Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

College Faces Food Delivery, Testing Challenges Amid National COVID Spike

Gigi Ewing, Managing Editor January 14, 2022

As students return from winter break, the College continues to administer COVID-19 testing and care for students in isolation. With 176 students, faculty, and staff testing positive for COVID-19 since...

Former Professor Karl Offen on His Departure from Oberlin

Former Professor Karl Offen on His Departure from Oberlin

Eric Schank, Production Editor & Senior Staff Writer January 14, 2022

After six and a half years at Oberlin College, Professor of Environmental Studies Karl Offen has accepted a position at Syracuse University. Despite serving as chair of the Environmental Studies department...

The United States Postal Service will honor Edmonia Lewis  with a stamp that they will release on Jan. 26.

Uncovering a Forgotten Past: Sculptor Edmonia Lewis Commemorated by United States Postal Service

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief January 14, 2022

The United States Postal Service plans to release the 45th stamp in the USPS Black Heritage Series on Jan. 26,  honoring former Oberlin College student and sculptor Edmonia Lewis. Lewis was an Oberlin...

Security Notebook

January 14, 2022

Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 1:01 p.m. Custodial staff reported a bagged smoke detector in the second-floor lounge area of Barrows Hall. A Campus Safety officer responded and removed the plastic bag from...

Professor Yveline Alexis on New Book, Activism, and Haitian Diaspora

Professor Yveline Alexis on New Book, Activism, and Haitian Diaspora

Kushagra Kar, Editor-in-Chief January 9, 2022

Editor’s note: This article contains graphic descriptions of police brutality. Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies Yveline Alexis has taught at Oberlin since 2013....

Students who are unable to meet the qualifications for a COVID-19 test from Student Health Services often seek a test from community resources like Mercy Allen Hospital or the Oberlin Public Library’s rapid test program.

Testing and Tracing: Tracking the Origins of the December 2021 COVID Outbreak

After a semester with minimal COVID-19 cases on campus, on Dec. 20, 50 students tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours. This moment marked the beginning of the only significant uptick of the virus that...

A student’s welcome package is delivered to their door as part of AVI Foodsystems’ food delivery program for students in isolation.

Meal Delivery for Isolated Students Faces Challenges During Winter Break

Kathleen Kelleher, Senior Staff Writer January 7, 2022

At the start of winter break, 150 students remained on Oberlin’s campus in isolation for COVID-19, prompting a campus-wide effort to care for the sick students. In response to the spike in cases, AVI...

4.	Oberlin City Schools recently unveiled the new Oberlin Elementary School, which opened at the start of this academic year to all elementary-aged students in the city.

Oberlin Community Braces for Omicron Wave

Lauren Krainess, Staff Writer January 7, 2022

Over the last few weeks, Oberlin City government, businesses, and schools have worked to adapt to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant. Last week, the City of Oberlin closed...

Remembering Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Words at Oberlin College

Remembering Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Words at Oberlin College

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief January 7, 2022

On May 26, 1987, Oberlin students filed into their seats for Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu’s Commencement speech. Tutu, who died Dec. 26, 2021, was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian who fought...

Earlier this week, the Office of the Dean of Students announced that Mark Sapara has been hired as Oberlin’s Assistant Vice President and Dean of Intercultural Engagement.

Student Life Hires New Dean of Intercultural Engagement

Anisa Curry Vietze, Editor-in-Chief January 7, 2022

On Monday, Mark Sapara began work at Oberlin as assistant vice president and dean of intercultural engagement. He will oversee the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, the International Student Resource...

Oberlin Launches Summer Block Intensive in Champagne

Walter Thomas-Patterson, Conservatory Editor January 7, 2022

As part of the first-ever summer block intensive, an intensive month-long course for credit, the Oberlin French department will host a four-week cultural and linguistic immersion course in summer 2023,...

Two Days Before Winter Break, 89 Students Test Positive in 48 Hours

Anisa Curry Vietze, Editor-in-Chief December 21, 2021

In the past day, 39 students tested positive for COVID-19, out of over 400 rapid tests administered by the College, according to this evening’s email from President Carmen Twillie Ambar. The announcement...

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