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The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace played in Warner Concert Hall Jan. 24 and 26. Running just an hour, the opera follows Ada Lovelace, a notable...

Tonight, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Finney Chapel, is the sold-out concert production of Rhiannon Giddens, OC ’00, and Michael Abels’ Pulitzer...
On Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m., a group of student composers, conductors, and musicians held a showcase in David H. Stull Recital Hall. The production,...

Maria Elli Petridou is a second-year cellist from Thessaloniki, Greece. On Nov. 13, she was awarded first prize in the Philadelphia International...
An absurd amount of pressure can be placed on the success of a roommate placement, when the reality of its success seems to be hard to predict....

















On Tuesday, Oberlin continued its Artist Recital Series with one of the most anticipated concerts of the year. The ARS brings professional musicians...
The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace played in Warner Concert Hall Jan. 24 and 26. Running just an hour, the opera follows Ada Lovelace, a notable...

Tonight, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Finney Chapel, is the sold-out concert production of Rhiannon Giddens, OC ’00, and Michael Abels’ Pulitzer...
On Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m., a group of student composers, conductors, and musicians held a showcase in David H. Stull Recital Hall. The production,...

Maria Elli Petridou is a second-year cellist from Thessaloniki, Greece. On Nov. 13, she was awarded first prize in the Philadelphia International...
An absurd amount of pressure can be placed on the success of a roommate placement, when the reality of its success seems to be hard to predict....
In just a little over a month, President Donald Trump has initiated a swath of assaults against the most vulnerable communities in the country and beyond. Over 1.4 million undocumented people in the United States now face an imminent danger of being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement without...
“We are a nation of immigrants.” Yes, we are a nation of immigrants, as the signs protesting President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies say. Fear and anger have spread across the United States as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has started a wave of arrests. ICE is targeting undocumented...

In a zine that appeared around campus as classes started this week titled “Pissed Off About the New Bathroom Rules?” an anonymous trans person wrote, “The worst part of all of this is that the college does not need to do all this. As an institution, Oberlin does not have to comply so loudly and...

On Jan. 29, President Trump issued Executive Order 14188, titled “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism,” in which he declared, “It shall be the policy of the United States to combat anti-Semitism vigorously, using all available and appropriate legal tools, to prosecute, remove, or otherwise...
A couple of weeks into my first year, I sat in a circle with my workshop group for my first-ever collegiate Creative Writing course — Introduction to Fiction Writing. We timidly muttered compliments about each other’s pieces; soft smiles sat on our lips as we nodded along to the tenth consecutive...
On Tuesday, Oberlin continued its Artist Recital Series with one of the most anticipated concerts of the year. The ARS brings professional musicians...
The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace played in Warner Concert Hall Jan. 24 and 26. Running just an hour, the opera follows Ada Lovelace, a notable...

Tonight, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Finney Chapel, is the sold-out concert production of Rhiannon Giddens, OC ’00, and Michael Abels’ Pulitzer...
On Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m., a group of student composers, conductors, and musicians held a showcase in David H. Stull Recital Hall. The production,...

Oberlin Opera Theater presented Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon last Thursday–Sunday in Hall Auditorium, corresponding with Oberlin Parents and...
Layla Wallerstein, News Editor | February 7, 2025

On Feb. 1, abiding by the Feb. 25 deadline mandated in the law, the College officially finished implementing the changes necessitated by Ohio Senate Bill 104, colloquially known as the Bathroom Bill. The College maintains that it must obey the law or risk legal trouble that could lead to lawsuits or...

“Still We Rise: Oberlin’s Black Women of Excellence,” a ceremony organized by the Oberlin House of the Lord Fellowship Center, took place Sunday. The event was organized in honor of Black History Month as a novel effort to recognize leadership and resilience in the face of systemic challenges....

Oberlin College students are voicing concerns over food safety following the discovery of larvae in broccoli served at Stevenson Dining Hall during Winter Term. The incident was reported by college third-year Olly Sitrick on Jan. 23 during lunch hours, and has prompted questions about food safety protocols...

The Office of Residence Life anticipates a decrease in the number of approved requests for students to live off campus for the 2025–26 academic year. The change is part of the College’s calculations of retention rates, as well as plans to renovate older dormitories and move students to the Woodland...
Transfer of Liquor Permits from Lupitas Inc. dba Lupitas Mexican Restaurant to La Senorita, LLC During the Feb. 3 meeting, the Oberlin City Council passed a motion regarding a request not to hear an application to transfer liquor permits from Lupitas Inc. dba Lupitas Mexican Restaurant to La Senorita,...
Trump Proposes U.S. Takeover of Gaza; Draws Condemnation On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that the U.S. should assume a “long-term ownership position” over the Gaza Strip, and that the Palestinian people living in the enclave should be moved to other countries, including...

At the end of November, Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 104 into law — which included House Bill 183 as an amendment — after it was passed by the Ohio state legislature. The bill will restrict the use of bathrooms by transgender students at all schools and universities in Ohio, including...

The Grammys are considered music’s biggest night. However this year’s awards ceremony was special because it was a night dedicated to the city of Los Angeles. The city’s artists, firefighters, and businesses were front and center throughout the ceremony. There were also calls for donations during...

The art therapy program within the Arts & Medicine department at Cleveland Clinic works with medical patients to make their hospital stay more comfortable and manageable. In an environment that is inherently far displaced from what patients know as their home, various therapy programs are put into...
Five years ago, social media users seemingly had an easy time navigating their various platforms. They could post a selfie on Instagram or tweet about whatever movie they were currently watching. Older generations remained on Facebook, while younger generations gravitated toward new platforms like Snapchat...

Prestø is a world-renowned dancer, choreographer, and founder of the Talawa Technique and the Tanbaka Ensemble. Every piece of his work focuses on decolonizing dance and embodying one’s true self and body. He developed and researched the aesthetics and technical elements of African-rooted dancing,...

Julius Caesar, directed by College fourth-year Ansel Mills, closed this past Tuesday, taking the Shakespeare classic and using it to address the issue of climate change through a reinterpretation. A senior capstone for Mills, one of the themes he identified early on in the creative process was “what...
For the past month, Oberlin artist Sarah Cruz has been teaching workshops about connecting to others through bilingualism and artistic journal making, open to anyone third grade and up. Cruz was an elementary school Spanish and ESL teacher who now spends her time tutoring students and conducting workshops...

Two brave souls, Managing Editor Travis O’Daniel and Editor-in-Chief Nikki Keating, ventured into the enchanting, twisted world of Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu. Armed with a shared love for musicals, green-and-pink ensembles, and the promise of Lupitas Mexican Restaurant afterward, they set out to...

The Theater department will be staging Dracula this weekend, directed by Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Theater Chris Flaharty, as a part of the Theater Mainstage Series. This production dramatizes Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel, which tells the story of Lucy, who has developed a...

Every Monday night for the past six weeks I sketched a self-portrait on a sticky note in a classroom in Peters Hall. To record our attendance, Line Hoven, Oberlin’s 53rd Max Kade Foundation’s German writer-in-residence, required 11 students, including myself, to complete this one-minute assignment...

The Mad Cow Curiosity Shop, after opening its doors in April 2018, is set to close by the end of the month. Over its nearly seven-year span in Oberlin, Mad Cow attracted students and community members to its retro collectibles and second hand items, ranging from a 1970s stapler gun to a copy of Lego...

College third-year Juwayria Zahurullah is a co-chair of Oberlin Students for a Free Palestine, and has helped organize numerous events with the organization over the last few years. Zahurullah also acts as Racial Equity Committee Chair for Student Senate and is a co-chair for Oberlin’s Muslim Student...

Jennifer L. Morgan is the Silver Professor of History at New York University. Her work focuses on early slavery and the experiences of enslaved Black women. She received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship this fall, which is commonly known as the “Genius Grant,” for her work. Her prior books have...

Caroline Wood Newhall is an assistant professor of History whose work focuses on 19th-century U.S. history. Her first book is on the experiences of African-American POWs during the Civil War. For Veterans Day, she was invited by the Oberlin Heritage Center to give a talk about her research at Kendal...

Maria Elli Petridou is a second-year cellist from Thessaloniki, Greece. On Nov. 13, she was awarded first prize in the Philadelphia International Music Festival’s Virtual Concerto Competition. Petridou performed Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major. One of three musical siblings, Petridou began...

Taking the stage Dec. 10 with Chamber Orchestra is Guest Conductor John Kennedy, OC ’82, a percussionist, composer, and conductor who graduated from Oberlin Conservatory and Northwestern University. Kennedy’s work has taken him across the country to New York City; Charleston, SC; Santa Fe, NM; San...

David Byrd-Marrow has distinguished himself as a classical horn player, performing with the International Contemporary Ensemble, The Knights, Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, the New York Philharmonic, and the Cleveland Orchestra, among many others, and his experience extends to the genres of Broadway...

Artist Tiffany Calvert, OC ’98, blends traditional and modern techniques to create stunning pieces in her own distinct style. Utilizing a diverse arsenal of methods, including fresco painting, digital painting, digital modeling, and artificial intelligence, Calvert’s approach to art is refreshing,...

DeeDee Ngozi Chamblee is the founder and executive director of La Gender Inc., a non-profit organization led by Black transgender women that uplifts and empowers transgender women of color in the metro Atlanta area. Recently, she was the keynote speaker for the exhibition “The Body, the Host: HIV/AIDS...

Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions Andrew Macomber presented a talk Oct. 23 at the 2024 Zombie Apocalypse Medicine meeting in Eureka Springs, AR. The title of his talk was “A Nascent Zombie Affliction in Medieval Japan: The Buddhist Ritual Response to ‘Corpse-vector Disease,’” which...

Nate Thompson is a third-year Financial Economics major. He is the co-captain of the Oberlin Men’s Soccer Team. He recently partook in the Ashby Business Scholar Program over Winter Term. This interview was edited for length and clarity. Tell me a little bit about yourself and what you do at Oberlin. I’m...

Second-year Meaghan Kramer is a forward/midfielder on the field hockey team. An international student from the Netherlands, she is planning on double majoring in Biology and Neuroscience and minoring in Chemistry. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. How were you introduced to field...

Fourth-year Yuuki Okubo is a guard for the Oberlin men’s basketball team. Originally from Los Angeles, Okubo was an internet sensation who went viral multiple times before coming to compete on the court for the Yeomen. Off the court, he is a Psychology major with a minor in Anthropology. This interview...

Throughout NBA history, there have only been a few incidents where superstars in the prime of their career are traded. Players become ingrained in a city’s culture, fans have memories of historic games, the player’s jersey becomes a staple in the wardrobes of countless young fans, and aspiring basketball...

Super Bowl LIX is set to be a historic showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. On Sunday, just two years after these teams met in Super Bowl LVII, Patrick Mahomes looks to lead the Chiefs to become the first team in NFL history to three-peat in the Super Bowl Era, winning...

The story of English football club Manchester City this season is one of both rapid success and fallibility. City were treble winners just two years ago — taking home the English Premier League title, UEFA Champions League title, and FA Cup title all in the same season. They also won the Premier League...

Winter Term at Oberlin is a time for students to explore their academic interests through a project of their choosing. Some students may go off to explore different parts of the world or learn a new skill, while others opt to take part in one of the many group projects hosted on campus. All students...

The men’s and women’s swim and dive teams put out a strong performance at the Malone Invitational, both squads securing second place finishes at the three-day competition in Canton. With standout individual performances and record-breaking relay swims, the Yeomen and Yeowomen demonstrated their competitive...

For fans of the NFL, Thanksgiving Day is as much about football as it is about sitting around the table and enjoying a turkey feast with the family. Watching the Detroit Lions start off the day at Ford Field, followed by the Dallas Cowboys hosting a game in the afternoon slot, capped of by a primetime...

This past Wednesday, the women’s basketball team traveled to Wooster, Ohio to tip off in conference play against The College of Wooster Fighting Scots. The Yeowomen were extremely effective, bringing home a 64–52 victory. After receiving well-deserved NCAC Athlete of the Week honors for her stellar...

The storied rivalry between the Ohio State Buckeyes and University of Michigan Wolverines ended wildly this past week, culminating not only in a shocking 13–10 upset victory for Michigan, but also in a heated postgame brawl that magnified the intense emotions surrounding the game of football. While...
Writing and journalism have almost always been a part of my life. My mother was a journalist and instilled in me the importance of the written word from an early age. I remember being a kid and loving Superman and Spiderman — not because of their superpowers but because they worked for newspapers. I...

When Andy Reid’s tenure was over in Philadelphia, the head coach’s time was widely regarded as an utter and complete failure. Despite guiding the Eagles to a 130–93–1 record in 14 seasons, the relationship between the offensive play-calling wizard and the city known for being incredibly hard...