Editor’s Note: On March 10, after this article was published, Director of Fellowships and Awards Nick Petzak wrote in an email to Ritesh Isuri that upon further review, no language in the fund agreement...
There is a certain cognitive dissonance in being a musician at Oberlin Conservatory. Most Obies care deeply about social progress and equality, but being in the Conservatory implies a love of traditional...
Having been here for almost four years now, I can say with some certainty that we hold tightly to isolationism here at Oberlin. I don’t mean in the broader political-economic sense, but rather that the...
We all saw the post on the Conservatory’s social media on the last night of Black History Month. Beneath a banner that read “A Celebration of Black Artistry” were the faces of five white musicians....
Anna Farber, Arts and Culture Editor
• March 5, 2021
As the weather got colder this year, one clear flaw in Oberlin’s COVID-19 safety plan began to emerge: the shortage of socially-distant study spaces on campus. While libraries and Wilder Hall provide...
Due to power outages resulting from record low temperatures in Houston last week, Harris County Public Health announced on Monday that it had 8,430 doses of coronavirus vaccines in broken freezers that...
“The paradox of education is precisely this, that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which [they are] being educated.” — James Baldwin
The Conservatory’s...
Desperate Daughter says, “My dad is the nicest guy in the entire world. He’s genuinely my best friend. I would not be the person I am without him — he’s an incredible human being and an inspiringly...
As students at Oberlin, many of us feel passionate about mitigating climate change, protecting our environment, transitioning to renewable resources, and defending the integrity of democracy. House Bill...
Chris Jenkins, Associate Dean for Academic Support
• March 3, 2021
Editor's note: This letter addresses a controversial flier for the final recital in the Conservatory’s Black History Month series “Celebrating Black Artistry.”
I’d like to make three points...
An entire state’s electrical grid failed overnight during last month’s deadly winter storm, leaving at least 4.5 million Texans without electricity, unable to meet basic needs, and unprepared for...