Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Hundreds Stand in Solidarity After Incidents of Hate Speech

Rosemary Boeglin, News Editor February 15, 2013

This past week, numerous instances of racist, anti-Semitic and queerphobic notes and graffiti were discovered across campus. The first occurrence, discovered Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Science Center, involved...

Tensions Increase over No Trespass List

Rosemary Boeglin February 8, 2013

Recent conversations surrounding the College’s trespass policy have drawn attention to dividing lines between the town and school. Students, alumni and community members formed the One Town Campaign...

Off The Cuff: Dr. Johnnette B. Cole, OC ’57, and Princeton University Professor of Philosophy Kwame Anthony Appiah

February 8, 2013

Dr. Cole, what it was like to be a female Anthropology major in the ’50s? Cole: Well, first I must say there was no Anthropology major in the years that I was at Oberlin. So I majored in Sociology,...

Security Report: Feb. 1 – Feb. 5, 2013

Staff February 8, 2013

Friday, Feb. 1 5:45 a.m. Security officers and members of the Oberlin Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the Service Building. The area was checked, but no fire was found. The alarm was...

Quick Facts About the New Credit System

Staff February 8, 2013

– The new credit system will go into effect fall 2013. – Your current academic record will be reviewed, and the progress you have made will be maintained. – A course that was previously three,...

College Wins Multiple Environmental Accolades

Elizabeth Dobbins, Staff Writer February 8, 2013

This winter, the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools named Oberlin College the “Best 4-Year Higher Education Institution” in their second annual awards. The Center cited Oberlin’s...

New ExCos Attract Broad Range of Students to Unique Classes

Scott Hulver February 8, 2013

What better place to learn about cocktails than in college? Hundreds of students spent their Wednesday night at the fair to sign up for the slew of new Experimental College classes offered this semester,...

Off the Cuff with Sam White, Author and Assistant Professor of History

Sarah Cole December 14, 2012

How did you first become interested in environmental history? I got interested in it more through economic history. I was interested in the big question that … basically, why did some countries get...

Senate Votes to Reform Article XI

Matthew Benenson, Staff Writer December 14, 2012

Student Senate unanimously voted to pass a resolution last Sunday urging the Student Financial Committee to “amend or remove Article XI of the Student Financial Charter in a manner that will increase...

Animal Rights Activists Speak on ‘Eco-Terrorism’ Branding

Robin Wasserman, News Editor December 14, 2012

Will Potter, journalist and author of the new book Green is the New Red, and animal rights activist Jake Conroy spoke Monday on government and corporate oppression in relation to animal rights activism....

Anonymous Online Forums Stir Up Debate

Elizabeth Kuhr December 14, 2012

Just days before the anonymous forum ObieTalk reappeared on Oberlin students’ computers and smartphones, a new Facebook page called Oberlin Compliments was created with the mission to spread positivity....

Security Report: Dec. 6 – Dec. 11, 2012

Staff December 14, 2012

Thursday, Dec. 6 5:36 p.m. Officers and members of the Oberlin Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at a Goldsmith apartment. The cause of the alarm was smoke from cooking. The area was cleared...

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