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The Oberlin Review

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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Haiti Trip Success Despite Perceived Lack of College Support

Eva Sachs, Staff Writer February 25, 2011

All Hands Volunteers, a non-profit organization that provides assistance to survivors of natural disasters around the world, sent seven Oberlin students to Haiti for two weeks over Winter Term. As of Feb....

Illness Afflicts Tank Co-op

Ian Seeley, Managing Editor February 25, 2011

Last week, several students in Tank Co-op began reporting flu-like symptoms, prompting the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association to close the co-op for further inspection. In a statement, OSCA President...

College Senior Pete Sabo makes his exit..

Sabo removed from Student Senate

Caroline Hui, Staff Writer February 25, 2011

College senior Pete Sabo was removed from the Student Senate last week, according to former Senate Liaison Marlo Barrera, College junior. Student Senators adhere to a point system that penalizes them...

Off the Cuff: Nell Irvin Painter

Carolyn Bick, Staff Writer February 25, 2011

I was wondering about The History of White People. You’ve said before that we’re actually all black. Did I? Yeah. Well, in the sense that we all have African ancestry. The earliest homo sapiens...

Students Rally in Columbus in Support of Union Rights

Elise Shulman-Reed, News Editor February 25, 2011

Thousands gathered on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio, to support public-sector union employees’ right to collective bargaining. Fifty-five Oberlin students made the trek to the state house to join in the...

Non-Profits, College, Local Businesses, History Contribute to Downtown Growth

Rosemary Boeglin, News Editor February 25, 2011

The East College Street Project has become home to several new businesses in recent months. Although Gary Boyle, City of Oberlin Planning Director, said the city does what it can to make Oberlin attractive...

SURF: Pence and Heartbeat Attack Abortion and Womens’ Healthcare Access

Carmelita Rosner February 25, 2011

Three pieces of legislation have attacked abortion in the past two months. Ohio’s “Heartbeat” Bill, which significantly limits the time frame in which a woman can get an abortion, was introduced...

Security Report: Feb. 17 – Feb. 22, 2011

Staff February 25, 2011

Thursday, Feb. 17 1:24 a.m. Officers were requested at Wilder Hall to assist with a student ill from alcohol consumption. The student was not able to walk on her own and was transported to Mercy...

Security Report: Feb. 10 – Feb. 14, 2011

Staff February 18, 2011

Thursday, Feb. 10 5:33 p.m. Officers and the Oberlin Fire Department responded to a fire alarm on the second floor of East Hall. The cause of the activation was found to be smoke from burnt food. The...

A group of Oberlin and Ohio educations and education experts discussed the film Waiting for "Superman" Wednesday night in West Lecture Hall. Panelists included College President Marvin Krislov, Malcolm Cash, OC ’90, senior lecturer of African and African American Studies at Ohio State University, Doug Sheldon, Oberlin Ohio Education Association president, Alexis Rainbow, OC ’82, headmaster of Lorain Arts Academy, and Geoff Andrews, superintendent of Oberlin City Schools.

Waiting for “Superman” Draws Crowd, Criticism From Ohio Educators

Andrew Willens, News Editor February 18, 2011

Over 200 students discussed America’s educational system with President Marvin Krislov and a panel of top Ohio and Oberlin educators after a film screening of Waiting for “Superman” Wednesday night. The...

AMP Ohio Scraps Plans to Build Meigs County Gas Plant

Lila Leatherman, News Editor February 18, 2011

After years of planning and discussion, American Municipal Power–Ohio has decided not to build its gas-powered power plant in Meigs County, Ohio, choosing instead to buy a gas plant that is currently...

Active Minds at Oberlin Responds to Loughner Shooting

Carmelita Rosner February 18, 2011

While Oberlin students were away on Winter Term, 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner of Tucson, AZ shot 19 people, including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona). A few months earlier, he dropped...

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