Campus responds to ant-Zionist messages
Black activist and revolutionary Kwame Ture spoke in Finney Chapel on Monday. He addressed issues of Zionism and Pan-Africanism. His visit sparked a lot of discussion and anger on campus.
Tuition increase is lowest in decades
The trustees met last weekend and approved the budget and the new Environmental Studies Center among other things.
Thursday rally caps off week of protests & debate
Junior Matt Holford was evicted from his room in South Hall because of complaints of drug use. The action prompted reaction from Student Senate in defense of Holford and a speak-out on Thursday rallying support for Holford and raising concerns about administration and Res Life.
College students cope with Con
College students in the Con feel both rewarded by the experience and alienated by the Con. This phenomenon affects many students and plays an important role in college recruitment.
Conference deals with activism in communities
The ninth biennial Asian Pacific American Conference was held last weekend at Oberlin. The conference addressed issues such as activism, community and lesbian, gay and bisexual issues.
Assaulter case goes to grand jury Jonah A. Locke, the suspect in a series of Oberlin assaults, went before a grand jury on Wednesday in Elyria. Police are hoping to charge him with a variety of charges including kidnapping and abduction.
Reasons to step down not health related
Dean of the college Mary Ella Feinleib says that she is not leaving the College because of health reasons as some speculated. She said she was not prepared for the workload. She also said it was her decision to leave the College, and a joint decision with President Dye for her to leave immediately.
Also discusses Holford eviction
Student Senate discussed Matt Holford, Credit/No Entry, the Trustees' visit to campus and the search for the new Assistant to the Dean of Student Life and Services. Holford's evictions and the proper action provided a discussion for the group.
Workers take pride in their work, cooking
Campus Dining Service employees discuss their jobs, students and, of course, food. The workers share discontents and satisfactions with their jobs.
Oberlin architecture full of leaks, good intentions
The mysteries of the empty pond at the Con, the sinking of Mudd and the acoustical disaster of Warner are exposed. A critical eye is turned towards the architecture of Oberlin.
