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Election Results Reveal Conditional Empathy on the Left
Julia Xu February 28, 2025

Perhaps one of the most important things to come out of the Trump presidency is how it has exposed the elitism, bigotry, and false concern entrenched in liberal ideology and...

Students perform at last year's Black History Month Fashion Show.
Black History Month Fashion Show Must Return to Campus
Lauren Moore, Columnist • February 28, 2025

I still remember my first time performing in the Black History Month fashion show. It had been a very chaotic day of juggling essays, assignments, and social obligations....

Not Voting is Performative Activism
Nimala Sivakumar, Production Editor • February 28, 2025

This past election, I was one of many Oberlinians who showed up to the voting booth to reluctantly cast a vote for Kamala Harris, among other local elections. In turn, I became...

Democrats Need to Address Attention Problem
Gregory Amenta February 28, 2025

Recently, political commentators have urged the Democratic party to take a passive approach to the second Trump administration. Leading Democratic consultant James Carville...

Birthright Citizenship is Both Legally, Historically Strong
Steven Volk February 21, 2025

I write to add additional commentary to Oliver Niehaus’ column (“Case Against Birthright Citizenship is Stronger Than You Think,” The Oberlin Review, Feb. 14, 2025). I don’t doubt for a second...

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...

Student Critiques Oberlin Comparison Trap
Gabrielle Barnett, Columnist • February 28, 2025

With social media becoming an essential part of most young adults’ social lives, it has removed any perceived safe space to avoid comparison; I assume we have all experienced it, the doomscrolling where...

A student works in the WOBC studio.
Radio Still Matters, Here’s Why
Pelham Curtis, Columnist • February 21, 2025

In this era of oversaturated commercial radio and a shift toward podcasts and streaming available anytime, radio sometimes feels like a dying art form. I would argue that not only is this not the case,...

Democrats Need Clear Economic Agenda, Unified Message
Zane Badawi, Columnist • February 21, 2025

President Donald Trump won last year’s election riding on a wave of inflationary discontent, yet his governance is so far removed from economic concerns that it is genuinely laughable. Renaming the Gulf...

28th Amendment Should Be Published
Kash Radocha, Contributing Conservatory Editor • February 14, 2025

Among the restructuring and chaos occurring in Washington after the commencement of the Trump Administration, the National Archives and Records Administration needs to officially publish the 28th Amendment...

Revolution Without Strategy is Just Chaos
Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief • February 14, 2025

It takes just a glance — at a headline, a TikTok clip, or an infographic — to sense it: our country is spiraling toward darkness. From anti-transgender legislation to the limiting of DEI, each morning...

Black Authors Defy What’s Accepted To Create Change
Ella Powell, Opinions Editor • February 14, 2025

Black authors are not being listened to by people who hold high positions in institutions and society in general. Black writers, educators, and scholars have continuously provided crucial critical engagement...

Case Against Birthright Citizenship is Stronger Than You Think
Oliver Niehaus February 14, 2025

President Donald Trump’s recent executive order attacking birthright citizenship has reinvigorated the debate surrounding the constitutionality of birthright citizenship and whether it should apply to...

Your Humanities Degree is Valuable
Delaney Fox, Editor-in-Chief • February 14, 2025

Perhaps, if you’ve been paying attention, you’ve noticed that Oberlin is changing. In 2024, Oberlin announced the addition of five new majors to the College — Business, Financial Economics, Data...

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