Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Off the Cuff with Sonal Shah, Economist

Allegra Kirkland, Editor-in-Chief November 2, 2012

There have been a slew of recent news articles referring to Asian-American voters as a major untapped bloc that will have a significant role in determining the course of the election, especially in Western...

Obie Anonymous: An Interview with Founder of ‘What Should We Call Oberlin’

Julia Herbst, News Editor October 12, 2012

How did you come up with the idea for the website? My other friends at different colleges posted links to their [Tumblrs] on Facebook and I remember that someone at Oberlin posted one to Carnegie Mellon’s...

President of Right to Work Foundation Speaks on Union Legislation

Robin Wasserman, News Editor October 12, 2012

Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and the National Right to Work Committee, spoke in favor of right-to-work laws and on the importance of individual liberty in...

ObieChunks Offers Late-Night Cookie Option

William Passannante, Staff Writer October 12, 2012

College sophomores Michael Plotz and Alex Hilden want you to get your chunk on. The two are the driving force behind ObieChunks, a new late-night cookie delivery service. The concept behind ObieChunks...

Student Health to Offer Free Emergency Contraception

Adiel Kaplan, Staff Writer October 12, 2012

Student Health Services will offer free emergency contraception to students starting Oct. 15 as part of its compliance with the Affordable Care Act. Emergency contraception in the form of the morning...

Off the Cuff with David Halperin, author of How to be Gay

Willa Rubin October 12, 2012

You’ve said that “gayness is not a state or condition. It’s a mode of perception, an attitude, an ethos: in short, it is a practice.” Can you elaborate on this? I’m interested in gayness as...

Security Report: Oct. 4 – Oct. 10, 2012

Staff October 12, 2012

Thursday, Oct. 4 12:41 a.m. An officer on patrol at Hales Gym observed that the interior door of the Art Studio was open. The officer checked the surrounding area and locked the door. 1:30 a.m. Officers...

City Fresh Expands Local Food Options

Peter D'Auria October 12, 2012

City Fresh, a program run through the alumni-founded nonprofit New Agrarian Center, delivers local, sustainably grown produce to Oberlin and 16 other locations from June to October. The NAC is comprised...

Off the Cuff: Bill Whittle, Political Commentator

Caroline Hui September 28, 2012

How did you get your start in politics and media? I didn’t know whether my dad was a Republican or Democrat until I was 16 or 17— I just had no idea. We never talked about politics, it wasn’t...

Spade Speaks on Limits of the Law

Robin Wasserman, News Editor September 28, 2012

Dean Spade, founder of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project and associate professor of law at Seattle University, spoke Wednesday on the limits of the law in combating discrimination. Speaking casually —...

New Oberlin Center for Languages and Cultures Maps International Faculty Connections

Adiel Kaplan September 28, 2012

The Oberlin Center for Languages and Cultures held its inaugural reception last Friday, when organizers presented plans for an ambitious new database called ObieMAPS. The OCLC, which was created this...

Off the Cuff with Laurence Kanter, Art Curator

Mya Ballin, Staff Writer September 28, 2012

Can you talk a little bit about the setup and significance of the “Religion, Ritual and Performance in the Renaissance” exhibit? This was a great opportunity to bring pictures from Yale to Oberlin,...

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