Oberlin has a reputation for activism. The institution has historically pushed the boundaries, empowering and encouraging marginalized people to agitate for their rights and interests on this campus. Oberlin...
On Jan. 19, a ceasefire deal went into effect in Gaza, allegedly putting a stop to the horrific genocide and colonial violence being enacted by Israel against Palestinians. The ceasefire purportedly meant...
Dear Oberlin College Administration and Residence Life,
The past three weeks have been tense for almost all of the rising fourth-years I know. We were all anxious to learn where we would be living next...
Global solidarity offers a difficult problem for progressive thinkers and activists: as we link together struggles among marginalized groups separated by geography, culture, and historical experience,...
Four years ago, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott gave the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress in 2021. Claiming to advocate for bipartisanship and...
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...
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...
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.”...
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...
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...
