Campus News
eighth blackbird's Mini Residency
October 8, 2013
Erich Burnett
On Friday, October 4, eighth blackbird, the three-time Grammy winning contemporary chamber music ensemble founded by conservatory alumni, joined the Contemporary Music Ensemble in a performance featuring original works by Oberlin faculty members Tom Lopez and Peter Swendsen, as well as composer-in-residence Benjamin Broening.

Coming Home to Oberlin
September 29, 2013
Communications Staff
Indie-folk singer/songwriter Lucy Wainwright Roche ’03 played the second date of her 2013 fall tour at the Cat in the Cream on Thursday, September 26. Afterward, she posted on her Facebook...

Advice to New Students, From Your Parents
August 28, 2013
Communications Staff
First-year students Nate Cohen (left) and Jack Poyle (right) and their family members take a break from moving in to Nate and Jack’s new room on the first day of Orientation , Tuesday, August 27...

Down on the Organic Farm
August 14, 2013
Communications Staff
Oberlin students play a key role in keeping Oberlin’s George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve running, during the summer and throughout the academic year.

A Violin Maker’s Paradise
August 3, 2013
Communications Staff
For nearly 30 summers, ever since noted restorer Vahakn Nigogosian organized a restoration workshop in Oberlin in 1986, the Violin Society of America has run workshops on campus. Extraordinary...

Three to Vie for Cooper Crown
July 25, 2013
Erich Burnett
Three of the world’s most promising young violinists will perform July 26 with the Cleveland Orchestra. Only one will be named champion of the 2013 Cooper International Competition.

Cooper Competition Heats Up
July 24, 2013
Erich Burnett
The competition has intensified on the Oberlin campus, where the field of participants in the 2013 Cooper International Competition has been narrowed from 24 to six.

Their Last Days as Students
May 24, 2013
Communications Staff
Members of Oberlin's Class of 2013 unveiled their class banner at the Senior Supper, held Thursday evening. They will be welcomed into the Oberlin Alumni Association at the Champagne Luncheon...

Historic Ride Comes to an End
May 10, 2013
Mike Mancini
This season the Oberlin College baseball team set a new school record—22-21 overall—and made Oberlin’s first ever trip to the North Coast Athletic Conference Championship Tournament. The...

Drag Ball 2013
April 22, 2013
Office of Communications
Party goers await the next runway competition contestant at the 2013 edition of Oberlin’s Drag Ball. Designed around the theme of the seven deadly sins, Drag Ball took place Saturday, April...
