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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Oberlin Community Services has faced an increase in demand for financial assistance over the last year.

Community Orgs Care for City Residents Amid Financial Hardship

Alexa Stevens, News Editor February 19, 2021

Oberlin social service organizations have had to alter their practices in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has increased need across the community.  Demand for emergency assistance...

230 West Lincoln Street is the first abandoned lot up for sale this year.

City Selling Vacant Lots

Ella Moxley and Gigi Ewing February 19, 2021

The City of Oberlin is putting several vacant lots up for sale this year. A West Lincoln street property acquired nearly a year ago will be the first lot for sale.  The city gained possession of most...

Security Notebook

February 19, 2021

Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021  3:58 a.m. Officers were requested to assist an individual who had fallen in the parking lot of Stevenson Dining Hall. The individual was being assisted by dining staff. The...

Weekly COVID-19 Update

February 19, 2021

Lorain County Updates In the last week between Feb. 11 and Feb. 18, Lorain County had 286 new COVID-19 cases, 24 new hospitalizations, and two new deaths. This number has been declining in the past...

Second-Years Tackle Career-Readiness, Complex Problems, Workplace Equity in SOAR

Katherine MacPhail and Casey Troost February 12, 2021

Many College second-years have just finished up a month-long virtual retreat focused on academic and career preparation, developing creative solutions to global issues, and equity in professional settings.  The...

Student Senate worked to educate the Board of Trustees on the Black experience at Oberlin during a December panel discussion.

Black Senators, Student Panelists Address Trustees on Racial Equity

Alexa Stevens, News Editor February 12, 2021

Over winter break, student senators presented a panel and led a discussion about the experience of Black students to the Board of Trustees. They discussed issues Black students face on campus and how to...

Kendal at Oberlin administered its final vaccine clinic on Thursday, Feb. 11.

Kendal at Oberlin Finishes Series of Vaccination Clinics, Celebrates Success

Ella Moxley, News Editor February 12, 2021

Local retirement home Kendal at Oberlin completed its last of three COVID-19 vaccination clinics this Thursday. Nearly a year into the pandemic, the living facility has experienced just one positive COVID-19...

Security Notebook

February 12, 2021

Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 12:18 p.m. A student requested assistance after falling on the north side of Noah Hall, injuring their knees and right hand. The student was transported to Mercy Allen Hospital...

Weekly COVID-19 Update

February 12, 2021

Lorain County Updates In the last week, Lorain County had 383 new COVID-19 cases,16 new hospitalizations, and no new deaths. The county has received 11,535 vaccine doses, and, as of Monday, Feb. 8,...

Students are required to show green health passes to dining employees as part of new COVID-19 precautions implemented for the spring semester.

College Prepares for Spring Vaccination Campaign, Urges Caution as COVID-19 Variants Spread

Katherine MacPhail, Editor-in-Chief February 5, 2021

As students schlepped their belongings across campus this week, moving in for their third semester impacted by COVID-19, new pandemic developments have been cause for both hope and concern. The College...

Associate Professor of Comparative American Studies and former Vice President and Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo left Oberlin in October for a position as Vice President for Student Affairs at Oglethorpe University.

Vice President and Dean of Students Steps Down to Return to Faculty

Ella Moxley, News Editor February 5, 2021

Meredith Raimondo will step down from her role as Vice President and Dean of Students at the end of the spring 2021 semester. After taking a sabbatical, Raimondo will return to her previous position as...

Vice President for Communications Ben Jones, OC ’96, was recently named the first assistant vice president of admissions communications.

Ben Jones, OC ’96, Named Assistant VP of Admissions Communications

Olive Hwang, Production Staff February 5, 2021

Ben Jones, OC ’96, has been appointed the College’s first assistant vice president of admissions communications, starting next fall. Jones has served as Oberlin’s vice president for communications,...

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