Letters of acceptance have been mailed out to next year's class by the Office of Admissions.
Sixty-seven percent of all applicants were accepted, an admit rate 5 percentage points lower than last year's.
Overall, applications and interviews were up from last year. Also, there has been a "pretty good" response to this year's All Roads Lead to Oberlin program, according to admissions office intern Michael Murphy, a senior.
All Roads is a time when prospective students are invited to visit and attend activities and informational sessions held specifically for their benefit.
This year's All Roads will be held from April 18-23.
Overall, the admitted class's standardized test scores are higher than last year's class. "It's a very good group academically," President Nancy Dye said, of next year's class.
According to sources close to admissions, a small number of applicants, probably fewer than 10, received both a letter of rejection and a financial aid award due to a computer error.
A fallen power wire cut short the usual rigamarole of midterms around 8 p.m. on March 19. Power to Sperry, Kettering and Barrows Hall was cut off, sending students to Mudd, the 'Sco and rooms with light and working computers.
On the second floor of Barrows many first-years took refuge in the darkened hallway with a few acoustic guitars and many singers. Security and RCs wandered the halls with flashlights until the power returned around midnight.
The Student Employment Office (SEO) now has an on-line database, the Student Description Database, that will make it easier for students seeking employment to advertise their skills. The database can be viewed on the SEO's web site on Oberlin Online.
The database lists students seeking employment, their skills, work experience and qualifications. It is similar to the Student Job Database, which lists Oberlin employers seeking employees and the jobs they have to offer.
Students who would like to advertise their skills and work experience on the Student Description Database need to submit a student description form to the SEO, so that the information can be entered into the database. Student resumes cannot be incorporated into the system as of yet, but may be included in the future, said Rebecca Bryan, student office intern.
SEO Director Jeff Greene said the database was created to update the office's note card system. Under this system, a student listed his or her name and the type of employment he or she was seeking on a filed note card. Greene said the new system is supposed to be easier to use and more useful to the students.
A partial changing of the guard occurred at the March 17 Student Senate meeting when three new Senators were welcomed on board.
Sophomore Erica Wagner, Double-degree sophomore Matt Greene and Double-degree senior Chapin Beninghoff were elected to serve on Senate for the remainder of the semester.
The new senators were the only non-senator students who attended an advertised forum held to elect new senators. They will replace seats vacated by resigned senators.
Senator first-year Toshio Mana said that the main reason students resign is to focus more on academics.
Ross Peacock, Director of Research, visited the Senate Sunday to discuss the student health surveys.
Former senator K. Scott Albert, OC'95, was also present at the meeting. Albert came with a survey on committees and is interested in finding out what kinds of committees work.
Dean of Student Life and Services Charlene Cole-Newkirk was scheduled to meet with Senate this Sunday, but cancelled her appointment. According to Senator sophomore Andreas Pape, Senate invited Cole over three weeks ago to discuss potential revisions in drug policies and eviction procedures. Senators also planned to ask Cole questions concerning the Matt Holford incident at South Hall and find out if "anyone overstepped their boundaries."
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Volume 124, Number 19; April 5, 1996
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