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The Trustee Challenge

In the fall of 2009, Oberlin's Board of Trustees voted to offer an unprecedented challenge to Oberlin College and Conservatory alumni, parents, and friends. To read about the challenge, click on the image below!



Apollo Theater Reopens on October 3 After $1.2 Million in Renovations



Oberlin College and community will celebrate the rebirth of the historic Apollo Theater when it reopens next month after $1.2 million in renovations. To celebrate the Apollo’s revival, moviegoers will be offered free tickets to the first show slated for 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 3. Tickets will be available at the theater beginning at 9 a.m. » More

 
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Paying it Forward — One Obie at a Time

Oberlin – 1953. John Picken and Mary Sawyer Picken, both ’56 graduates  meet in the kitchen of Martin’s Restaurant and Hotel. First-generation college students who have come to Oberlin on a Ford Foundation Scholarship, they are working at the hotel to pay their room and board fees. 
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Matt Kaplan goes to Washington and takes on Capitol Hill

In the two short years since he graduated from Oberlin College, Matthew A. Kaplan ’07 has wasted no time in making himself at home in the nation’s capital. The former junior and senior class president – and OC men’s basketball starter – is now a legislative assistant for U.S. Congressman Harry Mitchell (D-Arizona), serving as a policy adviser in the areas of tax, finance, banking, economic policy, foreign affairs, defense, and veteran’s issues. » More