Yasu Shinozaki, Arts & Culture Editor
March 10, 2023
The General Faculty voted unanimously for the College to officially offer Food Studies as an integrative concentration this Wednesday. Food Studies examines the role of food in culture, economics, and environmental issues. “It’s an interdisciplinary field,” Associate Professor of English and Comparative American Studies Danielle Skeehan, who plans to teach the first Intro to Food Studies course in fall 2023, said. “It uses methods from the humanities and humanistic social sciences to study...
Dlisah Lapidus, Arts & Culture Editor
March 10, 2023
Today and tomorrow, the Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies Department is hosting Oberlin’s first Reproductive Justice Symposium, an exhibition of student research and creative projects related to reproductive justice. Many of the students presenting their work took Lecturer Scott Branson’s “Abortion before and after Dobbs” course this semester and had the opportunity to present their projects at the symposium. “The project for the class was to create something that students could...
March 10, 2023
The Office of Residential Education is implementing several changes to reinforce the sense of community and modernize housing, many of which will take effect this fall. From Burton Hall’s conversion to a first year dorm to the combination of the Identity and Language- Based Communities and Theme living into a “Multicultural and Thematic Experience,” there are several cohort changes coming in the 2023–24 academic year. Assistant Vice President and Dean of Residential Education and Student...
Nikki Keating, News Editor
March 3, 2023
The Office of Spirituality and Dialogue creates space for Oberlin students and staff to have conversations around topics of religion, spirituality, and ethics, and acts as a space for sustained learning and concrete action within the community. Recently, OSD has been moving away from community religious leadership and chaplains to focus on highlighting student voices and religious perspectives. “There was a period of time where [Oberlin] had several different groups of folk who were on campus,...
March 3, 2023
The Office of Student Health and Wellbeing, in collaboration with the Sexual Information Center, is working to roll out “Personal Vending Machines” for students. Via these machines, students will be able to access condoms, lubricant, dental dams, emergency contraception pills, pads, and tampons — all free of charge. Starting today, two machines are available to students. The vending machines are located in the South Hall basement and the Science Center atrium. The machines will be accessible...
March 3, 2023
In 2017 and 2020, two “John Doe”s separately sued Oberlin College on the grounds of gender-based discrimination in the College’s Title IX investigations. While the cases involved similar situations and rested on similar arguments, they involved different students and administrators and are not a singular court case, as was incorrectly reported in The Chronicle Telegram on Feb. 16, 2023. On June 23, 2017, a would-be rising fourth-year student — who had been expelled at the end of his third...
March 10, 2023
On Tuesday, March 7, members of the Oberlin community gathered to discuss social equity in Oberlin. Facilitated by the City of Oberlin and the Center for Community Solutions, a non-partisan think tank based in Northeast Ohio, the discussion centered on the question “Is Oberlin a great place for people of all backgrounds?” “It starts with an approach the City Council has taken related to a five-point strategy,” City Manager Rob Hillard said. “In other words, we’re approaching our process...
Ava Miller, Senior Staff Writer
March 10, 2023
On Feb. 6, Oberlin City Council authorized the allocation of $50,000 from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act to Providing Oberlin With Efficiency Responsibly, a grassroots environmental justice organization. These funds will provide financial assistance for Oberlin residents to weatherize their homes. Households that are eligible will receive financial assistance for structural repairs. Signed into law March 11, 2021, ARPA provides $350 billion in additional funding for state and local governments....
Ava Miller, Senior Staff Writer
March 3, 2023
This past week, the Ohio Department of Transportation approved the City of Oberlin’s request for a speed limit reduction along West Lorain Street, a high traffic state route, between North Park Street and Cedar Street. The speed limit will be decreased from 35 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour. At the recent Feb. 21 City Council meeting, the City of Oberlin additionally recommended a crosswalk across West Lorain Street, between Woodland and Professor Streets. Oberlin College students frequently...
November 11, 2022
Nikki Keating, News Editor
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...
Cal Ransom, News Editor
March 10, 2023
Ari Henry is a third-year History major and Mellon Mays fellow studying misogynoir, a term coined by Moya Bailey describing the dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice...
Kushagra Kar, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2023
Mahmoud Meslat, visiting instructor of Arabic, has taught at Oberlin for the last 12 years. In response to the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria Feb. 6, Meslat — who is...