After a months-long negotiation between the College and the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association, both parties signed a five-year rent contract in December, introducing a new rent model and transferring...
The staff of The Oberlin Review extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends of College first-year Helen Hastings, who died Jan. 18, 2021 in Houston, Texas.
Among her friends, Hastings...
On Jan. 17, 2021, the day before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Oberlin lost a spiritual pillar of our community: Meeko Israel. Larger than life, Meeko was a man of many gifts and talents, leaving behind...
Lorain County Updates
A week ago, on Friday, Jan. 29, Lorain County surpassed a cumulative total of 20,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. While a grim milestone, the outlook...
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021
2:30 p.m. A resident of a Village House on Elm Street reported a Dyson fan, a cordless vacuum, and a box of cleaning supplies missing. A work order was filed for a lock change.
4:49...
Agave Burrito Bar and Tequilería is slated to reopen on Dec. 16 under new management and an updated name: Agave Burritory. The new owners are husband-and-wife team John Nutt and Khristal Kramer-Nutt,...
Lorain County Updates
In the past two weeks, between Nov. 19 and Dec. 3, Lorain County saw 2,285 new COVID-19 cases. A total of 7,777 confirmed cases have been recorded in Lorain County as of Dec. 3,...
After months of work on the part of College students, faculty, and community members, a new organization called the Center for Food Innovation @ Oberlin officially launched last month. The organization,...
Oberlin professors face greater challenges in balancing academic and parenting responsibilities this semester because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With so many children attending school on Zoom, parents everywhere...
The College postponed the start of the spring 2021 semester from its original start date of Jan. 7 to Feb. 1, in response to the surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide and in Lorain County. President Carmen...
In the final full week on campus, President Carmen Twillie Ambar reflected on a challenging year for the country and for colleges across the nation. The College shifted to a three-semester model, de-densifying...
Concerned members of the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association have organized a group called “No OSCA? No Oberlin” to advocate in support of the nonprofit. Due to safety concerns around COVID-19,...
