September 13, 2024

Alison Scott Ricker, former Head of the Oberlin College Science Library, passed away May 14, at age 70.  Alison played an active role in a wide variety of local organizations and communities. Among other things, Alison was president of the Oberlin area League of Women Voters, co-president of the State of Ohio League, co-leader of Citizens’ Climate Lobby Lorain County chapter, a longtime member of Oberlin’s Musical Union, and president of the Lorain County chapter of The Order of the Daughters...

Delaney Fox and Yasu Shinozaki

September 13, 2024

On Sept. 5, President Carmen Twillie Ambar sent an email to the Oberlin community announcing the creation of five new majors at Oberlin: Business, Financial Economics, Communication Studies, Recording Arts and Production, and Music Theater. Environmental Science and Data Science were approved by faculty Wednesday. The new Recording Arts and Production major and Music Theater major, which will officially launch next fall, will both be available as Bachelor of Music degrees in the Conservatory.  “Thanks...

Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor

September 13, 2024

This summer, Oberlin’s Impact Investment Platform was expanded. The platform, which promotes “socially conscious investment,” has a new goal of investing $100 million in funds that promote this value.  The platform was established in 2013 with $5 million allocated from the endowment; later, a new target of $70 million was set. Chief Investment Officer Jun Yang said he could not provide a precise time frame for when the platform would reach its latest goal of $100 million, but that he expected...

Lily Nobel, Production Editor

September 13, 2024

On Wednesday, the League of Women Voters of Ohio visited Wilder Bowl with their new promotional Airstream vehicle. Volunteers from LWVO worked alongside OC Votes students and faculty to register eligible Oberlin students to vote and inform them about Ohio voting policies.  The Airstream has been traveling to colleges across the state. People ages 18–24 have the lowest voter registration and turnout rate of any age group in Ohio, and across the United States. According to Trevor Martin, the coordinator...

Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor

September 13, 2024

This past summer, 202 students received funding for internships, research fellowships, and other programs through the Career Exploration and Development Center’s new Internship+ program. Internship+, which was announced in fall 2021 and went into effect this year, allows third-years to receive up to $5,000 for unpaid or low-paid internships and other summer programs.  Over half of these students took part in conventional internships at workplaces including Goldman Sachs, Columbia Records, and...

Karthik Ranganadhan, Contributing News Editor

September 13, 2024

On Saturday, Sept. 7, one of the two hot water boilers that Oberlin operates suffered a cracked tube in its heat exchanger. This resulted in the supply of hot water temporarily stopping in all buildings that were converted by the Sustainable Infrastructure Program, which includes 56 buildings and 90 percent of campus. According to Chief Facilities Officer Kevin Brown, the supply of hot water was restored on Saturday afternoon to Baldwin Cottage, Dascomb Hall, Harvey House, Kade House, Price House,...

Avishi Khar and Swaranya Sarkar

September 13, 2024

Downtown Oberlin has seen major changes in recent months; The Arb at Tappan Square and Ginko Gallery have closed; The Oberlin White Squirrel, Wood Fired Wonders, and Taco Flavored Kisses have opened; and For Ewe has changed location. The Oberlin White Squirrel, an artsy gift shop located at 133 S. Main St, had its grand opening in August. Owners Marce and Robert Allen started this shop as an outlet to spread art and creativity around Oberlin.  “We’re both retired and we like to do arts and...

Jesse Gross

September 13, 2024

This past August, two major mental healthcare institutions in Lorain County, The LCADA Way and The Nord Center, merged to form Riveon Mental Health and Recovery.  The partnership enabled the creation of a crisis receiving center, currently under construction, which will offer a “one-stop shop” for high-end mental health and substance use services, where individuals seeking help at community agencies can immediately get appointments or support instead of being handed a list of resources. The...

Karthik Ranganadhan, Contributing News Editor

September 6, 2024

At its board meeting May 28, the Oberlin School Board voted to construct a new middle school to replace the more than 100-year-old Langston Middle School by August 2027. According to District Director of Communications Melissa Linebrink, the decision came in response to the increasing number of repairs at Langston Middle School and because the current building is far larger than necessary for the current enrollment.  The district was originally going to ask voters for a new tax levy in the form...