Oct 4, 2024 · Last week, the U.S. News and World Report released their college rankings. Out of 211 ranked national liberal arts colleges, Oberlin placed 55th, four positions lower than last year, tying with Gettysburg College, Connecticut College, and Wabash College. This follows a drop of 12 positions the year before, after U.S. News changed its system for...

Nov 22, 2024 · This past Saturday, Nov. 16, Oberlin football faced off and won against Hiram College at home. The contest was of high importance, as it marked the team’s first conference win of the year. It was also senior day and the last game of the College’s 134th football season. Hiram won the coin toss but took...

This week's show is a special episode about Juneteenth, made up of segments by The Weekly team: Nina Auslander-Padgham, Eric Schank, and Casey Troost.

Sep 6, 2024 · Headlined by new coaching staff additions and four core values, the Yeomen prepare for year two of the ‘Pont era.’ This Saturday, September 7, the Oberlin College football team kicks off their season at Calvin University. Head Coach John Pont is returning to the helm and is set to take the field by storm. After...

Oct 11, 2024 · Editors’ Note The United States Presidential general Election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Ohio voters will have a chance to vote for the next president of the United States, as well as a number of other races. We provide this voter guide as a non-comprehensive introduction to the down-ballot races that Oberlin voters...

Nov 8, 2024 · I spent the night on the phone with my sister because she couldn’t fall asleep. She kept asking me, “What do we do? Is it over?” Tossing and turning, she’d hang up only to call back with new worries an hour later.

Nov 22, 2024 · On Thursday, the Lorain County Board of Commissioners approved the City of Oberlin’s plan to annex 142 acres of land from Pittsfield township. The expansion is part of Oberlin’s plan to annex 211 acres of land it purchased from the neighboring Township in 2022. The City is entering the planning and development stage of the...

Sep 13, 2024 · This past August, two major mental healthcare institutions in Lorain County, The LCADA Way and The Nord Center, merged to form Riveon Mental Health and Recovery. The partnership enabled the creation of a crisis receiving center, currently under construction, which will offer a “one-stop shop” for high-end mental health and …

Sep 13, 2024 · On Sept. 5, President Carmen Twillie Ambar sent an email to the Oberlin community announcing the creation of five new majors at Oberlin: Business, Financial Economics, Communication Studies, Recording Arts and Production, and Music Theater. Environmental Science and Data Science were approved by faculty Wednesday. The new Recording Arts and Production major and Music Theater...

Tonight, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Finney Chapel, is the sold-out concert production of Rhiannon Giddens, OC ’00, and Michael Abels’ Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Omar, which has received critical acclaim since its world premiere in 2022 at Spoleto Festival USA. Not only does this performance unite the Oberlin Orchestra, Oberlin College Choir, Musical Union,...