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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Kiss My Sass: Singing the Valentine’s Day Blues

Sophia Ottoni-Wilhelm, Opinions Editor February 21, 2014

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, thank goodness. It’s a day when the happily coupled among us cook meals and stare deeply into each other’s eyes with Peter Gabriel playing softly in the background....

RIO Sets the Record Straight on Symposium

Jasper Clarkberg and Hayden Arp February 21, 2014

To the Editor –   The Responsible Investing Organization would like to first congratulate the administration on their recent “Symposium on Divestment.” This marks a shift in their thinking...

Greed, Money and Deceit: Another Wall Street Story

Aidan Apel, Contributing Writer February 21, 2014

Last week, the Justice Department closed a particularly significant case that has rippled through the business and finance world: the conviction of Mathew Martoma in the most lucrative insider trading...

Weekly Senate Update

Student Senate February 21, 2014

Student Senate is excited to start off the new semester with the addition of seven newly elected Senators: College junior Peter Arden, College junior Hope Kassen, College sophomore Jesse Kohler, College...

Culture Clash: Intersection of the Political and Apolitical

Isaac Hollander McCreery, Columnist February 21, 2014

This past Saturday afternoon, when asked about his time in school, director Ryan Coogler emphasized several times that the reason we are in school is to “understand how we relate” to what we love and...

Recent Economic Growth Benefits Solely the Rich

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief February 14, 2014

The phrase “income inequality” is the spittle on every pundit’s lip. Left-leaning pundits like to use this issue as a cudgel with which to beat Republicans, but fall far short of proposing policies...

Insidious Societal Contructs Dictate Our Lives

Sean Para, Columnist February 14, 2014

Social constructs shape our lives in a profound and little-addressed way. Race, class, gender, the state — these are all constructions. They exist because we, as a society, live by their tenets and allow...

Kiss My Sass: Eat the Cake, Jay Z!

Sophia Ottoni-Wilhelm, Opinions Editor February 7, 2014

Before Christmas Beyoncé surprised the world with the release of a bitchin’ self-titled album featuring an array of popular artists: Drake, Frank Ocean, her husband Jay Z and Nigerian novelist Chimamanda...

Full Schedules Detract From What’s Important

Isaac Hollander McCreery, Columnist February 7, 2014

There is a common refrain that murmurs its way through Oberlin at the beginning of every semester, one full of wild hope that is always dashed. It’s a hope that, somehow, this time, we’ve learned to...

Scandal Sheds Light on the Hypocrisy of U.S. Politics

Sean Para, Columnist February 7, 2014

As we come back to Oberlin for yet another lovely semester full of friendship, angst, vegans and hipsters, I would like to share with all of you a few reflections on the biggest political scandal of the...

Alumna Expresses Concern About Building Projects

Emily Stein, OC '05 February 7, 2014

To the Editor: A graduate of Oberlin College, Ellen Johnson, joined the Art History faculty in 1939. During her tenure, Johnson brought important works of art and architecture to Oberlin College. When...

Student Senate Election on Horizon

Machmud Makhmudov, Contributing Writer February 7, 2014

I’m excited to announce that Student Senate will be holding our spring election next week! A total of six seats will be open for competition, which represent 40 percent of the total body of 15 senators....

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