Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Jodi Dean, Professor of Political Science

Off the Cuff: Jodi Dean, Professor of Political Science

Louis Krauss, News Editor March 10, 2017

Jodi Dean is a Political Science professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and has written multiple books on political theory and communist revolution. Dean’s 2016 book, Crowds and Party, explains...

Security Report

March 10, 2017

Thursday, March 2 1:32 p.m. Staff reported that unknown people made unauthorized access to the roof of Mudd library to hang a banner on the east side of Mudd. The banner was non-offensive in nature and...

Student protestors surround Board of Trustees Chair Clyde McGregor as he makes his way to last night’s board retreat. Students expressed frustration that the trustees have not involved students in
their sessions.

Senate Calls for Student-Rep Task Force

Louis Krauss, News Editor March 3, 2017

Upon entering the Wright Laboratory of Physics hallway, trustees appeared stunned at the sight of over 150 students silently protesting the Board of Trustees’ initial rejection of Student Senate’s...

Implementation Committees Inch Toward Final Plans

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief March 3, 2017

A year has passed since the College formed implementation committees for the Strategic Plan, and in that time progress has widely varied by group. Committees like Resource Management have made strides,...

Students pass a men’s restroom in Bibbins Hall, a Conservatory building that has no gender-neutral bathrooms. Renovations this summer will address this issue as gender-neutral bathrooms will be included on the first- and third-floors of the building.

Bibbins Renovations Add Gender-Neutral Restrooms

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief March 3, 2017

Though all of Oberlin’s dormitories contain gender-neutral bathroom facilities, many academic buildings have lagged in adding such spaces. is summer, renovations to Bibbins Hall, the Conservatory’s...

City Manager Rob Hillard holds a listening session with community members and students at the Rathskeller Monday evening as the search for the new police chief continues. The attendees emphasized that the new chief should prioritize residents well-being.

Hillard Emphasizes Community Policing in Chief Search

Mia Wachtel Antezzo March 3, 2017

Students and community members alike sent a clear message that they want a police chief who will prioritize the well-being of city residents at a listening session in the Rathskeller Monday evening. As...

A graph shows the number of fatal drug overdoses in Lorain County from 2011 to 2016. Between 2015 and 2016, the number of overdoses more than doubled.

County Suffers from Worsening Heroin Epidemic

Louis Krauss, News Editor March 3, 2017

Once a secondary concern to police and anti-drug activists in the region, heroin addiction in Lorain County is reaching record highs. Now, local law enforcement is grappling with the devastating consequences...

Security Report

March 3, 2017

Friday, Feb. 24 3:18 a.m. Safety and Security officers responded to an alarm, which was missing the detector head, on the second floor of Baldwin Cottage. A student resident admitted to burning a candle...

Pawan Dhingra, Professor of Sociology and American Studies at Tufts University.

Off the Cuff: Pawan Dhingra, Professor at Tufts University

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief March 3, 2017

Professor Pawan Dhingra is a professor of Sociology and American Studies at Tufts University, specializing in Asian American studies, immigrant adaptation, race and ethnic relations and social and cultural...

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Tim Elgren tours the unfinished space of StudiOC, which will house the course cluster program. With the March 10 deadline for faculty to submit course cluster proposals approaching, it is still unclear what multidisciplinary courses will be offered.

Administrators Rush to Finalize Clusters

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief February 24, 2017

The College will soon finalize proposals for the new course cluster program, kicking off this fall at the Peter B. Lewis Gateway Center’s “StudiOC.” As the March 10 proposal deadline approaches for...

Police Catch Peeping Tom with Footage of Students

Louis Krauss and Andrea Wang February 24, 2017

Police arrested a man in Erie County after finding videos on his phone containing footage of women, mostly Oberlin students, undressing in their off-campus houses. David Schindley, 45, from Huron, Ohio,...

A community member addresses the Oberlin School Board Tuesday evening in
Langston Middle School. Various Lorain Education Board members urged the
state to reduce the number of required standardized tests.

Local Educators Urge State to Reduce Testing

Jack Brewster February 24, 2017

As the Ohio Department of Edu­cation inches toward approving an education plan to comply with federal regulations, local teachers, parents and school board members are im­ploring the administration to...

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