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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Oberlin Announces Midwest Merit Scholarship

Lily Nobel, Production Editor November 8, 2024

On Oct. 14, Oberlin’s administration announced the Midwest Merit Scholarship, which will award $25,000 a year to all admitted students from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,...

Oberlin Launches Learning and Labor Scholars Program

Swaranya Sarkar, Staff Writer November 8, 2024

Oberlin College will launch its new Learning and Labor Scholars Program beginning in spring 2025. The program, created by Professor of Politics Steve Crowley and James Monroe Professor of Politics and...

Eve Sandberg

Eve Sandberg: Robert S. Danforth Professor of Politics

Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor November 8, 2024

Eve Sandberg is the Robert S. Danforth Professor of Politics. Her research centers on comparative democratization; economic development, including issues of entrepreneurship; political party systems; nongovernmental...

November 5 Election Results for Lorain County

Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor November 8, 2024

The 2024 general election saw sweeping Republican victories across the country. Former President Donald Trump won the electoral college, also gaining the majority of votes nationwide, in Ohio, and in Lorain...

City Council Update for Nov. 4

Jesse Gross, Staff Writer November 8, 2024

Council Approves Revised Rules of Order for City Commissions During its Nov. 4 meeting, the Oberlin City Council unanimously approved revised rules of order for several City commissions, including the...

World Headlines

Avishi Khar, Staff Writer November 8, 2024

Red Cross Launches International Emergency Appeal for Lebanon On Tuesday, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launched an international emergency appeal for Lebanon,...

OC Votes registered around 1,200 students to vote.

Campus Community Prepares for Nov. 5 Election

Karthik Ranganadhan and Layla Wallerstein November 1, 2024

Editor’s Note The United States presidential general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Ohio voters will have a chance to vote for the next President of the United States, as well as...

Tank Hall, one of six co-ops, is located on East College Street.

OSCA Members No Longer Lose Financial Aid

Layla Wallerstein, News Editor November 1, 2024

For the last 10 years, students who join the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association have seen a reduction in their financial aid package in comparison to students in Oberlin College housiing and dining....

Cleveland Public Radio Event Educates Oberlin Community on Issue 1, Gerrymandering

Gregory Amenta, Staff Writer November 1, 2024

On Monday, Cleveland public broadcaster Ideastream’s Sound of Ideas program held a public panel on Issue 1 at Oberlin’s Dye Lecture Hall. The event, which drew around 150 people, was broadcast on WKSU...

A fire at Republic Services Landfill was put out by the Oberlin Fire Department within hours.

Fire Breaks Out at Oberlin Landfill

Walker Prince, Staff Writer November 1, 2024

On the evening of Oct. 23, fire broke out at the Republic Services Landfill on Oberlin-Elyria Road just outside of City limits. Both the Oberlin Fire Department and Republic Services, which operates the...

Oberlin College Launches ObieAlert: A Comprehensive New Safety App for Campus

Máxima Oxholm-Barraza November 1, 2024

Oberlin College and Conservatory has introduced ObieAlert, a new campus-wide emergency notification system and safety app that promises to enhance safety communication and support across campus. Created...

Stephen Zunes

Stephen Zunes, OC ’79; Middle East Scholar and Activist

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief November 1, 2024

Stephen Zunes, OC ’79, is a professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, specializing in U.S. foreign policy, Middle Eastern politics, and strategic nonviolent...

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