News
Art, Identities, and Museums
February 27, 2013
Liv Combe
Johnnetta Cole ’57 reflects on how she got from studying anthropology at Oberlin to being the director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.

Oberlin Chess Club Makes Its Move
February 26, 2013
Elizabeth Kuhr
Inactive for more than a decade, the recently revived chess club is competing in tournaments and attracting new student members.

Protecting Libyan Archaeology
February 22, 2013
Amanda Nagy
Professor Susan Kane has been received he Society for American Archaeology’s Presidential Award for her work preserving Libyan archaeological sites and heritage during the country’s 2011 civil war.

Researching Dental Health in Namibia
February 21, 2013
Amanda Nagy
Premed student Richard McGuire is making important discoveries about the state of dental health in poor and underserved communities.

Delving Into Arizona's Mining History
February 20, 2013
Paris Achenbach
While exploring Arizona's historic copper mines through a photojournalism project, senior Paris Achenbach discovered as much about her future as she did about the state's past and present.

Biology Major Volunteers at Public Health Organization
February 19, 2013
Madeleine O'Meara
Senior Madeleine O’Meara reflects on her winter term spent working at the Mother’s Milk Bank of Denver.
Lacrosse Team Completes Winter Term Projects Around the World
February 13, 2013
Liv Combe
While keeping up their training for the upcoming season, the members of the women’s lacrosse team completed winter term projects as varied as chemistry research, teaching outdoor skills to children in Lake Tahoe, and visiting the art museums of Paris.
Girls in Motion Creates Support Network
February 11, 2013
Elizabeth Kuhr
An after-school mentorship program teaches middle school girls how to dance, write, create, and, most importantly, be themselves.

Business Scholars Program Turns 10
February 1, 2013
Amanda Nagy
What are liberal arts students doing in the finance industry? For Obies, it’s serious business.
Discovering Pro Bono Work
February 1, 2013
Amanda Nagy
Jordan Buller-Doll explored her interests in writing, policy making, and the legal system in her first winter term as an intern working for the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.
