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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Tobacco-Free Site Newly Available

The Tobacco Sub-Committee April 5, 2014

To the Editor: The Oberlin Tobacco-Free Sub-Committee posted a preliminary draft of the Tobacco-Free Initiative Policy on our regularly updated website on Monday, Feb. 24: new. oberlin.edu/office/oswell/tobacco-free-at-oberlin/....

Response to Apel’s ROI Article

Erik and Michele Andrews, Parents of students April 5, 2014

To the Editor: The article in the March 7, 2014 Review, “Oberlin Ranked U.S.’s Worst Return on Investment” (Aidan Apel, author and College senior), is one we read with interest. In light of rising...

Response to Musical Injuries Article

Julia Connor, Double degree fifth-year April 5, 2014

To the Editor: Many thanks to the Review for bringing attention to something rarely discussed in the Conservatory — musician injuries. I believe the Conservatory must take more responsibility for...

‘Review’ Applauds SIC’s Adherence to Core Values

Review Editorial Board April 5, 2014

Part of Oberlin’s appeal is its salacious, open-minded, body- and sex-positive outlook on sexual expression. Throughout its history this college has proven to be at the forefront of issues related to...

RE: Student Senate Reaches
 an Impasse

Milo Vieland, College fourth-year April 5, 2014

To the Editor: Many senators and other students seem to be under the impression that talking about racism is getting in the way of Senate’s productivity. When Senators Acey and Gil bring up racism...

Hobby Lobby Case Threatens Healthcare Access

Hazel Crampton-Hays and Sasha Solov, Students United for Reproductive Freedom April 5, 2014

To the Editor: On March 25, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., a case challenging the Affordable Care Act’s provision that employers provide preventive healthcare...

Executive Powers Grow at Expense of Other Branches of Government

Sean Para, Columnist March 15, 2014

Recent allegations in Congress against the CIA have highlighted a major trend in U.S. constitutional history in the past century. Since the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, the federal government...

Israel, Palestine Must Move Toward Future of Collaboration

Jonathan Jue-Wong, Contributing Writer March 15, 2014

I did not grow up with an innate love or loyalty to the state of Israel. My first memory of “Israel” as a nation stemmed from a political cartoon I found when I was perhaps six or seven years old....

Clarifying What We Mean by “Community” at Oberlin

Machmud Makhmudov, Student Senator and Contributing Writer March 15, 2014

Of the few moments that I can recall from freshman orientation, I still distinctly remember my first time sitting in North Quad. It was the type of warm, end-of-summer night that lasts forever while making...

Epigenetics Dramatically Alters How Scientists Think About Their Discipline

Joshua Kogan, Columnist March 15, 2014

Epigenetics is a field of scientific research that has seen explosive growth over the past decade or so. It is starting to come to the attention of the general public, featured in numerous publications...

Student Senate Reaches an Impasse

Aidan Apel, College fourth-year March 15, 2014

To the Editor: Student Senate kicked off its spring semester with what many are euphemizing as a ‘divide.’ “From the start, it was clear we were not wanted on Senate. Within the first 20 minutes,...

ROI Commentary Grievously Misplaces Valuation

Max Coleman, College fourth-year March 15, 2014

To the Editor: Last week’s Review article, “Oberlin College Ranked U.S.’s Worst Return on Investment,” [The Oberlin Review. March 7. 2014] likely succeeded in alienating a majority of the Oberlin...

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