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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

The Woodland suites' kitchens feature a microwave, sink, and refridgerator.

Village Housing Open Letter to ResLife

March 7, 2025

Dear Oberlin College Administration and Residence Life, The past three weeks have been tense for almost all of the rising fourth-years I know. We were all anxious to learn where we would be living next...

Global Solidarity Must Be Coupled with Understanding of Difference

Zane Badawi, Columnist March 7, 2025

Global solidarity offers a difficult problem for progressive thinkers and activists: as we link together struggles among marginalized groups separated by geography, culture, and historical experience,...

Donald Trump delivers his joint address to Congress.

Student Responds to President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress

Daniel Marsh March 7, 2025

Four years ago, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott gave the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress in 2021. Claiming to advocate for bipartisanship and...

Response to AJLC Changes

Annelies Schoolderman March 7, 2025

To the Editors:  I was pleased to read The Review’s Feb. 14 news article (“Oberlin’s Revolutionary AJLC to be Reimagined,” The Oberlin Review, Feb. 14, 2025). The article outlines anticipated...

Response to Recent Political Events

Katie Rivet March 7, 2025

To the Editors: What do you think our parents and grandparents, members of that storied “Greatest Generation,” would have to say about the behavior of the United States recently? The generation that...

Editorial Comic - 2/28/25

Editorial Comic – 2/28/25

Molly Chapin, Layout Manager and Illustrator February 28, 2025

Election Results Reveal Conditional Empathy on the Left

Julia Xu February 28, 2025

Editors’ Note: In light of safety concerns, this article was removed from public view from Sept. 17 through Oct. 1. Perhaps one of the most important things to come out of the Trump presidency is how...

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. By the time I got to rehearsal...

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 one of the many Ohioans...

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 echoed this popular sentiment...

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...

We Must Reframe Journalism as Public Service

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2025

Currently, journalism is driven by profit rather than truth. Sensationalism often trumps fact-based reporting, as readers gravitate toward attention grabbing stories. Large corporations control media outlets,...

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