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The Oberlin Review

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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Communal Knowledge Worth Preserving
Pelham Curtis, Columnist • May 9, 2025

It has been interesting as a senior to see the cycles of discourse and focus on campus shift and be recycled. When I was a first-year, one of the big pushes happening was...

Students sit in the periodicals section of Azariah's Café.
Bookstore Relocation Threatens Campus Culture
Claire Pearson May 9, 2025

Oberlin is ending their partnership with Barnes & Noble at the end of this school year, and the College bookstore will no longer be in its current location across from...

Peer Perception Influences Campus Smoking Culture
Naomi Joseph May 9, 2025

Outside the doorways that display the iconic green sticker that promotes how Oberlin College has been tobacco-free since 2016, you can often find groups of students congregating,...

Trump 2028: A Joke or a Warning?
Halima. Ahmed May 9, 2025

Halima Ahmed When I read the NBC article suggesting that U.S. President Donald Trump could possibly run again in 2028, I was distraught and disappointed. Everyone knows a...

Letter of Endorsement for Farah Emeka
Laura Irvin May 2, 2025

While canvassing with Farah Lillian Emeka, OC ’97, we have come across people from all walks of life. We have talked with voters, from those who have next to nothing to wealthy individuals; from young...

Letter to the Editor: Fascism Suppresses Individuals’ Voices
Katie Ruhl Rivet April 25, 2025

Have you accepted that we are becoming a fascist state, or are you still pretending that it’s not happening? Let’s break it down. Democracy holds our Constitution and the rule of law in the utmost...

Letter to the Editor: A Letter of Endorsement for Farah Emeka
Eboni A. Johnson April 25, 2025

As an Oberlin City Council member and longtime resident of this remarkable community, I write in strong support of Farah Lillian Emeka’s, OC ’97, candidacy for Oberlin Municipal Court Judge. Farah...

Alumni for Oberlin Values Calls for Reform
April 18, 2025

We are alumni who chose to attend Oberlin College because we believed in its distinctive history and mission, including its enduring commitment to racial, economic, and social justice; its innovative experiments...

Film Industry Tariffs Silver Lining for Independent Creators
Gabrielle Barnett, Columnist • May 9, 2025

The recent proposal floated by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting tariffs of 100 percent or more on foreign-made films has introduced a wave of uncertainty into the global entertainment industry. Though...

Students sit in Wilder Bowl.
Blacklists Defamatory, Harmful
Zane Badawi, Columnist • May 2, 2025

Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office earlier this year, being put on a blacklist has far graver consequences. Where those blacklists once targeted individuals’ job security and social standing,...

Oberlin College student workers' current minimum wage is $12/hour.
We are Near Raising Ohio’s Minimum Wage, But More Work is Necessary
Isaiah Johnson, Opinions Editor • April 18, 2025

The primary elections for Ohio are approaching soon. Both early in-person and absentee mail-in voting has started, and election day is May 6. Everyone should be ready to vote. Not only has The Oberlin...

Response to ‘Hands Off!’ Protests
Pelham Curtis, Columnist • April 18, 2025

On April 5, thousands of people nationwide rallied in over 1,400 “Hands Off!” protests. The mass mobilization was centered around opposing U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and its moves...

Gore Videos Hinder Activism
Lauren Moore, Columnist • April 18, 2025

It was the summer of 2020. The two weeks off of school had morphed into a semester behind a screen and a vacationless summer had set in. I had nothing but time and a screen to connect me to the outside...

This Moment Demands Constant Discomfort
Zane Badawi, Columnist • April 18, 2025

On the evening of March 8, Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student at Columbia University, was arrested in his New York apartment by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Despite his status as a...

Sen. Booker speaks in the Senate.
Political Purism Prevents Progress
Makela Reid, Production Editor • April 18, 2025

There has been debate over whether or not Senator Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech was a positive, impactful move. Booker is a Democrat representing the state of New Jersey, and he spoke on the Senate...

Student Discusses How Money Shapes Black Women’s Paths
Gabby Barnett, Columnist • April 11, 2025

At Oberlin College, there is a commitment to providing a space for students of all backgrounds, and many Black women experience this environment as one that values our presence and contributions. Oberlin’s...

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