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The Oberlin Review

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...

Kendal at Oberlin hosts the Oberlin Chapter of the League of Women Voters’ monthly Legislative Luncheon, where Ohio State Representative Joe Miller discussed issues he dealt with in the opening months of his first term.

State Representative Speaks at Kendal at Oberlin

Ella Moxley, News Editor April 19, 2019

Ohio State Representative Joe Miller came to Kendal at Oberlin Friday, April 12 to discuss women’s rights, the so-called “heartbeat bill,” and the challenges he faced in the first four months of...

Moody’s Affirms Oberlin’s Strong Credit Rating, Negative Outlook

Nathan Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief April 19, 2019

Moody’s Investors Service, a credit rating agency which ranks the creditworthiness of borrowers, released a report earlier this week that affirmed Oberlin College’s Aa3 credit rating with a negative...

Shigeko Sasamori and Professor of Japanese at Purdue University Kazumi Hatasa gave a lecture last week about Sasamori’s experience in Hiroshima in 1945.

Sasamori Revisits Past in Hopes of Promoting Peace

Jenna Gyimesi and Keifer Ludwig April 19, 2019

Shigeko Sasamori, 87, who survived the bombing of Hiroshima, visited campus last Friday to share her experience and journey into peace advocacy with the Oberlin community. Approximately 130 students, faculty,...

Major Joe Womack (left) and Anderson Flen (right).

OTC: Anderson Flen and Major Joe Womack, Africatown, Alabama

Sydney Allen and Devyn Malouf April 19, 2019

Anderson Flen and retired Marine Major Joe Womack are both natives of Africatown, Alabama — a community with a rich and unique history dating back to the 1860 landing of the Clotilda, the last ship to...

Security Notebook

April 19, 2019

Thursday, April 11, 2019 12:15 p.m. A student reported the theft of money from their wallet on two separate occasions. The student did not know where the thefts took place. 5:18 p.m. Officers and members...

Students working in the Science Center, where future global health classes could be offered for a proposed new academic concentration.

Global Health, Business Concentrations Proposed

Anisa Curry Vietze, Editor-in-Chief April 12, 2019

An area of recommendation from the Academic and Administration Program Review steering committee has sparked a conversation about two potential new academic concentrations — one in Business and one in...

Protest Uses Extra Meal Swipes to Donate Food

Keifer Ludwig April 12, 2019

On the heels of last Tuesday’s 24-hour boycott of Campus Dining Services, Oberlin students are protesting the meal plan changes again this week by using extra meal swipes to donate to the local safety...

College plumber and United Auto Workers member Tom Wright works in Facilities Operations on campus

AAPR Prompts Concern Among Union Supporters

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief April 12, 2019

Oberlin is considering eliminating over 50 staff lines — a decision which could impact up to 40 current employees — as part of the Academic and Administrative Program Review. This is part of just one...

Sociology Undergraduates Present at Symposium

Jenna Gyimesi, News Editor April 12, 2019

Oberlin is welcoming over 30 students from across the region to present and discuss their sociology research at the sixth annual Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Sociology Symposium on April 13. Associate...

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