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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Upperclassmen Welcome Incoming First-Years Through Obie Mentorship Project

Casey Troost August 4, 2020

Through summer and fall, Oberlin student volunteers will support incoming first-years via an unofficial mentorship program as they transition to College amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was created...

College Outsources Custodial and Dining, UAW Charges College with Negotiating in Bad Faith

College Outsources Custodial and Dining, UAW Charges College with Negotiating in Bad Faith

Anisa Curry Vietze, Editor-in-Chief July 24, 2020

After outsourcing 108 dining and custodial positions, the College and the United Auto Workers union will begin effects bargaining to negotiate post-employment terms. Meanwhile, the National Labor Relations...

Junior Practicum Aims to Provide Career Readiness Skills in Lieu of Summer Internships

Ella Moxley, News Editor July 19, 2020

While third-year College students won’t enroll in the fall due to the College’s three-semester plan, they will have the opportunity to continue their education off-campus with the Junior Practicum...

A still image from the College's video "A Dozen Thorny Questions on Covid-19 and Fall Opening." President Carmen Twillie Ambar and Vice President for Communications Ben Jones, OC '96, social distance in Dye Lecture Hall and discuss the three-semester plan.

College Releases Details for Three Semesters of In-Person Classes

Katherine MacPhail, Editor-in-Chief July 18, 2020

Information about changes to housing, dining, student activities, and campus social life was sent in an email to students, faculty, and staff last Wednesday, accompanied by a community agreement for on-campus...

College No Longer Employs ResEd Staff Member Following Offensive Facebook Comment

Gigi Ewing, Managing Editor July 18, 2020

After a contentious Facebook comment posted by a Residential Education staff member surfaced in early June, students, alumni, and others called for the employee’s termination through a petition to College...

Black Lives Matter protesters marched from Tappan Square to the Post Office on June 6.

Black Lives Matter Protesters Gather in Tappan Square

Ella Moxley, News Editor June 30, 2020

Protesters gathered in Tappan Square on June 6 to protest the murders of George Floyd and other Black men and women killed by police. During the demonstration, several speakers addressed the crowd to talk...

President Ambar Announces Presidential Initiative to Address Racial Injustice

Kushagra Kar, Editor-in-Chief June 16, 2020

President Carmen Twillie Ambar sent an email to the Oberlin community announcing a new Presidential Initiative to educate and mobilize students against racial injustice. This announcement came six days...

Third-Party Candidate Ends OH-4 Campaign After Contractor Presents Invalid Signatures

Ella Moxley, News Editor June 13, 2020

Chris Gibbs, an Independent candidate running for US Congress in Ohio’s 4th district, announced on May 17 that he is suspending his campaign. The announcement came after the Lorain County Board of Elections...

Slow Train customers place their orders at the cafe's rear entrance. Many of Oberlin's downtown businesses have changed the way they operate to allow for social distancing.

Oberlin’s Small Businesses Face Slow Summer

Gigi Ewing, Managing Editor June 13, 2020

Small businesses in Oberlin continue navigating challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, despite Ohio moving forward with its gradual reopening plan. Local businesses were hit hard by the state-wide...

College, Gibson’s Bakery File Briefs Appealing $25 Million Verdict

College, Gibson’s Bakery File Briefs Appealing $25 Million Verdict

Anisa Curry Vietze and Katherine MacPhail June 12, 2020

Last Friday, the College filed to appeal the $25 million verdict that Gibson’s Bakery won in their case against Oberlin College and Vice President and Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo. A jury found...

Many International Students Remain in U.S. Due to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

Gigi Ewing, Managing Editor May 31, 2020

Travel restrictions and visa limitations have prompted many current international students to remain in the U.S. rather than return home for the summer. The College is offering on-campus room and board...

College fourth-year and News Editor Katie Lucey.

News: A Year In “Review”

Anisa Curry Vietze, Editor-in-Chief May 25, 2020

Editor’s note: This article appears as part of a series in which the Review’s graduating editors reflect on how their sections have evolved, the biggest stories of the year, and their time at the paper...

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