Ida Rosenstein Sarafidis firmly states that she is “repulsed by the accusation that the decision to not vote for president because of the genocide in Gaza is privileged.” While I similarly find Harris’ position on the genocide in Gaza abhorrent, I strongly disagree with her claim that it is not...
This past weekend, like many others, I indulged in some seasonal festivities to welcome the new month. But by the end of the night, I found myself in a familiar situation — taking care of friends who had perhaps celebrated a bit too much and needed some help getting to bed. When I was recounting the...
To the Editors: The stupor many Americans are feeling provides the crucial, clarifying starting point: we’ve all been fumbling around in the dark, not seeing our country for what it really is. Something profound has been revealed, it’s not new, and it’s right before our eyes if only we will see...
The United States’ complicity in the Gaza genocide over the past 13 months has been unconscionable. The situation is likely about to get significantly worse. With Donald Trump returning to the White House in January, Israel will have even more room than before to wreak havoc on the Gaza Strip. Even...
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, a record-breaking 78-degree Fahrenheit day in northeast Ohio, the American people elected Donald Trump as the next president with an overwhelming majority. Trump has established himself as a staunch climate denier, claiming it’s a hoax and that global warming is “where the ocean...
There comes a time in every girl’s life when the full weight of the patriarchy hits them all at once, whether when hearing the phrase “boys will be boys” in class one day, or even in their own homes seeing the women cook during major holidays while the men sit in the living room. After the results...
Oberlin Opera Theater presented Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon last Thursday–Sunday in Hall Auditorium, corresponding with Oberlin Parents and...
CORRECTION In the article “Memorial Concert Honors Joseph Schwartz” (The Oberlin Review, Nov. 7, 2024), the Review misattributed a quote...
This past weekend, President and CEO of the Cleveland Orchestra André Gremillet visited Oberlin to serve as a member of the 2024–25 Senior...
Martha Redbone, an award-winning American blues and folk singer, completed a two-day residency at Oberlin Oct. 29 and 30. Her music has been...
I have never had more trouble finding a practice room in the Conservatory, and it’s not because Oberlin musicians are so studious that there...
Oberlin Students for a Free Palestine launched a phone banking campaign lasting from the past Sunday through Wednesday in Mary Church Terrell Main Library in response to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ proposed resolution to disapprove of the United States’ proposed foreign military sale to Israel....
The Student Senate and the Student Finance Committee are improving their collaboration to better serve students and student organizations that utilize SFC funding. The two organizations met last Sunday, where SFC explained its procedures, and Senators were able to ask questions regarding SFC policies. The...
As Winter Term approaches, students are gearing up to pursue month-long projects spanning multiple disciplines. Previously, many students have engaged in projects while living on campus, at home, or in other locations. For the 2025 Winter Term application cycle, however, Oberlin’s application now requires...
New Zealand Parliament Members Protest Indigenous Treaty Bill On Thursday, Māori members of New Zealand’s parliament staged a haka, a traditional Māori dance, in protest against a contentious bill reinterpreting the 184-year-old treaty between the British and indigenous Māori. The protest,...
Donald Trump has been elected as the next president of the United States, and Republicans have won control of the U.S. Senate. In Ohio, which went to Trump with 55.2 percent of the vote, Republicans swept the polls. Bernie Moreno beat Sherrod Brown for U.S. Senate, and Republicans won all three Ohio...
Editor’s Note: All interviews in this article were held before the results of the election were announced. On Tuesday, Americans voted in the 2024 general election. Oberlin residents cast their ballots at the Oberlin Enrichment Center on Prospect Street, Kendal at Oberlin, or the House of Zion Fellowship...
On Oct. 14, Oberlin’s administration announced the Midwest Merit Scholarship, which will award $25,000 a year to all admitted students from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin starting in fall 2025. “The primary...
If you have ever walked through Wilder Bowl and heard blood-curdling screams coming from Warner Center, you have already gotten a small preview of Oberlin Student Theater Association’s newest production, an adaptation of Jenny Rachel Weiner’s 2015 play Horse Girls. This weekend, OSTA will put on...
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Blue Rooster Bakehouse’s delectable treats and traditions. Located on Main Street, Blue Rooster has gained a loyal following after opening its doors 10 years ago. From its freshly baked croissants to its rich cakes, both students and community members adore the bakery’s...
The Oberlin Pole Dance Club, an up-and-coming student organization, will present their first performance, Soirée Noire. The show will feature several acts at The ’Sco tonight at 10 p.m. This is the first time Oberlin Pole will put on an event showcasing only its own acts. In opposed past shows,...
Firelands Association for the Visual Arts is hosting its 45th annual Members’ Show through Dec. 8 to exhibit local art in the Oberlin community. For the last 45 years, FAVA has showcased the work of members of all ages and experience levels once a year, inviting the Oberlin community to view the...
The wick hisses in a flat pool of wax and the drape is drawn above. The summit blues buckle under this great taking. All is pitch-dark as soil save heroes and horses, dotted, glowing. At the ridge’s foot, men in jars of electric lights wind down over TV dinners with...
The Cleveland Museum of Art exhibit “Picturing the Border” showcases photographs of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands from the 1970s to the present. The photographed subjects range from black-and-white portraits to brightly colored political demonstrations. These humanizing images counter often derogatory...
DC Comics is in quite a weird place right now. Of the last eight films released theatrically by the studio, seven of them have underperformed either critically, financially, or both. Now, the franchise is looking down the barrel of a James Gunn-led reboot arriving in just a matter of weeks. However,...
Caroline Wood Newhall is an assistant professor of History whose work focuses on 19th-century U.S. history. Her first book is on the experiences of African-American POWs during the Civil War. For Veterans Day, she was invited by the Oberlin Heritage Center to give a talk about her research at Kendal...
Eve Sandberg is the Robert S. Danforth Professor of Politics. Her research centers on comparative democratization; economic development, including issues of entrepreneurship; political party systems; nongovernmental organizations; and gender studies. She managed a political consultancy company for 20...
Stephen Zunes, OC ’79, is a professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, specializing in U.S. foreign policy, Middle Eastern politics, and strategic nonviolent action. He recently spoke at Oberlin College in a series of panels hosted by Students for a Free Palestine...
Taking the stage Dec. 10 with Chamber Orchestra is Guest Conductor John Kennedy, OC ’82, a percussionist, composer, and conductor who graduated from Oberlin Conservatory and Northwestern University. Kennedy’s work has taken him across the country to New York City; Charleston, SC; Santa Fe, NM; San...
David Byrd-Marrow has distinguished himself as a classical horn player, performing with the International Contemporary Ensemble, The Knights, Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, the New York Philharmonic, and the Cleveland Orchestra, among many others, and his experience extends to the genres of Broadway...
Soomin Kim, OC ’19, is the winner of three Morton Gould Young Composer Awards and the 2024 University of Florida Call for Scores by Women Composers, as well as a cofounder of Rattlebox, a new music chamber ensemble. She has written for the Breaking Barriers Festival, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Northern...
Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions Andrew Macomber presented a talk Oct. 23 at the 2024 Zombie Apocalypse Medicine meeting in Eureka Springs, AR. The title of his talk was “A Nascent Zombie Affliction in Medieval Japan: The Buddhist Ritual Response to ‘Corpse-vector Disease,’” which...
College fourth-year Arrie Solomon and College third-year Namu Makatiani are co-chairs of Oberlin Minority Association of Premedical Students, Oberlin’s new club for pre-med students of color. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Can you describe Oberlin MAPS? NM: Oberlin...
Andria Derstine has spent 18 years at the Allen Memorial Art Museum as both a curator and the John G.W. Cowles director. During this time, she has imparted a lasting influence on the museum’s community and growth. She will start a new position at the Cleveland Museum of Art Dec. 2 as Virginia N. and...
Second-year Meaghan Kramer is a forward/midfielder on the field hockey team. An international student from the Netherlands, she is planning on double majoring in Biology and Neuroscience and minoring in Chemistry. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. How were you introduced to field...
Fourth-year Yuuki Okubo is a guard for the Oberlin men’s basketball team. Originally from Los Angeles, Okubo was an internet sensation who went viral multiple times before coming to compete on the court for the Yeomen. Off the court, he is a Psychology major with a minor in Anthropology. This interview...
Fourth-year Ethan Price is an assistant defensive line coach for the football team. He played football his first two years at the College, but transitioned into a coaching position after injuries forced him to step away from the game. He is on the pre-medicine track, majoring in Biochemistry with a minor...
A trombone rendition of baseball’s most tenured tune “Take Me Out to The Ball Game”, a piano solo of “Dorothea” by Taylor Swift, and a one-of-a-kind jazz performance of “I Wish” by Stevie Wonder are only a few of the incredible performances that took place this past Saturday at the ninth...
The men’s and women’s swim and dive teams finished their senior day by setting new records and making program history with victories over the University of Mount Union and The College of Wooster. Saturday’s match-up at Robert Carr Pool was highlighted by a memorable first time win for the Yeowomen...
This past weekend, the Oberlin men’s basketball team began its season by hosting the Air National Guard Tip-Off Classic Championship tournament. The Yeomen opened the competition with a hard-fought victory over the Lawrence University Vikings Friday. Oberlin came out strong, with fourth-year guard...
When a franchise accomplishes a feat they never achieved with LeBron James, that’s saying something. This season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have jumped out to their best start in team history, 13–0. The previous best start was way back in the 1976–77 season, when the Cavs started 8–0 before ultimately...
Never has a 55th overall NBA Draft selection received as much attention as LeBron James Jr., better known as Bronny. As the firstborn son of LeBron James, Bronny is no stranger to the limelight. He made a name for himself growing up with his basketball mixtapes on YouTube garnering millions of views,...
This past Sunday, Oberlin’s cross country team traveled to Terre Haute, IN to compete in the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships. The men’s team dominated the competition and was ultimately crowned conference champions. This marks the team’s second time winning the title in the program’s...
In a dramatic back-and-forth contest that kept fans on the edge of their seats, the Oberlin College volleyball team secured the sixth seed in the upcoming North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament with a 3–2 victory over The College of Wooster on Senior Day. On the morning of the highly anticipated...
As the 2024–25 basketball season tips off, expectations are high for both the Oberlin College men’s and women’s basketball teams. Both teams look to build off of last season and continue to make competitive strides in the North Coast Athletic Conference. With dedicated coaches at the helm, standout...
Moments after making World Series history, Freddie Freeman felt as if he was floating. “It felt like nothing. I was just floating,” Freddie Freeman said when asked what it felt like to hit the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history. Freeman’s grand slam emphatically ended game one...
Bringing together students from different , majors, and athletic backgrounds, Oberlin’s club soccer meets multiple times a week to play the world’s sport. The club’s practice times and locations are dribbled around by scheduling conflicts; a scrimmage can occur on the sun-drenched North Fields,...