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The Oberlin Review

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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

OSCA: The Good, the Bad and the Gluten-Free

Sean Para September 27, 2013

This is my first semester eating in a co-op. I was quite miserable last year on a CDS meal plan and was overjoyed last spring when I got into my first choice co-op, Old Barrows. Now, twice a day, I saunter...

Curfew Laws Ignore U.S. Constitution

Aaron Pressman September 27, 2013

With rates of violence involving teenagers on the rise, more and more U.S. cities have been proposing and implementing curfews, prohibiting minors from being on the streets during nighttime hours. I don’t...

Conspicuous Silence on Attack in Nairobi

Sam White September 27, 2013

There’s no doubt that my time at Oberlin College has broadened my outlook on the world. I’m surrounded, for the most part, by people who care about what happens outside of their everyday lives —...

In Discussing Navy Yard Shooting, Disrespecting Disabled Persons Not An Option

Alice Fine September 27, 2013

To the Editors: I was outraged and frustrated by the editorial printed in last week’s Review, “Washington Navy Yard Massacre Was Avoidable,” (The Oberlin Review, Sept. 20, 2013.) One of the article’s...

Correction of Student Working Group Proposals

Alison Williams and Eric Estes September 27, 2013

To the Editors: Thank you for your coverage of the student working groups. We are writing to clarify a matter that was addressed in the Sept. 20, 2013 Review article “Administration Begins Implementation...

Education More Than Return on Investment

The Editorial Board September 27, 2013

The Obama administration recently announced plans to formulate a ranking system for institutions of higher education, taking into consideration a new set of key factors, including graduate’s earning...

Responsible Investment Encourages Voting

To the Editors: This weekend, Oberlin College seniors have the duty to vote for responsible investing at Oberlin. The Senior Gift Survey is being readministered, and it’s time to stand up for our...

Sunny with a Chance of Cynicism: Keep Oberlin Pretty

Libby Salemi September 27, 2013

When I first came to Oberlin, I was under the impression that I would be considered normal and maybe even slightly conservative when thrown into a population of super bizarre, politically correct, environmentalist...

Stricter Regulation of Power Plants Needed in Reducing Environmental Harm

Alison S. Ricker September 27, 2013

To the Editors: Thank you for the full coverage you gave to the Environment Ohio report on Ohio’s gas-fired and coal power plants (“Report Lists Ohio as Top Polluter,” The Oberlin Review, Sept....

Playboy Hoax Creates Opportunity to Discuss Sexual Violence

The Editorial Board September 20, 2013

This past Tuesday, social networkers were in awe of Playboy’s enlightened take on its infamous list of Top Party Schools. The guide spread like wildfire across the internet by college students and other...

Gun Violence Solution Requires Leadership

Sam White, Columnist September 20, 2013

We need to rewrite our gun laws, and we need to do it now. Yes, here it is: another angry opinion piece from another self-righteous college kid following another mass shooting, amid yet another wave...

Urgent Need for Gun Control Revealed Yet Again

Sean Para September 20, 2013

The recent mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard is yet another glaring reminder of the urgent need for a comprehensive and stringent reform of gun control laws. On Monday, Aaron Alexis, a Navy reservist...

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