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Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Students Protest in Wake of A-House Petition

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2015

Rather than Sunday dinner, student diners at Afrikan Heritage House were met with protestors blocking the entrances. According to members of Oberlin’s Black student union, ABUSUA, as well as other students,...

Student Senator and College sophomore Anjali Kolachalam speaks at plenary on Sunday. Senate,
Dean of Students Eric Estes and the Board of Trustees have worked together to start a new Student
Support Fund for small grants for low-income students.

New Fund Supports Low-Income Students

Katherine Kingma, Staff Writer December 12, 2015

A new fund to support students without the means necessary to front certain financial needs, such as fixing broken technology or paying for groceries over break, launched late last week. Dean of Students...

Group Expands Fossil Fuel Divestment Proposal

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2015

The Oberlin Fossil Fuel Divestment group is unsatisfied with the Board of Trustees’ noncommittal response to its divestment proposal and is firing back with an updated list of demands. The group is now...

Students Push for Agreement on College Taxes

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief December 12, 2015

The College owns roughly $200 million of property and pays no tax on the majority of it. Some student activists want that fact to change. Since nonprofits like the College are exempt from property taxes,...

Review Security Notebook

December 12, 2015

Friday, Dec. 4 6:19 a.m. Safety and Security officers responded to a report of vandalism in the restroom on the third floor of Wilder Hall. Nail polish was thrown on several walls and doors and graffiti...

Off the Cuff: Thais Francis, Actor, Writer and Producer

Off the Cuff: Thais Francis, Actor, Writer and Producer

Tyler Sloan, Editor in Chief December 12, 2015

Thais Francis is an actor, dancer, singer, writer, producer and instrumentalist who recently released a short film called Late Expectations. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Francis grew up in suburban...

Until Next Time: What’s to Come Next Semester

Tyler Sloan, Editor in Chief December 12, 2015

Strategic Plan: College President Marvin Krislov said that a final draft of the Strategic Plan will be published in March. The Steering Committee released a draft, titled Oberlin College Strategic Plan...

Dr. Carmen Phelps, a Multicultural Resource Center director candidate, speaks to students on Wednesday. Two
other candidates, Dr. Millicent Carvalho-Grevious and Dr. Teresita Levy, will visit the College Friday and Monday, respectively.

Search for MRC Director Continues as Candidates Visit College

Xiaoqian Zhu December 12, 2015

Only three candidates remain in the search for the new director of the Multicultural Resource Center. The first candidate to visit was Dr. Carmen Phelps, the director of Student Engagement for the Office...

Photo courtesy of Kate Doyle

Off the Cuff: Kate Doyle, Analyst at the National Security Archive

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief December 4, 2015

Kate Doyle is a senior analyst of U.S. policy in Latin America at the National Security Archive, an organization that uses declassified U.S. government documents to shed light on American foreign policy....

Construction workers assess the situation within the new Lewis Gateway Center, which the College borrowed $18 million to build. The rating agency Moody’s Investors
Services recently downgraded the College’s credit rating partially because of the College’s debt level.

Moody’s Downgrades College’s Credit Rating

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief December 4, 2015

The College has too much debt and depends too heavily on students for revenue, analysts from Moody’s Investors Service say. Moody’s, one of the two most important credit-rating agencies along with...

College sophomore and Student Senator Jesse Docter listens at the trustee forum on Thursday night. The forum included discussion of divestment and student input in decision making.

Students to Trustees: We’re Not Being Heard

Tyler Sloan, Editor in Chief December 4, 2015

With final exams looming and fall semester coming to a close, the Board of Trustees-Student forum in King Hall on Thursday night was sparsely attended. Still, students and trustees engaged in discourse...

Review Security Notebook

December 4, 2015

SECURITY ADVISORY Abusua, Oberlin’s Black student union, sent an email to Afrikan Heritage House residents Tuesday regarding a verbal assault that allegedly took place in the Saunders Lounge around...

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