First Lady Michelle Obama to Speak at Oberlin College
Michelle Obama will speak at Oberlin College commencement on May 25 and receive an honorary doctor of humanities degree. The visit highlights Oberlin’s Ninde Scholars program where college students mentor high school students, promoting college immersion and the Reach Higher initiative.
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High schoolers dig for Civil War island history on Johnson's Island
Freshmen from Elyria and Lorain as part of the Early College High School program at Lorain County Community College spent a day on Johnson's Island excavating dirt for tiny traces of the Confederate prisoner of war depot that housed an estimated 10,000 men during its operation, as educators note the challenge of engaging tech-focused youth.
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Midview grad among victims in Cleveland double murder suicide
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identifies 19 year old Amanda House, a Midview High School graduate, and Mangus Dotson's ex wife as the two women killed in a double murder suicide in Cleveland. Dotson, 48, fatally shot himself after the killings on Memphis Avenue. House was remembered by Superintendent Scott Goggin as a bright student with a happy smile and a loving family.
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Oberlin College Aims Cigarette Free Campus
Oberlin College plans a July 2016 smoking ban extending to faculty staff students and visitors. After four years of talks a policy to ban tobacco within campus comes into effect with details to be finalized by an implementation committee.
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