On Wednesday, Sept. 12, the General Faculty discussed a proposal that would update rules regarding student protests. The revisions would add protests and demonstrations to the Guidelines for Meetings Involving...
On Sept. 27, Student Senate sent out a survey to gauge student opinion on a proposal to limit tap access to residential buildings to only their residents between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. As of Tuesday, the survey...
During Homecoming weekend, Oberlin College held a dedication ceremony in Tappan Square to honor the life of George Boyer Vashon, OC 1844, the College’s first Black graduate. The College placed a plaque...
This past weekend, Oberlin College celebrated the creation of a new professorship in Economics that was donated to the College by two Oberlin alumni and their families: Frank, OC ’64, and Paula Sloan;...
This past weekend, the Oberlin Alumni Association of African Ancestry reunited on campus in person for the first time in nearly a decade. Attendance of the event exceeded the expectations of OA4 co-chairs...
Last week, the U.S. News and World Report released their college rankings. Out of 211 ranked national liberal arts colleges, Oberlin placed 55th, four positions lower than last year, tying with Gettysburg...
Israel Invades Lebanon, Expands Bombing to Yemen; Iran Fires Missiles in Response
In the past week, Israel has rapidly escalated its military campaign against the so-called “axis of resistance,” a...
On Tuesday, faculty, staff and students gathered in room 106 of King Building for a lecture titled “Immigration and the 2024 Election” to address the recent harm inflicted on Haitian immigrants in...
On Tuesday evening, Oberlin students and community members were alerted to the danger of a tornado.
Early in the evening, a tornado watch was issued. A watch means that weather conditions are right to...
This August, Oberlin College reinstated a ban on campus dining services selling or providing plastic water bottles. The College previously banned single-use plastic water bottles in 1999, which remained...
In the lead-up to the 2024 National Election, OC Votes has been hosting events and using student volunteers to increase voter registration for the 2024 presidential election. As of Wednesday, 1,027 voters...
Heather Radke is a freelance nonfiction author and contributing editor and reporter at Radiolab. Her book Butts: A Backstory, about the cultural history of the buttocks, was published in 2022 and was praised...