Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Salaita Case Highlights Donor Influence in Higher Ed

Jade Schiff, Politics department February 13, 2015

To the Editors: Like Students for a Free Palestine and many other campus organizations and academics around the world, I condemn the revocation of Steven Salaita’s job at the University of Illinois...

College Must Accommodate Health Emergencies

Goo Mattison, College sophomore February 13, 2015

Editors’ Note: College sophomore Goo Mattison posted the following letter on Facebook on Jan. 25 and has given permission for it to be printed in its entirety. The recent dissatisfaction with Oberlin...

Valentine’s Day Too Often Compromises, Cheapens Intimacy

CJ Blair, Columnist February 13, 2015

If there’s a holiday that’s further out of touch with the reality of what it celebrates than Valentine’s Day, I haven’t found it yet. While the marriage of the commercial and the emotional is a...

Just Ask Us: Winter Term is Orientation 2.0

Jolie De Feis and Mike Plotz February 13, 2015

Since Oberlin’s inception in 1833, it has oft been discussed what the best time to be at Oberlin is. Here at Just Ask Us and We’ll Tell Ya, we’ve been doing the cutting-edge research so you don’t...

Student Hypocrisy Part of Problem, Contributes to Injustice

James Tanford, Contributing Writer February 13, 2015

I hate receipts. Pure, unadulterated hate. Every year, 250 gallons of oil, 10 million trees and 1 billion gallons of water are wasted in the United States alone to remind people that at 3 a.m. they...

Bryn Mawr Debacle Highlights Weight-Centric Approach to “Health”

Editorial Board February 6, 2015

Trigger Warning: This editorial contains discussion of eating disorders and body image.  A troubling Health Center email sent to students with “elevated” BMIs, encouraging them to “Give a HOOT”...

Jeb Bush Nomination Will Foster GOP Inclusivity

Machmud Makhmudov, Columnist February 6, 2015

In 2012, the year that I turned 18, I proudly cast my first official vote for President Obama. Last summer, I supported and worked for Michelle Nunn, the Georgia Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate....

SFP Expresses Solidarity with Dismissed UIUC Professor Salaita

Students for a Free Palestine February 6, 2015

To the Editors: On Aug. 1, 2014, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Phyllis Wise revoked the tenured position of Professor Steven Salaita, citing the latter’s Twitter posts that...

Wolf Tracking Gives Practice in Intuition

CJ Blair, Columnist February 6, 2015

Some of the first comments I heard about Winter Term at Oberlin were all the places you can go to get away from the deplorable January cold. I’ll admit I was tempted to follow that advice, but all bets...

In Wake of Charlie Hebdo, Free Speech for Some

Chloe Vassot, Contributing Writer February 6, 2015

For obvious and grim reasons, January was a difficult month for France. Thinking about the massacre at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Jan. 7, and the complex and heated reactions that followed,...

Tabloids Promote Harmful View of Transgender Identity

Kiley Petersen, Managing Editor February 6, 2015

Recent headlines in gossip magazines like InTouch, People and Us Weekly proclaim the news that former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner is transitioning to live openly as a woman. While I tend to regard tabloid...

Oberlin, Be That Safe Haven Again for Black Students

To the Editors: This year represents 180 years of black students at Oberlin. As African-American alumni, we carry that distinction in our hearts and minds every day. We are proud “descendants,”...

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