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Shansi Visiting Scholar Reflects on Program, Time in Oberlin

Lisa Gulasy

Ika Apriani Fata is in Oberlin as a visiting scholar with Oberlin Shansi. During her time in Oberlin, Fata was enrolled in three courses, assisted Associate Professor Jennifer Fraser in teaching Saman, a traditional form of Acehnese dance, traveled to several U.S. destinations and experienced her first Thanksgiving. As her time in Oberlin comes to an end, Fata shared her experience as a Shansi visiting scholar and what it’s been like to live in Oberlin, a destination more than 9,000 miles from home.

Board of Trustees Update December 2014

Clyde S. McGregor

The Board of Trustees’ second meeting of the academic year took place in Oberlin December 4 and 5. The program began with orientation for two new Trustees and concluded with a plenary session.

Students Craft Bead Lizards

Communications Staff

Recycled Products Co-op and Oberlin Animal Rights offered students an opportunity to take a break from preparing for finals on Sunday, December 14, with a “Bead Lizard Craft Session.”

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What are You Doing for Winter Term?

Lisa Gulasy

Year after year, Obies like you undertake incredible winter term projects, and year after year, we in the Office of Communications love to share them. That’s why we’re asking you to send us your photos and links to other media or blogs to include in an Oberlin OnCampus photo gallery!

Tell us about your winter term project

Marimba Christmas 2014

Communications Staff

Under the direction of Mike Rosen, director of the Division of Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion and professor of percussion, students perform holiday selections for a crowd gathered in the

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Students Participate in National Write-In Day

Communications Staff

Students gathered in Wilder 115 Sunday, December 7, to participate in National Write-In Day, sponsored by the Rhetoric and Composition Department and the Writing Associates Program. In addition to

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Confronting Difficult Issues Through Education

Marvin Krislov

As we celebrate the 181st anniversary of Oberlin’s founding, we should think about our founders’ vision and what it means in today’s world—a world in which many of us are feeling anger, frustration, and despair over the tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri, in Cleveland, and in other communities.

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Purchase Gifts that Give Twice at the Alternative Gift Fair and Market

Lisa Gulasy

A student browses the selection at the Santa Elena Project of Accompaniment (SEPA) table at the Alternative Gift Fair and Market. Find the Alternative Gift Fair and Market in the Bent Corridor of the Science Center through Friday, December 5 at 1:30 p.m. and Saturday, December 6 from 10:30 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. at Eastwood School at 198 East College Street.

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Get Unlimited Access to the New York Times Online

Lisa Gulasy

Oberlin College offers institutional access to the New York Times online to all current students, faculty, and staff. Discover how you can take advantage of this offer.

Oberlin Steel Performs in Finney with Leon Foster Thomas

Rosalind Black

On December 3 at 8 p.m., Oberlin Steel (OSteel) takes to the Finney Chapel stage for the first time in 13 years, bringing with them steel pan virtuoso Leon Foster Thomas. The show is free of charge and is also one of the last chances to see OSteel perform before they head off to Trinidad.

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