One of the barriers to consent taught in the mandatory Consent 301 is the existence of power dynamics between upperclassmen and underclassmen. An underclassmen’s ability to truly consent is complicated,...
During course registration last spring, I was embarrassingly only able to secure two seats in courses that I was interested in. As an undecided rising second-year, I didn’t have much standing in the...
Reprint from The Oberlin Review, Sept. 10, 1971
Editors’ Note: This article is a reprint commemorating decades of Oberlin students’ participation in the democratic process. The Editorial Board encourages...
To the Editor:
Neither party is talking about the statewide ballot issues. Issue 1 and Issue 2. I repeat, statewide.
So what’s the story? As far as I can tell, the Republican-majority legislature voted...
My thanks to the Review for Ava Miller’s Oct. 28 article on the City of Oberlin’s new partnership with Lorain County Community College (“City Partners with Lorain County Community College to Provide...
It has been a few weeks since the community gathered to protest the Board of Trustees’ plan to revise the College bylaws. Since then, the board has voted to approve those changes, and through a confluence...
Several months ago, we were having dinner with a friend and discussing Oberlin’s politics when they said, “You’re never going to vote out Jim Jordan. It’s a lost cause.” This isn’t an uncommon...
On Aug. 24, President Biden announced his three step plan for student loan relief, fulfilling his promise to cancel $10,000 of student debt for low to middle income borrowers. Biden believes higher education...
As someone who’s been here for less than two years, I’ve already seen a lot of changes in my time at Oberlin. My friends and I discuss these changes constantly — it seems as though the comparisons...
Two weekends ago, I took a short trip to Cincinnati to visit my grandmother. While driving through the rural farmlands and small towns of suburban Ohio, I came to the realization that I, a person born...
Editor's note: Earlier today, the Board of Trustees voted to approve proposed changes to the bylaws. Click here for information on the revision.
A sea of people gathered in Wilder Bowl yesterday evening...
