Oberlin Alumni Magazine
Cream of the Crop
June 24, 2024
Hannah Van Sickle
Third-generation dairy farmer Sarah Lyons Chase ’10 is milking to the beat of a different drummer—and thriving in the process.
![Sarah Lyons Chase in the field with her cows Sarah Lyons Chase in the field with her cows](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news-and-events/oam/glynwoodfsfxjenniferyoungstudio-198_jm-web1.jpg?itok=dMCg5fqR)
Secret Sauce
June 13, 2024
Hanna Raskin ’98
Once OSCA’s membership secretary, Maggie Bayless ’77 now helps food entrepreneurs hone their businesses.
![Hanna Raskin standing in front of a chalkboard, which has a border of colorful drawings of food and people.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/maggie_bayless_-_web.jpg?itok=fLh4tZNw)
The Long and Winding (Entrepreneurial) Road
June 13, 2024
Annie Zaleski
Evelyne White ’04 earned a degree in politics and is now the CEO and cofounder of SixPlus, a startup company that makes it easy for businesses and marketing professionals to source and book private event spaces.
![Samantha Gilfond '25 and Evelyne White '04 two people standing together at a business reception](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/gilfond-white-570-v2.jpg?itok=kFeXU0o7)
Fancy Footwork
April 1, 2024
Emma Silvers
Ted Gradman ’81 is an ice skating lifer who is happiest at the rink—and has the medals to prove it.
![ted gradman smiling for the camera after winning a gold medal](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/tedgradman-header.jpg?itok=T6p7qkf3)
Eclipse Energizes Oberlin Community
March 28, 2024
Cynthia Nickoloff '88
On May 10, 1994, Oberlin was one of the best places in the world to view an annular eclipse, as detailed in this archival Oberlin Alumni Magazine story.
![The 1994 annular eclipse at Oberlin a crowd of people wearing safety glasses look at an eclipse](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/solar-eclipse-crowd-sun-viewers-may-1994-crop-760.jpg?itok=4ue2O_bE)
The Art of Difficult Decisions
January 29, 2024
Annie Zaleski
The museum world is known for posing big questions. The Allen Memorial Art Museum has a plan for addressing them.
![A photo of the Where is Consent in Art Museums exhibition at the Allen.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/header_photo_-_crop_like_magazine.jpg?itok=THD5HGYs)
Three Things with Jillian Scudder
January 24, 2024
Communications Staff
Oberlin’s astrophysicist-author shines a light on our dark universe.
![Jillian Scudder gives an astronomy lecture.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jillian_scudder_by_matthew_lester_092519_1605.jpg?itok=Up4c72pX)
Illuminating the Intangible
December 6, 2023
Annie Zaleski
The Allen Memorial Art Museum’s latest exhibit, Picturing the Intangible: Oberlin Looks at Dawoud Bey’s Night Coming Tenderly, Black, is part of a series exploring the Underground Railroad.
![Silhouette of trees and shrubs in a wooded area presents a striking contrast to the solid, lighter background. (Black and white photograph.)](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/dbey-2_no-border.jpg?itok=JDZEqOOg)
Music to Her Ears
November 15, 2023
Erich Burnett
Your new magazine editor brings an unapologetic love of ’80s rock—and an incurable passion for storytelling.
![Annie Zaleski poses next to her published books.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs176663_20230726-085.jpg?itok=xSzlk_eh)
My Cousin the Comb Jelly
November 15, 2023
Annie Zaleski
The research of Darrin Schultz ’13 deepens our insights into animal evolution.
![Darrin Schultz In his research, Darrin Schultz applied existing DNA sequencing technologies and new analysis techniques to organisms people hadn’t studied before.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/m_darrin-img_7253.jpg?itok=uKbtWeXu)