Last October, an Oberlin faculty member denied allegations that he helped cover up Iran’s mass killing of political prisoners in 1988 when he served as Iran’s ambassador to the U.N. In the months since, Professor of Religion and Nancy Schrom Dye Chair in Middle East and North African Studies Mohammad...
Despite promising to accommodate the needs of fasting students during the month of Ramadan, some students feel AVI Foodsystems’ offerings have fallen short. While AVI hoped to serve expanded food options and culturally appropriate food, students report that many of the offerings are nutritionally deficient...
Oberlin third- and fourth-year students are scrambling to navigate the quick turnaround time between moving out at the end of the spring semester and, for those who aren’t graduating, moving into new housing at the start of the summer term. Many students have expressed frustration at how little time...
Thursday, April 22, 2021 8:27 a.m. A staff member reported damage to their vehicle while parked in the Finney Chapel lot. The damage was to the driver’s side rear corner and the driver’s side passenger door. It is unknown who is responsible for the damage. Friday, April 23, 2021 12:52 p.m....
Lorain County Updates Lorain County reported 161 cases and 8 hospitalizations from April 23 to April 29, marking a decline from 220 cases the previous week. The reduction in cases is welcome news for the County, but health officials continue to urge caution while vaccination efforts continue. As...
Khalid McCalla and Zoë Martin del Campo
April 30, 2021
“Since we can’t be unmasked in each other’s houses outside of private rooms, or go many places together, my partner and I feel like we always just end up debriefing at the end of the day, going to sleep, and leaving early in the morning. We’re...
April 30, 2021
As you read through this, you are probably stressing over an essay due tomorrow or planning your next steps after graduation. I’m about to graduate from the Biochemistry department and am applying to medical school; like many of you, I feel overwhelmed...
Reginald Goudeau, Columnist
April 30, 2021
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on my column and advocacy from the spring semester. In preparation for this last piece before the summer, I wanted to look through my catalog and see what’s available to wrap up. Throughout my reading, I...
Kirk Ormand, Nathan A Greenberg Professor of Classics
April 30, 2021
In last week’s edition of the Review, Chair of the Board of Trustees T. Chris Canavan, OC ’84, is quoted as saying, “The board — and I know that [President Carmen Twillie Ambar] shares this view — believes that the most important reason that...
April 30, 2021
Editor’s note: This article is part of a larger conversation about an incident involving the Tappan Square rocks which began with Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies Meredith Gadsby’s and Chair of Geology Zeb Page’s...
April 30, 2021
Editor’s note: This article is part of a larger conversation about an incident involving the Tappan Square rocks which began with Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies Meredith Gadsby’s and Chair of Geology Zeb Page’s...
April 30, 2021
As a Muslim international Moroccan student, I have struggled with the label of Arab Muslim Middle Eastern woman and with making people believe I have as much agency over my actions and body as white women. As a North African of Arab descent and a Muslim,...
April 28, 2021
A few weeks ago, I noticed that a laminated note had been stuck to the wall by the phones that AVI Foodsystems’ employees use to clock in and out. There was a note by each and every phone across campus. The note was about time theft. I have been a student...
Meredith Gadsby, Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies
April 28, 2021
This has been one of the most difficult years that many of us have ever experienced, for many reasons: pandemic mitigation measures, illness and death due to COVID-19, ongoing violence against and murder of people of color, forced separations from family,...
Casey Troost, Senior Staff Writer
April 30, 2021
As part of Oberlin’s COVID-19 semester planning, the majority of College second- and third-year students will only have from May 13 to 24 to rest before beginning another full semester. Typically semesters are broken up by at least a month of Winter Term or summer break. With Oberlin’s daunting course loads, shifting break time to just about a week...
BellaClare Baily , Staff Writer
April 30, 2021
As Oberlin students, we are constantly striving to deepen the ways we care for our community — both at school and beyond. In 2017, this mindset led to the creation of the Oberlin Doula Collective: a group of trained students who provide support for Oberlin community members who are receiving abortions. When I completed ODC’s training this spring,...
April 30, 2021
The upcoming Asian Cultural Arts Festival in Wilder Bowl is the first of its kind at Oberlin College. The festival is also the first major event hosted by the recently rebranded student organization Asians in America Alliance, which seeks to uplift and celebrate Asian voices during a time of escalating anti-Asian sentiment. Double-degree fifth-year...
Walter Thomas-Patterson, Senior Staff Writer
April 30, 2021
After a year of virtual learning, Oberlin Conservatory has spent a long time conceptualizing new ways to share musical learning far beyond campus. This insight most recently led to the creation of Oberlin Conservatory Global, a program designed to give non-Oberlin Conservatory students the chance to experience a Conservatory music education. While...
Katherine MacPhail, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2021
Graduating students had one last chance yesterday to engage in a beloved Oberlin tradition: swaying in a circle of friends and making eyes at someone who they matched with on Tinder four years ago. Splitchers may be dead, but the outdoor "Sprinklerz" has risen to take its place. Pre-COVID, any Obie could tell you that Wednesdays were the most happening...
Nomadland Takes Viewers on an American Odyssey
April 23, 2021
Daniel Fleischer, Staff Writer
March 17, 2021
College fourth-year Matthew Sato started his journey through Oberlin’s Experimental College as a student in ToadsCo. Sato has been a ToadsCo instructor for the three years since, and last semester he...
Kate Fishman, Managing Editor
February 12, 2021
In a Zoom conversation punctuated by laughs, co-op knocks, and vigorous nods, College fourth-years Evelyn Morrison, Anna Aubry, and Lauren Elwood gathered to speak on their forthcoming senior performance...
Casey Troost, Senior Staff Writer
February 5, 2021
Samuel George, OC ’07, is a self-taught documentary filmmaker who, since picking up the craft, has made 15 films and won several awards. His latest project — recent winner of the Gold Award at the...
Anisa Curry Vietze, Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2021 • No Comments
Editor’s note: This article contains mention of racial violence. Meredith Gadsby is a professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies, as well as the co-chair of the Presidential Initiative...
Katherine MacPhail, Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2021 • No Comments
Temptaous Mckoy is an assistant professor of English who specializes in technical writing at Bowie State University. Mckoy earned her PhD from East Carolina University with her award-winning dissertation,...
Kushagra Kar, Opinions Editor
March 10, 2021 • No Comments
College fourth-year Henry Hicks has served as chair of Student Senate since spring 2020. College fourth-year Jasmine Mitchell has been on Senate since fall 2020 and currently serves as the vice chair....
Zoe Kuzbari, Staff Writer
April 30, 2021
College fourth-year Reet Goraya has had a busy four years at Oberlin. A member of the field hockey team throughout her entire time at the College, Goraya has also been a Peer Advising Leader and an active...
Zoë Martin del Campo, Sports Editor
April 21, 2021
The last time College third-year Natalie Soord raced, it was her sophomore year of high school. This semester, though, she joined the women’s cross country and track and field team as a walk-on. This...
Katherine MacPhail and Khalid McCalla
April 2, 2021
Every morning at 3:45 a.m. President Carmen Twillie Ambar’s alarm goes off to ensure she can get an intense workout in at the gym before she starts her day as Oberlin College’s 15th president. Over...
John Elrod, Staff Writer
April 30, 2021
For 72 hours last week, European professional soccer was flipped upside down. On April 18, twelve of the richest soccer clubs in Europe formed the European Super League to the shock and disappointment of the soccer community around the world, which quickly responded with consequences for what many saw as a grab for money from the already most advantaged teams. The...
Zach Bayfield, Staff Writer
April 30, 2021
The NFL approved a proposal this past Wednesday to loosen the restrictions on players’ jersey numbers. The approval will give all players the opportunity to wear single-digit numbers, which had previously only been available to quarterbacks, kickers, and punters at the professional level. The change was met with overwhelming support from fans and players alike....
April 23, 2021
When College fourth-year and goalie on the women’s lacrosse team Maranda Phillips started her Oberlin athletic career, she had no idea it would end in stops, starts, and restarts. Despite all of the challenges that she and her teammates have faced — injuries, tough losses, triumphant wins, and one catastrophic pandemic — she is ready to finish strong with...
Zoe Kuzbari, Staff Writer
April 23, 2021
Now that the General Faculty Council has approved the 2021–22 academic calendar, Oberlin College Athletics has, in collaboration with the Office of Student Life, announced the full return of athletics for the fall 2021 season. Fall sports will take place roughly within the traditional time frame, Associate Vice President for Athletics Advancement and Delta...
April 16, 2021
Last week Oberlin College celebrated Division III Week, a tradition observed since 2010 by colleges around the country with NCAA Division-III programs. Campuses put on events and programs over the course of a week that celebrate and recognize the impact of athletic programs and the accomplishments of student-athletes. The NCAA encourages all members of a college...