Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Review Security Notebook

March 13, 2015

Thursday, March 5 12:29 a.m. Officers received a report of a disorderly student at the ’Sco. ’Sco attendants turned away the student because the venue was at full capacity and the student became...

OPD Offers Class to Educate Residents on Police Tactics

Elizabeth Dobbins, News Editor March 13, 2015

The Oberlin Police Department is currently accepting applications for this year’s Citizens Police Academy — a free 10-week program open to those interested in police procedures who also pass the required...

Planning Commission Sides Against Green Acres

Hannah Jackel-Dewhurst March 13, 2015

Opposition from Oberlin residents and members of the Oberlin Planning Commission has called the future of the Green Acres Project into question. The Green Acres Project is a proposed mixed-income housing...

Susan Ackerman, Preston H. Kelsey Professor of Religion and professor of Jewish studies and women’s and gender studies at Dartmouth College, who gave a series of talks earlier this week during the Haskell Lecture Series

Off the Cuff: Susan Ackerman, professor of religion, Jewish studies and women’s and gender studies at Dartmouth College

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief March 13, 2015

Susan Ackerman is the Preston H. Kelsey Professor of Religion as well as a professor in Jewish studies and women’s and gender studies at Dartmouth College. Ackerman is also president of the American...

Review Security Notebook

March 6, 2015

Thursday, Feb. 26 2:30 p.m. A student reported the loss or theft of their iPhone from the Wilder Bowl area. The phone was not in a case. The estimated value of the phone was $150. 7:38 p.m. A facilities...

Military historian and Iraq War colonel Peter Mansoor who participated in Tues- day’s panel discussion regarding ISIS

Off the Cuff: Peter Mansoor, military historian and Iraq War colonel

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief March 6, 2015

Professor Peter Mansoor is the current Raymond E. Mason, Jr. chair of military history at the Ohio State University. Mansoor served in the early years of the Iraq war as the commanding officer of the 1st...

Feature Photo: March 4

Feature Photo: March 4

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief March 6, 2015

Associate Dean Pablo Mitchell and Professors of Comparative American Studies Afia Ofori-Mensa and Shelley Lee discuss the second anniversary of March 4, 2013 at an event sponsored by the Multicultural...

Students get food at Stevenson Dining Hall. Though dining halls close during spring and fall breaks, this spring break Senate is partnering with local churches to increase access to food for students who plan to stay on campus.

College and Churches Partner to Offer Free Food

Louis Krauss, News Editor March 6, 2015

Several student senators worked with Community and Government Relations Assistant Tita Reed and First Church Pastor David Hill to organize a program to offer students free meals during the break. The program...

Alan Mitchell, food distribution coordinator of Oberlin Community Services, moves green peppers from the stock room to the food pantry. The organization has expanded significantly in the last year, both in the
range of programs it operates and the number of people it serves.

Oberlin Community Services Expands

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2015

Oberlin Community Services is working on a new strategic plan called Planting Seeds for Growth and Sustainability to help reshape and expand its services to fit the needs of southern Lorain County communities. Executive...

Students File Complaint After Conductor Uses Racial Epithet

Elizabeth Dobbins, News Editor March 6, 2015

Three students from the Oberlin Baroque Orchestra submitted a complaint to the Conservatory dean’s office after a rehearsal on Feb. 23, where guest conductor Jaap ter Linden told an anecdote in which...

College junior Maya Wergeles holds office hours in the Sexual Information Center. The SIC plans to host a week of events which take a broad, intersectional view of sex and sexuality.

Sexual Information Center Renames, Refocuses Safer Sex Week

Elizabeth Dobbins, News Editor March 6, 2015

The Sexual Information Center announced plans last week to host a weeklong series of events designed to replace and reimagine the goals of Safer Sex Week. The event, called Radical Explorations of Sexual...

Student Senate interviews a prospective Steering Committee candidate, College first-year Joshua Koller. This week, the student body and Senate elected and appointed six new student members to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee.

Six Students Added to Steering Committee

Louie Krauss, Staff Writer February 27, 2015

The student body elected College junior Sophie Umazi Mvurya, College first-year Nina Pulley and College second-year Jasmine Anderson to the Steering Committee last week. In addition, Student Senate selected...

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