Off the Cuff: Beejhy Barhany
Max Anzilotti
February 11, 2011
Why did you decide to form BINA? We formed it in the beginning to network and help one another any way we could -- with a job, with housing. We just wanted to create a network for newcomers, which we knew from experience that it isn’t easy to be. So we said, “Why don’t we form a small organiza...
Security Report: Feb. 3 – Feb. 9, 2011
Staff
February 11, 2011
Friday, Feb. 4 5:40 p.m. Officers assisted a staff member who slipped and fell on the ice by the Adam Joseph Lewis Center. The employee was transported to Mercy Allen Hospital for treatment. Saturday, Feb. 5 11:55 a.m. A student reported a car accident on Union Street. It appeared a car backi...
Increased Number of Obies Go Abroad
Sam Szabo, Staff Writer
December 11, 2009
Although students considering studying abroad during their college career know they are not alone, a new report shows just how common the decision is for Oberlin students. According to the report, Oberlin had the second-highest number of students studying abroad this year among baccalaureate institutions. On...
Making Space for a Longer Fall Reading Period
Sam Jewler, Ian Seeley, and Lila Leatherman
December 11, 2009
From smoking cigarettes to running through the library naked, Oberlin students always find a way to cope with the stress of their impending finals. Reading period is never easy, but it might get a little less stressful in the next few years. It appears that the work of some former student senators could...
Speaker Rey Cordova, HIV-Positive Since Birth, Gives Face to HIV/AIDS
Fajer Saeed
December 11, 2009
As someone who was born HIV-positive, Rey Cordova has spent his entire life dealing with the stigma of HIV/ AIDS. Last Friday, Cordova, 29, gave a talk titled “Growing Up Positive: A Young American’s Lifetime with HIV” at Wilder as the concluding event of World Aids Week at Oberlin. Approximately...
Litoff Building Already Earns Award
Alexandria Cho, Staff Writer
December 11, 2009
The Litoff building — the newest addition to the Conservatory and soon-to-be-home of jazz studies, music history and music theory — is making fast progress in ways that transcend its construction schedule. The American Institute of Architects recently recognized the building and architect Westlake...
Obies at War: Alumni, Family Find Reasons for Enlistment
Piper Niehaus, Editor-In-Chief
December 11, 2009
Though many people join the armed forces following the example of an older family member, Bill Krissoff, OC ’68, did the opposite. Krissoff’s sons both became commissioned officers in the Marine Corps and, after years of being an orthopedic surgeon in private practice, he followed in their footsteps. “In...
Oberlin’s Peta2 Ranking Beaten by Wesleyan’s Veggie Vote Mobilization
Julian Spiro, Staff Writer
December 11, 2009
Despite Oberlin’s many tofu scrambles and vegan baked goods, the school just missed out on Peta2’s Most Vegetarian-Friendly College title. Oberlin improved from last year’s sixth-place finish in Peta2’s “Most Vegetarian-Friendly Colleges Competition,” coming in second behind Wesleyan University. However,...
Green Referendum Falls Short of Quorum After Seven Weeks
Fajer Saeed
December 11, 2009
Each year, Oberlin’s Student Senate is required to put together a referendum to gather student opinions and amend the Student Constitution if necessary. Although the Student Senate has tried unsuccessfully to reach quorum for its Green Referendum since mid-October, the student body appears uninterested...
Green Energy Forum
Sam Szabo, Holly Roney, and Elise Shulman-Reed
December 4, 2009
When College President Marvin Krislov signed off on Oberlin College’s Climate Action Plan this fall, he committed the school to achieving carbon emission neutrality by the year 2025. Although the plan is technically unofficial and nonbinding, on Wednesday, faculty and commu- nity members engaged in...
Oberlin Faculty Members Endorse Open Access
Ian Seeley, News Editor
December 4, 2009
In a unanimous decision, the Oberlin College General Faculty voted on Nov. 18 to allow open access to their peer-reviewed journal articles in Oberlin’s institutional repository. Although the policy only applies to peer-reviewed journal articles published after the policy’s implementation, the...
Gas to Power New AMP Plant
Holly Roney and Elise Shulman-Reed
December 4, 2009
The lights in Ohio might soon start to get a little greener. On Nov. 25, American Municipal Power announced that it would be converting its American Municipal Power Generating Station project from a pulverized coal facility to a natural gas combined-cycle facility. As stated in AMP’s press release,...
Michelle Liu