No one comes to Oberlin for the frigid and dull Ohio winters. No one comes to dine in Stevenson Dining Hall or to live in luxury in Barrows Hall. Instead, most students come to Oberlin because they’re promised an engaging intellectual environment — a place with stellar peers and outstanding professors...

On Monday, Dec. 20, the College reported roughly 50 new COVID-19 cases within a 24-hour period, marking what was by far the biggest overnight leap in cases for the College since the start of the pandemic. For many students, myself included, this announcement came as no surprise. In the week leading up...

The Jan. 5 issue of the Campus Digest included a solicitation from the Office of the Dean of Students asking faculty and staff volunteers to deliver food to students who were isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. The announcement includes a link to a Google spreadsheet where volunteers can sign...

I really thought my semester would end better this time. Until recently, life was going relatively well for me. AtGN was a great show to work on and got pretty consistent praise from those who saw it. I even got to be an opener at Solarity and felt very proud of my performance following the event. I...

Over the past few years, discussions of sexual violence have been prominent on college campuses nationwide. From anonymous message boards to everyday conversations in the classroom and on the field, Oberlin is no different. Survivors of Sexual Harm & Allies, a student-led organization on campus,...

It feels like it was just yesterday that I was agonizing over which college to attend — sifting through brochures and scrolling through websites, attending virtual events, and making detailed pro and con lists. Through it all, there was one school that stood out to me: Oberlin.  Though Oberlin’s...

On Dec. 10, one week before Solarity, I wrote an article about how to make concerts safer and more accessible for students. Soon after, I was trending in right-wing communities as hundreds of commenters on all social media sites imaginable hurled insults, racial slurs, and even calls for expulsion at...

A recent survey of alumni attempted to gauge consensus around what might be referred to as shared values — attributes we are known for that make us proud. There was one option that I was not surprised to see. I can’t recall the precise wording, but it was something to the effect of being learners...

When registering for OSCA’s meal plan, I was offered checkable boxes for communicating my food needs: Eating Disorder? Nope. Allergies? Nope. Veganism? Yeah, no. I looked for a box entitled “Food insecurity.” When I was a kid I was allowed to eat anything I wanted; I only had to procure and...

For the duration of the pandemic, the Oberlin College community has maintained relatively low infection rates. However, the situation has changed in the last few weeks, marked especially by President Carmen Twillie Ambar’s Dec. 23 email to the community reporting 158 new positive cases.  In the...

Editor’s note: This is the text of a motion that faculty brought to the Wednesday General Faculty meeting. The faculty voted 82 percent to approve the motion, which will now go to President Carmen Twillie Ambar and the Board of Trustees. Read more about the motion here. Motion:  The Oberlin...

Two weeks ago, several editors at the Review, myself included, made the choice to publish an interview with Lorain County Republican Chairman David Arredondo. Sam Beesley’s article “Arredondo Interview Harmful, Offensive” criticizes the Review for publishing the interview, claiming that the interview...

After over 150 students tested positive with COVID-19 just days before winter break, many were left with the daunting task of isolating in campus housing over the holidays. Most students look to winter break as an opportunity to retreat into the comfort of a childhood home, a reprieve from uncomfortable...

With finals rounding the corner and the Omicron variant’s rampage through campus necessitating Oberlin’s temporary return to online classes, it’s a stressful time to be an Obie. For many students, the cold, gray monotony of a Midwest winter is already a formidable obstacle to mental health maintenance...

As finals week approaches, I’m spending most of my procrastination time thinking about reading. No, not reading and taking notes that will be graded based on completion or reading and writing a six-to-eight-page essay, but reading for fun. What a novelty! By this time next week, after I’ve submitted...

With Oberlin switching to remote options for the remainder of the semester, my girlfriend and I are going to be apart until the spring semester starts. We’ve been able to maintain our connection by talking over Zoom and FaceTime, but it’s frustrating knowing that you can’t be with the person you...

Joan Didion, whose literary prowess emerged in the 1960s with her essay “Slouching Towards Bethlehem,” died in Manhattan on Dec. 23 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. She was 87. Her most famous works, which include her essay collection Slouching Towards Bethlehem, novels Play It As It...

As the Omicron variant brings Oberlin to a standstill, students are finding themselves in close and lonely quarters with their computer screens, and the temptation to shut off their cameras and snooze until the end of class awaits as a formidable beast in the face of productivity. For Oberlin double-degree...

Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Far From Home.  As a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I have been excited for Spider-Man: No Way Home since the cliffhanger ending of Far From Home two and a half years ago. I was incredibly excited for No Way Home, and it did not...

After starting the season with grandiose Super Bowl hopes, the Cleveland Browns wrapped up a losing season this past Sunday. The team had won a playoff game the year before and made key signings and draft picks to improve their defense during the offseason. However, the Browns failed to live up to expectations...

Compared to other buildings on campus, Hales Gymnasium hardly stands out. There’s already an athletics center, the Knowlton Athletics Complex, and a space for other sporting events, the Heisman Field House. More popular sites for social gatherings include the next-door Oberlin College Lanes and the...

Following graduation, student-athletes often lose touch with the sports they had poured their hearts into for so long, but the bonds they created in their time at Oberlin last long after they leave campus. Athletics alums often turn to one another for advice, career networking, and friendship post-grad. For...

Oberlin is known — and often ridiculed — for having radically progressive students, but not everyone at Oberlin is so politically left-leaning. The recruiting process in athletics has been known to bring in students who might not have otherwise chosen Oberlin. In fact, student-athletes at Oberlin...

*Editor's Note: This story reflects the College’s COVID-19 athletics protocols at the time of publication, guidelines are subject to change over time.    With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases on campus, the College Athletics department has updated its protocols to ensure that students...

With the spike in COVID-19 cases and remote options available for the duration of fall semester post-break, many student athletes have opted not to come back in January. Athletes who are finishing the semester remotely have to contend with the separation from their teams for the month, and take on additional...

While the College now boasts a state-of-the-art football stadium, Knowlton Athletics Complex, the stadium that preceded it had a unique history of its own. Savage Stadium at Dill Field was built in 1925 after a run of success by the Yeomen. Up until its demolition in 2013, the stadium hosted a number...