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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Voting “No” on Nine

Ray English March 15, 2024

As both a voter and a member of Oberlin City Council, I urge Oberlin residents to vote March 19 for all of the proposed City of Oberlin charter amendments, except for Issue 9. Issues 10–15 would, if...

Review Fact Checking on Israel – Palestine Conflict Raises Concern

Karen Bekker March 15, 2024

On Feb. 23, The Oberlin Review Editorial Board wrote of its editorial process that, “each article is fact-checked rigorously by our production editors.” I can confirm that, in my dealing with the board,...

Students walk out in solidarity  with Palestine.

Lasting Attention Important for Palestinian Liberation

Pelham Curtis March 15, 2024

  Sunday, March 10, was the 94th annual Academy Awards, a day for Hollywood and all of its biggest stars to show off their glitz and glamour and for everyone else to ogle and watch with bated breath...

Hunger Strike Saves a Gazan Obie’s Family of Five from Rafah Warzone

Indigo Stephens March 8, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article contains discussions of suicide.  Before March 2, I was extremely depressed, even suicidal, about the lack of collective action, and the impending doom that an Obie’s...

Oberlin Community Should Prioritize Rest as Illness Circulates

Editorial Board March 8, 2024

Two weeks ago, we published a comic detailing students battling the latest illnesses in class (The Oberlin Review Editorial Cartoon, (Feb. 23, 2024). We were met with amused responses from our peers as...

Correction

March 8, 2024

In “Shifts in Oberlin Campus Life Disorients Students”, (The Oberlin Review, Mar. 1, 2024), there is a discrepancy about the outsourcing of jobs from Oberlin dining services to AVI Foodsystems. The...

Student Contemplates Practicality, Privilege in Liberal Arts Education

Rory Gielty, Opinions Editor March 8, 2024

As an “income-eligible” student at Oberlin, I’m aware that my experiences surrounding higher education differ drastically from many of my peers. I view college as absolutely necessary and as something...

A protest held in response to House Bill 68.

Can We Please Talk About House Bill 68?

LJ Katch March 8, 2024

On Jan. 24, The Ohio House of Representatives overturned Governor Mike DeWine’s veto on House Bill 68. This bill is an effective ban on all gender-affirming care for minors in Ohio, and bans minors living...

Open Letter to Fellow Black Students and Alumni

Nikki Keating and Isaiah Johnson March 8, 2024

On May 29, 1989, Audre Lorde used her opportunity as Oberlin College’s commencement speaker to rouse the graduating class into action on behalf of the Palestinian people. She urged them to protest and...

Oberlin Needs to Adhere to Its Mission Statement of Open, Vigorous Debate

Oliver Niehaus March 8, 2024

The controversy surrounding former Oberlin Women’s Lacrosse Coach Kim Russell, as detailed  in the New York Post and now many other outlets, has brought to the fore a pressing issue: the challenge of...

Oberlin Review Comic 3/8/2024

Oberlin Review Comic 3/8/2024

Molly Chapin, Layout Manager and Illustrator March 8, 2024

Ongoing construction is changing key campus features.

Shifts in Oberlin Campus Life Disorient Students

Celeste Wicks, Columnist March 1, 2024

I can’t help but feel wind-whipped by a hurricane of changes to life at Oberlin over the last few years. I believe our administrators care about our quality of life. Yet after every new reform I am left...

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