In recent months, the nature of postings on the online forum ObieTalk has elicited responses of anger and confusion from various members of the Oberlin community. The number of official complaints from students and parents has risen alongside increasing racist, homophobic, sexist and otherwise offensive posts on the site. In response to these concerns, Dean of Students Eric Estes and Vice President of Communications Ben Jones have proposed instituting a community monitoring system that would allow site users to flag inflammatory comments for removal.
AMAM Reopened Doors Earlier This Week
Sept. 9, 2011
After a 20-month renovation project that began in January 2010, the Allen Memorial Art Museum reopened its doors to the public on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Visitors can now explore hundreds of newly displayed works of art under an all-new ceiling and lighting system, among other changes both apparent and invisible to guests.
Colorfest:
For the last TGIF of the year in May, Practicum in Joy sponsored a full-out battle of colorful powders.
Cross Country Continues Historic Year at Nationals
Dec. 1, 2011
After one of the most successful seasons in school history, the women’s cross country team went out on a high note with a stellar performance at the NCAA Division III Championships. The Yeowomen placed 15th out of 32 teams in the 6k event, the best finish in program history.
Scenes of Summer:
With Commencement and Reunion weekend fast approaching, the scenery in Oberlin has burst into bloom.
Ira Glass Waxes Poetic About Storytelling
Sept. 29, 2011
The stage setup was unremarkable: a couple of standing microphones, a bottle of water and a mug sitting on a small table, a plain metal music stand. There was nothing, really, to catch the eye. And when Ira Glass, executive producer and host of National Public Radio’s This American Life, walked casually up the stairs and into view of the crowd packing Finney Chapel last Saturday, there was no fanfare to announce his arrival. But the moment Glass came onstage, the scene was transformed into something much more intriguing.
Oberlin Dance Department Springs into New Era
April 20, 2012
Last weekend marked the first all-student-choreographed Spring Back showcase in two years. While the Dance department’s inclusion of faculty choreography in recent Fall Forward and Spring Back performances has presented a welcome collaboration of faculty expertise with student talent, this semester’s return to a student focus was both appropriate and refreshing given the amount of skill packed into the two-hour, three-act show, which ran April 12–14.
Oberlin Students Seek Role in Occupy Movement
Oct. 13, 2011
Almost one month after the Occupy Wall Street protest began in New York City, roughly 350 cities across the nation from the Northeast to the West Coast to the South have been occupied by protesters seeking a new economic justice for Americans, operating under the slogan, “We are the 99 percent.”
“I think the goal of the movement is to change the consciousness of our country and to have at least some people saying the unfortunate, uncomfortable truths and the muffled truth: that there is class warfare going on in this country and it is initiated by the rich and not the poor, no matter what Mitt Romney has to say,” said College junior Adam Wadley.
Football Starts Season with Historic Win
Sept. 8, 2011
Expectations were high for Oberlin football in 2011, as the team entered this season with perhaps its best core group of returning starters in recent memory. Coming off an improved 4–6 season that included a record-setting offense but a few heartbreaking losses, the team sought to open up the fall campaign on a positive note. They certainly didn’t disappoint; the Yeomen dominated Kenyon with an eye-popping 42–0 win for their first shutout since 1982.