Campus News
Students Stay Connected to Community Organizations Remotely
March 30, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
With many students taking classes remotely due to the COVID-19 global health crisis, some are also finding ways to maintain the connections they have formed in Oberlin.
![male student sitting with a tuba and smiling.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/alec-rich-cd.jpg?itok=3od8sv26)
Chinese Student Association Offers Support During Global Health Crisis
March 23, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
Along with programming and support, the group assisted with fundraising efforts for hospitals in China.
![two students bent over looking at a lithograph.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/csa-main_image.jpg?itok=NIpK_ttu)
This Week in Photos: March 11
March 11, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Women’s suffrage is recognized, the Arts and Sciences Orchestra performs, entrepreneurs pitch business ideas for prizes, and a podcasting/journalism rockstar shares his recipe for success.
![Photo by Yevhen Gulenko A woman conducts an orchestra.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/asorchestra.yevhengulenko.jpg?itok=fhm_EpVN)
This Week in Photos: March 4
March 4, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Alumni journalist and authors, the first black woman to stage an opera in the United States is honored, and TIMARA students who turn words of gratitude into works of audible art at a nearby hospital are just some of the features in this week’s photo series.
![Photo by Anokha Venugopal ’23 A row of seated students on a stage.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news-and-events/header-image/danceatoberlin.anoka.jpg?itok=vKpFp5lN)
Economics Team Wins First Place at Business Case Competition
March 2, 2020
Communications Staff
For the second year in a row, the Oberlin team secured first place honors.
![students and advisor standing and holding a check.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/econ-team.jpg?itok=IvjwdaAW)
Flamenco and the Jewish Influence
February 28, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Visiting Assistant Professor Alice Blumenfeld shared her passion for flamenco and the Jewish influence on this Spanish style of dance with a large audience in Hebrew Heritage House.
![Photo by Lucie Maria Weismueller A woman looks intense with outstretched hands.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/flamenco1.luciew.jpg?itok=TG-vKkmX)
New Wellness Session Aims to Cultivate Healthy Habits
February 28, 2020
Carson Li ’20
Held in the Shanks Health and Wellness Center, the session supports students' overall well-being, both mental and physical.
![Patricia ’63 & Merrill ’61 Shanks Health and Wellness Center.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/shanks-exterior.jpg?itok=Ww-YRnbJ)
This Week in Photos: February 26
February 26, 2020
Yvonne Gay
In this photo series, we take a glimpse inside a diverse group of events ranging from WOBIE Fest in Oberlin’s dance club to an NCAC championship swimming and diving meet in Granville, Ohio.
![Courtesy of Oberlin Athletics A male swimmer stands with a crowd behind him.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/swimming.erikandrews.jpg?itok=KX8E91fY)
This Week in Photos: February 12
February 12, 2020
Yvonne Gay
In this photo series, we meet five Betties and the Cuban ambassador; stop by a busy woodshop; dance on stage in Finney Chapel; throw our hands in the air in the campus coffeehouse; play like a girl; and make ourselves comfortable in Afrikan Heritage House.
![Photo by Yevhen Gulenko Seven women dance in full skirts and a man dances with them on stage.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/bomba.yevhengulenko.jpg?itok=m9DJ5U7_)
This Week in Photos: February 5
February 5, 2020
Yvonne Gay
In this photo series, we walk with the dinosaurs in Cleveland and visit a congressional intern in Washington, D.C., before coming back home to Oberlin to watch the Wild Beast of the Bungalow take over the stage in Warner Concert Hall; go snowboarding in Hales Gym; and sit in on a gallery talk, book art class, choir practice, an academic retreat, and a dance performance.
![Photo by Mike Crupi Students walk through a gallery with dinosaur skeletons on exhibit.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/clevelandmuseum.mikecrupi.jpg?itok=WOyl9LPu)