Layla Wallerstein and Lily Nobel
February 28, 2025
On Friday, Feb. 21, the 230 seats of Dye Lecture Hall filled with students, faculty, and other community members who came to hear President Carmen Twillie Ambar and Vice President and General Counsel Matt Lahey speak on President Donald Trump’s executive orders, other government actions, and what they may mean for the present and future of Oberlin College. In the hour-long event, Ambar and Lahey addressed the Dear Colleague Letter and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies, College interactions...
Layla Wallerstein and Karthik Ranganadhan
February 28, 2025
On Monday, the Office of Residence Life held its lottery to determine which students would be permitted to live off campus for the 2025–26 academic year. Over 420 people applied for the lottery, and based on current enrollment trends, 100 students were allowed to live off campus, not including students who qualify for exemptions — marking a decline from the previous year. The low availability of slots in the lottery has caused frustration among students who were not able to receive allotments...
Swaranaya Sarkar and Avishi Khar
February 28, 2025
The Office of Residence Life is considering closing Johnson House for the upcoming academic year due to issues surrounding its infrastructure. The final decision on the closure will have to be approved by the College’s executive leadership team, which is composed of the heads of Oberlin’s academic and administrative departments. Vice President of Auxiliary Services and Dean of Residence Life Mark Zeno said that Reslife consulted with the house’s faculty advisors, Resident Assistants, and residents...
Saphira Klearman, Staff Writer
February 28, 2025
The Oberlin Student Senate is in the process of updating its bylaws for the first time since 2021, seeking to emphasize clarity, financial accountability, transparency, and student representation while refining its organizational framework. Senate President and College fourth-year Natalie Dufour has been hoping to update the bylaws since the beginning of the fall semester, when she first noticed some inconsistencies and procedural items that needed to be clarified or were no longer relevant to...
Karthik Ranganadhan and Skylar Brunk
February 28, 2025
The Office of Institutional Equity is currently accepting applications for students to join the newly created Title IX Student Advisory Board. The board will meet periodically to provide guidance and perspective to the office in the creation and execution of Title IX policies at Oberlin. This new committee was prompted by a recommendation from the Interagency Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education, created by The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. The recommendation was...
Chloe Ko, Arts & Culture Editor
February 28, 2025
“Send Silence Packing,” a traveling exhibit for suicide awareness, returned to Oberlin this past Thursday after its first visit in April 2011. SSP is one of the longest-running programs at Active Minds Inc., a nonprofit organization that works towards transforming and addressing the dialogue around mental health, with more than 500 student-led chapters and an annual reach of over 1.9 million people. Currently on its 17th year of touring college campuses and communities, the exhibit features four...
Walker Prince, Staff Writer
February 28, 2025
SLK Capital Holdings, LLC, is proposing a new multi-family, senior, affordable housing development in Oberlin. The project was recently introduced at a Feb. 18 public hearing, during which City Council members and residents had the chance to review the initial proposal and discuss its implications for the community. According to Carrie Porter, the planning director for the City of Oberlin, the development is slated for a property at 450 West College Street. “The main purpose of the project...
Cole Mirman, Staff Writer
February 21, 2025
The Oberlin Community Land Trust plans to convert the property containing Eastwood Elementary School into a space for residential housing. Eastwood Elementary has remained unused since Oberlin Elementary School opened its doors in 2021. The Eastwood property currently belongs to the Oberlin City Schools Board of Education, but Oberlin City Schools plans to have the property sold to the Oberlin CLT and is working with the Lorain County Land Bank to facilitate such a sale. “The land trust will...
February 21, 2025
Human Relations Commission Reports on Housing Literacy Event and Commitment to Oberlin’s “Sanctuary City” Status Lydia Young, the chair of the Human Relations Committee in Oberlin, reported on upcoming affairs within the commission. As an event for April’s Fair Housing Month, the HRC is planning an open house with numerous financial literacy and housing groups present to aid in community housing needs. Additionally, a recent vote by HRC led to the formation of a subcommittee within the...
November 11, 2022
Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2022
Editor’s Note: The reporter who wrote this article was an ambassador host for prospective students during the Multicultural Visit Program. Last week, the College welcomed...
March 18, 2022
The Asian Diaspora Coalition held a vigil on Wednesday in honor of the victims of the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings, as well as for all people who have been subjected to sexualized...
Layla Wallerstein, News Editor
February 21, 2025
Ani Zakarian is a College fourth-year studying Politics and currently serving as president of the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association. Next year, OSCA will renegotiate...
Layla Wallerstein, News Editor
December 6, 2024
College third-year Juwayria Zahurullah is a co-chair of Oberlin Students for a Free Palestine, and has helped organize numerous events with the organization over the last...