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Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Krislov’s Response to ABUSUA Demands Weak

Taylor Slay, Contributing Writer March 4, 2016

In early 2016, Oberlin President Marvin Krislov decided to respond to a list of demands from ABUSUA, Oberlin’s Black student union, not with action but with words. His Jan. 20 email and From the President’s...

Community Service Should Be Required for All Students

Anjali Kolachalam, Contributing Writer March 4, 2016

For a while now, I’ve been wondering what happened to “labor.” It’s part of our motto, “Learning and Labor,” but not really part of our day-to-day lives as students. Yes, labor in the time...

HB 48 Would Threaten Safety, Wellbeing on Campus

Editorial Board March 4, 2016

“Guns Everywhere” is the apt nickname for the Ohio House Bill 48, which passed the House of Representatives on Nov. 17 and was introduced to the State Senate a day later. If passed, HB 48 would allow...

Oberlin Must Embrace New Era of Divestment

To the Editors: It is remarkable to be on a college campus that has three simultaneous divestment campaigns. Students at Oberlin are encouraging the administration to sell its stock holdings in three...

Tinder’s Appeal Lies in Ambiguous Use

CJ Blair, Columnist March 4, 2016

Nothing captures the vexing emotional landscape of college better than Tinder. It’s an app that’s elegant in its simplicity, but its effects are totally scattershot. It is awkwardly situated between...

Karega-Mason’s Facebook Posts Anti-Semitic

Abraham Socher, Associate Professor of Religion and Director of Jewish Studies March 4, 2016

As a Jew, a historian of Judaism and a faculty member, I was outraged when I read David Gertsman’s story in The Tower, “Oberlin Professor Claims Israel Was Behind 9/11, ISIS, Charlie Hebdo Attack”...

We Must Support Institutions, Prosecute Wrongdoers

Booker C. Peek, Emeritus Associate Professor of Africana Studies February 26, 2016

To the Editors: Brave and selfless women and men volunteer to serve in our armed services to support America by being willing to lay down their lives in faraway lands in defense of the United States...

Poetry Promotes Honesty, Reveals Feelings

CJ Blair, Columnist February 26, 2016

“Poetry is more than just words in a strange order, CJ.” These were the words of my uncle, a well-known poet in my hometown, after reading my earliest attempts at poetry. I had written a handful of...

Media Reinforces Myth of Clinton’s Inevitable Win

Editorial Board February 26, 2016

After polling neck and neck with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly won all six tie-breaker coin flips in the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1. Some called it the...

Sports Budgets Should Address Women’s Disadvantages

Sami Mericle, Opinions Editor February 26, 2016

While reading two Review articles regarding the College’s failure to create a women and trans hour in Philips gym, I was faced with another instance of gender inequality within the realm of athletics...

Office of Disability Services Should Improve Access to Emotional Support Animals

Chloe Vassot, Contributing Writer February 26, 2016

Editor’s note: This article discusses ableism. Hazel the hamster lives in Johnson House. Her furry presence is loved by many. She leads a life of comfort and ease and she creates a vitally important...

Socialism Should Be Reconsidered for Our Political System

Sean Para, Columnist February 26, 2016

Socialism has long been misunderstood in the U.S., too often vilified as an ideology associated with the repression of the Soviet Union. The Red Scare symbolized the peak of anti-Socialism in the U.S....

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