The Oberlin Review

October 1, 2004

NEWS

College accepts UAW offer
By Josh Keating, Douglass Dowty and Ben Regenspan
Local 2192 of the United Automobile Workers agreed on terms with the College Thursday for a new four-year contract after several weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiating.

Hospital axes staff
By Josh Keating
Allen Medical Center will lay off two employees and institute pay cuts for three others, according in an internal letter last week. Allen Medical Center Director Edwin Oley blamed the cuts on the center’s failure to meet predetermined profit margins.

Also in news:
• Nader supporters challenge Dems
• Trustees hear student issues
• OC to purchase green energy
• Reading for votes
• Voice from wilderness speaks
• Con hires new dean
• Blood on the Harkness floor
• Students to protest AIDS at national VP debate
• News Briefs
• Off the Cuff: Pat Day

SPORTS

Field hockey nets two victories, 4-0 against NCAC
By Lily Krichels
Oberlin field hockey currently has an undefeated 4-0 record in the NCAC, following games last week against Earlham College on Saturday and Denison University on Tuesday. Although each resulted in a victory, the Yeowomen accomplished the wins differently.

Women’s soccer travels to capital
By Rachel Welsh
The Oberlin women’s soccer team left Oberlin Thursday afternoon for a double-header weekend in Washington, D.C. They returned with a win and a loss under their belt and, as first-year Meghan Jones put it, “the D.C. trip served as a bonding experience for the team both on and off the field.”

Also in sports:
• Lananna successful in Athens
• Rugby downs Kent, dominates Miami scrum
• Outside Oberlin
• Men’s soccer playing well, still seeking consistency
• Oberlin hosts intercollegiate bowling tourney
• Yeomen dismantled by Rose-Hulman Engineers
• XC: Yewomen takes seventh, Yeomen finish 12th

Allen Memorial Hospital: New problems arose after the center merged with CHP last year.

ARTS

OC theater forced to review budget
By Michael Gaare
This year, student theater organizations reached their lowest point in a long time �in funding, that is. For their budget allocations this year, as decided by the Student Finance Committee after the most recent budget appeals, the Oberlin Student Theater Association received $3,054, the Oberlin Musical Theater Association received $2,367 and the Gilbert and Sullivan Players received the almost laughable sum of $292.56.

Orchestra opens new season
By Michael Sakir
Last Friday night in Finney Chapel, the Oberlin Orchestra opened their season with three 20th century works: John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Stephen Jaffe’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, and Bela Bartok’s Suite from the Miraculous Mandarin. Under the direction of Timothy Weiss, the orchestra gave an exciting interpretation to this unique program.

Also in arts:
• Modern love story plays in the Little
• Oberlin hosts poetry reading
• Faculty present sonatas
• ConText Performers Collective sheds light on future of music
• Take your chances buying a ticket for Mr. 3000
• Time in Taipei: Pan film showing
• Discovering OFS

COMMENTARY

• Editorial: Jazz studies in a tight squeeze
• Obie examines Kerry’s record
• More Letters to the Editor
• Lebanon column:Style and soldiers shock
• Money Talks:Investing makes you cool