News
Oberlin's Apollo Theatre to Show Performance Anxiety Film Nov. 30
November 15, 2016
Erich Burnett
Created by John Beder, Composed probes a rarely discussed facet of life for professional musicians.
![Composed movie graphic](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/banner2.jpg?itok=ILj1gEJq)
Young Playwrights Find Their Footing in Chicago Theater
November 4, 2016
Justine Goode
Zoë DePreta ’17 and Zach Weinberg ’14 crossed paths with several Oberlin alumni while making their playwriting debut
![Zoë DePreta ’17 and Zach Weinberg ’14](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/14902730_1302292353137812_8032023341038361805_o.jpg?itok=Ig5Mfax8)
Meredith Raimondo Appointed VP and Dean of Students
November 2, 2016
Communications Staff
Meredith Raimondo has been appointed vice president and dean of students after filling the position on an interim basis since July 2016. She will lead Oberlin’s division of student life that supports students by creating more seamless connections between curricular and cocurricular experiences.
![Meredith Raimondo in her office](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/meridethraimondo_mg_1537-lpr.jpg?itok=hzgYrnIC)
National Academy of Sciences Alumni Reunion and Symposium
November 2, 2016
Communications Staff
The college welcomed back to campus a dozen alumni who are members of the National Academy of Sciences for a series of discussions highlighting the role of liberal arts in producing first-rate...
![Students present poster board displays in a hallway](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/nas-isberg_with_poster-scottshawphotography142.jpg?itok=MMUV40cl)
Teaching the American Presidency in an Unprecedented Election
November 1, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Assistant Professor of Politics Jenny Garcia teaches through the lens of polarization and what makes this election cycle so unusual.
![students sitting in a classroom](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jenny_garcia_american_prez_thumbnail.jpg?itok=xypMdxFR)
Artist Recital Series Welcomes St. Lawrence String Quartet Nov. 11
October 31, 2016
Erich Burnett
Lauded for its “rock ’n’ roll energy,” ensemble will perform quartets by Haydn, Beethoven, and Adams.
![members of the St. Lawrence String Quartet](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/st_lawrence.jpg?itok=C5ARKlQP)
Rubin Institute Continues Support of Young Music Critics
October 31, 2016
Erich Burnett
Biennial event, founded at Oberlin in 2012, leads to career-development opportunities for fellows past and present.
![The Rubin Institute for Music Criticism](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rubin_final.jpg?itok=ycLmMITB)
Stephen Hartke World Premiere Highlights Oct. 28 Sinfonietta Concert
October 26, 2016
Erich Burnett
Willow Run, which features saxophonist Noah Getz ’97, also to be performed Nov. 5 at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
![professor Stephen Hartke](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hartke_headshot_by_tanya_rosen-jones_copy_2.jpg?itok=M-B5ufI4)
Acclaimed Conductor Robert Spano '84 to Perform, Lead Q&A in Oberlin
October 24, 2016
Erich Burnett
His piano sonata, written over several years during breaks from the Atlanta Symphony, celebrates the four classical elements.
![conductor Robert Spano](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/robert_spano_atlanta_symphony_2.jpg?itok=ols5PJ2P)
One Farce, One Satire...All Silly: Two Comic Operas Land in Oberlin
October 19, 2016
Julie Anna Gulenko
Donizetti's Viva la Mamma and Poulenc's Les Mamelles de Tirésias come to life November 2-6.
![Oberlin Opera Theater presents Viva la Mamma and Les Mamelles de Tirésias](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/coreyolivia-205_copy_2.jpg?itok=1j7PgbHb)