Ella Pike

December 4, 2020

COVID-19 restricts what we can do, the number of people we can see, and places we can go. During my first few weeks at Oberlin College, these restrictions felt suffocating....

Vera Grace Menafee

November 20, 2020

“Come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.” - Lucille Clifton My whole life all I’ve known are private institutions. Teachers...

Joshua Bowen

November 20, 2020

“This is my first day on campus, my first day as a first-year, my first day of the rest of my college life,” I thought as a woman in Chernobyl-level protective gear rummaged...

Sydney Rosensaft and Ella Pike

November 13, 2020

You walk through the glass doors of Mudd Center and turn left along the well-worn path to Azariah’s Café. At the counter, the two regular baristas, Tyler and Sam, greet...

Booker C. Peek, Professor Emeritus of Africana Studies

November 13, 2020

“America won” last week with our elections, in which almost 150 million of us voted in or out those politicians and issues we favor or oppose. Yes, some outcomes are still...

Reginald Goudeau

October 30, 2020

To say this semester has been rough on my mental health would be the understatement of the century. I feel a constant wave of exhaustion and a minute drive to do anything...

Editorial Board

December 4, 2020

Well, here we are. It’s the last week of classes and, as planned, Oberlin students have gone home — many of us scattered to childhood bedrooms across the country to finish...

Editorial Board

November 11, 2020

The time is fast approaching for students to start packing.  A few weeks ago, an email from the Dean of Students office alerted students that anyone living in College...

Editorial Board

October 23, 2020

Current students have never before experienced an Oberlin October without a fall break — and we don’t want to whine, but it’s harder than we expected. While normally...

Editorial Board

September 25, 2020

Oberlin College and Conservatory is known for its history of progressivism, although the record shows that this institution has not always lived up to its promises of inclusivity....

Darielle Kennedy

October 23, 2020

As Student Senate’s Race Relations and Equity Liaison, one of my missions is to put the voices of oppressed people at the forefront when addressing issues that impact their communities the most. I want to give people that are experiencing injustice the platform to be leaders, and the option to speak for themselves and let this institution know what they need and why they need it. I did this last Thursday on Oct. 15, 2020 when I hosted the Breonna Taylor Event for Black women and femmes with co-facilitators...