Having now worked for Residence Life for nine semesters, I have never seen as much dissatisfaction expressed with housing at Oberlin as this year. It started off with the...
I arrived at Oberlin in August 2022: Covid was receding, the 2024 election was two years out, and AI was a buzzword I had barely heard. Looking back over the past four years,...
I like to puzzle. I like to sit at a cold table in South Hall for hours on end and arrange hundreds of pieces of cheap cardboard into garish pictures — pictures I wouldn’t...
What better time to return to bad habits than the end of the semester? This sentiment emerges in my mind as I sit on my couch with heavy eyes at 3 a.m. For many, the constant...
To the Oberlin College and Conservatory Administration and Board of Trustees: Your students need you to do more. For the past four years, we have consistently asked you, as stewards of our education,...
To the Editors: The upcoming May 5, 2026 primary election is important, and the early voting period has begun. For every election, the League of Women Voters of Lorain County provides a nonpartisan voter...
To the Editors: While President Donald Trump claims an easy fix to the situation in Iran, the reality is more complicated and more familiar. Iranian officials have promised “crushing, broader, and...
To The Editors: Many advocates and individuals concerned about the climate crisis have come to the conclusion that federal legislation to address it is entirely impossible until after the 2028 general...
As I write the words of my final article for The Oberlin Review, I can’t help but fall into the trap of reflecting on my last four years here at Oberlin — remembering friendships and joys but also...
About a month ago, The Oberlin Review published an article titled “Oberlin Students Crave the Rave: Steps We Should Take to Improve the Party Scene of Oberlin College” (The Oberlin Review, March 13,...
How can we do as much as possible to make the world a better place over the course of our lives and our careers? We’re both second-semester seniors, and with graduation approaching, this question has...
Political commentary in art should never be subtle. Artists who seek to foment discourse, stir up the consciousness of their audience, and encourage real change need to be direct about their political...
Earlier this month, in my East Asia in Western Art Music class, a discussion of the intersections of John Cage’s music and Asian influences prompted Conservatory second-year Faith Meshida to assert that...
I did not begin to seriously doubt the value of my liberal arts education until Hampshire College announced its closure last week. As a recent Review article assured us, Oberlin College and Conservatory’s...
I grew up playing ice hockey, which wasn’t uncommon in Michigan, but it was still a unique sport for a girl to be playing. Adults tended to be a little surprised when I told them about my pastime. There...
I took my first in-person midterm exam at Oberlin a few weeks ago. I came prepared with the testing etiquette ingrained in me since high school: Don’t open my packet until everyone gets theirs, keep...