News Releases
"I Love Vinyl" Brings New York Talent Back to the 'Sco
November 12, 2013
James Helmsworth
A collective of premiere New York City DJs will bring a weekend of education and excitement to Oberlin.
![The I Heart NY logo is changed to say I Heart Vinyl](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2013.11.16_vinyl_dance_0.jpg?itok=6qsWI4BH)
Electronic Music Pioneer Morton Subotnick to Give Lecture at Oberlin
November 12, 2013
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Morton Subotnick, a pioneering developer of electronic music, will present a free lecture in the Kohl Building's Clonick Hall from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, November 15. Sponsored by Oberlin's TIMARA program, Subotnick's northeast Ohio visit is made possible by a collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland.
![Morton Subotnick](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/subotnickcrop_0.jpg?itok=_09SneyN)
Ensemble Lucidarium Presents "Una Festa Ebraica" at Kulas Hall
November 11, 2013
Cathy Partlow Strauss
The November 14 recital is sponsored by the Ring Family Music Series, dedicated to the culture of the Jewish Diaspora.
![The ensemble with drums and instruments](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/lucidarium_0.jpg?itok=iebWrhyg)
World Renowned Geochemist Delivers National Academy of Sciences Lectures at Oberlin College
November 11, 2013
Communications Staff
What are the causes of abrupt climate change? What is behind the rapid melting of ice sheets at the end of glacial cycles? What role do humans play in climate change? R. Lawrence Edwards will address theses questions when he delivers the National Academy of Sciences’ Day Prize Lecture Series at Oberlin College on November 14, 15, and 21.
Oberlin Celebrates 125 Years of Alcoa
November 5, 2013
Communications Staff
The discovery of an affordable way to manufacture aluminum began at Oberlin.
![Statue of a man, with a graduation cap placed on its head.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/charles_martin_hall_statue_0.jpg?itok=yj4rksEE)
Athletic Department Profiles Conservatory Student-Athlete Hannah Christiansen
November 1, 2013
Conservatory Communications Staff
Goyeo.com , the official website of Oberlin College athletics, recently profiled senior violinist Hannah Christiansen, a rare double-degree, double-major student who also happens to excel in two varsity sports: field hockey and lacrosse. Learn more about Hannah's achievements—and how she finds time for it all— here .
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Oberlin's Environmental Dashboard Project Wins Grant From State Farm
October 30, 2013
James Helmsworth
The Environmental Dashboard project has received a grant from State Farm's Youth Action Board to implement the resource monitoring system in Oberlin's public schools.
U.S. Archivist David S. Ferriero Gives Talk on Nov. 2
October 25, 2013
Communications Staff
Ferriero will talk about the role of the National Archives following annual Friends of the Oberlin College Library dinner.
Oberlin Opera Theater Presents Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel
October 17, 2013
Emily Peragine
A children's story not fit for children, Engelbert Humperdinck’s eerie, evocative fairy tale comes to life as never before for four days in November.
![Hansel and Gretel poster](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hgart_0.jpg?itok=NBmjklmh)
Five Colleges of Ohio Consortium Receives Grant to Enhance Digital Library Collections
October 7, 2013
Communications Staff
Initiative focuses on creating digital resources to enhance faculty and student research, teaching, and learning.