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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Advancement of AI Can Complement, Compete with Human Creativity

Editorial Board February 3, 2023

ChatGPT by OpenAI, a chatbot that replicates human conversation based on a given prompt, is a game changer for creators everywhere. The currently free-to-use program employs artificial intelligence to...

Two Types of Obies

Two Types of Obies

Molly Chapin, Layout Manager and Illustrator February 3, 2023

Students Question Hazing on Campus in Advance of New Anti-Hazing Training

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief February 3, 2023

The Ohio state legislature passed the Anti-Hazing Act in October 2021. In accordance with that act, it is now mandatory for Ohio institutions to hold anti-hazing training. “Each institution shall...

Photo of Oberlin's Cooper International Learning Center.

Accessible Language Software Provides Alternative to Traditional Classes

Sahil Novetzke, Columnist February 3, 2023

It may seem irrelevant, but online language-learning softwares have begun to take over, with user statistics increasing rapidly. Cision PR Newswire suggests the industry will grow to $10.5 billion by 2025....

College Should Pay Student Workers Higher Wages

Cecily Miles, Columnist February 3, 2023

Oberlin College asserts on its website that it has a “commitment to inclusion and academic excellence,” of which its financial aid policies are supposedly a reflection. These policies include student...

Arrival of Aldi has Opportunity, Drawbacks

Hanna Alwine, Opinions Editor February 3, 2023

A new semester has started at Oberlin College and with it has arrived a new addition to the Oberlin community. ALDI — with its strange deposit-based shopping carts and bulk produce — has set up shop...

Contract Grading Democratizes Writing

Sampad Ghosh February 3, 2023

I recently saw an opinion in the Review (“Contract Grading Detrimental to Oberlin Academics, Student Success,” The Oberlin Review, Dec. 9, 2022) that critiqued the use of contract grading in certain...

Editorial Board Tests ChatGPT Capabilities

ChatGPT February 3, 2023

Editors’ Note: The following responses were created by OpenAI’s ChatGPT in connection to this week’s editorial. They appear exactly as they were generated and have not been edited according to the...

President Ambar Speaks at Carnegie Hall alongside U.N. General Assembly President Csaba Körösi and GFPA President Benjamin Woodroffe.

UNITAR Partnership Brings Opportunity to Oberlin

Editorial Board December 9, 2022

On Friday, Dec. 2, the Oberlin Orchestra and Choir performed at Carnegie Hall before the United Nations General Assembly, kicking off the College’s partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training...

Protests Erupt in China After Urumqi Fire

December 9, 2022

Editor’s Note: Given the political content of this article, the Editorial Board has agreed to publish this article anonymously. We feel that the content of the piece and its relevance justifies its publication,...

Messy dorms pose health and safety hazards.

Students Must Take Responsibility For Dorm Cleanliness

Henry Larson, Columnist December 9, 2022

Perishable food left in the kitchen sink. Trash in the lounge. Hair and soap scum coating the bathroom floor. Scenes like these are disgustingly familiar for many at Oberlin, all because some students...

Small businesses in Oberlin offer a variety of Christmas gifts and decor.

Celebrate Christmas With Crafting, Not Consumerism

Hanna Alwine, Opinions Editor December 9, 2022

Faster than anyone could have anticipated, December is upon us  — and with it, the holiday season — in all its red and green-tasseled glory. The streets of Oberlin are lined with twinkling lights....

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