Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

In the face of the Issue 3 loss, legislators are currently in the process of gathering information to propose a bill for the legalization of medical marijuana.

Marijuana Legislation Takes New Direction

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2016

Last week, Legalize Ohio 2016 announced that it was suspending its efforts to collect petition signatures for an amendment to legalize and regulate marijuana use for recreational and medical purposes....

Elizabeth Kolbert, journalist for The New Yorker and previous stringer for The New York Times, will speak at Oberlin March 2 in Finney Chapel.

Off the Cuff: Elizabeth Kolbert, Journalist, Author, Activist

Kerensa Loadholt, News Editor February 26, 2016

Elizabeth Kolbert began working for The New York Times as a stringer in 1983 and has written for The New Yorker for 15 years. For her work on global warming and climate change, she traveled to...

Ventures storefront depicts the recently closed store. The Shift Project, opening Feb. 22, will take over the space.

Shift Project to Open Office Space Downtown

Vergil Demery February 26, 2016

The Oberlin Project will open its most recent endeavor, the Shift Project, on Feb. 22. Set to run until March 18, it will support local entrepreneurship by offering students and community members a working...

Board of Education Agrees to Contract Locally

Kerensa Loadholt, News editor February 19, 2016

Though still lacking the go-ahead to officially pursue construction, Oberlin City Schools has taken another step toward building a new elementary school. Oberlin City Schools Board of Education officials...

Local News Bulletin

February 19, 2016

Man Brings Paraphernalia to Court Oberlin man Arvis Townsend was arrested on Feb. 10 for bringing drug paraphernalia into the Elyria Municipal Court. He was stopped by an officer working at the court’s...

Kai M. Green Ph.D., Author of Ph.D, candidate at the University of Southern California.

Off the Cuff: Kai M. Green, Author, Scholar and Activist

Kerensa Loadholt, News editor February 19, 2016

Kai M. Green is a writer, scholar, poet, filmmaker, abolitionist and feminist. He has a Ph.D., in English and American Studies and Ethnicity, and he has also received graduate certificates in Gender Studies...

Ohio Heroin Epidemic Draws Local, National Attention

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief February 19, 2016

In a heroin epidemic that is sweeping the nation, Ohio is the second-most-affected state. Ohio senators have recently passed legislation that will work to prevent and treat drug addiction and overdose....

Underground Railroad Center to Revitalize Gasholder Grounds

Xiaoqian Zhu February 19, 2016

After seven years of planning, the Oberlin Underground Railroad Center expects to move forward with Phase II of its implementation plan this spring by breaking ground on a new Park-&-Ride facility...

Women, Trans, Non-Binary Gym Hour Cancelled

Jacqueline McDermott February 19, 2016

Enthusiasm transformed into confusion for many after the Oberlin Athletics department reneged on its plan to add an hour designated for women, transgender and non-binary students to Philips gym’s regular...

Review Security Notebook

February 19, 2016

Sunday, Feb. 7 12:56 a.m. Staff reported an unauthorized party taking place at a village house on South Professor Street. Loud music was heard from outside. The party was closed down and approximately...

Routine Board Retreat Ends in Employee Strike

Adam Gittin, News editor February 19, 2016

The Oberlin Student Cooperative Association’s four non-student employees are striking after a heated discussion with students about structural change. Members of Third World Co-op used the OSCA Board...

CDS Implements Minor Changes after Media Frenzy

Harrison Wollman, Staff Writer February 12, 2016

Little has changed for Campus Dining Services in the three months since representatives met with students from the South Asian, Vietnamese and Chinese student associations — except for the media attention,...

Activate Search