Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Voting Difficult for Off-Campus Students

Kevin Weidenbaum, Director of Client Services Emeritus October 12, 2018

If you are a student registered to vote in Ohio and are living off-campus, you might encounter some difficulty when voting at your precinct’s location if you can’t provide the proper identification....

Students Should Vote in Local Elections

Ezra Andres-Tysch, College Junior October 12, 2018

I was deeply disturbed by “Oberlin Students Must Evaluate Their Place in Local Elections” by Opinions Editor Jackie Brant (The Oberlin Review, Oct. 5, 2018). She makes the case that students should...

UndocuWeek Seeks Progress

Graham Armknecht, Contributing Writer October 12, 2018

Whether it’s as small as a professor who won’t provide accomodations or as large as structural racism within the government, certain systems prevent people from succeeding. It’s often very difficult...

Unity, Cooperation, Community this Voting Season

Booker C. Peek, Emeritus Associate Professor of Africana Studies October 12, 2018

A week ago we celebrated the inauguration of Oberlin College’s 15th president, Carmen Twillie Ambar, the first Black and second female president. She wasted little time in her acceptance speech to remind...

Group Forms to Oppose Issue 11

Debbi Walsh, Members, Oberlin Concerned Citizens October 12, 2018

We represent a growing group of residents who believe that the proposed new Oberlin City Schools building (Issue 11) is not in the best interest of the community. We have established a group called Oberlin...

Oberlin Students Impact Local Politics

Saul Kester, Contributing Writer October 12, 2018

Barbara Turnbull lights up when she talks about Democratic candidate Janet Garrett. The third-year Oberlin College student, a communications fellow for the Janet Garrett for Congress campaign, believes...

President Ambar: We’re Still With You

Editorial Board October 5, 2018

Today’s inauguration of Carmen Twillie Ambar as Oberlin College’s 15thpresident gives our community a moment to reflect both on the first year of Ambar’s presidency and the collective challenges...

New School Facility Would Serve All Oberlin Residents

Linda Slocum, Vice President, Oberlin City Council October 5, 2018

Starting fresh with new facilities in our public school system offers our community the opportunity to envision something bigger than solely accommodating the needs of our school-age population. Let’s...

Oberlin Students Must Evaluate Their Place in Local Elections

Jackie Brant, Opinions Editor October 5, 2018

As critical midterm elections approach, Oberlin students need to again consider where and how we will vote. Many of us are transient residents both in Oberlin and Ohio more generally; thus, we need to...

Community Should Support Issue 11

John and Linda Gates, Oberlin Residents October 5, 2018

Our schools reflect what we value. In the upcoming election, Oberlin residents will have the opportunity to vote on Issue 11, the bond issue that will result in the construction of “a state-of-the-art,...

Issue 11 Will Not Solve District’s Problems

Sandra Redd, Oberlin Resident October 5, 2018

I attended Oberlin City Schools and so did my children. I do not remember a time that the community said “no” to higher school taxes. We had approximately 250 students that parents chose to send...

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