OSCA Pushes for Pausing Aid Changes
Melissa Harris, News Editor
April 28, 2017
Filed under Campus News, NEWS
Oberlin Student Cooperative Association officers met with administrators today to negotiate the administration’s recent policy changes concerning housing and dining for next academic year. OSCA President and College junior Tara Wells said officers’ main goal at the meeting was to have the administration...
$14-Million Hall Annex Renovations to Begin in June
Oliver Bok, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2017
Filed under Campus News, NEWS, Recent Stories
Student actors, singers and dancers will have a brand new space to perform in next calendar year, after the City Planning Commission approved a long-awaited renovation and expansion of Hall Annex April 19. The $14-million project includes both a complete renovation of Hall Annex and the addition...
Student Senate Proposes Central Budgeting Committee
Sydney Allen, Production Editor
April 28, 2017
Filed under Campus News, NEWS, Recent Stories
Student senators are drafting a proposal to establish a Central Budgeting Committee, a standing group that would include and engage students, faculty and staff in the College’s budgeting decisions. Senate’s Financial Prioritization task force hopes to release the proposal this week to leverage...
County Investigation Delays Gibson’s Trials
Louis Krauss, News Editor
April 28, 2017
Filed under Community News, NEWS, Recent Stories
The trials for two students charged with assault in the aftermath of last November’s incident at Gibson’s Bakery have been pushed back to May 15 and could lead to additional charges following Wednesday’s grand jury hearing. College sophomores Cecelia Whettstone and Endia Lawrence were originally...
Off the Cuff: Liz Burgess, Owner of Ginko Gallery
Louis Krauss, News Editor
April 28, 2017
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Liz Burgess, OC ’73, is the current owner of Ginko Gallery, an art and arts supply store downtown. Burgess opened the shop with two friends after graduating from the College in 1973. In addition to art supplies, the shop also features studio space for resident artists and an exhibition room to showcase...
Security Report
April 28, 2017
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Thursday, April 20 2:27 a.m. Students reported an unknown individual walking out of their Union Street apartment. The Oberlin Police Department responded. Nothing was reported missing or damaged. The area was searched with no results. 2:37 a.m. Students reported an unknown individual, possibly intoxicated, attempti...
College Raises Tuition, Overhauls Room and Board
Louis Krauss, News Editor
April 21, 2017
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Attending Oberlin College will cost $69,372 next academic year thanks to a 2.8-percent tuition increase announced by outgoing Vice President for Finance and Administration Mike Frandsen via email Tuesday. The email lists significant changes to student dining and housing options that raise minimum...
Administrative Turnover Stalls Plan Implementation
Melissa Harris, News Editor
April 21, 2017
Filed under Campus News, NEWS
With significant turnover in senior administrative positions at the end of this year, faculty members are navigating different avenues of maintaining the Strategic Plan implementation committees’ goals during a major transitional period. Wednesday's faculty meeting opened with President Marvin Krislov's...
Purchasing Committee Addresses Nike Scandal
Sydney Allen, Production Editor
April 21, 2017
Filed under Campus News, NEWS
The College’s Purchasing Committee is preparing a response to a recent discovery that Nike — one of the school’s largest apparel providers — breached Oberlin’s Sweatshop-Free Apparel Code of Purchasing by buying from factories with unsafe working conditions and failing to permit outside...
Myers Named Permanent MRC Director, Aims for More Outreach
April 21, 2017
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Toni Myers is now the permanent Multicultural Resource Center Director after serving as interim director since May. In addition to supporting the MRC's goal of creating a welcoming space for students of diverse backgrounds, and identities, Myers hopes to expand the center’s community outreach and...
City Upgrades Alert System, Saves Money
Louis Krauss, News Editor
April 21, 2017
Filed under Community News, NEWS, Recent Stories
City Council will save thousands of dollars on the city’s emergency alert system by joining the Lorain County Wireless Emergency Notification System. The city’s alert system allows those who subscribe to receive notifications via text, phone call or email of various hazards such as...
Off the Cuff: Mindi Kuebler, Activist
Melissa Harris, News Editor
April 21, 2017
Filed under NEWS, Off the Cuff, Recent Stories
Mindi Kuebler is the director of the Human Trafficking Collaborative of Lorain County. Kuebler founded HTCLC in 2009 after working as a forensic nurse, specializing as a sexual assault nurse examiner. She runs the HTCLC with her professional partners Shawn Cleveland and Kristi Miller. The...
