Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Sports Journalism Must Be Protected, Appreciated
Kayla Kim, Managing Editor • March 15, 2024

Last Thursday night, I tuned in to the UC Berkeley vs. Stanford game in the Pac-12 tournament for women’s basketball. This was the last year of the conference’s existence and the teams inside were upset-prone to each other, making for exciting games. As a conference based on the West Coast, the Pac- 12’s streaming services are limited to anyone who lives outside of the area. Not willing to pay a subscription or deal with the hassle of Xfinity’s two-step verification, I decided to try something different and listened to Stanford’s student radio KZSU to hear live updates from the game....

Sports Photography Provides Outlet for Student Athlete
Sports Photography Provides Outlet for Student Athlete
Shea Laursen, Production Editor • March 8, 2024

All my life, I have been an athlete. From being four years old starting taekwondo, to being a top tennis player in my state in middle school, to being a current college basketball player, athletics has always been what has taken up a vast majority of my time. As my high school days were coming to a close, I wasn’t even sure if I was going to play a sport in college. Sports would only hold such an important position in my life for so long, and I realized that a day would come where I wouldn’t have team-mandated basketball activities to fill up my day. Feeling lost and one-dimensional, I wanted...

Logan Sargeant competed in the Formula 1 racing competition.
American Breaks Barriers in European Dominated Sport
Rodrigo Llaguno, Senior Staff Writer • March 1, 2024

The Formula 1 season is about to start with its first race this Saturday, March 2, on Bahrain’s International Circuit. This past week was preseason testing, which is an opportunity for teams to put their cars on the track before the first race of the season; teams race one car per day for the three days. One of my favorite teams in the sport is Williams Racing, who has historically been strong but is currently making its way back up in the field after some lows. Since I follow Williams across social media, I received an email to apply for a spot in a Q&A with second-year Williams driver Logan...

Effects of Climate Change on Skiing, Winter Sports
Effects of Climate Change on Skiing, Winter Sports
Andrea Nguyen, Sports Editor • February 23, 2024

I’ve been an avid skier for most of my life. Arguably, a good portion of kids in the Portland, OR metro area probably know how to ski or snowboard because of the convenience of living so close to Mt. Hood. While the ocean might be too chilly for surfing, the nearest mountain an hour east is the perfect place to go.  The culture of skiing and snowboarding here is very different from Colorado or in the Appalachians. Going up to the mountain is more spontaneous than planned; for my family, it is often just a random Sunday outing. The availability of affordable used gear and school-sponsored...

Fans Should Put Caitlin Clark’s Career Into Perspective
Fans Should Put Caitlin Clark’s Career Into Perspective
Kayla Kim, Managing Editor • February 16, 2024

It’s safe to say that the word “greatness” cannot fully describe Caitlin Clark’s career. Yesterday, thanks to one of her iconic three-point  baskets that she shot from the logo, the Iowa point guard broke the all-time NCAA women’s scoring record just three minutes into a game against Michigan, now only 98 points behind all-time NCAA scorer Pete Maravich’s 3,667. On Sunday, she became the 6th player in college women’s basketball to reach 1,000 career assists in an upset loss against Nebraska. During her career, Iowa went from a 20–10 record in 2020–2021 to a top-5 ranking in both...

How Sports Editors Spent Super Bowl Sunday
How Sports Editors Spent Super Bowl Sunday
Andrea Nguyen and James Foster February 16, 2024

Super Bowl LVIII, the first to take place in Las Vegas, was an instant classic. The back-and-forth game had impassioned fans and casual viewers alike on the edge of their seats for all of the second half and overtime. The Kansas City Chiefs’ 25–22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers capped off a season that saw the team overcome offensive struggles and rely on their playoff experience to turn their season around and end the year as champions.   Andrea: For someone who watches football once in a blue moon, I can say that the Super Bowl is the only football game I’ve watched consistently...

Baseball Completes 3–0 Sweep Against Berea College
Baseball Completes 3–0 Sweep Against Berea College
Rodrigo Llaguno, Senior Staff Writer • March 8, 2024

On the weekend of March 2-3,  the Oberlin baseball team continued their impressive start to their season as they completed a series sweep against Berea College. The games show an impressive start to the season as they were able to bounce back from two losses. On Saturday, March 2, the Yeomen won two games 6–5 and 16–7, respectively.  “It feels great to see this year’s team be able to finish a weekend with a sweep,” Head Baseball Coach Johnathan Ray wrote in an email to the Review. “But the biggest thing I am excited about is how the team responded when we faced adversity.” The...

In The Locker Room with Allison Lupatkin and Sumner Wallace, Frisbee Practice Planners
In The Locker Room with Allison Lupatkin and Sumner Wallace, Frisbee Practice Planners
Andrea Nguyen and James Foster February 23, 2024

Fourth-years Allison Lupatkin and Sumner Wallace both joined the Preying Manti, the women’s and trans ultimate frisbee team on campus, their first year and have been heavily involved since. As they get ready for their first spring tournament in two weeks, they reflect on their last four years with the Manti.  Many Manti come from different backgrounds and levels of frisbee. Lupatkin got started with frisbee her first year at Oberlin. It was fall 2020, during the pandemic, and many first-years were doing outdoor social distancing activities. Her friend group tossed in North Quad, and although...

Black Student Athlete Group, Club Soccer, YeoFit Host Soccer Tournament
Andrea Nguyen, Sports Editor • November 10, 2023

This past Saturday, the Black Student Athlete Group, along with Oberlin Club Soccer and YeoFit, hosted a soccer tournament on Bailey Field. The matchup consisted of 9–10 players on each team and eight teams total, which included Koby’s BFFs, Him, Tacha’s Team, Nut Jacks, Amandla, Tinta’s Warriors, Flying Delta, and The Captains. The first and second round games were played with mini goals and no goalkeepers. However, for the third and final round, teams played with regular soccer goals and goalkeepers. Each game was around 30–45 minutes long. The referees for the tournament were third-year...

The club soccer team held one of its final practices of the season Thursday night.
Club Soccer Provides Inclusive Space for Students To Work On Skills
Chris Stoneman, Senior Staff Writer • May 5, 2023

As they are in a far more casual environment than varsity teams, club and intramural sports offer students the opportunity to rekindle their love for athletics. The perfect example of this at Oberlin is the club soccer team. The focus of club soccer is not winning but rather enjoyment and fun. “As captains, we’ve heavily focused on being inclusive — we definitely prioritize everyone having a chance to get on the ball and improve their skills over playing the highest level of soccer possible,” College second-year and captain of club soccer Noah Elazar wrote in an email to the Review. “I...

The Oberlin Rock Wall offers fun and recreation.
Oberlin Rock Wall Supports Thriving Club
Chris Stoneman, Senior Staff Writer • April 7, 2023

ExCo courses and club activities have been hallmarks of Oberlin, standing as prototypical examples of the College’s selection of unique educational and extracurricular opportunities. Obies have the liberty to do, learn, and teach others about practically anything we put our minds to, and nowhere is that freedom more apparent than within the rock-climbing community. Tucked discreetly into a corner of Philips gym, Oberlin’s climbing wall is high quality with a 25-foot-tall pillar and 360-square foot bouldering cave to match. “I came from a competitive climbing background, so it was really...

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