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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Arabic, MENA Studies Should be Expanded

Zachary Stout September 22, 2023

I studied Arabic for a year at Oberlin with Visiting Instructor of Arabic Mahmoud Meslat. I’d had a desire to learn Arabic for several years. Arabic hadn’t been offered at my high school, so I was...

Oberlin Review Comic 9/22/23

Oberlin Review Comic 9/22/23

Molly Chapin, Layout Manager and Illustrator September 22, 2023

Students wait to receive their packages in newly renovated space.

Mail Lockers Fail to Deliver Promised Efficiency

Emily Vaughan, Opinions Editor September 15, 2023

On Sept. 6, I received a delivery notification for the pair of sneakers I had purchased. Five days and multiple visits to the mailroom later, I finally received them, marking the longest time I have ever...

Off-Campus Housing Negatively Impacts City Community

Editorial Board September 15, 2023

The Oberlin Review reported on the housing plan to diminish off-campus living Review (“Construction Begins on Woodland Street; Off-Campus Housing to be Phased Out,” The Oberlin Review, Sept 8. 2023)....

OSCA Needs Thorough Investigation on Lack of Racial Diversity

Kayla Kim, Managing Editor September 15, 2023

“I could probably count them on my hands,’ an Oberlin student said in reference to the number of minorities living in her co-op last year.” This quote is from 2001, and I could say the same thing...

Gaydar Can Promote Harmful Stereotypes

Gaydar Can Promote Harmful Stereotypes

Eliza Greenbaum September 15, 2023

I had the perfect line planned for coming out. I was sitting with two friends in the school cafeteria. We must have been about fourteen at the time. I had recently gotten a haircut that made my curls look...

Overly Complex Language Impedes Productive Learning Environment

Muhsen Al-Dajani September 15, 2023

I am a prospective Law and Society, Philosophy, and Politics major. I have participated in many Dungeons and Dragons games, Model United Nations competitions, and at least one moot court meeting. Needless...

Protests against Issue 1 vote started as early as May.

Discontent in Republican Leadership Evident in Issue 1 Vote

Hanna Alwine, Opinions Editor September 15, 2023

In the last few weeks of July and the first week of August, my Instagram feed began to fill up with posts about an Ohio Special Election. Quickly glancing through my timeline, I was repeatedly prompted...

Standard Summer Employment Deserving Respect Among Student Body

Cecily Miles, Columnist September 8, 2023

Oberlin College’s reputation for its cooperative and noncompetitive culture precedes it. Prospective student message boards and admissions forums attest to these characteristics on campus, while the...

Comic: Students Return to Campus

Comic: Students Return to Campus

Molly Chapin, Layout Manager and Illustrator September 8, 2023

Creative Writing department in Peters Hall

Oberlin Should Better Support Creative Writing Department

Anna Wenzel September 8, 2023

When I began looking for colleges to apply to about two years ago, there was one criteria at the top of my list: the school needed to have a creative writing program, preferably a major. Creative writing...

Facilities moved clubs’ belongings over the summer.

Facilities Must Communicate With Student Groups During Construction

Editorial Board September 8, 2023

Over the summer, Oberlin continued its Sustainable Infrastructure Project, which focuses on converting buildings to the district hot water system and installing electric heat pumps and geothermal wells....

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