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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Students protest against the administration’s new housing, dining and OSCA financial aid policies last Friday. The protest was one of many actions in opposition to the changes, leading to today’s meeting between OSCA officers and the administration.

OSCA Pushes for Pausing Aid Changes

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2017

Oberlin Student Cooperative Associa­tion officers met with administrators today to negotiate the administration’s recent policy changes concerning housing and dining for next academic year. OSCA Presi­dent...

A mockup of the Hall Annex renovation and expansion shows a projection of how the completed building will look. The $14-million project will begin in June and is expected to be finished by summer 2018.

$14-Million Hall Annex Renovations to Begin in June

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief April 28, 2017

Student actors, singers and danc­ers will have a brand new space to per­form in next calendar year, after the City Planning Commission approved a long-awaited renovation and expansion of Hall Annex April...

Student Senator and College sophomore Meg Parker speaks at Sunday’s Student Senate plenary. Senators are drafting a proposal for a Central Budgeting Committee that will allow students, faculty and staff to participate in the College’s financial decision-making processes under a nondisclosure agreement.

Student Senate Proposes Central Budgeting Committee

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2017

Student senators are drafting a proposal to establish a Central Budgeting Commit­tee, a standing group that would include and engage students, faculty and staff in the College’s budgeting decisions....

Customers check out at Gibson’s Bakery. The trials of College sophomores Cecelia Whettstone and Endia Lawrence — who were charged with assault after November’s shoplifting incident at the bakery — have been pushed back to May 15, with the possible addition of new charges.

County Investigation Delays Gibson’s Trials

Louis Krauss, News Editor April 28, 2017

The trials for two students charged with assault in the aftermath of last November’s incident at Gibson’s Bakery have been pushed back to May 15 and could lead to additional charges following Wednesday’s...

Liz Burgess, owner of Ginko Gallery.

Off the Cuff: Liz Burgess, Owner of Ginko Gallery

Louis Krauss, News Editor April 28, 2017

Liz Burgess, OC ’73, is the current owner of Ginko Gallery, an art and arts supply store downtown. Burgess opened the shop with two friends after grad­uating from the College in 1973. In addition to...

Security Report

April 28, 2017

Thursday, April 20 2:27 a.m. Students reported an unknown individual walking out of their Union Street apartment. The Oberlin Police Department responded. Nothing was reported missing or damaged. The...

College junior Hannah Sklar uses a meal swipe in Dascomb Dining Hall. Starting next semester, all first-years will be required to have a 300-meal-per-semester dining plan, unless they choose to eat in OSCA.

College Raises Tuition, Overhauls Room and Board

Louis Krauss, News Editor April 21, 2017

Attending Oberlin College will cost $69,372 next academic year thanks to a 2.8-percent tuition increase announced by outgoing Vice President for Finance and Administration Mike Frandsen via email Tuesday. The...

Faculty and administrators enter King Building Room 306 for Wednesday's General Faculty meeting. With impending administrative turnover, faculty is reckoning with the viability of the Strategic Plan.

Administrative Turnover Stalls Plan Implementation

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2017

With significant turnover in senior administrative positions at the end of this year, faculty members are navigating different avenues of maintaining the Strategic Plan implementation committees’ goals...

College Bookstore Manager Tammy Herman reorganizes clothes Thursday.
The College’s Purchasing Committee will soon respond to the discovery
that Nike breached the College’s Sweatshop-Free Apparel Code
of Purchasing.

Purchasing Committee Addresses Nike Scandal

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2017

The College’s Purchasing Com­mittee is preparing a response to a recent discovery that Nike — one of the school’s largest apparel providers — breached Oberlin’s Sweatshop-Free Apparel Code of...

Toni Myers, the new permanent director of the MRC, sits outside Wilder Hall. Myers hopes to expand community
outreach and may sponsor a Social Justice Leadership ExCo next semester.

Myers Named Permanent MRC Director, Aims for More Outreach

Johan Cavert April 21, 2017

Toni Myers is now the permanent Multicul­tural Resource Center Director after serving as interim director since May. In addition to sup­porting the MRC's goal of creating a welcoming space for students...

City Upgrades Alert System, Saves Money

Louis Krauss, News Editor April 21, 2017

  City Council will save thousands of dollars on the city’s emergency alert system by joining the Lorain County Wireless Emergency Notification System. The city’s alert system allows those...

Off the Cuff: Mindi Kuebler, Activist

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2017

  Mindi Kuebler is the director of the Human Trafficking Collaborative of Lorain County. Kuebler founded HTCLC in 2009 after working as a fo­rensic nurse, specializing as a sexual assault nurse...

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