When I left to go to college, my mom made a simple request. She told me to record a one second video on my phone every day and send it to her. She said these videos could be of absolutely anything, from...
The remainder of this month is all about countdowns. Six hours until reading period begins. Six days until the first day of finals. Eleven days until the majority of our student body makes a break for...
When I was walking through Tappan Square the other morning, not at all minding the puddles, I stumbled over a disembodied marble hand.
All around in the grass there were broken pieces of statuary. Half...
College fifth-year Libby Salemi went on medical leave during the second semester of her first year. After dealing with panic attacks that made it impossible to focus on her studies, she decided to take...
Wendy Beth Hyman, Associate Professor of English
• April 29, 2016
When I first was made aware of Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition Joy Karega’s postings on social media by a colleague, I was disgusted by her claims that Israel and “Zionist Jews” were...
Chloe Vassot, Contributing Writer
• April 29, 2016
I will remember my second year at Oberlin as a saga of losing faith in all the institutions and forms of authority I once trusted. I may have arrived at this particular realization late, but the harm that...
To the Editors:
My son, College senior Minh-Jeffrey Lê, will be graduating with a degree in Economics from Oberlin College in May.
My family and I applaud and congratulate Minh-Jeffrey and all...
To the Editors:
Since the revelation of unsettling Facebook posts by Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition Joy Karega in February, there have seemingly been two non-overlapping dialogues going...
Jade Schiff, Assistant Professor of Politics
• April 29, 2016
I am outraged and devastated by what my colleague, Associate Professor of Africana Studies Meredith Gadsby, wrote in her April 23 letter to the Review “Black Professors Pressured into Solidarity.”...
Booker C. Peek, Emeritus Associate Professor of Africana Studies
• April 29, 2016
To the Editors:
Donald Trump once triumphantly shouted that nuclear destruction is the world’s greatest threat, not Obama’s ecological challenges. Both are right, especially if we add wars, diseases,...
Marc Blecher, Professor of Politics and East Asian Studies
• April 29, 2016
To the Editors:
Identity politics are crucial, but they are not one size that fits all. Our current crisis shows us the dangers of kneejerk identity politics.
The criticism of Assistant Professor...
Meredith M. Gadsby, Associate Professor of Africana Studies
• April 23, 2016
To the Editor:
On April 10, my colleague Marc Blecher sent an email addressed to me and carbon copied to a select group of tenured Africana-identified faculty, along with Assistant Professor of Rhetoric...