Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Zachary Evans Letter Neglects Palestinians

In his letter to the Review last week, Zachary Evans not only presented a multitude of factual inaccuracies and misleading, uncontextualized generalizations regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and...

Stress Experienced During Finals Has Far-Reaching Impacts

Joshua Kogan, Contributing Writer December 13, 2013

It’s officially finals period in Oberlin. Students have tons of work to do and not much time to do it. Many people simply accept the fact that they’re going to be stressed out in college. Students...

Letter to the Editors: Protestors Are Creating Issues Where None Exist

Zachary Evans, College Senior December 13, 2013

Ever since the fake racial hate incidents last March, there have been protests against some perceived "injustice" on the part of Oberlin's administration. These protests have made a lot of noise, but there...

NSA’s Incessant Information Gathering Must Be Controlled

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief December 13, 2013

I don’t consider myself a private person. I simply don’t have much to hide. I don’t really care who knows the banal details of my everyday existence. I’d venture a guess that most people who have...

Smoking Ban an Issue of Personal Liberty

Aaron Pressman, Contributing Writer December 13, 2013

I would like to write another response in the continuing dialogue between Machmud Makhmudov and myself regarding the Oberlin campus smoking ban. The most recent article published was “Smoking Crisis...

Kiss My Sass: ’Tis the Season for Finals

Sophia Ottoni-Wilhelm, Opinions Editor December 13, 2013

It’s that time of the year again — snow is falling, Christmas music is playing, people are drinking hot cocoa by the gallon, and inside Mudd, pale and exhausted Oberlin students are studying for finals. Finals...

Development in Modern Times Excludes Human Rights

Sean Para, Columnist December 13, 2013

Here we all are, at the end of yet another year. 2014 is just around the corner and the semester is coming to a close. Soon we will all be back in our respective homes around the world, among the family...

Letter to the Editor: Re: “Proposed Tobacco Ban Would Only Apply to Student Smokers”

On Dec. 6, The Oberlin Review published an article titled “Proposed Tobacco Ban Would Only Apply to Student Smokers” (“Proposed Tobacco Ban Would Only Apply to Student Smokers,” The Oberlin Review,...

Oberlin Student Coalition Stands With CCNY Students

The Oberlin Student Coalition November 22, 2013

To all students currently affected by recent events at CCNY, Here at Oberlin College we have truly seen the necessity of political freedom and spaces for students to organize and support each other....

Member of Alumni Association Executive Board Reflects on Thanksgivings Past

Sarah Anderson Richards November 22, 2013

Ah, Thanksgiving. This time of year always brings pleasant memories of holidays past and allows me to look forward with anticipation to the upcoming season of family get-togethers. When I was a student...

Crisis Grips Republican Party

Sean Para November 22, 2013

The Republican Party faces a grave impasse in its role in American politics. Torn between radical ideology and pragmatism, the party is splitting into two wings. On one side lies the radically conservative...

Democrats Must Move to the Left

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief November 22, 2013

Whenever the conversation turns to national politics, I often hear people whine and moan about how Congress can never get anything done. I think differently: Every time I hear the words “bipartisan coalition,”...

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