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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Professor of Religion and Nancy Schrom Dye Chair of Middle East and North African Studies Mohammad Jafar Mahallati.

Religion Professor Denies Accusations of Human Rights Abuse Cover-Up

Anisa Curry Vietze and Gigi Ewing October 9, 2020

A letter calling for the removal of a faculty member was sent to President Carmen Twillie Ambar yesterday, alleging that the professor participated in covering up the Iranian regime’s 1988 mass killing...

Junior Practicum Students Tackle Complex Problems, Career Readiness, Internships

Katherine MacPhail, Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2020

Students enrolled in the new Junior Practicum program have just finished the month-long Career Readiness and Skill-Building Summit and many are now beginning micro-internships or research opportunities....

Shannon Freshour and Jim Jordan debate for the Ohio 4th Congressional seat

Jim Jordan, Shannon Freshour Debate the Economy, Pandemic

Ella Moxley, News Editor October 9, 2020

Republican incumbent Jim Jordan and Democratic challenger Shannon Freshour debated in St. Mary’s, Ohio this past Tuesday. The candidates are running for United States Congress in Ohio’s 4th District,...

Jessica Horn, African feminist, activist, and poet, was a keynote speaker at the Junior Practicum this past September.

Jessica Horn, Poet and Women’s Rights Advocate

Ella Pike and Ella Moxley October 9, 2020

Jessica Horn is the Women's Rights Advisor and Director of Programs for African Women's Development Fund and serves on the board of the Fund for Global Human Rights. Horn has spent over 20 years working...

The Campus Safety Office, which is open 24-hours a day.  The Campus Safety department sometimes receives COVID-19 reports of community safety violations to follow up on.

Students Call for Peer Intervention for COVID-19 Safety Violations

Katherine MacPhail, Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2020

Across the country, many college students are concerned that peer-reports and disciplinary action for noncompliance with COVID-19 safety guidelines could disproportionately impact students of color. At...

Local Democratic candidates opened a Biden campaign office in downtown Oberlin in October.

Biden Campaign Office Opens in Oberlin

Walter Thomas-Patterson, Conservatory Editor October 2, 2020

Last weekend, Ohio State Representative Joe Miller opened a campaign office for former Vice President Joe Biden in downtown Oberlin. He aims to help oust Trump and elect Ohio Democratic candidates down...

Security Notebook

October 2, 2020

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 6:47 p.m. Campus Safety officers responded to the report of a suspicious person without a mask riding a bicycle in Wilder Bowl. Officers made contact with the individual, identified...

Alexia Hudson-Ward, the Azariah Smith Root director of libraries, will leave Oberlin College at the end of September.

Off the Cuff with Alexia Hudson-Ward, Former Azariah Smith Root Director of Libraries

Drew Dansby, Production Staff September 30, 2020

Alexia Hudson-Ward, the Azariah Smith Root director of libraries since 2016, has accepted a new position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology starting at the end of this month. At Oberlin, Hudson-Ward...

On Wednesday, activist and writer Rachel Cargle discussed the intersection of race and gender with Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies Meredith Gadsby, special assistant to the President on racial equity and diversity.

Rachel Cargle Speaks On Activism, Self-Education

Gigi Ewing and Ella Moxley September 25, 2020

The Presidential Initiative on Racial Equity and Diversity kicked off this Wednesday with a public Zoom discussion between activist and writer Rachel Cargle and Meredith Gadsby, special assistant to the...

Security Notebook

September 25, 2020

Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 1:29 p.m. Staff reported a bagged smoke detector in the basement of a Village House on West Lorain Street. It was determined that contractors had bagged the detector when they...

Students who work for AVI Foodsystems have reported difficulty taking time off, getting breaks, and receiving proper training for their jobs.

New Dining and Custodial Vendors Transition to Oberlin

Gigi Ewing, Managing Editor September 23, 2020

New third-party vendors for dining and custodial services have been transitioning to Oberlin’s campus and community this fall, introducing COVID-19 policies and procedures. AVI Foodsystems is facilitating...

MULTI Affinity Group Restarts to Build Community for Multiracial Students

Casey Troost September 23, 2020

Editor’s Note: Production Editor Arman Luczkow was uninvolved in the reporting or editing of this piece.  The Multiracial Students Association launched this semester with hopes of creating community...

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