Stabber
Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 12 Years BY ADRIAN LEUNG Over
Winter Term, the man charged with stabbing a female student in Noah
Hall in the fall of 1999 pled guilty to attempted murder and aggravated
robbery, receiving a sentence of 12 years in prison with no time off
for good behavior.
Taylor Wynn, 19, turned himself in to the Oberlin Police Department
on Nov. 12, 1999, four days after the stabbing. According to police
documents, asked to use the phone, the girl let Wynn into the room.
He acted like he was using the phone, then stabbed the girl, demanding
money, Later, he attempted to snap her neck. (click
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The World
SOA Name Change Protested BY LINNEA BUTTERFIELD
Oberlin has long been active in the movement to close
down the School of the Americas. In the past decade, the SOA�s activities
have come into question as its graduates are widely believed to be responsible
for numerous atrocities in Latin America.
The relationship between Oberlin and the organization called SOA Watch
has become strong, and two Seniors continued their active commitment
to fight the SOA over Winter Term.
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Arts
Closer Takes a Look at Modern-Day Relationships by JOHN MACDONALD
A Little too Close?: Junior
Nick Junkerman and senior Ria Cooper illustrate why Mulyran's productions
is named Closer. (photo by Jessie Perlik)
Under the guidance of director and senior theater
and English major Patrick Mulryan, a small group of Oberlin students produced
and performed British playwright Patrick Marber�s 1996 play Closer at
Little Theater this week. Engineered both as a Winter Term and honors
project, the performance of Marber�s drama focuses on the complications
of love and jealousy in contemporary relationships.
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Sports
Yeomen Capture First Road Win BY IAN HAYES
It has been a goal of Oberlin�s men�s basketball
team all year to get at least one road win.
With only two away games left in the season, the Yeomen were bound and
determined to win at least one of the two. Their first opportunity to
do so came last Saturday when they traveled to Indiana to take on Wabash
College.
The Yeomen�s determination paid off with an 87-75 win, improving their
record to 7-15 and giving them their fourth conference victory.
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