January 2010
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Music by Nina Moffitt '09 →
Nina Moffitt is a vocalist from Brooklyn, NY who uses an instrumental approach to interpret music from a distinctive, genre-bending perspective.
In 2005, Nina was granted an Honorary Mention from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts in the category of jazz voice, sang with the All City Jazz Band at Lincoln Center, and performed with singer-songwriter Josh Groban at Radio City...
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Janney's January Appalachian Adventures →
Janney Lockman, interning at Appalshop in Whitesburg, Kentucky, a non-profit dedicated to preserving Appalachian culture.
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Anna In Rabat →
Anna ‘11, learning four languages in a semester abroad in Morocco.
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Celebrated Author and Oberlin Professor Dan Chaon... →
“It happens when you’re a kid—you sit with a book, and two hours later you lift your head and you haven’t been in your bedroom. There is some spark in the writing, in the scene, in the character, where it ceases to be words on a page, and you’re actually living in another place.”
That, according to Dan Chaon, Oberlin’s Delaney Associate Professor of Creative Writing, is what makes...
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The list of Spring ExCo Classes is up! →
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Oberlin Freshmen versus the AFI Top 100 Movies. →
Solid, smart reviews of the classics.
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Pioneer, Reverend, Author: Robert W Wood '51
From Hannah Clay Wareham, in Bay Windows, on Rev. Robert W. Wood ‘51.
“February marks the fiftieth anniversary of the book Christ and the Homosexual, a pioneering effort that aimed to welcome gay men and lesbians into Christianity without demanding that they give up being gay. Written by openly gay clergyman Rev. Robert W. Wood, 1960’s Christ and the Homosexual (Vantage Press) was...
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Watch‘await your reply’ : the official book trailer for the new novel by Dan Chaon, professor of Creative Writing at Oberlin.
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Candy: the Project →
For her Winter Term project, sophomore Xiao Xiao is traveling to China to learn about confectionary in preparation for starting a candy-making business back in Oberlin. Tasty, tasty project.
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Shred-plomacy: Updates from my stint teaching... →
Over Winter Term, Robin C is teaching skateboarding classes to youth in Kabul.
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Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey... 9 January 2010
Oberlin band on tour!
touringwiththebelles:
by Daniel Fryland
The Crooked Tree Coffeehouse is a converted house in bright greens, yellows, and oranges. When I arrived, Erin and Sara were already there and had finished setting up the PA and mics. Unfortunately, a shortage of microphone cords left Erin’s voice un-amplified. While Erin tried to prompt the girls to start early, I swallowed down...
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Four Oberlin students. Four weeks in Nicaragua. →
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"Oberlin Swimming and Diving: Training Trip 2010:"... →
The subheading for his blog for last year was…
“One swimmer’s perspective on the most physically demanding week of the year.
OR: Eat Swim Eat Sleep Eat Swim Eat Sleep Repeat
OR: How I learned to stop worrying and love Mark Fino.”
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Stephanie Rawlings-Blake '92 named mayor of...
Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake, the daughter of a powerful former state delegate, knew she wanted to pursue a career in politics at an age when most girls are playing with dolls. And within months of graduating from law school, she was elected to the City Council, where she earned a reputation for a terse, businesslike style and eventually rose to the council presidency.
…Gov. Martin...
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Mike Fry '09 and One World One Rope in NY Times! →
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