Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Security Report: April 25 – May 1, 2013

Staff May 3, 2013

Friday, April 26  10:52 a.m. Officers responded to a report of a suspicious person in the men’s restroom at Hales Gym. The man, who was not a student, said he was waiting for an appointment at the...

Murray Ridge Calls for Tax Levy to Continue Services

Elizabeth Dobbins, Staff Writer May 3, 2013

The 2013 primary election for Lorain County will be held on Tuesday, May 7. Issue 1, if passed, would continue a property tax that covers 24 percent of Murray Ridge Center’s funding. Murray Ridge Center,...

Kasper Celebrates 50 Years Teaching At Oberlin

Julia Herbst, News Editor May 3, 2013

What is it like to have taught at Oberlin for 50 years? It’s quite an accomplishment.  Well I don’t regard it as an accomplishment. It’s just one day after the next, and I’ve been away on sabbaticals...

Potential Class Trustees Emerge as Senior Class Council Solidifies

Duncan Standish, Staff Writer April 26, 2013

This year’s class trustee election has entered its final phase, just as the senior class council elections have ended. College seniors Joe Condon and Abbas Mohsin are the remaining candidates for the...

Off the Cuff with Amy Parish, Darwinian Feminist

Elizabeth Dobbins, Staff Writer April 26, 2013

What is Darwinian feminism? Traditionally there’s been some antagonism between academics who call themselves feminists and those working on an evolutionary perspective as it applies to human behavior,...

Security Report: April 18 – April 24, 2013

Staff April 26, 2013

Thursday, April 18 8:00 a.m. An officer on routine patrol observed non-offensive graffiti in blue spray paint on the sidewalk between Burton Hall and East Hall. A work order was filed for its removal. 9:24...

A Hundred Trees Planted to Offset Carbon Emissions

Julia Herbst, News Editor April 26, 2013

As part of continuing efforts to offset carbon emissions on campus, students and grounds crew members gathered last Saturday, April 20, to plant 100 trees in the former agricultural fields north of the...

OPIRG Looks Inward After Charter Amendment

Rosemary Boeglin, News Editor April 26, 2013

Last semester, the Student Finance Committee began evaluating Article XI of the Student Financial Charter, which provides for a “special funding mechanism” by which student organizations can tithe...

Student Senate Launches New Shuttle System

Madeline Stocker April 26, 2013

In mid-April, Student Senate announced that a new local shuttle system would be available to students. Prior to the creation of this shuttle service, the College had no working form of transportation aside...

Senate Amends Financial Charter

Rosemary Boeglin, News Editor April 19, 2013

This week the process of removing Article XI, the special funding mechanism, from the Student Financial Charter has moved into its final stages. If approved at next month’s General Faculty meeting, the...

Ecolympics Underway, Expands Programming

Adiel Kaplan, Staff Writer April 19, 2013

The glowing energy orbs around campus have been a little greener over the last two weeks as the Office of Environmental Sustainability kicks off its sixth annual Ecolympics. Ecolympics, which began...

SFP Calls for College Divestment in Israel

Elizabeth Dobbins, Staff Writer April 19, 2013

Students for a Free Palestine is currently attempting to garner support for a petition requesting Oberlin’s divestment from six companies perceived to be involved in Israel’s occupation of Palestinian...

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