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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Open Letters to Oberlin College on Title IX Mismanagement
December 6, 2024

Dear President Ambar, Vice President Lahey, and the Board of Trustees, Every day, survivors at Oberlin face a serious threat to an equitable education: the Office for Institutional...

Students gather to rally in support of Palestine.
SFP Rallies Against Board of Trustees
Zoe Goldstein, Emma Kellstein, Rafael Rio Hart, and Pelham Curtis December 6, 2024

This speech was originally delivered for the Dec. 3 demonstration outside of the Cox Administration Building. Students gathered to protest for divestment in preparation for...

TWC Crucial in Fostering Solidarity Among Students of Color
Gabrielle Barnett, Columnist • December 6, 2024

The Third World justice movement is a collective effort by individuals and organizations from countries historically considered “Third World” to advocate for social and...

I Don’t Want to Fight a Culture War; Conservatives Don’t Care
Zane Badawi, Columnist • December 6, 2024

I’m from East Tennessee. As you can imagine, watching this year’s election cycle play out from one of the most conservative areas of an overwhelmingly conservative state...

Statement From Several City Councilmembers Following 2024 Election
November 22, 2024

Dear Oberlin Community, Thank you for reaching out to us regarding the recent election results and their potential impact on our City and community.   As a collective response from the three of us,...

Professor Believes Trump Term is Chance for Democrats to Re-Organize
Marc Blecher November 15, 2024

To the Editors: The stupor many Americans are feeling provides the crucial, clarifying starting point: we’ve all been fumbling around in the dark, not seeing our country for what it really is. Something...

College Should Reinstate Arabic Professorship
Dorothy Koster Washburn November 15, 2024

To the Editors: There are two trends in collegiate academia that I believe are counterproductive. 1. The particularization of subject matter in a given subject. No longer do survey courses have an important...

Resident Requests that Students use Crosswalk Button
Richard McDaniel October 11, 2024

To all the new first-year students, I say “Welcome to Oberlin!” To all returning students, I say “Welcome back!” My purpose in writing is to ask of the entire student community a simple act —...

Students walk down College Street.
Students Need to Make an Effort to Further Connect with Community
Pelham Curtis, Columnist • December 6, 2024

One of the reasons I picked Oberlin as the college I wanted to attend was that it is located in a small, seemingly tight-knit town. I liked the idea of being in a place where the members of the community...

How Spoon Theory Describes the Struggles of Students with Disabilities
August Butler December 6, 2024

Oberlin is certainly feeling the effects of the fall semester finals period, an agony characterised by stress, nausea, and that virus we’ve all somehow had since late October, but the disabled students...

Effects of Election Amidst Finals Season
Ella Powell, Opinions Editor • November 22, 2024

It’s that time of the semester when the sky gets darker, everyone’s energy gets lower, and most begin to ask themselves, “How will I finish strong?” What I think makes this specific moment in time...

Pet Ownership Reveals Complicated Ethics
Clarady Brooks November 22, 2024

Pet ownership is riddled with moral problems like eugenics, family separation, animal negligence, and increased pollution. The ethics of owning pets is a complex issue and depends on many factors such...

Midwest Merit Scholarship, Missed Opportunity for Current Midwestern Students
Madison Block November 22, 2024

Starting in fall 2025, Oberlin is granting all incoming admitted students from the Midwest an automatic $25,000 per year scholarship. The Midwest Merit Scholarship aims to recognize talented first-year...

Students Respond to No-Voting Opinion
Ida Rosenstein, Maia Hochheiser, and Lauren Moore November 15, 2024

Ida Rosenstein Sarafidis firmly states that she is “repulsed by the accusation that the decision to not vote for president because of the genocide in Gaza is privileged.” While I similarly find Harris’...

The Oberlin Health and Wellness Center provides no student-led emergency medical services.
Oberlin Should Implement Student-Led Health Services
Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief • November 15, 2024

This past weekend, like many others, I indulged in some seasonal festivities to welcome the new month. But by the end of the night, I found myself in a familiar situation — taking care of friends who...

Arab Americans gather to endorse the Trump-Vance campaign.
Trump Poses Existential Threat to Gaza
Zane Badawi, Columnist • November 15, 2024

The United States’ complicity in the Gaza genocide over the past 13 months has been unconscionable. The situation is likely about to get significantly worse. With Donald Trump returning to the White...

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