“You’re not supposed to be sycophants,” Barack Obama told journalists in his final press conference as president. “You’re supposed to be skeptics; you’re supposed to ask me tough questions.”...
Ellen Mavrich, Contributing Writer
• February 3, 2017
The arctic ice is melting. The beginning of a great extinction is upon us. The money being invested into fossil fuel infrastructure must be redirected into renewable energy now if we are to truly address...
Amber Scherer, Contributing Writer
• February 3, 2017
In the months since the presidential election, I have heard people question our system of democracy. This is understandable, as the democratic process led to a result that many find abhorrent and in conflict...
Rowan Bassman, Contributing Writer
• February 3, 2017
President Donald Trump’s towering ego is built on a foundation of constant encouragement from others. It demands that he silence dissent and surround himself with loyalists. No one understands this more...
Alec Perlow, Contributing Writer
• February 3, 2017
The etiquette for answering the phone was the first thing interns were taught in the congressional office I worked in during Winter Term. Our D.C. office had three phones set up to receive every call,...
On the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, I joined thousands of people from across the nation to voice our disapproval of the incoming administration. Many, including myself, had been protesting...
President Donald Trump announced one of the most significant moves of his young and turbulent presidency Tuesday night when he nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to be the next Supreme Court Justice.
Many on...
To the Editors:
Winter Term has just ended. Oberlin was quiet, with few students on campus involved in research with faculty, bookmaking, writing, theater work and practicing an instrument. Many of...
To the Editors:
We the undersigned, representing a wide spectrum of worldviews and campuses all across the country, wish to express our support for refugees and immigrants all over the world impacted...
Booker C. Peek, Emeritus Associate Professor of Africana Studies
• February 3, 2017
To the Editors:
To date, it has been American citizens who have slaughtered masses of people in this country, except on 9/11 when 19 foreigners, mostly Saudis, attacked the U.S. Because of the Internet,...
To the Editors:
A Statement from Community Peace Builders of Oberlin:
As the United States recently inaugurated a new president, Community Peace Builders of Oberlin and like-minded groups and movements...
