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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Report Unpacks Campus Climate on Disability

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief September 16, 2016

Confusion, resentment, frustration, inadequate understanding and a passionate desire for change — these are some of the terms the Working Group on Disability and Access used to describe the current campus...

Michele Norris, nationally acclaimed journalist.

Off the Cuff: Michele Norris, Author and Former NPR Host

Louis Krauss, News Editor September 16, 2016

Michele Norris is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist who spent nine years as the host of All Things Considered, NPR’s longest-running program. After graduating from the University...

Several trees drape the house at 70 North Pleasant Street Saturday. The microburst knocked down several power lines and left over 3,000 Oberlin residents without power.

Microburst Winds Knock Out Power Lines, Trees

Eliza Guinn and September 16, 2016

More than 3,000 Oberlin residents lost power Saturday afternoon as a result of a microburst — a particularly severe storm characterized by winds up to 100 mph. Microbursts are similar to tornados, but...

Security Report

September 16, 2016

Thursday, Sept. 8 1:36 p.m. A resident of South Hall reported that an unknown person entered their unlocked room during the night and took approximately $60 from a pair of shorts that was later found...

An aerial view taken by drone of the Dechant-Notley Farms overlooking the Black River. Between 600 and 800 gallons of fuel poured into the
river from the farm on Aug. 28.

Hundreds of Gallons of Fuel Leaked Into Black River

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief September 9, 2016

Between 600 and 800 gallons of diesel fuel poured into the Black River during a spill Aug. 28, according to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Although Oberlin’s water supply is not currently...

Alleged Arsonist Returns to City

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief September 9, 2016

When a grand jury indicted Robert Coop for arson in 1985, Ronald Reagan occupied the White House, the Soviet Union still existed and Back to the Future topped the box office. Thirty-one years later,...

President Marvin Krislov poses in his office in the Cox Administration Building. In an email Tuesday morning, Krislov announced he will conclude his tenure at Oberlin on June 30, 2017.

Krislov Bids Farewell After a Decade

Louis Krauss and Tyler Sloan September 9, 2016

After nearly a decade of service at Oberlin, President Marvin Krislov announced Tuesday morning that he will end his tenure with the college on June 30, 2017. In an email addressed to the Oberlin community,...

Security Report

September 9, 2016

Friday, Sept. 2 9:47 p.m. A Safety and Security officer assisted a student who received a shock while hanging lights in their room at South Hall. The student was transported to Mercy Allen Hospital for...

Implementation Committees Address Strategic Plan

Oliver Bok and Eliza Guinn September 9, 2016

Implementation committees for the Strategic Plan have started meeting. That much is clear. Everything else — from who is on the implementation committees to how the implementation committees will interact...

Police Chief Juan Torres describes enforcement of the new bike ordinance at the City Council meeting on Tuesday. The
ordinance allows police officers to confiscate bikes parked in unauthorized locations.

New Ordinance Permits Bicycle Confiscation

September 9, 2016

Chaining a bicycle to a signpost or a fence is about to become a lot more costly in Oberlin. At a meeting on Tuesday, City Council passed an ordinance allowing the Oberlin Police Department to confiscate...

MSU photo by Kelly Gorham

Off the Cuff: Brett Walker, Montana State University History Professor

Louis Krauss, News Editor September 9, 2016

Brett Walker is a Regents Professor of History at Montana State University with expertise in Japanese health and medicine and its environmental history. After graduating from the College of Idaho in 1989,...

Energy Credit Referendum Wrecked by Paperwork Havoc

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief September 2, 2016

Oberlin voters will not decide the distribution of $2.6 million in Renewable Energy Credits this fall because of a paperwork error in submitting a ballot initiative. The Lorain County Board of Elections...

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