Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Two-Party System Denies Voters Choice

Russell Jaffe, Contributing Writer October 28, 2016

When my father was driving my brother and me back from one of our winter club hockey games when I was a kid, he asked us to vote on where we should stop for dinner. My brother and I — still young enough...

Environmentalists Must Rally Behind Clinton

Kelly McCarthy, Contributing Writer October 7, 2016

No good thing comes without a cost. More than a century of rapid technological advancement has sent global temperatures skyrocketing at a rate 10 times faster than precedented by natural history. We’re...

Candidates Neglect Climate Change Dialogue

Amanda Tennant, Layout Editor October 7, 2016

With only a few weeks left until the general election, the candidates have debated a variety of domestic and foreign topics. Yet climate change and the United States’ role in combating it has barely...

Student Representatives Mutually Beneficial for Board, Students

Editorial Board October 7, 2016

During the Board of Trustees’ quarterly campus visit this week, Student Senate and former student members of the Steering Committee pushed for trustees to approve the addition of student representatives...

Bass Event at Clinton Office Highlights Disunity of Oberlin Gay Community

Brendan Eprile, Contributing Writer October 7, 2016

Regardless of your stance on the *NSYNC versus Backstreet Boys debate, former *NSYNC member Lance Bass’ Sept. 27 visit to the Clinton campaign offices in Oberlin was exciting. It didn’t hurt that...

Clowning Around

Clowning Around

Nick Endicott, Contributor October 7, 2016

Local Ballot Measures Shape Student Lives

Hannah Rasmussen, Contributing Writer October 7, 2016

As Nov. 8 approaches, all eyes are on the presidential race. Almost every student on campus has been hounded by the questions: “Are you registered to vote?” and “Have you changed your address?”...

Opportunities for Input Ignored by Students

Meg Parker, Photo Editor October 7, 2016

This article is part of the Review’s Student Senate column. In an effort to increase communication and transparency, Student Senators will provide personal perspectives on recent events on campus and...

Student Feedback Crucial for Change

To the Editors: At a time when higher education faces significant pressure to make good on its promises of equity and inclusion, and in light of debates on our own campus about the impact of discrimination...

Symbolic Movements Need Active Participation

Ariana Enzerink, Contributing Writer October 7, 2016

There’s been a lot of buzz within the Oberlin College athletics community recently about the seemingly unanimous, teamwide decision for the Oberlin College varsity field hockey team to kneel during...

Student Accessibility Advocates Warrant More Credit

Elizabeth C. Hamilton, Associate Professor of German October 7, 2016

To the Editors: Sydney Allen’s article, “Report Unpacks Campus Climate on Disability,” (The Oberlin Review, Sept. 16, 2016) gives the Working Group on Disability and Access too much credit for...

Trump Reveals True Character in First Debate

Ben Silverman, Contributing Writer September 30, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has confounded the country about his core values. His rambunctious arrival on the scene and subsequent climb in the polls left much of the U.S. confused as...

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