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Oberlin College sues its insurers for refusing to reimburse it for the damages levied in the Gibson’s Bakery case

Remember the fight between Gibson’s Bakery and Oberlin College in 2016? It seems so long ago, but it isn’t over yet.  You can read about it on the relevant Wikipedia page, or on the many posts I wrote about it at the time.  If you forget, here’s the summary from Wikipedia: The case began in … Continue reading Oberlin College sues its insurers for refusing to reimburse it for the damages levied in the Gibson’s Bakery case

Oberlin gives up fighting Gibson’s Bakery, starts coughing up dough

I’ve written about the fracas between Gibson’s Bakery and Ohio’s Oberlin College since the affair began in late 2016 when three black Oberlin students were caught for shoplifting wine from the Bakery. Despite the student’s admission of guilt and court conviction, Oberlin punished the bakery, calling it racist, refused to apologize, and cutting off commercial … Continue reading Oberlin gives up fighting Gibson’s Bakery, starts coughing up dough

Gibson’s Bakery wins for good; Supreme Court of Ohio upholds verdict against Oberlin College

If you’ve been on this site for a longish while, you’ll know about the legal fight between Gibson’s Bakery and Oberlin College, which has dragged on since 2016. My many posts on it can be seen here, and if you want a summary, I’ll refer you to the Wikipedia page on Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin … Continue reading Gibson’s Bakery wins for good; Supreme Court of Ohio upholds verdict against Oberlin College

Oberlin seems to be in trouble once again—for fostering antisemitism

Oberlin is once again looking bad, and for the third time (remember the Gibson’s Bakery issue and the College’s deep-sixing the women’s lacrosse coach for saying that trans women shouldn’t compete in sports with biological women?) This time they’re being investigated by the feds for a Title VI violation (this is from the New York … Continue reading Oberlin seems to be in trouble once again—for fostering antisemitism

David Gibson of Gibson’s Bakery died

If you followed the fracas between Gibson’s Bakery in Oberlin, Ohio, and Oberlin College, as many of us did (see here), you’ll know that one of the plaintiffs in the civil suit against the College, David Gibson, had cancer. It turns out that it was pancreatic cancer, an almost invariably fatal disease, and Gibson died … Continue reading David Gibson of Gibson’s Bakery died

Oberlin makes another terrible move, refusing to give back artwork stolen by the Nazis from a Jew

In the past couple of years, Oberlin College, a liberal arts school in Ohio, has embarrassed itself twice, costing it both big bucks and its reputation. The first episode was the Gibson’s Bakery fracas, when, after catching admitted student shoplifters stealing wine, Gibson’s was then punished, defamed, and accused of racism by Oberlin. The courts … Continue reading Oberlin makes another terrible move, refusing to give back artwork stolen by the Nazis from a Jew

Quillette’s top examples of colleges behaving badly

I know there are those who dismiss everything written on Quillette as “alt-right”, and won’t read it, but if you’re one of them, you’re doing yourself no favors. The site is not “alt right,” though it sometimes defends conservative positions. But it also criticizes fulminating wokeness and says things that are correct but taboo to … Continue reading Quillette’s top examples of colleges behaving badly

Oberlin denied a new trial in the Gibson’s Bakery case

From the beginning, Legal Insurrection (LI) has had the best continuing covering of the Oberlin vs. Gibson’s Bakery case (see here for a list of my posts on the matter). Yes, it’s a right-wing site (I always have to apologize for this, but not for citing the New York Times or Salon!), but LI‘s reporting … Continue reading Oberlin denied a new trial in the Gibson’s Bakery case