When the pandemic forced last year’s graduating seniors to abruptly pack up their Oberlin lives, the College hoped to be able to invite them back for a joint commencement ceremony for both the classes...
The Career Development Center is gearing up to commence the first ever Senior Launch Program, which will feature workshops on job searching, life skills, and navigating identity in the workplace. Participants...
Lorain County Updates
COVID-19 cases for Lorain County have continued to trend downward this week. From Feb. 18 to Feb. 25 the county had 234 cases, five hospitalizations, and zero deaths. This is significantly...
Friday, Feb. 19, 2021
7:30 a.m. A Campus Safety officer conducting routine building checks noticed damage to a bench outside the west entrance of the Science Center. The bench appeared to have been...
Rabbi Megan Doherty has served as director of Hillel and Jewish Campus Life for four years. Before coming to Oberlin College, Rabbi Megan worked at Mishkan Ha’am Reconstructionist community in New York...
After the pandemic disrupted the implementation of the One Oberlin plan, the steering committee will now reconvene and resume its work this semester. The One Oberlin report was a series of recommendations...
Alexa Stevens, Production Editor
• February 19, 2021
Oberlin social service organizations have had to alter their practices in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has increased need across the community.
Demand for emergency assistance...
The City of Oberlin is putting several vacant lots up for sale this year. A West Lincoln street property acquired nearly a year ago will be the first lot for sale.
The city gained possession of most...
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021
3:58 a.m. Officers were requested to assist an individual who had fallen in the parking lot of Stevenson Dining Hall. The individual was being assisted by dining staff. The...
Lorain County Updates
In the last week between Feb. 11 and Feb. 18, Lorain County had 286 new COVID-19 cases, 24 new hospitalizations, and two new deaths. This number has been declining in the past...
Many College second-years have just finished up a month-long virtual retreat focused on academic and career preparation, developing creative solutions to global issues, and equity in professional settings.
The...
Alexa Stevens, Production Editor
• February 12, 2021
Over winter break, student senators presented a panel and led a discussion about the experience of Black students to the Board of Trustees. They discussed issues Black students face on campus and how to...
