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The Oberlin Review

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Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Response to AJLC Changes

Annelies Schoolderman March 7, 2025

To the Editors:  I was pleased to read The Review’s Feb. 14 news article (“Oberlin’s Revolutionary AJLC to be Reimagined,” The Oberlin Review, Feb. 14, 2025). The article outlines anticipated...

Response to Recent Political Events

Katie Rivet March 7, 2025

To the Editors: What do you think our parents and grandparents, members of that storied “Greatest Generation,” would have to say about the behavior of the United States recently? The generation that...

Editorial Comic - 2/28/25

Editorial Comic – 2/28/25

Molly Chapin, Layout Manager and Illustrator February 28, 2025

Election Results Reveal Conditional Empathy on the Left

Julia Xu February 28, 2025

Perhaps one of the most important things to come out of the Trump presidency is how it has exposed the elitism, bigotry, and false concern entrenched in liberal ideology and the so-called “party of tolerance.”...

Students perform at last year's Black History Month Fashion Show.

Black History Month Fashion Show Must Return to Campus

Lauren Moore, Columnist February 28, 2025

I still remember my first time performing in the Black History Month fashion show. It had been a very chaotic day of juggling essays, assignments, and social obligations. By the time I got to rehearsal...

Not Voting is Performative Activism

Nimala Sivakumar, Production Editor February 28, 2025

This past election, I was one of many Oberlinians who showed up to the voting booth to reluctantly cast a vote for Kamala Harris, among other local elections. In turn, I became one of the many Ohioans...

Democrats Need to Address Attention Problem

Gregory Amenta February 28, 2025

Recently, political commentators have urged the Democratic party to take a passive approach to the second Trump administration. Leading Democratic consultant James Carville echoed this popular sentiment...

Student Critiques Oberlin Comparison Trap

Gabrielle Barnett, Columnist February 28, 2025

With social media becoming an essential part of most young adults’ social lives, it has removed any perceived safe space to avoid comparison; I assume we have all experienced it, the doomscrolling where...

We Must Reframe Journalism as Public Service

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2025

Currently, journalism is driven by profit rather than truth. Sensationalism often trumps fact-based reporting, as readers gravitate toward attention grabbing stories. Large corporations control media outlets,...

A student works in the WOBC studio.

Radio Still Matters, Here’s Why

Pelham Curtis, Columnist February 21, 2025

In this era of oversaturated commercial radio and a shift toward podcasts and streaming available anytime, radio sometimes feels like a dying art form. I would argue that not only is this not the case,...

Democrats Need Clear Economic Agenda, Unified Message

Zane Badawi, Columnist February 21, 2025

President Donald Trump won last year’s election riding on a wave of inflationary discontent, yet his governance is so far removed from economic concerns that it is genuinely laughable. Renaming the Gulf...

Birthright Citizenship is Both Legally, Historically Strong

Steven Volk February 21, 2025

I write to add additional commentary to Oliver Niehaus’ column (“Case Against Birthright Citizenship is Stronger Than You Think,” The Oberlin Review, Feb. 14, 2025). I don’t doubt for a second...

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