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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Oberlin’s new bakery, the Blue Rooster Bakehouse, will open its doors to customers on Saturday, Nov. 15. Owners Wendy and Leo Boes said they are excited to give students and community members a spot to hang out.

New Bakery Comes to Main Street

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2014

The Blue Rooster Bakehouse, which is taking the place of B. McK’s Public House in downtown Oberlin, will open Nov. 15, stocked with cakes, pies, pastries, bagels and other baked goods. Wendy...

Unanimous Vote by Council Retracts Support for Pipeline

Sarah Conner October 31, 2014

Oberlin City Council unanimously voted last Monday in favor of retracting support from the NEXUS pipeline, a project led by DTE Energy and Spectra Energy. The pipeline would span nearly 250 miles from...

Pele IrangLaden, who is a Temple University student and organizer for the 15 Now campaign

Off the Cuff: Pele IrangLaden, organizer for 15 Now Philadelphia’s student branch

Madeline Stocker October 31, 2014

Pele IrangLaden is a campus coordinator, Temple University student and organizer for 15 Now Philadelphia’s student branch, a part of the greater 15 Now movement. The 15 Now campaign, which was launched...

Review Security Notebook

October 31, 2014

Friday, Oct. 24 8:45 a.m. Contractors reported damage, random words and pictures carved into freshly poured concrete on the south end of Zechiel House. 1:30 p.m. Officers and members of the Oberlin...

College senior Sophie Meade (left), College juniors Karalyn Grimes and Laura Shriver and others lift a mattress to show their solidarity with survivors of sexual and domestic violence. In line with the national Carry That Weight Day of Action, several students and faculty members carried mattresses, blankets and pillows around campus as a visual
demonstration of the burden of being a survivor of sexualized violence.

Obies ‘Carry That Weight’ on Day of Action

Emma Paul and Madeline Stocker, Staff Writer and News Editor October 31, 2014

Trigger warning: This article contains discussion of sexualized and domestic violence. Armed with mattresses, pillows and blankets, several students and faculty members visualized the burden of sexualized...

Community members shovel dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new sustainable house. Zion Commu- nity Development worked with Oberlin Community Services, Providing Oberlin with Efficiency Responsibly and the Oberlin Project to plan this sustainable single-family home on the south side of Oberlin.

Community Members Break Ground on New Sustainable House

Louisa Liles October 31, 2014

Construction began this week on a completely sustainable single-family home on the south side of Oberlin. The Oberlin based company Zion Community Development Corporation is building the house at 121 Smith...

Students protest Jeffrey Sachs at Wednesday’s convocation. Protesters entered Finney Chapel during Sachs’s talk to speak out against his actions and the College’s decision to fund a speaker the protesters called a “neoliberalist capitalist.”

Students Protest Economist’s Actions, Not Views

Madeline Stocker, News Editor October 31, 2014

Those who expected developmentalism to be the only policy deconstructed at Jeffrey Sachs’s convocation Wednesday night were in for a surprise. Sachs, an American economist and former economic advisor...

Ohio Senator Jim Jordan speaks at Oberlin Community Candidates night. Residents will be voting in this race as well
as other races and issues this upcoming Tuesday.

Elections Bring Issues, Candidates to Voters

Molly Brand and Elizabeth Dobbins, Contributing Writer and News Editor October 31, 2014

Oberlin voters will line up at the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4 to cast their ballots for a variety of issues and candidates. At the top of the ballot this year is the Ohio governor’s race. Incumbent...

College Makes First Layoffs in More than 10 Years

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief October 31, 2014

The College is laying off three employees due to the recent switch from coal to natural gas in the College’s heating plant. The three heating plant engineers in question must decide by Nov. 5 either...

Michael Dirda, OC ’70, a Pulitzer Prize–winning book critic.

Off the Cuff: Michael Dirda, OC ’70, Pulitzer Prize-winning literary critic

Madeline Stocker, News Editor October 10, 2014

Michael Dirda OC ’70 is a Pulitzer Prize–winning book critic for The Washington Post, and a published author. Dirda will give two public talks this coming Thursday: one at the Oberlin Public...

College first-year Brandi Metzger, an Oberlin Community Services social justice intern, and volunteer Alexandria Zimmerman handle produce for the OCS farmers market. This coming week, members of OCS are hosting the first-ever “Restaurant Week,” where local restaurants will donate a portion of their profits to support OCS’s efforts to fight food insecurity in Ohio.

Local Restaurants Host OCS Fundraiser

Molly Brand October 10, 2014

Oberlin Community Services will be partnering with WOBC next week to host Oberlin’s first-ever Restaurant Week. This event will be a fundraiser for OCS to help the organization keep up with increasing...

College Allocates $5 Million To New Initiative

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief October 10, 2014

Two new policies concerning the College’s investments may make Oberlin finances more reflective of the ideals pushed by the faculty and student body. The College recently announced a new divestment...

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