News
Out of Oberlin and Into Nature
November 2, 2015
Kasey Cheydleur
The Outings Club makes exploring the outdoors accessible by sponsoring trips, providing gear, transportation, food, and everything else students need to get away from campus and venture into nature.
Healing a Painful Past
October 23, 2015
Amanda Nagy
From 2006 to 2012, Oberlin students participated in an international effort to replicate an 18th-century Polish synagogue. A documentary about the project is screening around the world.
Oberlin Opera Theater Presents The Rape of Lucretia November 11-15
October 21, 2015
Erich Burnett
Tragic tale to be accompanied by related programs addressing the work’s historical and modern-day significance.
Renaissance Guy
October 21, 2015
Daniel Hautzinger
Past members of Oberlin’s early music ensemble reunite for their mentor’s milestone.
A River Wild
October 14, 2015
Amanda Nagy
Assistant Professor of Geology Amanda Schmidt is part of a team studying rates of soil loss and erosion in a river valley in western China.
Closing the Loop on West Nile Virus
October 8, 2015
Amanda Nagy
Following a decade of collaborative research, professors Mary Garvin and Rebecca Whelan are closer to understanding why mosquitoes forage on particular species of birds involved in the West Nile Virus cycle.
Eat Local Challenge Celebrates Commitment to Local Food
October 6, 2015
Kasey Cheydleur
The annual Eat Local Challenge celebrates the college’s commitment to local food and local farmers by providing a meal sourced entirely from within 150 miles of Oberlin’s kitchens.
Tuning the Radio to Youth Voices
October 5, 2015
Kasey Cheydleur
Each week, the Turn Up! The Radio program allows Oberlin middle and high school students to take over the airwaves at 91.5 WOBC-FM and make their voices heard.
Oberlin Partners with Scholarship Program for Undocumented Students
September 28, 2015
Kasey Cheydleur
Oberlin College announced it is partnering with Golden Door Scholars , a nonprofit program that provides scholarships and economic mobility for undocumented students.
Dinosaur Bones and Meteorites
September 28, 2015
Kasey Cheydleur
Henry Towbin ’13 leads an interdepartmental lab at the American Museum of Natural History that looks into a wide array of questions about natural history.