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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

College sophomore Katie Kim passes out boba outside of Warner Concert Hall. Kim runs a small business Bobalin which she started last year after getting an honorable mention and $2,000 in the LaunchU competition.

Boba Businesses Open Debate on Campus

Gabby Greene and Andrea Wang November 30, 2018

Bobalin and Yeoba are two student-led boba businesses now in operation at Oberlin. Organizers for both businesses found that selling boba raises many questions about appropriation and ownership. Boba...

Students serve themselves at a dialogue dinner hosted at David Dorsey’s home as part of the Barefoot Dialogue program.

Sustained Dialogue Encourages Connection

Anisa Curry Vietze, Editor-in-Chief November 30, 2018

The Barefoot Dialogue program, which has been expanded this year as a presidential initiative, is an opportunity for Oberlin students to regularly meet for a meal and engage in intimate and vulnerable...

Seniors celebrate at Senior ’Sco Night, an event sponsored by the Senior ClassCouncil.

Senior ’Sco Night Raises Funds for Undocumented Student Fund

Roman Broszkowski, Senior Staff Writer November 30, 2018

Editor’s note: Senior Class President Ify Ezimora works for the Review as Sports Editor. The second Vice President and head of the event planning committee Jenna Gyimesi is News Editor. Oberlin’s...

CCL Fights For Climate Change Policies

Yan Jin November 30, 2018

Ray English, Emeritus Director of Libraries at Oberlin College and a member of Oberlin’s branch of Citizens’ Climate Lobby, joined 619 other volunteers from CCL in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Nov....

Jesse Milan Jr.

Jesse Milan, Jr., AIDS Activist

Sydney Allen and Maranda Philips November 30, 2018

Jesse Milan Jr. is the president and CEO of AIDS United, an organization dedicated to fighting the AIDS epidemic in the United States. He delivered a convocation address Tuesday titled “You are the Keeper...

Rabbi Shlomo Elkan and wife Devorah Elkan standing in front of their home with two of their children holding books from the book drive.

Chabad Sponsors Book Drive

Jenna Gyimesi, News Editor November 30, 2018

Chabad at Oberlin College Student Group is hosting “People of the Book Project: Bringing Books into Prison” through Sunday, Dec. 2. The group is seeking gently used books that will then be...

Security Notebook

November 30, 2018

Thursday, Nov. 22 12:13 a.m. A student reported that a suspicious, unidentified male knocked on their door. The student answered the door, and the male apologized and said he was at the wrong room. The...

Students watch a screening of the documentary, We Exist: Beyond the Binary, as part of Trans Week of Action.

MRC Program Supports Trans Students

Gabby Greene, News Editor November 16, 2018

The Multicultural Resource Center launched new programming this week for the College’s third annual Trans Week of Action. Beginning last Sunday, students and staff organized events aimed at providing...

Karega Sues College, Claiming Discrimination

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief November 16, 2018

Joy Karega, a former assistant professor of Rhetoric and Composition at Oberlin, filed a lawsuit against the College last Friday claiming breach of contract and employment discrimination on the basis of...

Catrina’s, a new Oberlin restaurant, prepares to open on West College Street.

City Continues to Grow, Community Weighs Benefits

Roman Broszkowski, Senior Staff Writer November 16, 2018

The city of Oberlin is welcoming a number of local businesses and restaurants in the coming months, including Oberlin Nutrition, a health drink and smoothie shop which will open on 175 South Main Street...

SOAR student leaders pose with Associate Dean of Students Dana Hamdan in Wilder Hall.

Sophomores Guided Through SOAR

Jenna Gyimesi, News Editor November 16, 2018

The newly-created Sophomore Opportunities and Academic Resources program will offer sophomores academic and career advising tailored to their specific interests. Participants will be paired with a SOAR...

Protestors participate in a “Nobody is Above the Law” rally in Tappan Square.

Lorain County Rising Leads Protest

Anisa Curry Vietze, Editor-in-Chief November 16, 2018

Local activist group Lorain County Rising led a rapid response rally in Tappan Square on Thursday. The protest was in support of the investigation led by Robert Mueller, the former FBI agent who oversees...

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