Advocates push for Living Wage
By Nora Sharp
Community members almost outnumbered students Wednesday night at what started out as an informative panel on the Oberlin Living Wage proposal, but ended up dissolving into bickering as opposing factions of the audience traded barbs about each other�s conduct in the fight against Wal-Mart.

Also in news:
• OCRD will pursue overturn of ruling
• Drunk student arrested for harassment
• Thefts on campus on the rise
• New student senators elected
• Mt. Oberlin stands no more as Lorain’s highest point
• Race issues and others discussed at trustees forum
• An inside look at McNair/Mellon Fellows program
• Students seek more input in planning
• Recycling project underway
• Lorain County Transit logistics undergo changes

• Science: So you want to be a scientist?
• Off the Cuff: Sharon Fairchild Soucy
• This Week in Oberlin History:
   Lucrative Sandwich Men

SPORTS

Women’s soccer drops two conference matches
By Leslie Ruster
The Oberlin College women’s soccer team laced up their cleats and stepped onto the field with confidence this past week in their first two North Coast Athletic Conference games against Hiram College and Denison University.

Field hockey loses, bounces back strong
By Michael Mullalay
Losing has not been something that the Oberlin field hockey team has dealt with much this season.

Also in sports:
• Yeomen’s heartbreaking loss in final seconds
• Yeomen’s soccer defeats the Gators
• Give the gift of life
• Outside Oberlin: October brings the quest for the World Series
• In the Locker Room With Joe Karlgaard