John G.W. Cowles Director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum, stand with visiting museum
Winter Term Science Research
Communications Staff
While many students complete their winter term projects off campus, some choose to remain in Oberlin. Of the approximately 855 students who are on campus this winter term, 78 are completing chemistry