To the Editors: Thank you to both writers who commented last week on a particular space in town, the bit of land just east of IGA and the landscaping company, known as Green Acres (“Keep Green Acres Green,” “Oberlin Student in Favor of Energy Innovation Act, Concerning Green Acres Development,”...
All across Oberlin’s campus, you can find pink posters with white birds kissing perched on a golden frame, one bird asking the other “Is this cool?” This aesthetically pleasing and amusing poster is to promote Oberlin’s Prevention and Responding to Sexual Misconduct’s Consent Month. During...
Since an open letter from Oberlin’s Jewish students was published in November (“Open Letter from Oberlin’s Jewish Students,” The Oberlin Review, Nov. 17, 2023), there have been several op-ed responses, primarily written by alumni, that seek to challenge or disprove the pro-Palestinian perspectives...
Editor’s note: This article was written in response to wide backlash against an event organized by the Asian American Alliance and the Muslim Student Association titled Holi Against Hindutva. This was originally published on Substack. Growing up, I was as Hindu as they came. I went to temple;...
Since the Oct. 7 massacre, during which Hamas militants brutally murdered children and Holocaust survivors because they were Jewish, some Oberlin students have attempted to delegitimize Israel, refusing “peace on stolen land” and demanding that Israelis “end the occupation.” Shortly after...
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation or SLAPP suits are frivolous lawsuits intended to unjustly stifle free and protected speech and criticism. Many SLAPP suits involve real estate issues or zoning and land questions. But they can also involve criticism of public employees, public officials,...
On Tuesday, Professor of Viola Peter Slowik’s third-year students performed all seven of Paul Hindemith’s viola sonatas. The studio recital,...
On Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Finney Chapel, the Silkroad Ensemble will perform their new program: Uplifted Voices. Rhiannon Giddens, OC ’00, the...
Editor’s note: This letter refers only to student teachers in the Secondary Private Lessons program who are paid directly by the College. Dear...
Oberlin Conservatory has a longstanding tradition of premiering new operas over Winter Term. The New Opera Commissioning Program, founded by...
Oberlin will be in the path of totality during the solar eclipse April 8. A variety of OCLIPSE events will be held on campus that day to celebrate...
On April 1, Oberlin City Council voted unanimously to enter a one-year contract with Florida-based transportation company Slidr Inc. to provide public transportation within the City of Oberlin. This year-long pilot program will run along a fixed route, with proposed stops including Mercy Health - Allen...
This January, three new members of Oberlin City Council — Jessa New, OC ’01; Joe Waltzer, OC ’98; and Libni López were sworn in, along with four incumbents. Like most Oberlin Councilmembers, New, Waltzer, and López have little prior experience in government or politics. They spoke to the Review...
On April 10, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that it had chosen the City of Oberlin to be one of 100 cities worldwide to receive funding through the organization’s Youth Climate Action Fund. In a press release, the organization said that it would provide technical assistance and $50,000 in initial...
Last Friday, Oberlin hosted Senior Launch Party in combination with Alumni Ascent to celebrate seniors’ accomplishments while simultaneously connecting them with campus resources. The event was part of the Senior Launch Program, a year-long series of events which aims to provide graduating students...
The Oberlin Community Improvement Corporation, the organization in charge of implementing the Downtown Strategy Report, is forming two teams to begin putting the report into action. One team will focus on policy and the other will focus on administration and economic vitality. Each team will comprise...
Haiti Prime Minister Resigns The Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, resigned Thursday. A nine-member transitional council was appointed to take over, with Minister for Economy and Finance Michel Patrick Boisvert being appointed as the interim Prime Minister. The Council was set up by Haitian leaders,...
On Saturday, The Oberlin Review celebrated its 150th anniversary with panels featuring current staff and notable alumni, and networking events for students to make connections with and receive advice from alumni in the field of journalism. The events were attended by around 50 alumni, current Review...
On April 23, prior to $2 Tuesday at The Feve, YeoPress hosted an event inviting community members and students to come and customize screen-printed shirts. From 6–9 p.m., each attendee had the option of bringing in their own clothing item or choosing from the selection that YeoPress provided. The three...
Editor’s Note: This piece contains mentions of sexual assault. Galatea Erupted is a play written by College fourth-year Ashton Doll and directed by College fourth-year Becca Dulaney. It is showing in the Kander Theater April 25–28 as part of the Oberlin Theater Lab Series. The play is a senior capstone...
On Tuesday, April 23, John G. W. Cowles Director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum Andria Derstine led the dedication ceremony of a sculpture, “Charles River,” by Athena Tacha, OC ’61. Tacha’s sculpture, “Charles River,” was gifted to the College by Tacha and her husband, former Oberlin Professor...
Whether one is gleefully soaking it in like the sun or sick of hearing about it, I’m sure by now that everyone has heard: Taylor Swift released a new album. While she has been famous for over a decade, it seems that her status has grown exponentially over the last few years. She skyrocketed into hyper-stardom...
Today my rabbi said The opposite of re-member is dis-member.1 A memory a collection of fragments, radiant points torn and stitched into something resembling a quilt, maybe, or a curse. Or a map. The Angel of History2 stands, back to the future, wings wide against the storm, Rubble at her...
ACROSS 1. Supermarket chain 5. Illegally off base 9. La ___, Calif. 14. Unstable subatomic particle 15. “Disturbia” singer, familiarly 16. Spanish “See ya!” 17. Roman road 18. Run ___: postpone the bar bill 19. Kathmandu’s country 20. Shortcake fruits 23. Composer Rachmaninoff 24....
Hastened thank yous and immediate drops to the stage to change the settings on the looper pedal after each song encapsulated the awkward timidness of singer-songwriter Sidney Gish who performed at The ’Sco Monday evening. I had not previously heard of Gish’s music, but when students waiting in line...
Last weekend marked the end of a two-semester-long workshop for the original play My Dead Boyfriend is a Robot. This staged reading was written and directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater and Africana Studies Preston Crowder, OC ’16. Crowder began working on the show as a semifinalist for...
The best way to describe Caroline Rose in concert is that they are a spitfire. They came on to the stage in a blaze of red and pushed through to play a jaw-dropping, heart-stopping show despite technical difficulties during the first moments. Let’s rewind. Before the concert, I was familiar enough...
This week, Afrikan Heritage House hosted Africana Wellness Week to raise awareness about the importance of rest and self-care among Black communities. As an active participant in the Black community at Oberlin, I have always found Africana Wellness Week to celebrate the traditions and practices of Black...
On Thursday, Michael Kimmage, OC ’95, came to Oberlin to speak about his new book Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability. Kimmage is a professor of History and chair of the department at the Catholic University of America and a non-resident senior associate at...
College second-year Tanisha Shende is majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics with a minor in Sociology. She was named National Student Employee of the Year and Student Employee of the Year for Diversity and Inclusion by the National Student Employment Association. Shende is a Research Ambassador...
David Lengyel is the Observatory and Taylor Planetarium Coordinator for Oberlin College. As Oberlin prepares for the total solar eclipse on April 8, Lengyel has been meeting with an eclipse committee, helping organize the main event, and giving presentations around Lorain County. This interview has...
Every April, the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion collaborates with the Peer Support Center and Survivors of Sexual Harm and Allies to offer resources and education aimed at promoting consent and preventing sexual harm. Consent Month consists of a series of workshops and lectures, covering...
Mike Telin, OC ’87, and Daniel Hathaway are visiting teachers of Music Journalism who have been reporting on the classical music scene in northeast Ohio since 2008. Their website, Cleveland Classical, has become one of the most respected digital publications in the region. They began teaching in 2011...
Could you share a bit about your background as a singer and a voice coach? I’m a graduate of the [Oberlin] Conservatory, 2003, just over 20 years ago, which is crazy. I grew up in a small town in Michigan, and at a young age I happened across a teacher who introduced me to classical singing. I studied...
Holly Handman-Lopez is an assistant professor of Dance at Oberlin College and has choreographed numerous works, including her three most recent engagements: Ancestra, L’Orfeo, and Oberlin Dance Company. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Recently, you choreographed three mainstage...
Tali Hinkis is a member of the artist duo LoVid. On Wednesday, she came to the Clarence Ward Art Library to give an Artist Talk on her unconventional practice. This article has been edited for length and clarity. Sound and engaging with one’s sense of hearing is a major component in many of your...
Ruth Ozeki is a novelist, documentary filmmaker, teacher, and Zen Buddhist priest. She will be visiting campus Tuesday, March 19 to give a talk on Zen and the Art of Realizing Fiction in Dye Lecture Hall from 6–8 p.m. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. JR: How does being a...
Lauren Mills is a third-year midfielder on the women’s lacrosse team. A double major in Neuroscience and Biology on the pre-medical track, she is constantly on the run. When Mills isn’t on the field, she can be seen working at the gym desks or preparing samples for other Biology class labs in the...
For student-athletes, finding a space that can support both their academic and athletic goals is hard enough. But the student-athlete experience is at its best when they are supported equally. College fourth-year and Bloomington, Indiana native Abby Cannon found that in Oberlin, a school that could support...
For graduating seniors who play sports in high school, a major factor in their college decision can center around sports. Whether someone is looking to play a varsity sport in college or keep their passion for their sport alive with club or intramural sports, having their sport offered can be the difference...
Going into Sunday, the Oberlin baseball team had a record of 11–17 and an eight-game losing streak. Their opponent, Baldwin Wallace University, was #1 in the nation for Division III baseball earlier this year. They are currently ranked #3 with a record of 28–5. In a surprising turn of events, Oberlin...
Oberlin’s lacrosse and tennis teams celebrated their senior athletes in memorable Senior Day displays of recognition and appreciation this past weekend. Amidst an atmosphere charged with emotion, the Oberlin community gathered to recognize the seniors who have demonstrated the true essence of Oberlin...
NBA Playoffs Overview The 2024 NBA play-in tournament began April 16 and concluded April 19, with the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat advancing in the Eastern Conference and the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers making it out in the Western Conference. This eliminated the Chicago Bulls,...
Across the country, state legislatures are limiting the rights of transgender folks, targeting their access to gender-affirming care and participation in athletics. As of June 2023, the Equality Federation identifies 72 bills across the U.S. that have been introduced to limit and ban transgender students...
As the calendar season for most soccer leagues around the world is coming to an end, most league winners will be decided over the following weeks. In Europe’s top leagues, we’ve already seen a champion, Bayer Leverkusen, win their first ever Bundesliga, the German League, over the favorites Bayern...
On Wednesday, Oberlin hosted All In for Oberlin, the College’s annual donation day. On the athletics side of the event, 435 donors contributed to different programs, in total donating $190,470 toward Oberlin varsity athletics programs. The swimming and diving team received the most money, $75,000,...
On Sunday, the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 87–75 in a rematch from the 2023 Final Four. The tournament took place at Rocket Mortgage Field House and was the first time since 2007 that the Final Four was hosted in Cleveland. With the top offensive teams competing...
MLB Star Shohei Ohtani Robbed of Millions In December 2017, Shohei Ohtani signed a six-year $155 million contract with the LA Angels. He has since proven his worth, earning the 2018 Rookie of The Year award and becoming a two-time American League MVP. Once his time was up with the Angels in 2023,...
With just about three months to go until the start of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, concerns over athlete safety are reaching a fever pitch. Olympic and French officials are faced with a challenging question: should Olympians be forced to swim in the Seine River, which has been off-limits for over...
On Sunday, the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 87–75, in a rematch from the 2023 Final Four. The tournament took place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, and was the first time since 2007 that the Final Four was hosted in Cleveland. With the top offensive teams competing...