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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

College third-year and SOSHA leader Jenna Frizzell poses in
front of a chalkboard that has the guiding questions for last
Thursday’s Survivors of Sexual Harm & Allies forum.

SOSHA Forum Sparks Dialogue on Campus Culture Surrounding Sexual Harm

Lauren Krainess November 5, 2021

Editor’s note: This article mentions sexual harm. Oberlin student group Survivors of Sexual Harm & Allies hosted a forum on Thursday, Oct. 28 to address sexual violence in light of recent Yik...

Students gather in Dye Lecture Hall for the Student Labor Action Coalition’s Endowment Talk on Tuesday.

SLAC Hosts Endowment Talk

Eric Schank, Production Editor & Senior Staff Writer November 5, 2021

This past Tuesday, the Student Labor Action Coalition invited two financial experts and members of the 1833 Just Transition Fund, Kelly Grotke, OC ’89 and Kris Raab, OC ’89, to present research from...

Letter from Professor Mahallati to Dean Kamitsuka

November 5, 2021

Editor’s note: The following is a letter that Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, professor of Religion and Nancy Schrom Dye Chair in Middle East and North African Studies, wrote to Dean of the College...

Israel-Palestine Winter Term Trip Creates Opportunities, Sparks Controversies

Walter Thomas-Patterson, Conservatory Editor November 5, 2021

Over the last two weeks, controversy has developed over a Winter Term trip originally titled “Bridging the Gap: Israel.” In response to a petition with nearly 600 signatures created by Students for...

Eboni Johnson, College Librarian, Enters City Council

Eboni Johnson, College Librarian, Enters City Council

Isaac Kucher, Production Editor November 5, 2021

On Tuesday, Eboni A. Johnson, outreach and programming librarian at Oberlin College Libraries, was elected to Oberlin City Council in an uncontested election, winning a narrow plurality of the...

Security Report

November 5, 2021

Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 11:02 a.m. A student reported the theft of their bicycle from the bike rack north of Fairchild House. The bicycle, a silver, men’s Giant, 21-speed, was secured at the time...

COVID-19 Update

November 5, 2021

Lorain County Updates Lorain County’s COVID-19 caseload has been decreasing over the last month. From Oct. 7 to Nov. 4, the county reported 2,698 positive cases and 131 hospitalizations. Lorain...

Over 1,000 students signed a petition against AVI Foodsystems last week, expressing frustration at the long lines among
other dining issues, in dining locations such as DeCafé and the Rathskeller.

AVI Promises Change After Student Complaints of Long Lines, Empty Shelves

Kush Bulmer, News Editor October 29, 2021

A student petition that circulated last week calls for the College’s dining partner, AVI Foodsystems, to address student concerns about dining accessibility. The petition highlighted student complaints...

Next Tuesday, voters will go to the polls to vote for City School Board candidates.

Education on the Ballot for 2021

Isaac Kucher and Ella Moxley October 29, 2021

Voters will head to the polls Nov. 2 to vote in Lorain County’s general election. Education has emerged as the primary issue on the ballot. While the race for City Council is uncontested, five candidates...

The Oberlin Farmers Market will not take place this winter due to a lack of vendor
interest.

Winter Market Closes Due to Lack of Vendor Interest

Ella Moxley, News Editor October 29, 2021

The Oberlin Winter Market will not open this year after the Market was unable to recruit enough vendors to pay rent on a host facility. The Winter Market, an indoor farmers market that sells produce, meat,...

Students, Activists Rally for Transit Funding

Students, Activists Rally for Transit Funding

Shannon Schulz October 29, 2021

Students from Oberlin’s Sunrise hub joined 14 other Greater Cleveland organizations last Sunday to demand increased federal funding for public transportation, which is part of the Build Back Better Act. The...

Boosters Come to Campus While Staff Vaccinations Lag

Eric Schank, Production Editor & Senior Staff Writer October 29, 2021

On Wednesday, an ObieSafe update released information about new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations published last week, which gave a description about who is eligible to seek a...

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