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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Manu Karuka, OC ’00

Off The Cuff: Manu Karuka, OC ’00

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2019

Manu Karuka is an assistant professor of American Studies at Barnard College and author of the book Empire’s Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad, which was...

The lawsuit filed by Gibson’s Bakery against the College and Vice President and Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo in 2017 will go to trial May 1.

Gibson’s Lawsuit Will Go To Trial

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief April 26, 2019

After 18 months of negotiation and discovery research, the lawsuit that Gibson’s Bakery and Food Mart brought against Oberlin College and Vice President and Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo could go...

Zechiel House will transition into a first-year residence hall in fall 2019.

Residential Education To Reorganize Dorm Arrangements

Jenna Gyimesi, News Editor April 26, 2019

The Office of Residential Education is planning to introduce a series of changes to the nature of living spaces over the next five years in hopes of increasing programming, faculty integration, and feelings...

College junior Rachel Clark, a spring 2019 ExCo instructor, teaches a class called Drugs, Harm Reduction, and Counterculture.

Private Grades, Transcripts Accessible to ExCo Instructors

Anisa Curry Vietze, Editor-in-Chief April 26, 2019

Some students were upset to hear that — through a technological error — anyone who teaches or has previously taught an ExCo was able to access the private transcript of every current Oberlin student....

Winter Term to Be Restructured With AAPR

Ella Moxley, News Editor April 26, 2019

Oberlin administrators have been working to create a more structured, equitable Winter Term model in response to the preliminary AAPR recommendations first detailed in March. Future changes include increasing...

Members of J Street U Oberlin, a pro-peace, anti-occupation group, gathered in Wilder Bowl for a Sunset Seder on April 24. The group is a part of a nationwide effort to fight for a two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestininan conflict and to educate fellow students on the issues surrounding the conflict. The Sunset Seder was an act of community and activism.“It is both an action and an event, to demonstrate the importance of connecting our anti-occupation politics to our Judaism and to celebrate in community with each other,” wrote College senior and J Street U member Yael Reichler in an email to the Review. “It is also connected to our current campaign working toward Israel/Palestine trips that acknowledge Palestinians and the occupation.”

J Street U Hosts Sunset Seder

Jenna Gyimesi, News Editor April 26, 2019

Community members vote at Philips gym in the
November 2017 local election.

Oberlin Primary Election Looks to Renew Key Tax Levies

Jane Hobson, Staff Writer April 26, 2019

Ohio’s primary election on May 7 will decide whether the city of Oberlin will renew two pre-existing taxes — an income tax that supports the city’s general fund and a tax levy for the benefit of...

Nurses at Mercy Allen Hospital, located on West Lorain Street, have raised allegations of unfair working conditions and
could go on strike in the coming weeks.

Ohio Nurses Association Enters Contract Negotiations With Mercy

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief April 26, 2019

The Ohio Nurses Association is entering negotiations today with Mercy Allen Hospital Administrators on behalf of nurses at Mercy Allen Hospital which could result in a hospital-wide nurses strike if the...

Rabbi Megan Doherty

Off The Cuff: Rabbi Megan Doherty

Gwen Cappel-McCoy April 26, 2019

Rabbi Megan Doherty, director of Hillel and Jewish Campus Life, is approaching the end of her third year at Oberlin. Hillel and Jewish Campus Life build community as well as provide various religious and...

Security Notebook

April 26, 2019

Thursday, April 18, 2019 3:02 p.m. Officers were requested to assist with a Life Safety inspection at an Elm Street Village House. A substance consistent with marijuana, a pipe, a grinder, and rolling...

Conservatory sophomore Josephine Lee and double-degree junior Phoebe Pan practice together in Bibbins Hall.

AAPR Recommends Structural Changes to Con

Jane Hobson, Staff Writer April 19, 2019

One of the primary areas of recommendation to come out of the Academic and Administrative Program Review concerns structural changes to the Conservatory. Specifically, the steering committee has supported...

The First Church in Oberlin, United Church of Christ, in 1870, and the same building in 2019, almost 150 years later.

First Church to Undergo Historic Renovations

Anisa Curry Vietze, Editor-in-Chief April 19, 2019

Members of The First Church in Oberlin, United Church of Christ believe it’s time to renovate the historic building that was completed in 1844. The renovations, which include window replacements, more...

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