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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Members of Oberlin College and Professional Employees paint a rock in Tappan Square to read, “OCOPE is Rock Solid.” They will enter contract negotiations with the College on April 12.

College, OCOPE to Negotiate April 12

Jacob Berstein April 8, 2016

Oberlin College Office and Professional Employees, a union of campus workers, faces an uphill battle with the College as contract renegotiations loom. For the approximately 192 employees of the College...

Fairchild Chapel to Become Multifaith Prayer Space

Eliza Guinn, Copy Editor April 8, 2016

The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at Oberlin has been working since the fall of 2015 to recreate Fairchild Chapel as a multifaith prayer space for Oberlin’s campus. College senior Rand Zalzala,...

James C. Dobbins is a professor of Religion and East Asian Studies at Oberlin. He recently edited Selected Works of D.T. Suzuki, Volume II: Pure Land.

Off the Cuff: James Dobbins, Author, Professor, Translator

Kerensa Loadholt, News Editor April 8, 2016

James C. Dobbins is a Fairchild Professor of Religion and East Asian Studies at the College. He has studied Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki who wrote about the pure land Buddhist tradition. Dobbins’ talk, "D....

Review Security Notebook

April 8, 2016

Thursday, March 31 12 p.m. A student reported the theft of their locked bicycle from the north side of Asia House. The bicycle is a black, 18-speed K2 Enemy. Friday, April 1
 9:58 p.m. Officers...

Local News Bulletin

April 8, 2016

County to Hold 14th Prescription Drug Turn-in Day Lorain County will hold its 14th prescription drug turn-in day on Saturday, April 30 at 16 law enforcement offices throughout the county. Residents...

Aisha Tyler looks through the Oberlin Archives with Visiting Sociology Professor Christi Smith. TLC ‘s Who Do You Think You Are? recently filmed an
episode on campus featuring Tyler.

TLC Visits College Archives in Search of Tyler’s Family History

Audrey Rowland April 1, 2016

Oberlin College will make it to primetime TV Sunday, April 3. TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are?, a documentary series exploring celebrities’ family backgrounds, will kick off its eighth season on Oberlin’s...

Graphical representations of Oberlin’s potential new school are shown. A bond for constructing a new pre-K through fifth grade school building may be put on the November ballot.

School Board to Campaign for Construction Bond

Adam Gittin, News Editor April 1, 2016

After years of deliberation, the Oberlin Board of Education is preparing to vote on a bond issue that would fund the replacement of the Prospect and Eastwood elementary school buildings with a new pre-K...

Local News Bulletin

April 1, 2016

Garett Wins Democratic Nomination Oberlin’s Janet
Garrett, a retired public school teacher, won the Democratic nomination
to run against Republican Representative Jim Jordan in November’s election....

Gary Shteyngart, OC ’95, who recently published his first memoir, Little Failure.

Off the Cuff: Gary Shteyngart, OC ‘95, Author and Professor

Kerensa Loadholt, News Editor April 1, 2016

Gary Shteyngart, OC ’95, has written several novels and recently published his first memoir, Little Failure. His novels include works such as The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, Absurdistan and Super...

Review Security Notebook

April 1, 2016

Thursday, March 24 8:09 p.m. Officers and the Oberlin Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the Firelands Apartments. Smoke from cooking activated the alarm, which was then reset. Friday,...

Alexia Hudson-Ward, pictured, was chosen as the new director of libraries. The previous director, Ray English, retired in June 2015.

Oberlin Selects New Director of Libraries

Madeline Stocker, Editor-in-Chief April 1, 2016

Oberlin will officially welcome Alexia Hudson-Ward as the new Azariah Smith Root Director of Libraries on July 1, but she has already received warm greetings from students, faculty and staff. “Ms....

Board members of ¡Presente!: Naomi Campa, board social co- ordinator (left), Isabella Moreno, board president and Fabian Fuertes, board treasurer. The organization is the first Latinx faculty group on Oberlin’s campus.

¡Presente! Kicks Off with First Outreach Event

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief April 1, 2016

Oberlin’s Latinx employee group ¡Presente! is holding its first official student and faculty outreach event Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cat in the Cream. The group was formed in an effort to raise...

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