Defending Israel on campus goal of high-school program May 9, 2008
- At Oberlin College, Oberlin College Students for a Free Palestine sponsored a weeklong seminar featuring movies, guest lectures, and an introduction to the Divestment from Israel Campaign. - At Kent State University, Julio Csar Pino of the history department published an ode to a Palestinian suicide bomber, lauding her courage and calling on Allah to elevate your place in paradise. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Playing by Ear May 8, 2008
Her parents were studying in the 1960s at Oberlin College in Ohio when the school first received a reel-to-reel film of Shinichi Suzuki's students playing Johann Sebastian Bach's double violin concerto. Suzuki's philosophy was for students to learn music the same way people learn language by hearing the sounds first and then learning to read later. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Week's top teams May 8, 2008
Brecksville: Survive a 16- hour day at Oberlin College to win their first Southwestern Conference title as Andy Wene and Alex O'Dell win titles at No. 2 and 3 singles, as do both doubles teams - Manoj Parimi and Arjun Kha dilkar, and Paul Forbush and Nik Parimi. Boys track. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
From Coed Dorms To Coed Dorm Rooms May 4, 2008
At least two dozen schools, including Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania, Oberlin College, Clark University and the California Institute of Technology, allow some or all students to share a room with anyone they choose including someone of the opposite sex. This spring, as students sign up for next year's room, more schools are following suit, including Stanford University. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Protests on Ohio campuses to mark Va. Tech anniversary Apr 16, 2008
"Lie-In" demonstrations are scheduled today at the University of Toledo, Oberlin College, Ohio State and Kent State, and on Cincinnati's Mount Adams. On the Net. (FOX19.com, OH)
Service With A Smile Mar 31, 2008
They come from schools as big as the University of Washington, which currently has 113 alumni volunteers, or as small as Oberlin College in Ohio, with 18 alumni serving overseas. As for their majors, it all depends on the needs of the host countries. (Forbes)
Today's Photos Mar 25, 2008
Dreier and Isaacson are students at Oberlin College spending their spring break in Iowa City, Dreier's hometown. Peter Klopfenstein/The Daily Iowan. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Meeting of minds leads to play premiere Mar 10, 2008
New York-based Pierce grew up in northern Vermont and studied English at Oberlin College before pursuing acting and playwriting. He wanted to give "Smack the Wagon" a lot of action and humor as tonic for having spent a year and a half writing an introspective, dark novel that's now making its way through publishing houses. (Anchorage Daily News)
Barbara Seaman, central figure in women's health movement Mar 7, 2008
After graduating from Oberlin College in 1956, she started writing and editing for women's magazines. She was a columnist for the Ladies' Home Journal in the late 1960s when she began receiving letters from readers concerned about blood clots, heart attack, depression and other serious medical conditions after taking oral contraceptives. (Boston Globe)
Women Health activist, Barbara Seamen dies at 72 Mar 5, 2008
by - March 2, 2008 - 0 comments. Barbara Seaman, a pioneer in the health movement of women has died of lung cancer at the age of 72. (The Money Times)
Kolb: Making the lasting, tough decisions Mar 5, 2008
After spending her childhood among the Chippewas (or so she claimed), she enrolled at Oberlin College as a probationary student, for which she was bankrolled by a brother who made a bundle in the California gold rush. Her period at Oberlin was a rocky one, in spite of which she impressed people with her potential as an artist. (Somerville Journal, MA)
School sends blank utility bills to help students vote Feb 29, 2008
OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) - Oberlin College has come up with a creative way for students from out of state to show they reside in Ohio, so they can vote. The college in northern Ohio is sending out dummy utility bills to dorm residents. (FOX19.com, OH)
Youth symphony Feb 29, 2008
A pedagogue of the violin and viola, Stevens has spent years under the influences of prominent teachers at Oberlin College, the Julliard School of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Aspen Music Festival ... Stevens earned his bachelor of music degree in viola performance and literature from Oberlin College and his master of music in viola performance and pedagogy from Oklahoma State University. (Wellington Daily News, KS)
Sweatshop protesters still demanding Old Main's support Feb 28, 2008
News Posted on February 28, 2008 12:59 AM. Universities with representatives on the working group for the DSP. (Daily Collegian, PA)
DN scholars look to the future Feb 24, 2008
Cink applied to Princeton, Loughry tried Stanford and Yale, and Scholes sent in an application to Berkeley and Oberlin College. "It's not that important," Scholes said, explaining Ivy League schools have the same quality as other schools, just more prestige. (Daily Triplicate)
Forgotten coaching first Feb 15, 2008
Oberlin College in Ohio claimed history in January of 1973 when it hired Cass Jackson to lead its football program. Wrong by more than a year. (ESPN -- College Football News)
Others who show excellence Feb 14, 2008
Ohio: Shira Ziegler, Oberlin College. Pennsylvania: Novneet Sahu, Temple University. (USA Today)
Transcript of chat on global warming with UCSD professor Jeff Severinghaus Feb 14, 2008
Born in Kentfield, CA, on Aug. 26, 1959, Severinghaus received a bachelor's degree in geology from Oberlin College in 1983, a master's degree in geological sciences from UC Santa Barbara in 1988, and a PhD in geological sciences from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in 1995. Severinghaus' analysis of isotopes of nitrogen and argon contained in Greenland ice core bubbles have revealed that the earth went through a period of rapid warming at the end of the last ice age, some... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Tearing up at work could dampen career Feb 11, 2008
"There's this huge stereotype of the overly emotional women," says Leah Warner, a co-researcher of Shields and a visiting assistant professor of psychology at Oberlin College in Ohio. "When men do express emotion, people believe they do it for important reasons.". (Boston Globe)
New twist on Shakespeare’s Caesar’ at Karamu Feb 8, 2008
But all is forgiven under the assured direction of Justin Emeka, a writer, actor, teacher and director, and currently a visiting professor of theater and African-American studies at Oberlin College. Director/choreographer Emeka keeps the ensemble moving like clockwork. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Boy Soldier Defends His Book Jan 31, 2008
He emigrated to the United States in 1998, graduated from Oberlin College in 2004 and now lives in New York City. According to The Australian, the Mattru Jong battle described by Beah actually happened in early 1995, making his time in the army at most a few months. (Newsmax)
Duke dean seeks new tune for campus culture Jan 21, 2008
FAMILY: Wife and research collaborator, Susan Peters; son, Schuyler Nowicki, student at Oberlin College and musician whose band is called Diplomat. MUSIC: Plays trombone and tuba in the Duke pep band. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Waiting to hear from America Jan 21, 2008
Azadeh Pourzand graduated from Oberlin College last June. . (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Oberlin Visits In Final Non-Ivy Game Jan 11, 2008
Yale hosts Oberlin College on Saturday. A familiar face will be roaming the sideline for the Yeomen. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Foreign student found dead Jan 9, 2008
Prior to studying at Rice, Lundgren attended the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in Ohio and the University of Kentucky. "We are very saddened by the loss," said B.J. Almond, a Rice spokesperson. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Theologian who heralded the death of God ponders his own Jan 6, 2008
"As soon as I was able," he says, "I left it." He graduated from Oberlin College and joined the Navy in World War II. "I may have been the only guy on my ship with a copy of The Nature and Destiny of Man in my duffel," he says. Its author, Reinhold Niebuhr, was the leading U.S. theologian of the day. (USA Today)
Coming on strong Jan 1, 2008
" Showing results The coaches' efforts quickly showed results. In just a few years, the Northeast Florida's girls' lacrosse scene grew from almost nothing to numbers that were doubling and even tripling every year. As many as 1,000 girls are expected to take part in some form of lacrosse in the area next year, McCord said. As girls begin to play the sport earlier and then work their way into high school, the coaches expect Northeast Florida to become increasingly strong in the sport. And the... (The St. Augustine Record)
Touchy, feely in the kill chain Dec 18, 2007
The study, "On The Uses of Cultural Knowledge" by Associate Professor Sheila Jager of Oberlin College, published by the US Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute, finds that the broad outlines of what went wrong in Iraq can be traced to a glaring misunderstanding of Iraqi culture and society by American occupation planners and US military forces. As part of the new cultural turn the army published a new counterinsurgency manual, FM 3-24, released on December 15, 2006, and co-authored by... (Asia Times Online)
Cincinnati assistant Ernest Jones hired as Alcorn State football coach Dec 13, 2007
In 2004, he was defensive coordinator at Division III Oberlin College. Jones has ties to George Ross, Alcorn's incoming president. (WKRC.com, OH)
Jones, ASU fans seem to hit it off Dec 12, 2007
"Jones, 37, is fully aware of such. He was a wide receiver on the last Brave team that won a Southwestern Athletic Conference championship, in 1994. He has had coaching stints at Central Michigan, Oberlin College, Kentucky State, Concordia University and, most recently, the University of Cincinnati.But foremost to Alcornites, Jones knows the Lorman culture."That's going to be one of the first things we address," Jones said. "Our stadium is too big not to have it filled. I'm a guy who's very... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Alcorn faithful soak up new boss' sermon Dec 12, 2007
Before that he was the Oberlin College defensive coordinator. And before that he was the defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Kentucky State University. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Cincinnati Assistant New Head Coach at Alcorn State Dec 12, 2007
In 2004, he was defensive coordinator at Division III Oberlin College. "We believe he knows how to win," said Malvin Williams, interim president of Alcorn. (Cincinnati Sports -- Rivals.com)
Braves tab '95 grad as new coach Dec 11, 2007
In 2004, he served as defensive coordinator for Oberlin College, an NCAA Division III school in Ohio. Jones has ties to George Ross, Alcorn's incoming president. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Council discusses campus sustainability goals Dec 11, 2007
Cobean presented the example of a two-week energy competition at Oberlin College in 2005, which reduced electricity use at the school by an average of 32 percent, saved over $5,000 in utility costs and reduced carbon dioxide emissions by about 68 metric tons. Whitman and Forbes Colleges already have some meters in place. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
The Global Warming Playbook Dec 8, 2007
Unfortunately, says David Orr, the head of environmental studies at Oberlin College and one of the foremost green thinkers in the U.S.: "There has been a leadership failure on this issue. It's been a leadership vacuum.". Orr is looking to inspire candidates to fill that vacuum. (Time.com)
Karlgaard follows father's footsteps Dec 5, 2007
The younger Karlgaard is the athletic director at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, which is near Cleveland. Oberlin is an NCAA Division III school. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
BTH | The Housing Project Nov 30, 2007
Swarthmore College, Oberlin College and Wesleyan University are among the schools included. Many other universities, such as Cornell University, have student governing bodies pushing for such housing. (Daily Orange, NY)
Making history in the Mideast Nov 27, 2007
In the end only Henry King, president of Oberlin College, and Charles Crane, heir to a plumbing fortune, took off for the Middle East. Neither knew anything about the region. (Boston Globe)
Flowering Plants Evolved Quickly Into Five Groups Nov 27, 2007
The lead author of the UF paper is Michael Moore, a former postdoctoral associate in the Soltis lab and current faculty member at Oberlin College. Charles Bell, the fourth author, is another former Soltis postdoctoral associate, now at the University of New Orleans. (Science Daily)
Dutch woman joins guerrillas in Colombia Nov 26, 2007
then an undergraduate at Oberlin College in Ohio. "But Tanja was very composed and helped others overcome their fear.". (Yahoo News)
Real estate developer sues foundations, U.'s Nov 26, 2007
The three Ivy League universities, along with the University of Notre Dame, Oberlin College, Spelman College, the Carnegie Corporation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation all invested in Realty Financial Partners V, a firm that is a limited partner in LR5-A, which was the actual entity that issued the loan. In a statement filed with the Massachusetts Superior Court, Princeton, Harvard and Yale said that they had no involvement in managing the loan and are also protected from... (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
The radicalization of 'Eillen' — Dutch woman joins guerrillas in Colombia, grows disillusioned Nov 25, 2007
"We were all frightened," said Jacqueline Downing of Oakland, California, then an undergraduate at Oberlin College in Ohio. "But Tanja was very composed and helped others overcome their fear.". (International Herald Tribune)
Usury lawsuit names Harvard, Princeton, and Yale endowments Nov 22, 2007
Besides the Ivy league schools, the suit names the University of Notre Dame, Oberlin College in Ohio, Spelman College in Atlanta, the Carnegie Corp. of New York, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation of Chicago, all also represented by Rich. The defendants argue in court papers that the usury law's requirements don't apply to them because they had no involvement in managing the Meadow Creek investment, and that state law shields limited partners from such claims. (Boston Globe)
Changes at City Theatre Nov 22, 2007
Now, she has an appointment to teach theater history next term at Oberlin College in Ohio. But she will continue to be based in Pittsburgh, where her husband teaches at Allderdice High School. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Harvard, Yale, Princeton `Loan Sharks' Charged 42% Interest, Lawsuit Says Nov 22, 2007
Besides the Ivy league schools, the suit names the University of Notre Dame, near South Bend, Indiana; Oberlin College in Ohio; Spelman College in Atlanta; the Carnegie Corp. of New York; and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation of Chicago, all also represented by Rich. Legal Strategy. (Bloomberg)
Rocky Horror Show’ actress and Winona native finds success is sweeter closer to home Nov 1, 2007
She got a double degree in vocal music performance and theater from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. The performance bug bit her early. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Fusing jazz and Broadway in his compositions Oct 31, 2007
Exit stage right to Oberlin College. The Ohio liberal arts school sent Weiss a flier proclaiming, Think one person can change the world. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Penn State gains rankings for improving sustainability Oct 30, 2007
Oberlin College in Ohio topped the Sierra Club's list, followed by Harvard University and Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. Penn State was the only Big Ten university ranked, although Northwestern University received an honorable mention. (Daily Collegian, PA)
A long journey home Oct 30, 2007
After a distinguished musical career and several trips around the world, he taught at Oberlin College and was a member of the New York Civic Opera. He now owns a studio in New York City, he said. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Spooky sounds Oct 26, 2007
A graduate of Oberlin College, Conservatory of Music and Boston University, organ music has been Jones' lifelong love. He assumed his first regular position as an organist at age 14 and has played since. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Concert kicks off county and city's bicentennial celebration Oct 25, 2007
During his career, Frierson has taught music at Oberlin College in Ohio, performed backup vocals for Harry Belafonte and served as a member of the New York Civic Opera. The concert will launch the Black Heritage Project in Columbia, which will focus on the contributions African Americans have made to Maury County s history. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Full Story » Oct 24, 2007
Coleman attended Oberlin College in Ohio to pursue a double major, in Political Science and Music. He said he initially focused more on his political coursework than music, but he couldn't afford to stay at Oberlin and wound up playing his clarinet in NYC's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts while at Juilliard. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Spotlight on... Artist in Residence Francois Clemmons Oct 19, 2007
He received his Bachelor of Music at Oberlin College and his Master of Fine Arts at Carnegie-Mellon University and went on to delight audiences around the world with both his operatic performances and his moving Negro spirituals. Clemmons founded the celebrated Harlem Spiritual Ensemble and also played the role of Officer Clemmons on the well-known children's television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Being Thomas Jefferson Oct 7, 2007
Mr. Edmondson, 27, moved to Philadelphia in 2002 after graduating from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. "I wanted to go to a mid-size city on the East Coast," he said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Do central bankers still matter? Oct 5, 2007
"There is no evidence of any generic tendency for governors to be thought weak until proven tough, no money to be paid from betting on such doubts, and no need for governors to diverge from normal stabilization policies to establish their counterinflationary credibility upfront," concluded Adam Posen of the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics and Kenneth Kuttner of Oberlin College. Their work strongly suggests Mr. Carney should keep up the Bank of Canada's inflation... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
From the Top’ Oct 4, 2007
That money will come in handy for tuition to her top three choices for college where she will major in piano performance: New England Conservatory, Peabody Conservatory and Oberlin College. Her dream is to become a concert pianist and eventually a college-level professor. (Montana Standard, MT)
WPB preacher who championed rights dies Sep 17, 2007
A full scholarship brought him to Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, but doubts of his musical ability prompted him to switch to Oberlin College to study sociology. Though he occasionally thought about turning to ministry, it wasn't until his senior year that he pursued it by enrolling at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University. (The Palm Beach Post)
Martha Craig, retired professor, Shakespearean scholar; at 75 Sep 7, 2007
Dr. Craig grew up in Oberlin, Ohio, where her father, Dr. Clarence Tucker Craig, a noted theologian, was on the faculty of Oberlin College. Her mother, Rena Catharine Stebbins, later became dean of women at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. (Boston Globe)
John Gofman, anti-nuclear activist & lipid researcher, has died UCB, Sep. 04 Sep 5, 2007
He earned his A.B. in chemistry from Oberlin College in 1939, and completed one year of medical school before deciding that he needed to learn more chemistry. It was a fateful decision, because he entered graduate school at UC Berkeley in 1940 at a time when the university had become the center of high energy physics research. (University of California Newswire, CA)
Leaders urged to fight corruption- Saaka Sep 4, 2007
Prof Saaka, 61, a lecturer in political science at the Oberlin College at Ohio in the United States of America, promised to restructure the PNC to make it viable enough to contest for power in the 2008 elections if he is given the nod as presidential candidate. "I would bring my experience, expertise and knowledge to bear on the Party in changing its fortunes, if delegates give me the mantle to lead them", he added. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
New Hillel director plans expanded programming Aug 31, 2007
As Jewish students at Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, Oberlin College and other area colleges return to campus this fall, many may find it harder to ignore the call of getting involved at their on campus Hillel. Gary Coleman, new executive director at The Cleveland Hillel Foundation, promises there will be many changes to increase Hillel s visibility and provide students with a variety of enticing new programs and events. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
John Gofman, at 88; considered father of antinuclear movement Aug 28, 2007
After finishing high school during the Great Depression, he attended nearby Oberlin College. After graduating, he enrolled in medical school at Cleveland's Western Reserve University. (Boston Globe)
Beyond the Hill | Oberlin's mission is to have greener grass on its side Aug 27, 2007
As concern for global warming increases, Oberlin College in Ohio is committed to rooting out the problem. Oberlin has been an early leader in battling what may be the most exciting crisis in world history. (Daily Orange, NY)
Hunt: Cyrus Jones takes Lincoln track to new heights Aug 2, 2007
" His first season coaching the Lions, in 1974, was a real learning experience. Jones had very little knowledge of track and field. He read books and talked to various college coaches around the country. Eventually, he picked up enough information to help develop Lincoln's athletes into great performers. "I remember calling [former Olympic track star] Tommie Smith on the phone," Jones said. "Tommie was the head coach at Oberlin College. He talked to me about the sprinters using the starting... (ESPN -- College Sports)
Yesterday's rocker takes a new stage Jul 27, 2007
After a year at Oberlin College, he and a classmate left for early 1980s-Boston, bent on living rock 'n' roll. They called themselves The Del Fuegos, with Zanes on lead guitar and vocals. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
