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Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Members of the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association prepare a meal in the kitchen of Keep co-op. Canceled meals due to a turbulent interim period have raised concerns for OSCA members over ongoing negotiations with the College administration.

OSCA Negotiations Stable Despite Confusion

Katherine MacPhail, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2019

Ongoing negotiations between the College and the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association have not been affected by recent meal cancellations, according to Vice President and Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo...

Lever Press Seeks to Promote Accessible Digital Scholarship

Nathan Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2019

A group of 57 colleges and universities spread throughout the country have collaborated to create Lever Press, an open-access publishing platform that aims to make high-quality, liberal arts-focused digital...

Steel Magnolia, a food truck and catering service serving Caribbean and Southern-style cuisine, is located at 408 E. Lorain Street.

Despite Zoning Challenges, Lorain Street Food Truck Opens

Anisa Curry Vietze, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2019

After over a year of searching, Steel Magnolia — the only food truck currently located in Oberlin — has found a home on 408 E. Lorain St., near IGA. The truck serves a mix of soul food and traditional...

Member of the college and campus met at Oberlin's Bench by the Road for a tribute to author Toni Morrison.

Toni Morrison Honored at “Bench By the Road” Ceremony

Katie Lucey, News Editor October 4, 2019

Campus and community members gathered at the Toni Morrison Society’s “Bench by the Road” to celebrate the life and work of the late Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison last Friday. Attendants...

City Council Candidates Engage With Voters

Rachel Serna-Brown and Anisa Curry Vietze October 4, 2019

Eleven local candidates running for Oberlin City Council met with voters at The First Church in Oberlin for Tuesday’s Community Candidates Night. The event was organized by Oberlin’s chapter of the...

Jessa New

OTC: Jessa Klotz New, OC ’01, Slow Train and The Local Co-Founder

Alana Blumenstein October 4, 2019

Jessa Klotz New, OC ’01, co-founded Slow Train in 2010 and The Local in 2012 with her husband, Oberlin’s Head Men’s Soccer Coach Blake New, and Zach Tesler, OC ’06. Born in Rochester, New York,...

Security Notebook

October 4, 2019

Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 8:46 a.m. Campus Safety officers were requested to transport a student from East Hall to the Mercy Allen Hospital emergency room. 7:20 p.m. Officers were requested to assist...

The Oberlin Municipal Light and Power plant generates and distributes electricity to Oberlin’s residents. The plant is part of the redistribution process that happens when the city sells Renewable Energy Credits back into the electric grid and funds the Sustainable Reserve Program.

City Council Prepares to Release Next Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Alexa Stevens, News Editor September 27, 2019

The City of Oberlin’s Office of Sustainability has completed a 2019 iteration of a greenhouse gas inventory, which will be released on the city’s web page in the coming weeks. The inventory is the...

Search for Next Vice President for Advancement Ongoing

Katie Lucey, News Editor September 27, 2019

A search is underway for Oberlin’s next vice president for advancement, a position previously titled vice president for development and alumni affairs. Candidates will be expected to build upon previous...

Students and community members gather in Tappan Square for a climate strike on the morning of Sept. 20.

Campus Activists Participate in Worldwide Climate Strike

Nathan Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief September 27, 2019

Over 600 Oberlin students, faculty, staff, and residents — including some as young as 10 years old — gathered around the bandstand in Tappan Square last Friday to take part in a demonstration hosted...

Duolingo Accepted As Supplement for International Applicants

Ella Moxley, News Editor September 27, 2019

In an effort to expand accessibility for international applicants, Oberlin will begin accepting the Duolingo English Test as supplementary application material. Duolingo, a popular language learning app,...

After weeks of public discourse and polls, six names have been proposed for Oberlin’s new albino squirrel mascot: Stevie, Albie, Finney, Yeobie, Apollo, and Macademia. While there is virtue in all of the potential names — especially “Macademia” which, if it weren’t for the already-confusing spelling of Macadamia, many could see as a play on the word “academia” and the strand of nut that is typically consumed by squirrels — the Review’s Sports section would like to publicly endorse the name “Yeobie.” We believe that it represents a bridge between the two sides of campus, those that identify with “Yeo” — typically athletes, hence the “Go, yeo” athletics cheer — and those non-athletes who identify as “Obies.” We think that this unique unification could be something that all students can rally behind.

Sports Editors: “Yeobie” for Albino Squirrel Mascot

Jane Agler, Contributing Sports Editor September 27, 2019

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