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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

OES Revamps, Broadens Goals

Taylor Field, Staff Writer November 9, 2012

The Office of Environmental Sustainability recently certified over 100 rooms as part of the Green Room Program, one of several new and revamped programs with the goal of getting more students involved...

Esther Newton, Professor Emerita of Anthropology at SUNY Purchase, who spoke Tuesday on her career studying gay and lesbian ethnography

Off the Cuff with Esther Newton, Anthropology Professor

Matt Benenson November 9, 2012

Can you talk about how you became interested in your field of study? Well, I do identify as queer, so the interest was there from a personal standpoint right off the bat. Wanting to study [the LGBTQ]...

Security Report: Nov. 1 to Nov. 7, 2012

Staff November 9, 2012

Thursday, Nov. 1 7:33 a.m. An officer responded to a report of vandalism at Barrows Hall. Styrofoam packing material was found strewn about in the first floor lounge, notices were torn from bulletin...

Long-time Professor McCormick to Retire at End of Year

Caroline Hui November 2, 2012

After 26 years of teaching at Oberlin, Biology Professor Catherine McCormick recently announced her retirement, effective at the end of the academic year.  McCormick, who currently teaches Vertebrate...

Security Report: Oct. 25 – Oct. 31, 2012

Staff November 2, 2012

Thursday, Oct. 25 4:23 p.m. Officers and members of the Oberlin Fire Department responded to a fire alarm activated at Stevenson Hall. The cause of the alarm was dust created by contractors cleaning...

Slow Train Team to Open New Coffee Shop

Stephanie Atwood November 2, 2012

Even though it is a stormy Monday morning, the Slow Train Cafe is bustling. With a lengthy line to order coffee and all but one small corner table occupied, the café is approaching maximum capacity. This...

Student Groups Work to Fix Public Transit

Elizabeth Dobbins, Staff Writer November 2, 2012

January 2010 marked the effective end of the Lorain County Transit system. Its already reduced 12 routes were cut to two. A twice a week Dial-A-Ride service was implemented soon afterward, but the extreme...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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