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NEWS

Beverly left void in center
By Josh Keating
The late MRC coordinator Rachel Beverly played a unique and important role in student life at Oberlin, which most people who knew her agree will be impossible to replace.

Hockey penis likely banned
By Ben Newhouse
Oberlin Plague hockey players and fans are stumped over the possibility that the five foot papier-mache penis, a fixture of their home games, may be nipped.

Also in news:
• Landlords upset by Union housing
• Brown in today's world
• Panel discusses life of Said
• Rentals get swarm
• ExCo and Volunteer Fairs help keep Obies busy
• The tale of Pabst Blue Ribbon
• Asian and Pacific Americans explore identity
• Origins of self-righteousness
• Tighter security for foreign students
• Meet the candidates
• Off the Cuff: Joseph Ferut
• Security Notebook
• Community Events Calendar

SPORTS

Men's Tennis preps
By Matthew A. Kaplan
Head coach Donald Hunsinger enters his 19th season at the helm of the men's tennis team with great aspirations for his veteran core of players.

Field hockey enjoys season
By Tiffany N. Perry
In a season that saw the team's win column reach double figures, and individuals and the entire crew win several conference and national awards, it is clear that the field hockey team was an early success of the new athletic agenda.

Also in sports:
• Basketball loses a heartbreaker
• Swimmers improve as the season nears its end
• Men's and women's track teams take on several
• Club Corner: Bowlers travel to neighboring Michigan to roll

ARTS

Author forges a fictional space
By DeShaun Snead
Last Tuesday, Haitian author Marie-Celie Agnant presented a lecture titled "The Place of Women Writers in the Francophone Caribbean" in Craig Lecture Hall, hosted by Oberlin's Italian and French Center.

Three Sisters success
By Brooke Shuman
The extended monologues of Chekov's provincial Russian dramas can really bring a person down. Director Matthew Wright's rendition of Three Sisters, however, succeeded in creating a captivating and provoking show.

Also in arts:
• Puppets and their secret love lives
• Mystic River flows to the Apollo and out of favor
• Pianist couple plays Warner
• Roland's guitar and vest entertain
• Spoken word poetry slams into Oberlin hall
• Roses and the sounds of love bloom at Soul Session
• Pop Culture Digest
• Arts Preview
• Arts Calendar

COMMENTARY

• Cops treat student harshly
• Evans' PB and J is confused
• Kucinich speech offered little
• New printing system: good idea, poor execution
• Alumnus questions Oberlin's appearance in film Eurotrip
• Copy editors have opinions, too: Presidential race
• Editorial: Review will not lower standards