DeCafe Cuts Hours, Citing Budget Cuts
Next semester, students will find it a little more difficult to slurp smoothies or get caffeinated in the wee hours of the morning. DeCafe will close at 8 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on Friday, Saturd...
View ArticleMystery Problems Plague King Computer Lab, Students Riled
You have a class to get to in 10 minutes. You make it to King with four minutes remaining, when you suddenly realize you must print something for the lecture. Fortunately for you, the King computer la...
View ArticleLawyer Condemns Mideast Violence
Students heard arguments that Israel has violated human rights and international law during its war in Gaza when Noura Erakat described her evidence in graphic and disturbing detail on Wednesday....
View ArticleCommencement Route Dodges Arch, Krislov Blames Sun
Students reading The Source two weeks ago learned that this year's commencement ceremonies would not include the Memorial Arch as part of the procession. This year's commencing students will line up o...
View ArticleKaptur Praises Oberlin's Environmental Efforts, Students Energized
Adding to the recent parade of political figures coming to campus, OPIRG invited Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur to Oberlin last Friday to speak about regional environmental issues and honor her commitme...
View ArticleBiologist Questions Science's Rejection of Intelligent Design
In a slightly controversial lecture Wednesday night, Dr. Timothy Standish spoke to students and faculty in Craig Auditorium about Intelligent Design's place in scientific discourse. Standish is an env...
View ArticleFulbright Scholars Add Eighth Winner
After seven Oberlin students received Fulbright grants last week, College senior Kehan DeSousa joins their ranks as the eighth Fulbright Scholar from Oberlin so far this year. Three more students are ...
View ArticleCampus and Community React to Gay Marriage Legislation in IA, VT
This past month, as the furor over California's decision to ban gay marriage began to die down, Vermont and Iowa came out with surprise rulings granting same-sex marriage. Reactions across campus have...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: Howard Dean
Howard Dean -- former Democratic National Committee chairman, governor of Vermont and 2004 presidential hopeful -- visited Oberlin on Tuesday, speaking in First Church about his work in overhauling th...
View ArticleReading Period Reforms Stall
If you treasure those endless all-nighters of reading period, beware. If Student Senate has its way, in the future, reading period may be extended by at least a day in order to reduce students' stress...
View ArticleStudents Ask: Is Oberlin Ready to Trade Cars for Bikes?
Students from the Bike Share Committee met Monday evening to discuss the possibility of a new bike-sharing program at Oberlin....
View ArticleYeoman Charged with Assault
A physical altercation broke out between two members of the Oberlin College football team in the early hours the morning on Sunday, April 26, resulting in College senior Max Roessler being airlifted t...
View ArticleSwine Flu Strikes in Lorain County
Last Wednesday, a 9-year-old Elyria boy began to feel sick, and within two days, he had been diagnosed with swine flu. The boy had recently returned from Mexico' where he had visited family....
View ArticleHow Green Is Your iPhone? We Test Everyday Devices
Oberlin's annual dorm energy competition may be over, but campus energy aficionados are still abuzz about savvy energy consumption. In the Science Center and Mudd, students can check out "Kill-a-Watt"...
View ArticleOberlin Facebook User Is Procrastinating, Risking Lower GPA, Recent Study Finds
Earlier this spring, researchers at Ohio State University found Facebook users had lower grade point averages and worse study habits than their peers....
View ArticleNew Williams Field House to Be Campus's First LEED-Certified Building
The Athletics Department opened the Williams Field House last Monday, April 27, much to the relief of many sports teams, some of which had been faced with highly inconvenient practice times and locati...
View ArticleInternational Language Carnival Unites Kids, Kimonos and Culture
Ever wondered how to write your name in Cyrillic? How to say purple in German? (Lila) What Chile's main exports to the U.S. are? (Fish, fruit and oil.) Last Friday, April 24, Oberlin residents from to...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: Dean of the College Sean Decatur
Sean Decatur took over as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences when Jeff Witmer's interim appointment ended in March 2008. Decatur came to Oberlin from Mount Holyoke College, a small, all-female i...
View ArticleBonner CSL Celebrates 15 Years
In addition to the tight-knit group of highly dedicated volunteers and service organizers, a variety of enthusiastic students, teachers and community members gathered at the A.J. Lewis Center Wednesda...
View ArticleNew First-Year Dorm to Open in Fall 2010
Construction is scheduled to begin this summer on the N. Professor St. project, Oberlin's new First-Year Experience hall. The dormitory will be located just north of Stevenson and will house 150 incom...
View ArticleStudents Fight for DeCafe Workers, Late Night Hours
The recession is on the news every day, but its effects hit home last week when Campus Dining Services announced it would cut costs by shortening DeCafe's hours next semester. Hungry students would no...
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