Former boy soldier to share history Sep 23, 2008
Beah moved to the U.S. in 1988 and received a degree in political science from Oberlin College in 2004. Beah's book, "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier," was chosen as SU's required freshman reading. (Daily Orange, NY)
A People's History of Sports Sep 22, 2008
" 2. While Jackie Robinson famously broke baseball's color barrier, he stood on the shoulders of courageous African Americans like Moses Fleetwood Walker, an Oberlin College graduate who played in 42 games for the Toledo Blue Stockings in 1884 the first sustained stint with a "major league" club for an African American, and the last until Robinson debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Walker was the subject of a letter from an opposing team that began: "We. hereby warn you not to play... (Time.com)
Professor of African American Studies Yakubu Saaka, 1945-2008 Sep 15, 2008
The Oberlin College community will celebrate the life and extraordinary career of Professor of African American Studies Yakubu Saaka with a series of programs during the afternoon and evening of Saturday, September 13, 2008 ... In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Yakubu Saaka Scholarship Fund at Oberlin College, Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, Oberlin College, Bosworth Hall, 50 West Lorain Street, Oberlin, Ohio, 44074. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Death of a Salesman’ at Oberlin adds layer of black, Jewish history Sep 12, 2008
In Oberlin College s upcoming production of Arthur Miller s Death of a Salesman, senior Josh Sobel s character Bernard first appears onstage wearing a yarmulke. Miller s classic play examines the dark side of the American dream, mostly in the form of Willy Loman, a struggling, aging salesman whose career and personal life disprove the clich that if you work hard enough, you ll succeed. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Kamal Ahmad brings higher education to the women of Asia Sep 9, 2008
Former Oberlin College President Nancy Dye, AUW's vice chancellor (the equivalent of president), resigned last month for reasons she declines to discuss, except to say, "It is an excellent project, and I very much hope it succeeds.". Building a faculty is another challenge. (Boston Globe)
New Report Card Shows Campuses Going Greener Aug 29, 2008
Strongly recommended reading for administrators, faculty and students, said David W. Orr, professor of Environmental Studies and senior advisor to the president, Oberlin College. He is also the author of Earth in Mind, Ecological Literacy, The Last Refuge, and Design on the Edge. (Science Daily)
Slick way to save on fuel Aug 24, 2008
"We've been in business about three years," said Sam Merrett, owner and founder of the specialty garage who graduated from Oberlin College in 2005 with a degree in environmental studies. "We have a lot of work coming in the doors.". (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Triumph over tragedy Aug 24, 2008
The 27-year-old said he considers himself extremely lucky to have been able to immigrate to the U.S. and graduate from Oberlin College in Ohio. With people in many countries unable to obtain a higher education, those who complete degrees have an obligation to give back to the world, Beah said. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Miami, Xavier place high in U.S. News college rankings Aug 23, 2008
In the Liberal Arts Colleges category, Oberlin College was the highest-ranking Ohio school at 20, followed by Kenyon College at 32. The University of Cincinnati was listed among the Tier 3 schools in the National Universities listing, but wasn t ranked. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Examples of pulling rank play out at the Olympics (Today) Aug 20, 2008
Rankism, the root of all discrimination and "isms" from sexism to racism to ageism, is "the abuse that happens when people in power -- high-rank holders -- use their rank to exploit, demean or gain unfair advantage over those of lower rank," said Dr. Fuller, a former Oberlin College president and co-author of "Dignity for All: How to Create a World Without Rankism," (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., $13. 95 online. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Making WavesPelosi and the Big Wind Boonedoggle Aug 15, 2008
She is a graduate of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. She currently lives with her husband and daughter in Maryland. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
US should rethink its policy toward Russia's neighbors Aug 15, 2008
LAWRENCE MARKOWITZ Oberlin, OhioThe writer teaches international relations and post-Soviet politics at Oberlin College. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Alice Chalifoux, was former principal harp of the Cleveland Orchestra - Obituary Aug 2, 2008
Chalifoux taught hundreds of students at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Oberlin College, Baldwin-Wallace College and the Salzedo Harp Colony, which she ran during summers in Camden, Maine, for more than half a century. Chalifoux was born in Birmingham, Ala. (Cleveland.com -- News)
Honors: July 24 Jul 25, 2008
Outterson received a scholarship from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, where she probably will study economics. Plovnick received a scholarship from Washington University in St. Louis. (Brookline TAB, MA)
National Merit Scholars announced Jul 15, 2008
Allegheny County: Seth Weidman, Allderdice, University of Chicago; Rachel Cassidy, Avonworth, Northwestern University; Anna Watt-Morse, Ellis, Carleton College; Stefanie Brown, Fox Chapel, Whitman College; Amanda Jacobson, Fox Chapel, University of Chicago; James Klingensmith, Fox Chapel, Oberlin College; Juan Manfredi, Fox Chapel, Washington University; Lisa Sprowls, Gateway, American University; Nicholas Pandolfi, Mt. Lebanon, Denison University; Erin Polena, Mt. Lebanon, University of the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Charles Parkhurst, 95; art historian tracked down looted works Jun 29, 2008
He earned a bachelor of arts degree at Williams College in Massachusetts in 1935 and spent two years building roads and bridges in Alaska before resuming his education, earning a master's at Oberlin College in 1938 and a master of fine arts at Princeton University in 1941. As an art historian, he first concentrated on Byzantine art, but after becoming intrigued by the palette of Rubens, he shifted his attention to color theory of the 16th and 17th centuries. (Boston Globe)
Changs folk dancers celebrate 70 years Jun 28, 2008
After graduating from Oberlin College in Ohio, Landau moved here to attend the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She hadn't danced in years, but after seeing a Changs club notice on the door of the Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, she decided to check it out. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Entrepreneur, Inventor, Industrialist and Philanthropist Eric T. Nord Passes Away Jun 21, 2008
At the time of his death, he served as a member of the Nord Family Foundation and as an honorary trustee of Oberlin College ... In 1989, Oberlin College honored his support and encouragement by awarding him an honorary Doctor of Science Degree. (PR Newswire)
Local musicians benet their own Jun 19, 2008
From there, she went to Oberlin College in Ohio for a double major in music and neuroscience. She had intended to become a doctor, but soon realized that music was what she wanted. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
'Gap year' provides life experience pre-college Jun 19, 2008
He has saved $1,600 of this for college, and he plans to enroll this fall at Oberlin College, to which he applied and was accepted during the gap year ... He'll enroll this fall at Oberlin College. (USA Today)
Austin Girls' Choir to give free performance at seminary Jun 18, 2008
Director Burden-McClure is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and Oberlin College Conservatory. In addition to leading Austin Girls' Choir, she is director of Music at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Austin. (NJ.com -- Times)
More than just talk Jun 17, 2008
Thanks to a UN rehabilitation program, he not only survived but thrived, eventually finding his way to America where he attended Oberlin College and wrote a best-seller about his experiences. A young woman from Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara, told her story, as well. (International Herald Tribune)
Women's colleges grow abroad, decline in U.S. Jun 11, 2008
He's enlisted the former president of Oberlin College to lead the school and a former manager of Harvard University's multli-billion-dollar endowment to help reach an initial fundraising target of $50 million. Ahmed believes aid organizations and the World Bank have harmed developing countries by focusing too much on early education. (USA Today -- News)
Lakewood girls rugby gets second Jun 10, 2008
Originally from South Africa, Van Der Merwe was most recently the assistant field hockey coach at Oberlin College. He has played the sport on four continents and has coached on many levels. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Avon looks to 2009 to open new ballpark Jun 3, 2008
The 1,304-seat Pipe Yard is home field for Cleveland State University and has been used by Lorain County Community College, Oberlin College, high school regional tournaments, a semipro team and several amateur leagues. Built at a cost of about $2. (Cleveland.com)
Kline wins BU teaching award Jun 1, 2008
He earned a bachelor s degree from Oberlin College, and is a graduate of St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.. Comments Thank you for the abuse report. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Shorter showers on US campuses May 27, 2008
OBERLIN (OHIO): Lucas Brown, a junior at Oberlin College here, was still wet from the shower the other morning as he entered his score on the neon green message board next to the bathroom sink: Three minutes, according to the plastic hourglass timer inside the shower. Two minutes faster than the morning before. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
The go-to guy in mental health studies May 26, 2008
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
How green is the college? Time the showers May 26, 2008
Appliances have been unplugged in a house at Oberlin College ... Lucas Brown, a junior at Oberlin College here, was still wet from the shower the other morning as he entered his score on the neon green message board next to the bathroom sink: Three minutes, according to the plastic hourglass timer inside the shower. (International Herald Tribune)
At Spoleto Festival, Revisiting a Fateful Chapter in Slavery May 25, 2008
One young woman learned English and graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio. In interviews blacks in the audience used resonate often to describe the Charleston production. (New York Times)
COMMENTARY: Strong words on climate change May 23, 2008
His firm helped Oberlin College create a teaching center that is a net positive producer of power. His firm designed the solar-heated Lord house in Maine, where the occupants have to open windows in the winter to keep the temperature from getting too high. (Hingham Journal, MA)
St. George honors its eldest May 20, 2008
They both graduated from Oberlin College in the early 1930s, and Howard earned a masters degree from Kent State University. In his later undergraduate years, Howard worked with explorer Dr. William Beebe in Bermuda as the expedition's expert on invertebrate animals during Beebe's historic deep-sea dives in the bathysphere, a 4,500-pound submersible research vessel. (Courier Publications, ME)
Students getting a say in speakers May 15, 2008
Students are getting a say in commencement speakers - USATODAY.com. Get information on education programs that could help you increase your earning power. (USA Today)
Athlete's '68 Black Power salute parallels politics of today May 13, 2008
By 1971, he hung up his spikes to teach sociology and coach at Oberlin College before moving to a teaching job at Santa Monica College in 1978. In 1998, he met his third wife, Delois Jordan, a sales rep and the mother of R Montell Jordan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
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)
