The Oberlin Review

April 5, 2004

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NEWS

Wal-Mart to open golden door in Oberlin
By Elizabeth McConnell and Sarah Robertson
Wal-Mart Corp. is bidding to build a store in Oberlin. The chain made its third proposal for an Oberlin site in March, generating extensive debate over the existence of a large-scale retailer in a community that prides itself on local business.

Parking concerns addressed
By Lily Schatz
An e-mail survey from Interim Dean of Students Bill Stackman last week asked students to complete a brief survey concerning automobile use on campus. The survey is part of a larger effort to address parking woes expressed by members of the College and town communities alike.

Also in news:
• Defibrillators will give hearts hope
• Dean departs for Tennessee
• How to cut textbook costs
• College fires Rance Turpin
• Two new trustees
• Nature preserve to form just outside of Oberlin
• Nicole Sanderson, 18
• Alumnus perspective
• Burgermeister gets Reviewed
• Social construction of the sciences discussed
• First Love fellowship granted
• Senate plans future
• The coming-out of Drag Ball
• News Calendar

SPORTS

Baseball gains momentum
By Billy Weisbrod
The Spring Break tour to Tennessee and Florida turned out to be a motivational tool for the Oberlin baseball team early in the season.

Men’s lacrosse puts up wins
By Colin Smith
With an 11-4 win over Medaille College of Buffalo, N.Y., the men’s lacrosse team continued to roll this week, while first-year Ian Holljes picked up NCAC Player of the Week honors for his performance in a 2-1 spring break run.

Also in sports:
• Track to open outdoor season
• Women’s loses three tough games to top teams
• Softball continues with small victories
• Golf looks to gain
• Tennis takes down Wooster
• Men’s tennis wins three matches over spring break

Used textbooks: Cheaper books are hard to find without help from faculty.

ARTS

Trumpeter Louis triumphantly returns to Oberlin
By DeShaun Snead
Kevin Louis graduated with a Bachelor of Music in jazz performance and later received a Masters of Arts from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in 2001. His visit was sponsored by the Black Musicians’ Guild and the Oberlin Conservatory.

Bunuel shares stories, advice
By Emily Ascolese
Fluent in French and Spanish and with a B.A. in English, alumnus Juan Luis Bunuel operates independently not only of studio, but of country as well. Bunuel became a second-generation exile at age two, when his father, director Luis Bunuel, was forced to leave Spain for Paris at the outbreak of civil war.

Also in arts:
• Colors of Rhythm celebrates diversity
• James Keller, the new face of Emerging Arts at Oberlin
• Ladykillers is yet another hit for the Coen brothers
• Gear up for Drag Ball 2004
• Arts Calendar

COMMENTARY

• Bosko not guilty of allegations
• Is discrimination the issue?
• Where are anti-war people?
• Discontinued SAST hotline
• Corrections to divestment and rights article
• Spring folk festival
• Think one person can change the world? We do.
• Chief Wahoo as team mascot
• Halitosis from dog food?
• Editorial: Bring the fight to Wal-Mart
• Food: That obscure tuber of desire