Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Oberlin admission staff prepares for the arrival of the class of 2018. These preparations include sending admission letters, listening to audition tapes and painting rocks.

Acceptance Letters Mailed to Over 2,000 Prospective Students

Elizabeth Kuhr, Staff Writer April 6, 2014

College and Conservatory admissions officers mailed much anticipated acceptance letters on April 1 to welcome the incoming freshman class. Debra Chermonte, the vice president and dean of admissions...

Ohio to Institute Online Standardized Testing

Louie Krauss, Staff Writer April 5, 2014

Elementary school students in Ohio will make the switch to online standardized testing at the start of the 2014 school year. This method, designed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for...

Oberlin Community Service volunteers teach the greater Oberlin community about gardening and the growth of sustainable food. OCS will launch the new Plant a Row
program this spring.

OCS Utilizes Local Produce

Louie Krauss, Staff Writer March 15, 2014

Beginning this year, Oberlin will take part in Plant a Row for the Hungry, a national program that helps provide freshly grown produce to families in need. Through this program, the College’s gardens...

Professors Sue College, Cite Discrimination

Professors Sue College, Cite Discrimination

Rosemary Boeglin and Julia Herbst March 15, 2014

Assistant Professor of French and Cinema Studies Grace An filed a lawsuit against the College on March 5, claiming that the institution failed to address repeated instances of sex-based harassment by fellow...

Oberlin students and local residents march for farmworker justice. Outside of a local Wendy’s restaurant, protesters promoted the food chain’s signing of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Fair Food Agreement.

Students, Union Rally for Farmworkers

Kris Fraser, Staff Writer March 14, 2014

Oberlin students picketed a Wendy’s in Columbus, OH this past Sunday, joining a Florida worker’s union in a march for farmworker justice. Protesters attempted to pressure Wendy’s into signing...

$10 Term Bill Fee Funds Carbon Neutrality Efforts

Waylon Cunningham, Contributer March 14, 2014

Next semester, an extra $10 will be tacked onto term bills in order to finance Oberlin’s Green EDGE Fund. The Board of Trustees approved increasing a proposal last week to increase the Green EDGE Fund...

Joel Steiker, OC ’78, speaks at the Responsible Investment Organization’s symposium about respon- sible investment techniques. Steiker is a fund manager at Murex Investments.

RIO Investment Symposium Assesses Community Standards

Elizabeth Dobbins, Staff Writer March 14, 2014

Students, faculty and community members congregated in the Adam Joseph Lewis Center this weekend, foregoing the sunshine to attend the Responsible Investment Policy symposium. The symposium, which was...

Chris Crass, an author, activist and organizer, who will give a talk on Sunday entitled “Anti-Racist Organizing in White Communities”

Off the Cuff: Chris Crass, author, activist and anti-racist organizer

March 14, 2014

Author, educator and organizer Chris Crass is often at the forefront of multiracial and feminist movements. Crass sat down with the Review this week to talk about his experience as an activist and his...

Heated Senate Plenary Meetings Draw Audience

Madeline Peltz, Staff Writer March 14, 2014

Since Fearless and Loathing began recording Student Senate plenary meetings in February, Student Senate’s agenda has been a topic of much debate on campus. Persistent conflict in light of disagreements...

Q&A: Shane Joseph, College Sophomore and Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient

Madeline Stocker, News Editor March 9, 2014

On Wednesday March 12, Joseph will assist the College with a bone marrow transplant drive. Consisting only of a cheek swab and several pieces of paperwork, bone marrow drives have saved hundreds of lives...

Security Report: Feb. 27 — March 4, 2014

March 9, 2014

Thursday, Feb. 27 12:53 a.m. – Officers were requested to assist a student who injured her ankle while playing Frisbee at Williams Field House. An ambulance was summoned and the student was transported...

Leonidas Donskis is a member of the European Parliament and a philosophical and political scholar.

Off the Cuff: Leonidas Donskis, Lithuanian scholar of philosophy and politics, human rights advocate and member of the European Parliament

Rosemary Boeglin, Editor-in-Chief March 9, 2014

Leonidas Donskis is an author, politician and leading Lithuanian public intellectual. A strong advocate for civil rights, Donskis sat down with the Review to discuss his thoughts on European politics and...

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