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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Sustainability Office Celebrates Milestone, Earth Day

Willa Rubin April 22, 2016

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Office of Environmental Sustainability will hold a special event every month until the end of the year. Earth Day Field Day is the next event and is taking place...

The Shift coworking space will remain open through the school year. There has been enthusiastic support for the pop-up project.

Shift Space to Stay Open, Grow Client Base

Vergil Demery April 15, 2016

Oberlin’s Shift Project, a coworking space that provides a professional workplace for aspiring entrepreneurs, will keep its doors open through the end of the school year. Cullen Naumoff, director of...

After Climate Symposium, Faculty Plans Ahead

Jackie McDermott, Sports Editor April 15, 2016

Oberlin’s inaugural Global Issues Symposium was organized by the International Studies Concentration around the theme of “Climate Change Consequences: Disruption, Migration and the Development of Resilient...

Students march through Oberlin in a parade marking the opening of the Ecolympics. This is the district’s third year participating in the competition.

In Ecolympics, Schools Compete for Low Marks

Kerensa Loadholt, News editor April 15, 2016

A competition in which green beats gold is a staple of the city’s school year for both the College and the city’s public school system. The third annual Ecolympics, which began April 8 and will...

Review Security Notebook

April 15, 2016

Thursday, April 7 8:57 a.m. Staff reported graffiti on the “LEEDS” parking sign north of the Kohl Building. The graffiti was written with a white paint marker. A work order was filed for clean...

Construction continues on the $38 million Gateway Center as the College and city spar over parking. The College recently filed a lawsuit against the city to get the permits necessary for opening the center.

College Sues City Over Gateway Center

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief April 15, 2016

After postponing its opening date for several months, Oberlin College officials filed a lawsuit last week against the city of Oberlin in an attempt to get the $38 million Peter B. Lewis Gateway Center...

Feature Photo: College Begins New Fundraising Initiative

Feature Photo: College Begins New Fundraising Initiative

Kerensa Loadholt, News Editor April 15, 2016

Though new swings in Tappan Square and a piano-themed crosswalk mark some of the most recent changes to Oberlin’s campus, many aspects of the College have remained the same over the years. Thus is...

City Resolution Counters ‘Guns Everywhere’ Bill

Eliza Guinn, Copy Editor April 15, 2016

Oberlin City Council fired a warning shot past the Ohio House of Representatives April 4 when they released a resolution opposing House Bill 48. The resolution cited Oberlin’s Bill of Rights and the...

Local News Bulletin

April 15, 2016

Survivor Support Week Survivor Support Week is a series of events put on by College senior Amethyst Carey, College senior Zia Kandler, College junior Laura Shriver and College junior Lexie Bean. The...

Weekend of Action to Address BDS, Eco-Issues

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2016

A coalition of student groups, led by the Student Labor Action Committee, is hosting Oberlin’s second annual Weekend of Action this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. “We’d been talking for a while...

News Brief: Gateway Center Opening Postponed

News Brief: Gateway Center Opening Postponed

Kerensa Loadholt, News Editor April 8, 2016

The $35 million Peter B. Louis Gateway Convention Center opening date has been postponed yet again as it continues to undergo construction. The Hotel at Oberlin, as it will be known, has been the topic...

Ian Tomesch, OC ’10, plays the David and Sigrid Boe organ at Peace Community Church. The church is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.

Peace Church Celebrates 150th Anniversary

Adam Gittin, News editor April 8, 2016

Peace Community Church officially kicked off the festivities for its 150th anniversary with an organ recital last week featuring Ian Tomesch, OC ’10, and will continue with more celebratory events in...

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